First Look: Florida vs. Mississippi State

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Florida visits Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss. Here is a first look at the Florida-Mississippi State matchup.

Florida Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Charleston Southern W 53-6
Sept. 8 Kentucky L 27-16
Sept. 1 5Colorado State W 48-10
Sept. 22 at Tennessee W 47-21

Mississippi State Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Stephen F. Austin W 63-6
Sept. 8 at Kansas State W 31-10
Sept. 15 Louisiana W 56-10
Sept. 22 at Kentucky L 28-7

Stat Comparison

Florida Stat Mississippi State
41.0 Points 39.3
16.0 Points Allowed 13.5
383.5 Total YDS 491.0
194.5 Pass YDS 243.3
189.0 Rush YDS 247.8
338.3 Total YDS Allowed 269.3
150.5 Pass YDS Allowed 148.3
187.8 Rush YDS Allowed 121.0
.366 3rd down conv % .547
2.50 Turnover margin 0.25
35 & Massey Composite 24

& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Florida Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
09/23/18 WR Jacob Copeland Knee is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi State
09/23/18 DB Shawn Davis Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi State
09/17/18 RB Malik Davis Foot is out indefinitely
09/09/18 RB Adarius Lemons Transferred is out for season
09/09/18 DB Marco Wilson ACL is out for season
08/16/18 DB Quincy Lenton Achilles is out for season

Mississippi State Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
09/23/18 CB Jamal Peters Knee is "?" Saturday vs Florida
09/23/18 WR Jesse Jackson Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Florida
09/23/18 OL Marlon Reese Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Florida
09/14/18 WR Jamal Couch Transferred has left team

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Florida

Florida and Dan Mullen step into a hostile situation in Starkville as the Bulldog fans will welcome back a head coach who abandoned them for Florida. This will be a tough test for the Gators. State is no Tennessee. The Bulldogs went into a hornet’s nest last week in Lexington but on Saturday the cow bells will be ringing. This game is probably the most critical game in the SEC on Saturday. The winner will be considered a contender in their division, the loser, an after thought.

Challenges for Mississippi State

After a gut-wrenching loss to Kentucky the Bulldogs must pull together and avoid losing a second straight contest. Feleipe Franks is an experienced QB for the Gators. So for this season he’s thrown 12 touchdowns with just two interceptions. That’s more TD passes than he had in all of the 2017 season.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 5 pm CT (6 pm ET) and can be seen on ESPN.

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