SEC

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Starkville, Mississippi

Season

Mississippi State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 213 225

Points / Game 26.6 28.1

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,265 3,024

Plays 553 538

Yards / Play 5.90 5.62

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 303 270

Rushing Yards 1,293 932

Yards / Attempt 4.27 3.45

Rushing Touchdowns 7 5

Passing

Pass Completions 162 183

Pass Attempts 250 268

Completion % 64.8% 68.3%

Net Passing Yards 1,972 2,092

Yards / Attempt 7.89 7.81

Passing Touchdowns 20 18

Interceptions Thrown 6 2

First Downs

First Downs 177 160

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 43 47

3rd Down Attempts 107 115

3rd Down % 40.2% 40.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 8 9

4th Down Attempts 18 13

4th Down % 44.4% 69.2%

Turnovers

Turnovers 11 7

Fumbles Lost 5 5

Interceptions Thrown 6 2

Fumbles Recovered 5 5

Defense

Sacks 21 27

Tackles for Loss 43 49

Interceptions 2 6

Interception Return Yards 12 76

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 1

Penalties

Penalties 61 61

Penalty Yards 564 570

Possession

Possession Time 227:18 252:42

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 13

Kick Return Yards 70 346

Yards / Return 17.50 26.62

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 2 5

Punt Return Yards 6 0

Yards / Return 3.00 0.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.35

Success Rate 43.5%

PPA 0.109

Explosiveness 1.230

Opportunities 49

Drives 94

Plays 561

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 19.1%

Power Success 73.5%

Line Yards 3.10

Second-Level Yards 1.13

Open-Field Yards 1.29

Line Yards Total 859

Second-Level Yards Total 314

Open-Field Yards Total 358

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 45.1%

PPA 0.118

Explosiveness 0.941

Play Rate 49.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.7%

PPA 0.172

Explosiveness 1.543

Play Rate 48.1%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.0%

Standard Downs PPA 0.070

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.989

Standard Downs Rate 69.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 31.2%

Passing Downs PPA 0.196

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.076

Passing Downs Rate 30.8%

Field Position

Average Start 70.6

Average Predicted Points 1.347

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.3%

Front Seven Havoc 10.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.266

Adjusted Success Rate 11.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.125

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.189

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.552

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.4%

Adjusted Power Success 10.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 5.3%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.90

Success Rate Allowed 42.6%

PPA Allowed 0.132

Explosiveness Allowed 1.153

Opportunities Faced 52

Drives Faced 89

Plays Faced 551

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 15.5%

Power Success Allowed 74.2%

Line Yards Allowed 2.99

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.81

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.58

Line Yards Total Allowed 754

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 205

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.5%

PPA Allowed -0.018

Explosiveness Allowed 0.714

Play Rate Faced 45.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.8%

PPA Allowed 0.286

Explosiveness Allowed 1.522

Play Rate Faced 51.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 48.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.097

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.916

Standard Downs Rate Faced 71.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 28.2%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.221

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.181

Passing Downs Rate Faced 28.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.7

Average Predicted Points -1.273

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 15.6%

Front Seven Havoc 9.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.677

Adjusted Success Rate 3.0%

Adjusted PPA 0.095

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.084

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.425

Adjusted Stuff Rate 0.1%

Adjusted Power Success 2.1%

Adjusted Havoc 0.0%