Mississippi State team stats
2012 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:26:39 | 29:45 | 6:47:44 | 31:22 |
| Offensive plays | 848 | 65.2 | 918 | 70.6 |
| Total yards | 4,957 | 381.3 | 5,036 | 387.4 |
| Penalties–yards | 61–517 | — | 70–637 | — |
| First downs | 265 | 20.4 | 278 | 21.4 |
| Third down | 57–16434.8% | — | 77–18342.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 13–2161.9% | — | 11–1573.3% | — |
Passing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 249–42458.7% | — | 265–41464.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,091 | 237.8 | 2,883 | 221.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.3 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 28 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 19 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 424 | 32.6 | 504 | 38.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,866 | 143.5 | 2,153 | 165.6 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 18 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.3 | 33 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 19 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 19 | — |
| Interception yards | 336 | — | 253 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 45 | — | 54 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,016 | — | 1,072 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.6 | — | 19.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Punt returns | 24 | — | 13 | — |
| Punt return yards | 171 | — | 6 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.1 | — | 0.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ 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.