College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi State 47, Massachusetts 35
When: 3:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 24, 2016
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13074
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Mississippi State 3 10 28 6 47
Massachusetts 7 7 7 14 35
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:45
Mississippi State   FG  Massachusetts 0 - Mississippi State 3
Westin Graves 23 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 6:08
Massachusetts   TD  Massachusetts 7 - Mississippi State 3
Marquis Young 83 yd. run (Mike Caggiano kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:44
Mississippi State   FG  Massachusetts 7 - Mississippi State 6
Westin Graves 30 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:48
Massachusetts   TD  Massachusetts 14 - Mississippi State 6
Jalen Williams 31 yd. pass from Andrew Ford (Mike Caggiano kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:28
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 14 - Mississippi State 13
Fred Ross 9 yd. pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:05
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 14 - Mississippi State 20
Fred Ross 46 yd. pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:08
Massachusetts   TD  Massachusetts 21 - Mississippi State 20
Jalen Williams 19 yd. pass from Andrew Ford (Mike Caggiano kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:35
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 21 - Mississippi State 27
Aeris Williams 16 yd. run (Westin Graves kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:18
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 21 - Mississippi State 34
Jamoral Graham 38 yd. interception return (Westin Graves kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:07
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 21 - Mississippi State 41
Farrod Green 13 yd. pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick)
4th Quarter - 10:24
Massachusetts   TD  Massachusetts 28 - Mississippi State 41
Bernard Davis 19 yd. pass from Andrew Ford (Mike Caggiano kick)
4th Quarter - 4:59
Massachusetts   TD  Massachusetts 35 - Mississippi State 41
Sadiq Palmer 19 yd. pass from Andrew Ford (Mike Caggiano kick)
4th Quarter - 2:33
Mississippi State   TD  Massachusetts 35 - Mississippi State 47
Ashton Shumpert 12 yd. run (pass failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Mississippi State Massachusetts
W‑L 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 3 - 0
Conference 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Mississippi State Massachusetts
Score 47 35
1st Downs 31 22
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-15
40%		 4-for-13
31%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 3-for-4
75%
Total Yards 598 411
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 47-299 28-138
Average/Rush 6.4 4.9
Passing
Comp-Att 25-38 24-41
Passing Yards 299 273
Average/Pass Play 7.7 6.3
Penalties-Yards 9-90 7-35
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 3
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37
PLAYER STATS
Mississippi State (2 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Fitzgerald 25/38 299 3 0
Massachusetts (1 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Ford 24/40 273 4 3
A. Libby 0/1 0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Fitzgerald 15 110 7.3 0
B. Holloway 10 80 8.0 0
A. Shumpert 12 68 5.7 1
K. Mixon 3 20 6.7 0
A. Williams 4 19 4.8 1
M. Dear 1 6 6.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Young 18 125 6.9 1
J. Robinson-Woodgett 5 12 2.4 0
A. Ford 4 2 0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
F. Ross 8 126 15.8 2
D. Gray 8 79 9.9 0
F. Green 3 38 12.7 1
M. Dear 3 35 11.7 0
D. Thomas 2 23 11.5 0
B. Holloway 0 1 0.0 0
K. Mixon 1 -3 -3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Breneman 6 79 13.2 0
J. Williams 3 64 21.3 2
M. Young 5 44 8.8 0
B. Davis 3 35 11.7 1
A. Isabella 6 32 5.3 0
S. Palmer 1 19 19.0 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Graham 1 38 0
K. Coman 1 -2 0
J. Calvin 1 -3 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
N. Adams 1.0 6.0
D. Ward 0.5 5.0
J. Calvin 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Downey 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Bryant 5 4
D. Ward 3 4
N. Adams 2 0
J. Graham 2 1
L. Durr 2 1
M. McLaurin 2 1
A. Shumpert 2 1
A. Jefferson 2 2
G. Green 2 2
R. Brown 2 4
J. Calvin 2 7
J. Gray 1 0
N. James 1 1
K. Chairs 1 1
K. Coman 1 2
F. Adams 0 1
T. Jung 0 1
C. Stamps 0 1
A. Williams 0 1
T. Dale 0 1
C. Rayford 0 1
J. Simmons 0 2
D. Harris 0 2
L. Lewis 0 2
C. Thomas 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Lowery 5 4
J. Monteiro 5 6
L. Moses 4 4
V. Langston 3 3
S. Casali 3 6
J. Robinson-Woodgett 2 0
J. Bowe Jr. 2 1
I. Rodgers 2 3
K. Bailey-Smith 2 5
D. Harley 1 0
C. Calhoun 1 1
R. Jones Jr. 1 1
M. Patton 1 1
J. Allen 1 2
P. Ngobidi 1 2
S. Holines 1 2
P. Angeh 1 3
S. Huber 1 4
D. Downey 1 5
A. Ali-Musa 0 1
T. Ingram 0 1
E. Asante 0 1
J. Rodriguez 0 1
C. Singh 0 2
L. Amato 0 2
J. Previte 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Jefferson 2.5 5.0
J. Calvin 2.0 6.0
N. Adams 1.0 6.0
D. Ward 0.5 5.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Downey 1.5 10.0
J. Monteiro 1.0 2.0
T. Lowery 0.5 3.0
S. Huber 0.5 2.0
A. Ali-Musa 0.5 2.0
P. Angeh 0.5 1.0
S. Holines 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
N. Fitzgerald 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles