Auburn Football First Look: Mississippi State

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Auburn football visits Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville. Here is your first look at the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

By 14Powers.com SEC Football

Mississippi State Season So Far

Date Opponent Time TV Result
9/3 vs. Memphis 7:30 PM ET ESPNU W 49-23
9/10 at Arizona 11:00 PM ET FS1 W 39-17
9/17 at LSU 6:00 PM ET ESPN L 16-31
9/24 vs. Bowling Green 12:00 PM ET SECN W 45-14
10/1 vs. Texas A&M 4:00 PM ET SECN W 42-24
10/8 vs. Arkansas 12:00 PM ET SECN W 40-17
10/15 at Kentucky 7:30 PM ET SECN L 17-27
10/22 at Alabama 7:00 PM ET ESPN L 6-30
11/5 vs. Auburn 7:30 PM ET ESPN2
11/12 vs. Georgia TBA
11/19 vs. ETSU TBA
11/24 at Ole Miss 7:00 PM ET ESPN

Key Stats (per game)

Stat Auburn Miss. State
Scoring Offense 22.9 31.8
Scoring Defense 29.9 22.9
Total Offense 389.0 410.8
Rushing Offense 171.8 89.1
Passing Offense 217.2 321.6
Team Passing Eff. 118.2 141.5
Total Defense 407.1 364.5
Rushing Defense 214.6 137.4
Pass Yards Allowed 192.5 227.1
Team Pass Eff. Def. 124.2 120.4
Turnover Margin -1.25 0.50

Mississippi State Injuries and Suspensions

[RB] Dillon Johnson (Undisclosed) – Questionable

Source: statfox.com

Challenges for Auburn

Will Rogers, in his third season at Mississippi State, has a supporting running game that he hasn’t had before. Running back Dillon Johnson is averaging almost 90 yards rushing per game which is something that was unheard of on previous Mike Leach-coached teams. While Roger’s passing numbers have not changed much over the past seasons, the Bulldog’s win record has improved. Rogers still has outstanding numbers. He’s number one nationally in completions per game with 32.25 per game. He’s fourth nationally in touchdown passes with 23 and seventh is total passing yardage at 2,555. Rogers has 9,270 total passing yards in his career with at least one more season of eligibility remaining.

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:30 PM CT (7:30 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN2 Network.

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