SEC Football First Look: La. Tech at Mississippi State

Mississippi State-LA Tech

Mississippi State hosts Louisiana Tech on Saturday in Starkville. Here is a first look at the Louisiana Tech-Mississippi State matchup.

Louisiana Tech Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 at South Alabama W 30-26
Sept. 8 Southern W 54-17
Sept. 22 at LSU L 38-21
Sept. 29 at North Texas W 29-27
Oct. 6 UAB L 28-7
Oct. 13 at UTSA W 31-3
Oct. 20 UTEP W 31-24
Oct. 26 at Florida Atlantic L 21-13

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
Sept. 29 Florida L 13-6
Oct. 6 Auburn W 23-9
Oct. 20 at LSU L 19-3
Oct. 27 Texas A&M W 28-13

Stat Comparison

Stat Louisiana Tech Mississippi State
Rushing Offense 142.4 (98) 223.5 (26)
Passing Offense 248.4 (48) 180.0 (106)
Total Offense 390.8 (80) 403.5 (70)
Scoring Offense 28.0 (77) 27.1 (81)
Rushing Defense 156.1 (64) 107.9 (15)
Passing Defense 192.0 (29) 175.9 (16)
Total Defense 348.1 (36) 283.8 (6)
Scoring Defense 22.0 (33) 13.5 (4)
Interceptions 6 (70) 7 (47)
Sacks 3.00 (18) 2.75 (26)
Tackles for loss 7.4 (26) 7.9 (15)
Turnover margin 0.38 (38) 0.13 (64)
Massey Composite 59 17

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Louisiana Tech Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/28/18 S Daniel Lewis Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi State
10/28/18 WR Rhashid Bonnette Ankle is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi State
08/22/18 QB Elijah Walker Transferred has left team

Mississippi State Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/29/18 S Brian Cole Upper Body is out for season
10/28/18 DT Braxton Hoyett Foot missed last game is "?" Saturday vs Louisiana Tech
10/28/18 WR Keith Mixon Lower Body missed last game is "?" Saturday vs Louisiana Tech
10/28/18 RB Kylin Hill Lower Body missed last game is "?" Saturday vs Louisiana Tech
09/25/18 DE Marquiss Spencer Upper Body is out for season
09/14/18 WR Jamal Couch Transferred has left team

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Mississippi State

Louisiana Tech is no cupcake. They played tough at LSU and beat a very solid North Texas team. Quarterback J’Mar Smith is a dual threat player who has completed 159 of 279 attempts for 1,940 yards, 12 TDs and 6 interceptions. He’s also ran for 122 yards on 59 carries with a long run of 58 yards. Running back Jaqwis Dancy has 84 carries for 485 yards and six TDs. Linebacker Collin Scott leads Tech in tackles with 56 including 6.5 for losses.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 6:30 pm CT and can be seen on SEC Network.

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