NCAAF Game Recap - Southern Miss at Mississippi State
Sat Sep 7, 2019 3:30 PM EDT

TxAM
10
Clem
24
F
NMS
10
Bama
62
F
Murr
17
UGA
63
F
SD
14
Okla
70
F
Cin
0
OSU
42
F
LSU
45
Tex
38
F
Army
21
Mich
24
F(1OT)
Tul
6
Aub
24
F
UT-M
0
Fla
45
F
NIU
17
Utah
35
F
Cal
20
Wash
19
F
Buff
13
PSU
45
F
NEV
6
Oreg
77
F
C Mi
0
Wisc
61
F
UCF
48
FlAtl
14
F
WestMI
17
MSU
51
F
Rut
0
Iowa
30
F
Syr
20
MD
63
F
NoCol
17
WaSt
59
F
Stan
20
USC
45
F
Marsh
7
Boise
14
F
Neb
31
Colo
34
F OT
Wake
41
Rice
21
F
W&M
17
UVA
52
F
SacSt
7
AzSt
19
F
Ohio
10
Pitt
20
F
(N/A)
23
Kent
26
F
WVU
7
MIZ
38
F
Sou
24
Mem
55
F
BGSU
0
K St
52
F
OD
17
VaTec
31
F
ChaSo
10
SCar
72
F
Vand
24
Purd
42
F
UAB
31
Akr
20
F
WCU
0
NCSt
41
F
SoFL
10
GATec
14
F
Ford
29
Ball
57
F
TnTec
17
MiaOH
48
F
SMiss
15
MissSt
38
F
Gram
14
LT
20
F
SIU
45
UMass
20
F
E Il
0
Ind
52
F
Ill
31
UConn
23
F
Rich
13
BC
45
F
UNCC
41
App
56
F
WIl
13
ColSt
38
F
UTSA
14
Bayl
63
F
SDSU
23
UCLA
14
F
ULMon
44
FlaSt
45
F OT
StFPA
7
JMU
44
F
Maine
18
GaSo
26
F
GWebb
9
ECU
48
F
NCAT
13
Duke
45
F
(N/A)
0
SamHu
77
F
Furm
42
GASt
48
F
Chat
20
JacSt
41
F
Wyo
23
TxSt
14
F
JacSt
14
SoAl
37
F
NorTx
27
SMU
49
F
McNee
14
OkSt
56
F
TnSt
26
MidTN
45
F
CoCar
12
Kans
7
F
BYU
29
Tenn
26
F(1OT)
E Ky
0
Lou
42
F
W Ky
20
FLInt
14
F
Stony
7
UtSt
62
F
Ark
17
Miss
31
F
Lib
14
ULLaf
35
F
E Mi
17
KY
38
F
UTEP
3
TxTch
38
F
PVAM
17
Hou
37
F
MiaFL
25
UNC
28
F
Tuls
34
SJSU
16
F
ArkSt
43
UNLV
17
F
MIN
38
Fres
35
F(1OT)
NoAZ
41
Ariz
65
F
OreSt
28
Hawaii
31
F

Sep 7, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Southern Miss (1-1)

0

0

7

8

15

Mississippi State (2-0)

7

14

7

10

38

Hill Leads Mississippi State Past Southern Miss 38-15
Sat Sep 7, 2019 8:31 PM

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Kylin Hill rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown to lead Mississippi State to a 38-15 win over Southern Mississippi Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.

Hill was injured late in the first half but returned in the second half and totaled 67 yards and his touchdown run in the second half. The Bulldogs (2-0) finished with 386 yards of total offense and collected 210 yards on the ground.

"I thought we didn't flinch in the face of adversity and we had moments to do that," said head coach Joe Moorhead. "We had one guy go down on offense and then on defense. But as I've said, we have good leadership in our program and we have to be like our mascot and be a Bulldog. Our offense found a good balance and productivity. We left some things on the field but as we progress, we will clean those things up. It was just a good team win."

Southern Miss (1-1) was held scoreless in the first 40 minutes of action. The Golden Eagles got their first touchdown on a Jack Abraham 28-yard touchdown pass to Jaylond Adams. Abraham also connected with Jordan Mitchell in the final quarter on a 65-yard scoring toss.

Mississippi State was efficient in the first half on offense and held a 21-0 lead at halftime. Quarterback Tommy Stevens opened the game a perfect 9 of 9 passing before being injured late in the second quarter. Stevens had touchdown passes to Osirus Mitchell and Stephen Guidry before exiting the game.

The Bulldogs added a Nick Gibson 13-yard touchdown run with 42 seconds left in the first half. But the first half was costly for Mississippi State as Stevens did not return to action in the second half. The former Penn State transfer finished 9 of 10 passing for 105 yards and two touchdowns.

"I think Tommy started off well and had a good streak going," said Moorhead. "It was not so much what we were seeing but what we gameplanned for. But it is what I was preaching last year. We want to be a team that is balanced and the last two games, hopefully we saw a snapshot of what we want to be. If a team takes away one aspect, we want to be able to throw it or run it."

Abraham finished 16 of 26 passing for 234 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

"Give Mississippi State credit," said Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson. "They played a good game and deserved the win. Our guys fought hard. We had some adversity early. I don't think we came out of the blocks real good in the first quarter. But we got it two scores with (6:31) left to play. Of course, we had a big turnover that sealed the game. We fought hard, but made a lot of mistakes."

Southern Miss' Jordan Mitchell led all receivers with five catches for 94 yards and his third-quarter touchdown. As a team, the Golden Eagles totaled 344 yard of ffense and had three turnovers.

THE TAKEAWAY

Mississippi State's defensive showing was much better on Saturday against Southern Miss compared to the opener. The offense was also balanced again but the status of quarterback Tommy Stevens remains unclear. Stevens exited the game late in the second quarter due to an upper-body injury. Head coach Joe Moorhead said Stevens is day-to-day.

Southern Miss struggled to exhibit any kind of running game for the second straight outing. The Golden Eagles collected just 95 yards rushing in the opener against Alcorn State and managed just 110 yards rushing on Saturday.

UP NEXT

Southern Miss opens the road schedule with a trip to Troy.

Mississippi State continues a three-game homestand and hosts Big 12 foe Kansas State.

TURNOVER STREAK CONTINUES

Dating back to last season, Mississippi State has now forced at least one turnover in 18 straight games. Tyler Williams' fumble recovery in the first half following a forced fumble by Marquiss Spencer continued that streak. The Bulldogs had four takeaways in the season-opening win against Louisiana. The Bulldogs added two interceptions in the fourth quarter thanks to Martin Emerson's first career interception and CJ Morgan's pick.

BULLDOGS BANGED UP

Despite the win, Mississippi State suffered several injuries, including running back Kylin Hill and quarterback Tommy Stevens. Hill did return in the second half after injuring his ankle late in the second quarter. Stevens was also hurt late in the second quarter and did not return to the game. True freshman Garrett Shrader finished off the quarterback duties for Mississippi State the rest of the way.

STEVENS' HOT START

Before being injured, Stevens completed his first nine pass attempts for 105 yards and two touchdowns. In doing so, it was the most consecutive completions by a Bulldog quarterback since Dak Prescott completed his first 12 passes against Arkansas in November of 2015.

Passing

SMiss Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Abraham 26 18 69.2 2 234 65 2 90.9
MissSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Stevens 10 9 90.0 2 105 28 0 150.0
G. Shrader 11 7 63.6 0 71 17 0 82.0

Rushing

SMiss Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Perkins 5 51 10.2 26 0
D. Harris 6 49 8.2 18 0
MissSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Hill 14 123 8.8 22 1
L. Witherspoon 7 40 5.7 22 1

Receiving

SMiss Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Mitchell 6 94 15.7 65 1
T. Jones 5 73 14.6 25 0
MissSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
O. Mitchell 2 46 23.0 28 1
S. Guidry 3 32 10.7 11 1

Fumbles

SMiss F FL
J. Abraham 2 1

Returning

SMiss KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Adams 1 12.0 0 12 1 2.0 0 2
D. Baker 1 26.0 0 26 0 0 0
MissSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Dear 0 0 0 1 8.0 0 8

Punting

SMiss Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Everett 3 125 41.7 43
M. Bromell 2 45 22.5 29
MissSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Day 4 199 49.8 59

Takeaways

MissSt Int Yds InTD
M. Emerson 1 45 0
C. Morgan 1 9 0

Team Stats Comparison

SMiss MissSt
Points For 15 38
Total Yards 344 386
Rushing Yards 110 210
Passing Yards 234 176
Passing Completions / Attempts 18/26 16/21
Turnovers 3 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 2/1 0/0
First Downs 17 21
Penalties - Yards 1/5 2/10
Time Of Possession 14:14 46:46
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/9 3/9
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 5/34 4/50

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SMiss MissSt
MissSt 05:24 TD Osirus Mitchell 28 yd pass from Tommy Stevens (Jace Christmann kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter SMiss MissSt
MissSt 00:05 TD Stephen Guidry 11 yd pass from Tommy Stevens (Jace Christmann kick) 0 14
MissSt 14:18 TD Nick Gibson 13 yd run (Jace Christmann kick) 0 21
3rd Quarter SMiss MissSt
MissSt 08:23 TD Kylin Hill 3 yd run (Jace Christmann kick) 0 28
SMiss 10:18 TD Jaylond Adams 28 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick) 7 28
4th Quarter SMiss MissSt
MissSt 00:48 FG Jace Christmann 30 yd FG 7 31
SMiss 08:29 TD Jordan Mitchell 65 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Trevor Terry 2pt pass from Jack Abraham) 15 31
MissSt 12:40 TD Lee Witherspoon 22 yd run (Jace Christmann kick) 15 38

Game Information

Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 55,143
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