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Mississippi State beats turnover-prone No. 12 Kentucky 31-17
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers could do no wrong Saturday night, setting an Southeastern Conference record for completion percentage to help the Bulldogs steamroll their way to another big victory.
The sophomore quarterback completed 92% of his passes - 36 of 39 - which is an SEC record for any game with 30-plus attempts.
Dillon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Mississippi State scored 14 points off of four Kentucky turnovers to beat the No. 12 Wildcats 31-17 on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs (5-3, 3-2) came up big with three interceptions of Will Levis and a fumble recovery. They turned a third-quarter fumble and pickoff into consecutive touchdowns to put the game out of reach.
''I thought it was huge,'' Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said. ''Kentucky is really about control . maintaining control is something we've struggled with this year, so those obviously helped.''
Johnson had scoring runs of 9 and 1 yards and finished with 41 yards rushing on 11 carries. Jo'Quavious Marks rushed for 58 yards and a score.
Levis was 17 of 28 for 150 yards and the Wildcats (6-2, 4-2) managed just 66 yards rushing in being outgained 438-216.
''We didn't match the intensity. I felt like we got pushed around,'' Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. ''We were not able to run the ball. They ran the ball. They made competitive plays, approached, outcoached us, outplayed us in every area. So overall, just a very deflation defeat.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Kentucky: Josh Ali got the Wildcats started by returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown, but it soon went downhill from there with self-inflicted wounds. Worse, the turnovers gave the Bulldogs a short field for them and they couldn't cover either the pass or the run. Not the way they expected to come out of a bye.
Mississippi State: The Air Raid offense had a lot of ground-and-pound elements, and the Bulldogs posted just their second game this season with multiple rushing touchdowns. The Bulldogs have shown they can beat talented teams, as long as they play clean.
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Kentucky will fall several spots and possibly out of the rankings following its second consecutive loss.
UP NEXT:
Kentucky: Hosts Tennessee on Nov. 6.
Mississippi State: At Arkansas on Nov. 6.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 17 | 27 |
Rushing | 5 | 7 |
Passing | 8 | 15 |
Penalty | 4 | 5 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-11 | 7-12 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 216 | 438 |
Total Plays | 48 | 74 |
Avg Gain | 4.5 | 5.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 66 | 94 |
Rush Attempts | 20 | 35 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Yards Passing | 150 | 344 |
Comp. - Att. | 17-28 | 36-39 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.4 | 8.1 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-68 | 10-73 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Other | 1 | 0 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 3 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 3-53.7 | 3-37.0 |
Return Yards | 77 | 17 |
Punts - Returns | 2-77 | 1-11 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 3-6 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
W. Levis
7 QB
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W. Levis | 17/28 | 150 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Rodriguez Jr.
24 RB
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C. Rodriguez Jr. | 8 | 34 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Smoke
0 RB
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K. Smoke | 8 | 19 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Levis
7 QB
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W. Levis | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Robinson
1 WR
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W. Robinson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
W. Robinson
1 WR
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W. Robinson | 14 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Harris
86 WR
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D. Harris | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Rodriguez Jr.
24 RB
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C. Rodriguez Jr. | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ali
6 WR
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J. Ali | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Cummings
84 WR
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I. Cummings | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rigg
83 TE
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J. Rigg | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Epps
81 WR
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I. Epps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Smoke
0 RB
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K. Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Y. Corker
29 DB
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Y. Corker | 4-7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wallace
32 LB
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T. Wallace | 3-9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Valentine
14 DB
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C. Valentine | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jones
10 LB
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J. Jones | 3-15 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bembry
42 LB
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M. Bembry | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hayes
99 DL
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J. Hayes | 2-2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Tisdale
7 S
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V. Tisdale | 2-3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Robinson
9 DB
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D. Robinson | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Ajian
23 DB
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T. Ajian | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dort Jr.
3 DB
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C. Dort Jr. | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Weaver
13 LB
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J. Weaver | 1-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Abadi-Fitzgerald
94 DT
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A. Abadi-Fitzgerald | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Paschal
4 DE
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J. Paschal | 1-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Geiger
34 DB
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J. Geiger | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Dotson
61 G
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A. Dotson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Square
5 LB
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D. Square | 1-10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Casey
6 LB
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J. Casey | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Thrower
44 LB
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M. Thrower | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Mosely
21 DB
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Q. Mosely | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rogers
52 DL
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J. Rogers | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. McDaniel
47 LB
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K. McDaniel | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Ruffolo
96 K
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M. Ruffolo | 1/1 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Goodfellow
94 P
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C. Goodfellow | 3 | 53.7 | 1 | 70 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Z. Johnson
28 DB
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Z. Johnson | 3 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Ali 6 WR
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J. Ali | 1 | 74.0 | 74 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Robinson 1 WR
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W. Robinson | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 20 | 58 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Johnson
23 RB
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D. Johnson | 11 | 41 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Rogers
2 QB
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W. Rogers | 4 | -5 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Walley
11 WR
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J. Walley | 6 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 10 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Polk
10 WR
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M. Polk | 6 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Williams
85 WR
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A. Williams | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Johnson
23 RB
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D. Johnson | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Thomas
84 WR
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R. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ford
24 WR
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C. Ford | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Griffin
5 WR
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L. Griffin | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Calvin
6 WR
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J. Calvin | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Heath
4 WR
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M. Heath | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jernighan
32 RB
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J. Jernighan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Wells
22 RB
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O. Wells |