College Football
BOXSCORE
Mississippi State 34, Southern Miss 17
Saturday, August 30, 2025 12:00 PM
Location - M.M. Roberts Stadium
Attendance - 33485
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Mississippi State 10 3 21 0 34
Southern Miss 3 7 0 7 17
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:35
Mississippi State   TD  Southern Miss 0 - Mississippi State 7
Seydou Traore 55 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
1st Quarter - 7:54
Southern Miss   FG  Southern Miss 3 - Mississippi State 7
Reed Harradine 43 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:35
Mississippi State   FG  Southern Miss 3 - Mississippi State 10
Kyle Ferrie 55 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:32
Southern Miss   TD  Southern Miss 10 - Mississippi State 10
Micah Davis 3 yd. pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:03
Mississippi State   FG  Southern Miss 10 - Mississippi State 13
Kyle Ferrie 30 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 9:34
Mississippi State   TD  Southern Miss 10 - Mississippi State 20
Fluff Bothwell 6 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:57
Mississippi State   TD  Southern Miss 10 - Mississippi State 27
Fluff Bothwell 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:52
Mississippi State   TD  Southern Miss 10 - Mississippi State 34
Davon Booth 3 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 0:33
Southern Miss   TD  Southern Miss 17 - Mississippi State 34
T.J. Johnson 7 yd. pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Mississippi State Southern Miss
W‑L 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Mississippi State Southern Miss
Score 34 17
1st Downs 23 18
3rd Down Efficiency 11-for-17
65% 		10-for-19
53%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0% 		1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 465 301
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 42-188 35-102
Average/Rush 4.5 2.9
Passing
Comp-Att 27-37 26-39
Passing Yards 277 199
Average/Pass Play 7.3 5.0
Penalties-Yards 14-119 8-60
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39
PLAYER STATS
Mississippi State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shapen 26/34 270 1 1
L. Kromenhoek 1/3 7 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Booth 16 79 4.9 1
F. Bothwell 10 43 4.3 2
J. Daniels 4 28 7.0 0
L. Kromenhoek 3 21 7.0 0
B. Burnside 1 6 6.0 0
B. Shapen 6 5 0.8 0
K. Taylor 1 3 3.0 0
K. Wilson 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
B. Thompson 7 92 13.1 0
S. Traore 5 77 15.4 1
A. Evans III 4 36 9.0 0
J. Mosley 2 19 9.5 0
J. Daniels 3 19 6.3 0
A. Williams 2 17 8.5 0
D. Booth 1 12 12.0 0
M. Allen 1 7 7.0 0
R. Johnson 1 2 2.0 0
X. Gayten 1 -4 -4.0 0
Southern Miss (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Braxton 26/39 199 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Braxton 12 58 4.8 0
R. Briggs 7 18 2.6 0
J. Pittman 9 16 1.8 0
M. Jones 5 11 2.2 0
E. Metcalf 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Chester 5 52 10.4 0
J. Pittman 6 52 8.7 0
K. Morris 2 38 19.0 0
E. Metcalf 2 13 6.5 0
C. Montgomery 2 13 6.5 0
T. Johnson 1 7 7.0 1
M. Jones 3 7 2.3 0
M. Davis 2 6 3.0 1
K. Heath 1 5 5.0 0
J. Carter 1 4 4.0 0
R. Briggs 1 2 2.0 0