Mississippi State team stats
2009 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:50:28 | 19:12 | 3:24:01 | 17:00 |
| Offensive plays | 821 | 68.4 | 774 | 64.5 |
| Total yards | 4,463 | 371.9 | 4,392 | 366.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 66–535 | — | 67–517 | — |
| First downs | 229 | 19.1 | 219 | 18.3 |
| Third down | 53–16033.1% | — | 56–15436.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2556.0% | — | 9–1850.0% | — |
Passing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 153–26657.5% | — | 187–33256.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,862 | 155.2 | 2,722 | 226.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.0 | — | 8.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 9 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 17 | — | 17 | — |
Rushing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 555 | 46.3 | 442 | 36.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,731 | 227.6 | 1,752 | 146.0 |
| Yards per carry | 4.9 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 21 | — | 18 | — |
Turnovers
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 30 | 2.5 | 25 | 2.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 17 | — | 17 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 17 | — | 17 | — |
| Interception yards | 417 | — | 147 | — |
| Interception TDs | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 61 | — | 57 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,514 | — | 1,253 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 24.8 | — | 22.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 37 | — | 35 | — |
| Punt return yards | 151 | — | 173 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.1 | — | 4.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.