Week 1 · 2025
Mississippi State at Southern Miss
Sat 08/30/2025 12:00 PMM. M. Roberts StadiumSouthern Miss pregame16% — Pregame win probability: 16% for Southern Miss. Mississippi State favored, and won.
76°Cloudy8 mph N · 83% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Mississippi State
34
5–8
Southern Miss
17
7–6
Attendance
33,485
reported
Mississippi StateMSST
Southern MissUSM
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Blake Shapen | 26/34 | 270 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 57.6 |
| MSST | Luke Kromenhoek | 1/3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
| USM | Braylon Braxton | 26/39 | 199 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 52.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Davon Booth | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 |
| MSST | Fluff Bothwell | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 2 | 11 |
| MSST | Johnnie Daniels | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSST | Luke Kromenhoek | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSST | Stonka Burnside | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MSST | Blake Shapen | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| MSST | Kamario Taylor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MSST | Kolin Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| USM | Braylon Braxton | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| USM | Robert Briggs | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
| USM | Jeffery Pittman | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 |
| USM | Matt Jones | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
| USM | Elijah Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Brenen Thompson | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 51 |
| MSST | Seydou Traore | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 55 |
| MSST | Anthony Evans III | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 |
| MSST | Johnnie Daniels | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| MSST | Jordan Mosley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
| MSST | Ayden Williams | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| MSST | Davon Booth | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MSST | Markus Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSST | Ricky Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSST | Xavier Gayten | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Carl Chester | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 22 |
| USM | Jeffery Pittman | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 37 |
| USM | Kadinn Morris | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 |
| USM | Chuck Montgomery | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| USM | Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 |
| USM | Matt Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| USM | TJ Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| USM | Micah Davis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| USM | Kyirin Heath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| USM | Jaylin Carter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| USM | Robert Briggs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Blake Shapen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Isaac Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Jalen Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Brylan Lanier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Malick Sylla | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSST | Nic Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Ashun Shepphard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Derion Gullette | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Hunter Washington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Jahron Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Jaray Bledsoe | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | LaKendrick James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Tyler Woodard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Will Whitson | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Branden Jennings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Nevaeh Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Tanner Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSST | Tyler Lockhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Zakari Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Corey Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Deonte Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Dwight Lewis III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Kalvin Dinkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Kelley Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MSST | Cyrus Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | DJ Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSST | Jayven Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Marlon Hauck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Red Hibbler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Trevion Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | DeAgo Brumfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| USM | Chris Jones | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Josh Moten | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| USM | Corey Myrick | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Ian Foster | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Joseph Harper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Josh Battle | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | JJ Hawkins | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mike Montgomery | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Ahmere Foster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Jabari Ishmael | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Jaden McKinney | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Dylan King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | J'Mond Tapp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mason Clinton | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Brodarius Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Dominick Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Chuck Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Creighton Wilbanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Guylijah Theodule | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Ishmael Ibraheem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| USM | Jack Murley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Jameer Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Robert Briggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Shaddai Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Brylan Lanier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mike Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Kyle Ferrie | 2/2 | 100.0 | 55 | 4/4 | 10 |
| USM | Reed Harradine | 1/1 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Ethan Pulliam | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| MSST | Nathan Tiyce | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| USM | Jack Murley | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM | Ian Foster | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | Anthony Evans III | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSST | Brylan Lanier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Southern Miss 3–7 vs Mississippi State
- 2023 · wk 12Southern Miss 20 @ Mississippi State 41
- 2019 · wk 2Southern Miss 15 @ Mississippi State 38
- 2015 · wk 1Mississippi State 34 @ Southern Miss 16
- 2014 · wk 1Southern Miss 0 @ Mississippi State 49
- 1990 · wk 5Southern Miss 10 @ Mississippi State 13
- 1989 · wk 2Mississippi State 26 @ Southern Miss 23
- 1988 · wk 8Mississippi State 21 @ Southern Miss 38
- 1987 · wk 8Mississippi State 14 @ Southern Miss 18
- 1986 · wk 4Mississippi State 24 @ Southern Miss 28
- 1985 · wk 4Southern Miss 20 @ Mississippi State 23
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