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| 419 | MISSISSIPPI ST | -1 | -2.5 | | 420 | OLE MISS | 49.5 | 50.5 |
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| All Games | 10-1 | +6.6 | 7-4 | 5-6 | 39.0 | 22.1 | 511.7 | (6.8) | 1.9 | 18.4 | 8.3 | 400.7 | (5.2) | 1.9 | | Road Games | 3-1 | +3.2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 33.5 | 16.2 | 513.5 | (6.5) | 2.0 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 403.5 | (5.5) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 38.7 | 21.3 | 483.3 | (6.5) | 1.3 | 13.7 | 7.3 | 310.0 | (4.5) | 1.0 | | Turf Games | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 35.0 | 28.0 | 514.0 | (7.4) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 345.0 | (4.2) | 4.0 | | Conference Games | 6-1 | +5.6 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 36.1 | 19.6 | 504.1 | (6.5) | 2.1 | 21.3 | 9.3 | 409.3 | (5.4) | 1.9 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 39.0 | 22.1 | 25.5 | 29:20 | 45-248 | (5.5) | 19-30 | 61.4% | 264 | (8.7) | 76-512 | (6.8) | (13.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 28.1 | 15.5 | 20.4 | 29:07 | 38-175 | (4.6) | 18-31 | 57.3% | 226 | (7.3) | 69-401 | (5.8) | (14.3) | | Offense Road Games | 33.5 | 16.2 | 25.7 | 31:18 | 46-263 | (5.7) | 19-32 | 58.9% | 250 | (7.8) | 78-513 | (6.5) | (15.3) | | Defense (All Games) | 18.4 | 8.3 | 20.6 | 30:31 | 35-119 | (3.5) | 22-42 | 52.6% | 281 | (6.7) | 77-401 | (5.2) | (21.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 27 | 14.5 | 21.4 | 31:55 | 40-178 | (4.4) | 18-32 | 57.8% | 224 | (7.1) | 72-402 | (5.6) | (14.9) | | Defense Road Games | 22.0 | 8.7 | 20.5 | 28:38 | 32-93 | (2.9) | 23-41 | 55.4% | 310 | (7.5) | 73-403 | (5.5) | (18.3) |
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| All Games | 8-3 | +1.3 | 7-4 | 2-8 | 30.4 | 14.5 | 435.5 | (6.2) | 1.8 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 310.4 | (4.5) | 2.5 | | Home Games | 5-1 | +1.5 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 36.0 | 17.3 | 469.7 | (6.6) | 1.5 | 12.2 | 6.7 | 279.3 | (4.3) | 2.5 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -2.7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 26.3 | 17.3 | 482.7 | (7) | 3.0 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 324.7 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Turf Games | 6-2 | +1 | 5-3 | 2-5 | 32.1 | 15.5 | 460.1 | (6.3) | 2.0 | 13.2 | 7.1 | 269.2 | (4.2) | 2.1 | | Conference Games | 4-3 | +0.3 | 4-3 | 1-6 | 24.4 | 11.7 | 387.4 | (5.5) | 1.6 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 347.6 | (5.1) | 2.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 30.4 | 14.5 | 21.8 | 28:50 | 37-164 | (4.4) | 21-34 | 63.0% | 271 | (8.1) | 71-435 | (6.2) | (14.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25.8 | 14.5 | 19.7 | 29:60 | 38-169 | (4.5) | 18-32 | 57.6% | 219 | (6.8) | 70-388 | (5.6) | (15.1) | | Offense Home Games | 36.0 | 17.3 | 22.2 | 29:47 | 37-199 | (5.4) | 22-34 | 65.9% | 270 | (7.9) | 71-470 | (6.6) | (13) | | Defense (All Games) | 13.5 | 5.7 | 17.7 | 31:06 | 39-131 | (3.4) | 17-30 | 58.2% | 179 | (6) | 68-310 | (4.5) | (22.9) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 28.5 | 16.4 | 20.9 | 31:53 | 41-183 | (4.5) | 18-30 | 60.6% | 216 | (7.3) | 71-400 | (5.7) | (14) | | Defense Home Games | 12.2 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 30:07 | 37-121 | (3.3) | 15-28 | 53.8% | 158 | (5.6) | 65-279 | (4.3) | (23) |
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| 10/4/2014 | TEXAS A&M | 48-31 | W | -2.5 | W | 71 | O | 51-289 | 20-26-270 | 2 | 31-161 | 37-62-365 | 3 | | 10/11/2014 | AUBURN | 38-23 | W | 3 | W | 61.5 | U | 44-223 | 18-35-246 | 4 | 43-232 | 17-35-209 | 4 | | 10/25/2014 | @ KENTUCKY | 45-31 | W | -14.5 | L | 59 | O | 51-326 | 18-33-216 | 1 | 32-103 | 25-44-401 | 1 | | 11/1/2014 | ARKANSAS | 17-10 | W | -10 | L | 56 | U | 35-128 | 18-27-331 | 3 | 38-163 | 22-44-238 | 1 | | 11/8/2014 | TENN-MARTIN | 45-16 | W | -44 | L | 57.5 | O | 32-254 | 17-27-266 | 1 | 38-151 | 22-43-216 | 0 | | 11/15/2014 | @ ALABAMA | 20-25 | L | 10 | W | 55 | U | 40-138 | 27-48-290 | 3 | 32-124 | 19-31-211 | 0 | | 11/22/2014 | VANDERBILT | 51-0 | W | -29.5 | W | 55.5 | U | 51-283 | 19-25-219 | 0 | 27-49 | 17-36-179 | 3 | | 11/29/2014 | @ OLE MISS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/4/2014 | ALABAMA | 23-17 | W | 4 | W | 53 | U | 32-72 | 18-31-251 | 1 | 44-168 | 19-31-228 | 2 | | 10/11/2014 | @ TEXAS A&M | 35-20 | W | 3 | W | 64 | U | 35-160 | 13-19-178 | 0 | 35-54 | 42-53-401 | 3 | | 10/18/2014 | TENNESSEE | 34-3 | W | -15 | W | 45.5 | U | 47-180 | 14-31-203 | 0 | 28-0 | 19-34-191 | 4 | | 10/25/2014 | @ LSU | 7-10 | L | -4.5 | L | 45.5 | U | 34-137 | 14-34-176 | 1 | 55-264 | 8-16-142 | 4 | | 11/1/2014 | AUBURN | 31-35 | L | -1 | L | 54 | O | 30-151 | 28-40-341 | 2 | 46-253 | 15-22-254 | 1 | | 11/8/2014 | PRESBYTERIAN | 48-0 | W | -52.5 | L | | - | 36-402 | 24-30-238 | 1 | 36-89 | 10-20-67 | 2 | | 11/22/2014 | @ ARKANSAS | 0-30 | L | -3 | L | 44.5 | U | 33-63 | 18-38-253 | 6 | 50-159 | 8-17-152 | 1 | | 11/29/2014 | MISSISSIPPI ST | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | MISSISSIPPI ST: Dual-threat QB Dak Prescott (1,940 pass yds, 10 TD, 829 rush yds, 13 TD) has the starting job all to himself this year. If he can avoid injuries, he should emerge as one of the SEC's top playmakers. He showed plenty of chemistry with WR Jameon Lewis (923 rec yds, 5 TD), who went for 220 yards in the Bulldogs' Liberty Bowl win over Rice. RB Josh Robinson (459 rush yds, 5.9 YPC) is poised for a breakout year if a rebuilt offensive line holds up in front of him. LB Benardrick McKinney (70 tackles, 3.5 sacks) anchors a strong run defense. MSU's pass rush is lacking, but has the kind of quality cover corners in CBs Taveze Calhoun (3 INT), Jamerson Love (3 INT) and Will Redmond (23 tackles) to hold opposing passing games in check. | | OLE MISS: The Rebels could ride their defense to SEC West contention. Their front four includes a healthy DE C.J. Johnson (6.5 sacks in 2012) and DT Robert Nkemdiche (2 sacks), the nation's top recruit in 2013. They return All-American S Cody Prewitt (6 INT) while S Anthony Alford and hybrid Tony Conner (66 tackles) are two of the best athletes in the conference. A big year for the defense would take the pressure off erratic junior QB Bo Wallace (3,346 pass yds, 18 TD, 10 INT; 355 rush yds, 6 TD), who has solid weapons, including reigning SEC freshman of the year WR Laquon Treadwell (608 rec yds, 5 TD). Ole Miss also brings back top two RBs Jaylen Walton (523 rush yds) and I'Tavius Mathers (563 rush yds). On the O-Line, they have a rising star in LT Laremy Tunsil and get LG Aaron Morris back from a torn ACL. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MISSISSIPPI ST-OLE MISS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mississippi St.-Mississippi Preview* =====================================
Mississippi State (10-1) at Ole Miss (8-3), 3:30 p.m. EDT
(AP) - Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott is already a part of Egg Bowl lore thanks to his performance in last season's comeback overtime victory.
That win brought with it bowl eligibility and bragging rights, and another this season could mean a whole lot more for the No. 4 Bulldogs.
Mississippi State travels to face No. 18 Mississippi at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford on Saturday.
It's just the third time in the past 57 years and first since 1999 that both teams are nationally ranked going into the Egg Bowl - and as always, state pride is on the line.
"This is a game that doesn't take a lot of motivation to get up for," Ole Miss linebacker Deterrian Shackelford said.
Also at stake for the Bulldogs (10-1, 6-1 SEC), however, is a possible Western Division title, a spot in the inaugural four-team College Football Playoff and reaching 11 wins for the first time in school history.
It won't be easy considering the home team has won nine of the last 10 in the series.
"You don't want to get ahead of yourself," Mississippi State offensive lineman Ben Beckwith said, "but there's a lot on the line."
Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen has been at his best in this rivalry, winning four of five since arriving in Starkville in 2008. The program's only series loss in that span was a 41-24 setback in Oxford in 2012.
Close to the end of that game, Ole Miss poked fun at Mullen by playing an earlier video on the stadium board that showed the coach in the locker room telling his team that they would never lose to the Rebels during his tenure.
Mississippi State linebacker Christian Holmes said that incident was still fresh in the team's mind.
"We won't lose to them again," Holmes said.
The Rebels (8-3, 4-3) will certainly have something to say about that.
Ole Miss opened with seven straight victories, but has now lost three straight conference games, including last Saturday's 30-0 setback against Arkansas. The Rebels had six turnovers in what was arguably the worst loss of the Hugh Freeze era.
Freeze, though, said that film analysis didn't reveal any huge surprises.
"I tried to find fault in effort and I didn't see it," the coach said. "You can't turn the ball over like that and put your backs against the wall in this league."
Quarterback Bo Wallace returned to play after spraining his right ankle early in the loss, and Freeze said that while Wallace's ankle remains sore, he's improving each day.
"It would take a lot more than that to keep him out of this game," Freeze said.
Prescott will have a hard time topping last season's Egg Bowl performance. He didn't play in the first three quarters because of a shoulder injury, but entered in the fourth and rallied the Bulldogs to a 17-10 overtime win.
"It's a game played with emotions and a game played with the heart," Prescott said. "It's a good rivalry and I'm glad to be a part of it."
Prescott bounced back from throwing three interceptions against Alabama on Nov. 15 with three touchdowns against Vanderbilt in a 51-0 victory last Saturday. Now he'll face an Ole Miss defense that's giving up an SEC-low 13.5 points per game.
"They're good up front and they're good all the way around," Prescott said. "We just have to worry about staying sound on offense and taking care of what we've got to do."
The Bulldogs aren't simply looking to win Saturday, but to win big. Mississippi State is trying to remain in the running for a spot in the playoff and keep pace with other one-loss teams such as TCU, Ohio State and Baylor.
Mullen insists he's not particularly concerned about the possible scenarios. He just wants to keep the Egg Bowl trophy for another season.
"Every one of these is as important as the other one," he said. "This is the biggest game of the year for us. This is one to me - the records never really matter - it's all about winning the game and getting bragging rights in the state for another year."
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