FINAL SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide game details
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 8:30 PM ET
Bryant-Denny Stadium · Attendance 101,821
Put the final score in perspective.
Alabama finished 31 points ahead. The teams combined for 45 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Mississippi State 0, Alabama 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Alabama outscored its opponent in 3 and Mississippi State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Alabama | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 4-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 256 | 414 |
| Passing | 209 | 235 |
| Comp/Att | 19/36 | 17/24 |
| Yards per pass | 5.8 | 9.8 |
| Rushing | 47 | 179 |
| Rushing Attempts | 21 | 40 |
| Yards per rush | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 6-56 | 7-63 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:08 | 38:34 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Tyler Russell | 15/30 | 169 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 68.4 |
| Dak Prescott | 4/6 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 99.3 |
rushing
| LaDarius Perkins | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Josh Robinson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Nick Griffin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Russell | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Milton | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Chris Smith | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Arceto Clark | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Jameon Lewis | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Robert Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Marcus Green | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| LaDarius Perkins | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chad Bumphis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sylvester Hemphill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
kickReturns
| LaDarius Perkins | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jameon Lewis | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Robert Johnson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Deontae Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Devon Bell | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Baker Swedenburg | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Alabama Crimson Tide
passing
| AJ McCarron | 16/23 | 208 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 82.3 |
| Phillip Ely | 1/1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 99.1 |
rushing
| T.J. Yeldon | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 | 30 |
| Kenyan Drake | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Eddie Lacy | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Sims | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Brent Calloway | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Christion Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cyrus Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| AJ McCarron | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Kenny Bell | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | 57 |
| Eddie Lacy | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 27 |
| Amari Cooper | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Michael Williams | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 9 |
| Christion Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Kevin Norwood | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kelly Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Cyrus Jones | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Cyrus Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Jeremy Shelley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 34 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Cody Mandell | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:28 | ALABAMA rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 10:28 | ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 3:27 | ALABAMA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 1 | 3:27 | ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:33 | ALABAMA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 20 |
| 2 | 13:33 | ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:52 | ALABAMA 34 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 – 24 |
| 4 | 13:06 | ALABAMA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 31 |
| 4 | 13:06 | ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 31 |
| 4 | 8:14 | ALABAMA rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 37 |
| 4 | 8:14 | ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 38 |
| 4 | 4:39 | MISSISSIPPI ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 38 |
| 4 | 4:39 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:13 AM UTCData methodology