College Football
BOXSCORE
Mississippi State 56, Eastern Kentucky 7
Saturday, August 31, 2024 6:00 PM
Location - Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
Attendance - 48724
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Eastern Kentucky 0 7 0 0 7
Mississippi State 14 21 7 14 56
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:28
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Jordan Mosley 65 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
1st Quarter - 11:07
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 14 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Blake Shapen 4 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:01
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 21 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Creed Whittemore 41 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:10
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 28 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Kevin Coleman 23 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:16
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 35 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Mario Craver 54 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:03
Eastern Kentucky   TD  Mississippi State 35 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Ron Vann Jr. 9 yd. pass from Matt Morrissey (Patrick Nations kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:42
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 42 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Davon Booth 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 6:58
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 49 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Mario Craver blocked punt return in end zone (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 4:07
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 56 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Elijah Cannon 51 yd. interception return (Kyle Ferrie kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Eastern Kentucky Mississippi State
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Eastern Kentucky Mississippi State
Score 7 56
1st Downs 16 19
3rd Down Efficiency 8-for-20
40%
5-for-11
45%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-3
0%
2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 295 455
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 38-126 35-208
Average/Rush 3.3 5.9
Passing
Comp-Att 22-38 15-22
Passing Yards 169 247
Average/Pass Play 4.2 10.7
Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 38:06 21:54
PLAYER STATS
Eastern Kentucky (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Morrissey 22/38 169 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Carter 19 75 3.9 0
B. Latham 14 71 5.1 0
M. Morrissey 5 -20 -4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Calwise Jr. 5 45 9.0 0
D. Stanley 4 33 8.2 0
B. Johnson Jr. 2 31 15.5 0
J. Dixon 3 21 7.0 0
R. Vann Jr. 1 9 9.0 1
J. Carter 2 8 4.0 0
J. House 1 7 7.0 0
J. Horn 1 6 6.0 0
J. West 1 5 5.0 0
B. Latham 1 2 2.0 0
C. Schlachter 1 2 2.0 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shapen 15/20 247 3 0
C. Parson 0/2 0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Shapen 7 44 6.3 1
C. Whittemore 1 41 41.0 1
K. Lee 9 40 4.4 0
D. Booth 8 39 4.9 1
J. Daniels 5 21 4.2 0
X. Gayten 3 16 5.3 0
C. Parson 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Mosley 5 104 20.8 1
K. Coleman 5 88 17.6 1
M. Craver 1 54 54.0 1
C. Whittemore 1 3 3.0 0
J. Ball 1 2 2.0 0
K. Lee 1 2 2.0 0
B. Burnside 1 -6 -6.0 0