Mississippi State team stats
2017 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:14:00 | 33:23 | 5:46:00 | 26:37 |
| Offensive plays | 987 | 75.9 | 761 | 58.5 |
| Total yards | 5,442 | 418.6 | 3,982 | 306.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 80–710 | — | 65–626 | — |
| First downs | 299 | 23.0 | 175 | 13.5 |
| Third down | 91–19846.0% | — | 52–17030.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 13–2552.0% | — | 6–1637.5% | — |
Passing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 191–35354.1% | — | 159–31350.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,170 | 166.9 | 2,271 | 174.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.1 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 634 | 48.8 | 448 | 34.5 |
| Rushing yards | 3,272 | 251.7 | 1,711 | 131.6 |
| Yards per carry | 5.2 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 30 | — | 18 | — |
Turnovers
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.7 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 36.0 | — | 13.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 85.0 | — | 58.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 384 | — | 366 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Mississippi State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 29 | — | 29 | — |
| Kick return yards | 604 | — | 520 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.8 | — | 17.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 25 | — | 10 | — |
| Punt return yards | 247 | — | 43 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.9 | — | 4.3 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 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.