Mississippi State team stats
2008 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:40:37 | 18:23 | 3:34:46 | 17:54 |
| Offensive plays | 782 | 65.2 | 767 | 63.9 |
| Total yards | 3,299 | 274.9 | 3,930 | 327.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 67–531 | — | 76–643 | — |
| First downs | 187 | 15.6 | 200 | 16.7 |
| Third down | 58–17832.6% | — | 60–16835.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1844.4% | — | 10–1190.9% | — |
Passing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 210–38454.7% | — | 169–32452.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,366 | 197.2 | 2,189 | 182.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.2 | — | 6.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 10 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 12 | — |
Rushing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 398 | 33.2 | 443 | 36.9 |
| Rushing yards | 1,207 | 100.6 | 1,811 | 150.9 |
| Yards per carry | 3.0 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 19 | — |
Turnovers
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 21 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 12 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 12 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 86 | — | 177 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 7 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 120 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 17.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 40 | — | 53 | — |
| Punt return yards | 173 | — | 431 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.3 | — | 8.1 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.