FINAL SCORE
Jackson State Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs game details
Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Davis Wade Stadium · Attendance 55,082
Put the final score in perspective.
Mississippi State finished 47 points ahead. The teams combined for 65 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Jackson State 6, Mississippi State 35. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Mississippi State outscored its opponent in 4 and Jackson State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Jackson State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
 Mississippi State | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-11 | 8-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 265 | 395 |
| Passing | 156 | 193 |
| Comp/Att | 20/38 | 16/28 |
| Yards per pass | 4.1 | 6.9 |
| Rushing | 109 | 202 |
| Rushing Attempts | 21 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 9-81 | 6-64 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:29 | 32:17 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Jackson State Tigers
passing
| Dedric McDonald | 14/27 | 136 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Clayton Moore | 5/10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Evan Ingram | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| B.J. Lee | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 17 |
| Clayton Moore | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Tommy Gooden | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Dedric McDonald | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Rico Richardson | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | 38 |
| E.J. Drewery | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 10 |
| Tobias Singleton | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Tommy Gooden | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| B.J. Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| B.J. Lee | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tobias Singleton | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Deising | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Dedric McDonald | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
punting
| Michael Perkins | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Tyler Russell | 15/24 | 185 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 76.4 |
| Dak Prescott | 1/4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 |
rushing
| Derrick Milton | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 1 | 24 |
| LaDarius Perkins | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 2 | 11 |
| Josh Robinson | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick Griffin | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Russell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jameon Lewis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kasey Akins | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Brandon Heavens | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Arceto Clark | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Jameon Lewis | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Marcus Green | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Chris Smith | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Brandon Hill | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Joe Morrow | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chad Bumphis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Robert Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
interceptions
| Darius Slay | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Matt Wells | 1 | 22 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Jameon Lewis | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Johnthan Banks | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Chad Bumphis | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Charllie Grandfield | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Devon Bell | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Baker Swedenburg | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:19 | MISSISSIPPI ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 11:19 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:33 | MISSISSIPPI ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 1 | 4:33 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:41 | MISSISSIPPI ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 20 |
| 2 | 13:41 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 4:44 | MISSISSIPPI ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 27 |
| 2 | 4:44 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 28 |
| 2 | 2:32 | MISSISSIPPI ST interception return for a touchdown | 0 – 34 |
| 2 | 2:32 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 35 |
| 2 | 0:45 | JACKSON ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 35 |
| 3 | 5:55 | MISSISSIPPI ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 42 |
| 3 | 5:55 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 42 |
| 3 | 4:49 | MISSISSIPPI ST interception return for a touchdown | 6 – 48 |
| 3 | 4:49 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 49 |
| 4 | 9:14 | JACKSON ST 25 yard field goal GOOD. | 9 – 49 |
| 4 | 6:55 | MISSISSIPPI ST rush for a touchdown. | 9 – 55 |
| 4 | 6:55 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 9 – 56 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology