SEC Football Preview: Mississippi State vs. Auburn

September 25, 2019 Auburn Football, Mississippi State Football
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Mississippi State faces Auburn on Saturday in Auburn. 14Powers.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Mississippi State

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 vs. La.-Lafayette W 38-28
09/07/19 Southern Miss. W 38-15
09/14/19 Kansas St. L 24-31
09/21/19 Kentucky W 28-13
09/28/19 @ Auburn
10/12/19 @ Tennessee
10/19/19 LSU
10/26/19 @ Texas A&M
11/02/19 @ Arkansas
11/16/19 Alabama
11/23/19 Abilene Christian
11/28/19 Mississippi

Auburn

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 vs. Oregon W 27-21
09/07/19 Tulane W 24-6
09/14/19 Kent St. W 55-16
09/21/19 @ Texas A&M W 28-20
09/28/19 Mississippi St.
10/05/19 @ Florida
10/19/19 @ Arkansas
10/26/19 @ LSU
11/02/19 Mississippi
11/16/19 Georgia
11/23/19 Samford
11/30/19 Alabama

ESPN FPI

Mississippi State: 18

Auburn: 9

Key Stats

Stat Mississippi State Auburn
Rushing Offense 228.3 (30) 259.5 (16)
Passing Offense 185.8 (106) 164.0 (116)
Total Offense 414.0 (71) 423.5 (62)
Scoring Offense 32.0 (60) 33.5 (48)
Rushing Defense 143.3 (64) 89.5 (20)
Total Defense 357.3 (57) 316.8 (35)
Scoring Defense 21.8 (47) 15.8 (23)
Interceptions 4 (29) 1 (111)
Sacks 1.75 (91) 2.75 (32)
Tackles for loss 4.5 (108) 7.3 (32)
Turnover margin 1.0 (17) -0.25 (82)

Players to Watch

Mississippi State

C Darryl Williams, RB Kylin Hill, DB Cameron Dantzler, LB Erroll Thompson, DL Chauncey Rivers.

Auburn

OL Prince Tega Wanogho, OL Marquel Harrell, DL Nick Cole, DL Derrick Brown, DB Daniel Thomas, DL Marlon Davidson, DB Javaris Davis, P Arryn Siposs, KR Noah Igbinoghene.

Injuries

Mississippi State

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/22/19 OL Dareuan Parker Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs Auburn
09/22/19 OL Darryl Williams Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs Auburn
09/22/19 OL Evans Wilkerson Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs Auburn
09/22/19 WR Stephen Guidry Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs Auburn
09/22/19 QB Tommy Stevens Shoulder missed last game – is “?” Saturday vs Auburn

Auburn

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/23/19 WR Seth Williams Shoulder is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi State
09/22/19 DL Derrick Brown Upper Body is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi State
09/22/19 WR Shedrick Jackson Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi State
09/22/19 WR Ja’Varrius Johnson Personal is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi State

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

Auburn has proved that the Tigers deserve to be in the upper cusp of the SEC. However, they still aren’t in the class with Alabama, LSU or Georgia. That all could change though as the season progresses. Mississippi State picked up a big win against Kentucky last week but they probably won’t win again this week.

Our Preseason Prediction

Auburn 34, Mississippi State 27

In-Season 14Powers.com Prediction

Auburn 24, Mississippi State 17

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). Watch on the ESPN Network.

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