THIRD AND DATA

Week 2 · 2021

NC State at Mississippi State

Sat 09/11/2021 07:00 PMDavis Wade StadiumMississippi State pregame46% — Pregame win probability: 46% for Mississippi State. NC State favored, and lost — Mississippi State won.

77°4 mph E · 74% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

NC State

10

9–3

Mississippi State

24

7–6

Attendance

45,834

reported

NC State14 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 30

Mississippi State13 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 31

1st quarter

14:47NCSUown 25own 4210 plays, 17 ydPunt0–7
13:15MSSTown 25own 306 plays, 5 ydPunt +8 MSST +1 NCSU1–15
11:48NCSUmidfieldown 58 plays, 45 ydTurnover0–7
8:25MSSTown 20own 174 plays, -3 ydPunt0–7
6:50NCSUopp 47opp 305 plays, 17 ydField goal0–7
4:48MSSTown 30own 334 plays, 3 ydPunt0–7
3:11NCSUown 30opp 2714 plays, 43 ydField goal +3 NCSU3–7

2nd quarter

12:46MSSTown 25opp 3217 plays, 43 ydOn downs3–7
6:18NCSUown 32own 335 plays, 1 ydPunt3–7
5:39MSSTown 17goal line15 plays, 83 ydTouchdown +7 MSST3–14
1:09NCSUown 25own 379 plays, 12 ydPunt3–14
0:21MSSTmidfieldown 455 plays, 5 ydEnd of period3–14

3rd quarter

15:00NCSUown 25opp 464 plays, 29 ydTurnover3–14
13:11MSSTown 46goal line9 plays, 54 ydTouchdown +7 MSST3–21
8:59NCSUown 25own 449 plays, 19 ydPunt3–21
7:02MSSTown 29own 498 plays, 20 ydPunt3–21
4:29NCSUown 9own 116 plays, 2 ydPunt3–21
3:21MSSTown 46own 487 plays, 2 ydPunt3–21
1:15NCSUown 25own 305 plays, 5 ydPunt3–21

4th quarter

14:53MSSTown 35opp 149 plays, 51 ydField goal +3 MSST3–24
12:30NCSUown 25own 225 plays, -3 ydPunt3–24
11:29MSSTown 38own 445 plays, 6 ydPunt3–24
9:59NCSUown 20opp 3615 plays, 44 ydOn downs3–24
6:13MSSTown 36own 356 plays, -1 ydPunt3–24
4:22NCSUown 26goal line10 plays, 74 ydTouchdown +7 NCSU10–24
1:03NCSUmidfieldown 465 plays, -4 ydTurnover10–24
0:17MSSTown 3own 12 plays, -2 ydEnd of period10–24

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is NC State–Mississippi State after the drive.

Previous 6 meetings vs. NC State

Mississippi State 3–3 vs NC State

  • 2015 · wk 16NC State 28 @ Mississippi State 51
  • 1994 · wk 16Mississippi State 24 @ NC State 28
  • 1963 · wk 15NC State 12 @ Mississippi State 16
  • 1940 · wk 7Mississippi State 26 @ NC State 10
  • 1931 · wk 9NC State 6 @ Mississippi State 0
  • 1930 · wk 7Mississippi State 0 @ NC State 14

Previous 2 meetings vs. Mike Leach

NC State 2–0 vs Mike Leach

  • 2003 · wk 5Texas Tech 21 @ NC State 49
  • 2002 · wk 5NC State 51 @ Texas Tech 48

Previous meeting vs. Dave Doeren

Mississippi State 1–0 vs Dave Doeren

  • 2015 · wk 16NC State 28 @ Mississippi State 51

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