Postgame Notes: Mississippi State 27, Missouri 49
November 15, 2025 | Football
2025 Mississippi Stateย Football Postgameย Notesย
Columbia, Mo.ย //ย Faurot Field at Memorialย Stadiumย
Mississippi Stateย 27,ย Mizzouย 49ย
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General Notesย
- Mississippi State andย Missouriย met for theย 6thย time, and theย 3rdย time inย Columbia.ย
- Mizzouย leadsย the all-time series,ย 4-2.ย
- When the game is played inย Columbia,ย Mizzou leads the seriesย 2-1.ย
- Uniform Combo:ย Mississippi State woreย a white helmet,ย whiteย jerseyย andย whiteย pants. The helmet had the maroon Interlocking MSU logo on it.ย
- This is the fifth time this season that MSU has wornย theย white helmet with the maroon interlocking logo.ย It'sย the mostย timesย in a single season to wear that helmet, passing the 2001 season when State wore it four times.ย
- This was the third time this season that MSU wore all white.ย State 0-2 when wearing all whiteย inย 2025.ย
- Attendance:ย 57,321ย
- Mississippi State hasย scoredย in 67ย consecutiveย games dating back to October 21, 2020.ย
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Game Captains & Coin Tossย ย ย
- Game Captains for State:ย #8 Malick Sylla (LB), #40 Nic Mitchell (LB), #76 Albert Reese IV (OL)ย
- Mizzouย wonย the tossย andย electedย toย defer... Mississippi State to receive.ย
- Mississippi State has received the opening kickoff in 26ย of the last 28ย games andย 22ย ofย 24ย games under Coach Lebby.ย
- Mississippi State isย 11-12ย on the coin toss under Jeff Lebby.ย ย
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Offensive Team Notesย ย ย
- The Bulldogs rushed forย 110ย yards,ย which is theย 8thย time this season that MSU has gone over 100 rushing yardsย as a team.ย
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Offensive Player Notesย ย
Blakeย Shapenย ย ย
- Extended his consecutive startย streak toย 36ย games.ย ย
- Withย Shapensย 199ย passing yards, it moved his season total toย 2,433, which isย 8thย most in a singleย season forย MSUย quarterbacks.ย
- Shapenย ran for his 10thย career rushing touchdown in the firstย quarter.ย
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- Taylor has either rushed or passed for a touchdown in fiveย straightย games.ย
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- Withย Evans'ย sevenย receptions, he now has had at least four receptions in every gameย this season.ย
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Seydouย Traoreย
- Caught his 10thย career touchdown on aย three-yardย pass from Kamario Taylor.ย
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Defensive Team Notesย ย
- State recordedย itsย ninth game of the year with an interception.ย
- Second game in a row MSUย has recoveredย a fumble.ย
- Third game in a row with a forced fumble for the bulldogs.ย ย
- Fifthย gameย thisย seasonย State had multiple turnovers in a game.ย ย
- Mississippi State has recorded a sack in ten of eleven games this season.ย ย
- Firstย timeย since 2022, MSU has done this in eleven games.ย ย
- Fifth game thisย seasonย State has recorded five or more tackles for loss.ย ย
- Nic Mitchellย is the seventh player since 2005, to have two tackles for loss, a sack, and an interception in a single game.ย
- Second time this season with that stat line.ย ย
Defensive Player Notesย
Nic Mitchellย ย
- Talliedย his second career interception and first interception of the season.ย
- Second player since 2005, to have two tackles for loss, a sack, and anย interceptionย twice in two different games in their career.ย ย
- The only other player is Jett Johnson in 2023.ย ย
- Thirdย time this seasonย forcingย a fumble.ย
Malick Syllaย ย
- First career fumble recovery.ย ย
Tonyย Mitchellย
- Second game in a row with a tackle for loss.ย ย
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Special Teams Notesย ย ย
Kyleย Ferrieย
- Ferrieย wasย 3-3ย in PATs, extending his streak toย 70ย straight makesย โฆย 42ย straight makes this season.ย ย
- His 42 PAT makes this seasonย tiesย the single season record forย anย MSUย kicker.ย
- Heย isย 107-for-108ย in PATs in hisย career.ย
- Now is in soleย possessionย of 2ndย place for most PATs in MSU history.ย
- Ferrieย now has 218ย career points whichย ties him withย Brian Hazelwood, whoย isย 5thย all-timeย in points for the Bulldogs, andย 2ndย among kickers.ย ย
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- Eightย straight games with a puntย ofย 50+ yards.ย
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Explosive Playsย (2)ย
(plays of 20+ yards)ย ย
- 54-yard reception fromย Blake Shapen, firstย quarterย
Anthony Evansย
- 38-yard reception, third quarterย
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Career Highsย ย
Blakeย Shapenย
- Rushing Touchdowns โ 2ย
- Rushing Attempts - 17ย
- Interceptions โย 1ย
- Tackles for Loss --ย 2ย
- QB Hurries โย 1ย
- Pass Breakups --ย 1ย
- Forced Fumblesย โย 1ย
Kalvin Dinkinsย
- Tackles for Lossย โย 1ย
- Sacks --ย 1ย
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