FINAL SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers game details
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Neyland Stadium · Attendance 101,915
Put the final score in perspective.
Tennessee finished 19 points ahead. The teams combined for 47 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Mississippi State 7, Tennessee 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Tennessee outscored its opponent in 4 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 Tennessee | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 15 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 5-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 271 | 452 |
| Passing | 92 | 212 |
| Comp/Att | 10/26 | 13/21 |
| Yards per pass | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| Rushing | 179 | 240 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 57 |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 9-85 | 6-50 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:42 | 34:18 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Michael Van Buren Jr. | 10/26 | 92 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 |
rushing
| Davon Booth | 20 | 125 | 6.3 | 1 | 43 |
| Johnnie Daniels | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 18 |
| Michael Van Buren Jr. | 8 | -9 | -1.1 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Kevin Coleman Jr. | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 23 |
| Mario Craver | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Johnnie Daniels | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Ball | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Seydou Traore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Davon Booth | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Isaac Smith | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone Blanton | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Mitchell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Washington | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Woodard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevion Williams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAgo Brumfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai McClendon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branden Jennings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulaiman Kpaka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ellington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Purvis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stonka Burnside | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Lauderdale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Keys Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Pollock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Reyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayes Hammond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakari Tillman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Morant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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puntReturns
| Kevin Coleman Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle Ferrie | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Nick Barr-Mira | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers
passing
| Nico Iamaleava | 8/13 | 174 | 13.4 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Gaston Moore | 5/8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 |
rushing
| Dylan Sampson | 30 | 149 | 5.0 | 1 | 33 |
| Peyton Lewis | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Cameron Seldon | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Nico Iamaleava | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Gaston Moore | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Dont'e Thornton Jr. | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 1 | 73 |
| Squirrel White | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Chris Brazzell II | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Bru McCoy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ethan Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Miles Kitselman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dylan Sampson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Arion Carter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Telander | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Brooks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Turrentine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omari Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxson Moi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omarr Norman-Lott | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Gibson III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boo Carter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Eason | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jakobe Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daevin Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Charles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalib Perry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McMurray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Salansky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Herring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edrees Farooq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Josephs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
interceptions
| Boo Carter | 1 | 9 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Peyton Lewis | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| William Wright | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Boo Carter | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
kicking
| Max Gilbert | 4/4 | 100.0 | 51 | 3/3 | 15 |
punting
| Jackson Ross | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:44 | Squirrel White 34 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:35 | Dont'e Thornton Jr. 73 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 5:47 | Davon Booth 1 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:46 | Max Gilbert 24 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 17 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Max Gilbert 38 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 20 |
| 3 | 7:59 | Max Gilbert 51 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 23 |
| 3 | 6:22 | Johnnie Daniels 18 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) | 14 – 23 |
| 3 | 3:31 | Dylan Sampson 33 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) | 14 – 30 |
| 4 | 8:14 | Max Gilbert 38 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 33 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 8:12 PM UTCData methodology