FINAL SCORE
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs game details
Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Davis Wade Stadium · Attendance 60,084
Put the final score in perspective.
LSU finished 27 points ahead. The teams combined for 55 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was LSU 24, Mississippi State 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Mississippi State outscored its opponent in 0 and LSU in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 LSU | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
 Mississippi State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 26 | 10 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 | 3-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 530 | 201 |
| Passing | 367 | 107 |
| Comp/Att | 31/37 | 12/29 |
| Yards per pass | 9.9 | 3.7 |
| Rushing | 163 | 94 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 21 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 6-50 | 4-41 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
LSU Tigers
passing
| Jayden Daniels | 30/34 | 361 | 10.6 | 2 | 0 | 95.0 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | 1/3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
rushing
| Jayden Daniels | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 2 | 23 |
| Logan Diggs | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Kaleb Jackson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Williams | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Noah Cain | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| John Emery Jr. | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Malik Nabers | 13 | 239 | 18.4 | 2 | 48 |
| Brian Thomas Jr. | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Logan Diggs | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kaleb Jackson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chris Hilton Jr. | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Mac Markway | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aaron Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| John Emery Jr. | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Gregory Clayton Jr. | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Damian Ramos | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 5/5 | 11 |
punting
| Jay Bramblett | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Will Rogers | 11/28 | 103 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
rushing
| Woody Marks | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 52 |
| Tulu Griffin | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Seth Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zavion Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Rogers | 5 | -25 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Zavion Thomas | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Justin Robinson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Tulu Griffin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Seth Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Antonio Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Tulu Griffin | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 39 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle Ferrie | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Keelan Crimmins | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Andrew Osteen | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:36 | Damian Ramos 22 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 3:38 | Malik Nabers 26 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick) | 10 – 0 |
| 2 | 14:11 | Malik Nabers 33 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick) | 17 – 0 |
| 2 | 3:24 | Josh Williams 1 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick) | 24 – 0 |
| 2 | 0:50 | Lideatrick Griffin 9 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) | 24 – 7 |
| 3 | 10:41 | Damian Ramos 41 Yd Field Goal | 27 – 7 |
| 3 | 3:27 | Jayden Daniels 5 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick) | 34 – 7 |
| 4 | 12:11 | Jayden Daniels 1 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick) | 41 – 7 |
| 4 | 4:26 | Antonio Harmon 4 Yd pass from Mike Wright (Kyle Ferrie Kick) | 41 – 14 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:30 AM UTCData methodology