Mississippi State vs Southern Miss — Aug 30, 2025 (34-17) College Football

8/30/25 | Kickoff: 12:00 PM EST

Mississippi State

(5-8)

Final

M. M. Roberts Stadium

Hattiesburg, MS

Mississippi State -11.5 · O/U 59.5

76°· Cloudy

ESPN

Southern Miss

(7-6)

All-Time Series

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WINS

(.581)

TIE

WINS

(.387)

Team Box

Mississippi State

Southern Miss

465

Total Yards

301

188

Rushing Yards

102

277

Passing Yards

199

11 / 17

Third Downs

10 / 19

65%

Third Down %

53%

30:21

Time of Possession

29:39

14 for 119

Penalties

8 for 60

Turnovers

Turnover Margin

Win Probability

Mississippi State

84%

Southern Miss

16%

Game Leaders

passing

Blake Shapen

YDS

270

ATT

COMP

PCT

76.5%

INT

Braylon Braxton

YDS

199

ATT

COMP

PCT

66.7%

INT

rushing

Davon Booth

YDS

ATT

YPA

4.9

LONG

FUM

—

Braylon Braxton

YDS

ATT

YPA

4.8

LONG

FUM

—

receiving

Brenen Thompson

YDS

REC

YPC

13.1

LONG

FUM

—

Jeffery Pittman

YDS

REC

YPC

8.7

LONG

FUM

—

defense

Malick Sylla

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

INT

—

FUM

—

Josh Moten

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

INT

—

FUM

—

Box

Passing

Mississippi State Passing

Blake Shapen

Luke Kromenhoek

YDS

270

ATT

COMP

PCT

0.8

0.3

INT

RAT

147

52.9

YPA

7.9

2.3

YPC

10.4

Southern Miss Passing

Braylon Braxton

YDS

199

ATT

COMP

PCT

0.7

INT

RAT

121.3

YPA

5.1

YPC

7.7

Scoring Plays

Touchdown

Blake Shapen pass complete to Seydou Traore for 55 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)

13:35 1Q

Field Goal

Reed Harradine 43 Yd Field Goal

07:54 1Q

Field Goal

Kyle Ferrie 55 Yd Field Goal

03:35 1Q

Touchdown

Micah Davis 3 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)

09:32 2Q

Field Goal

Kyle Ferrie 30 Yd Field Goal

00:03 2Q

Touchdown

Fluff Bothwell 6 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

09:34 3Q

Touchdown

Fluff Bothwell 1 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

04:57 3Q

Touchdown

Davon Booth 3 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

01:52 3Q

Touchdown

TJ Johnson 7 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)

00:33 4Q

Team Stats

Per Game

Team

Mississippi State

Southern Miss

30.38

Points For

28.77

30.23

Points Against

27.38

0.15

Point Diff

1.38

399.15

Total Yards

401.77

409.62

Total Yards Allowed

403.85

0.23

Turnover Margin

1.08

28.15

Possession Minutes

27.15

Stat Rankings

Mississippi State

Offense

Southern Miss

Defense

Rank

44th of 136

scoring

85th of 136

56th of 136

total yards

99th of 136

35th of 136

ppa

110th of 136

35th of 136

success rate

110th of 136

35th of 136

explosiveness

110th of 136

Team Ratings

Elo Ratingof 64 ranked

MSST

MSST1412

USM

USM1119

Talent Ratingof 134 ranked

MSST

MSST770.5

USM

USM602.5

Season Leaders

passing

Blake Shapen

YDS

2436

ATT

304

COMP

195

PCT

0.6%

INT

Braylon Braxton

YDS

3053

ATT

400

COMP

254

PCT

0.6%

INT

rushing

Fluff Bothwell

YDS

677

ATT

142

YPA

4.8

LONG

FUM

Jeffery Pittman

YDS

695

ATT

156

YPA

4.5

LONG

FUM

receiving

Brenen Thompson

YDS

1054

REC

YPC

18.5

LONG

FUM

Elijah Metcalf

YDS

683

REC

YPC

12.6

LONG

FUM

defense

Brylan Lanier

STKL

TFL

2.5

ATKL

SACK

INT

FUM

Chris Jones

STKL

TFL

9.5

ATKL

SACK

3.5

INT

FUM

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Final

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64°· Fair

Mississippi State

(5-7)

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Southern Miss

(8-6)

Final

Davis Wade Stadium

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Mississippi State -16.5 · O/U 50

93°

ESPNU

Mississippi State

(6-7)

9/5/15

Mississippi State

(10-4)

Final

M. M. Roberts Stadium

Hattiesburg, MS

Mississippi State -13

75°

FS1

Southern Miss

(9-5)

8/30/14

Southern Miss

(4-9)

Final

Davis Wade Stadium

Starkville, MS

Mississippi State -26

72°

SECN

Mississippi State

(10-3)

9/22/90

Southern Miss

(8-4)

Final

Mississippi State

(5-6)