THIRD AND DATA

Week 17 · 2025

Wake Forest at Mississippi State

Fri 01/02/2026 08:00 PMBank of America StadiumMississippi State pregame57% — Pregame win probability: 57% for Mississippi State. Mississippi State favored, and lost — Wake Forest won.Neutral site

54°Overcast4 mph S · 55% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Wake Forest

43

9–4

Mississippi State

29

5–8

Attendance

29,328

reported

Wake Forest14 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 29

Mississippi State14 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 30

1st quarter

15:00MSSTown 25opp 159 plays, 60 ydField goal +3 MSST0–3
10:46WAKEown 19own 331 play, 14 ydPunt8–3
12:33MSSTown 25own 347 plays, 7 ydPunt8–3
10:55WAKEown 19own 336 plays, 14 ydPunt8–3
9:12MSSTown 26opp 327 plays, 42 ydField goal +3 MSST8–6
7:12WAKEown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 WAKE15–6
3:49MSSTown 25own 305 plays, 5 ydPunt15–6
2:40WAKEown 23own 245 plays, 1 ydPunt15–6
1:42MSSTown 37opp 1010 plays, 53 ydOn downs15–6

2nd quarter

13:19WAKEown 10own 136 plays, 3 ydPunt15–6
11:26MSSTown 39opp 513 plays, 56 ydField goal +3 MSST15–9
6:15WAKEown 25opp 4018 plays, 40 ydPunt15–9
1:47MSSTown 14own 485 plays, 34 ydPunt15–9
0:49WAKEown 20own 422 plays, 22 ydTurnover15–9
0:32MSSTopp 46own 443 plays, -10 ydEnd of period15–9

3rd quarter

15:00WAKEown 25goal line4 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +8 WAKE23–9
14:06MSSTown 25own 287 plays, 3 ydPunt23–9
13:06WAKEown 33own 344 plays, 1 ydPunt23–9
11:31MSSTopp 33opp 185 plays, 15 ydField goal +3 MSST23–12
9:24WAKEown 25goal line15 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 WAKE30–12
4:19MSSTown 35goal line9 plays, 65 ydTouchdown +8 MSST30–20
14:53WAKEown 36own 4512 plays, 9 ydPunt +8 MSST30–20

4th quarter

11:26MSSTown 16opp 35 plays, 84 ydTouchdown +7 MSST30–27
10:10WAKEown 37goal line13 plays, 63 ydTouchdown +6 WAKE +2 MSST36–29
4:07MSSTown 25own 247 plays, -1 ydPunt36–29
2:35WAKEown 35goal line5 plays, 65 ydTouchdown +7 WAKE43–29
2:10MSSTown 9own 328 plays, 23 ydOn downs43–29
1:02WAKEopp 32opp 343 plays, -2 ydEnd of period43–29

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

Previous meeting vs. Wake Forest

Mississippi State 1–0 vs Wake Forest

  • 2011 · wk 16Mississippi State 23 @ Wake Forest 17

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