THIRD AND DATA

Week 5 · 2026

#7 Alabama at #16 Mississippi State

Sat 10/03/2026 12:00 PMDavis Wade StadiumConference

82°Partly Cloudy0 mph N · 74% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#7 Alabama

56

6–2

#16 Mississippi State

23

4–4

Attendance

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not yet reported

Alabama11 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 33

Mississippi State13 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 30

1st quarter

15:00MSSTown 25own 486 plays, 23 ydTurnover0–0
12:46ALAopp 48opp 96 plays, 48 ydTouchdown +7 ALA7–0
9:41MSSTown 25own 04 plays, 5 ydDefensive TD +7 ALA14–0
8:30MSSTown 25goal line13 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MSST14–7
3:26ALAown 25goal line12 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 ALA21–7

2nd quarter

14:53MSSTown 25opp 385 plays, -6 ydPunt21–7
13:56ALAown 38opp 115 plays, 7 ydPunt21–7
11:32MSSTown 11opp 436 plays, -1 ydPunt21–7
10:12MSSTopp 43opp 162 plays, 27 ydTurnover21–7
9:56ALAown 16own 112 plays, -5 ydTurnover21–7
9:09MSSTopp 11goal line1 play, 11 ydTouchdown21–14
8:59ALAown 47opp 146 plays, 5 ydPunt21–14
6:32MSSTown 14opp 128 plays, 37 ydPunt21–14
4:47ALAown 12goal line7 plays, 88 ydTouchdown +7 ALA28–14
1:56MSSTown 25own 3518 plays, 61 ydField goal +3 MSST28–17

3rd quarter

15:00ALAown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 ALA35–17
9:40MSSTown 25own 214 plays, -5 ydTurnover35–17
8:22ALAopp 21goal line3 plays, 21 ydTouchdown +7 ALA42–17
7:07MSSTown 25goal line12 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +6 MSST42–23
2:32ALAown 25goal line14 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 ALA49–23

4th quarter

12:02MSSTown 25opp 345 plays, -7 ydPunt49–23
10:15ALAown 34goal line7 plays, 66 ydTouchdown +7 ALA56–23
8:02MSSTown 25opp 910 plays, 32 ydPunt56–23
4:19ALAown 9own 277 plays, 18 ydEnd of period56–23

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

Previous 10 meetings vs. Alabama

Mississippi State 0–10 vs Alabama

  • 2023 · wk 5Alabama 40 @ Mississippi State 17
  • 2022 · wk 8Mississippi State 6 @ Alabama 30
  • 2021 · wk 7Alabama 49 @ Mississippi State 9
  • 2020 · wk 9Mississippi State 0 @ Alabama 41
  • 2019 · wk 12Alabama 38 @ Mississippi State 7
  • 2018 · wk 11Mississippi State 0 @ Alabama 24
  • 2017 · wk 11Alabama 31 @ Mississippi State 24
  • 2016 · wk 11Mississippi State 3 @ Alabama 51
  • 2015 · wk 11Alabama 31 @ Mississippi State 6
  • 2014 · wk 12Mississippi State 20 @ Alabama 25

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