Mississippi State team stats
2016 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:15:06 | 28:51 | 6:44:54 | 31:09 |
| Offensive plays | 943 | 72.5 | 957 | 73.6 |
| Total yards | 5,723 | 440.2 | 5,968 | 459.1 |
| Penalties–yards | 68–617 | — | 68–561 | — |
| First downs | 287 | 22.1 | 298 | 22.9 |
| Third down | 78–19240.6% | — | 78–19140.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2850.0% | — | 19–2867.9% | — |
Passing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 230–41156.0% | — | 291–47261.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,726 | 209.7 | 3,660 | 281.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 33 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 532 | 40.9 | 485 | 37.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,997 | 230.5 | 2,308 | 177.5 |
| Yards per carry | 5.6 | — | 4.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 24 | — | 17 | — |
Turnovers
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 25.0 | — | 18.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 81.0 | — | 68.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 300 | — | 81 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 42 | — | 42 | — |
| Kick return yards | 868 | — | 843 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.7 | — | 20.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 9 | — |
| Punt return yards | 76 | — | 133 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.8 | — | 14.8 | — |
| 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.