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2017 SEASON DATABASE
Mississippi State football
Record: 9–4 (Schedule & Results)
Conference: SEC
Players: 57
Points For: 416
Points/Game: 32.0
Points Against: 272
Opp. Points/Game: 20.9
2017 SEASON
LIVE SCOREBOARD →Schedule & results
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TEAM PRODUCTION
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2017 SEASON TOTALS
ALL GAMESOffense at a glance
| PASS CMP | PASS ATT | PASS YDS | PASS % | PASS AVG | PASS TD | PASS INT | PASS RTG | SACK | RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | RUSH AVG | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | REC AVG | REC TD | PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | 353 | 2,170 | 54.1 | 6.1 | 17 | 14 | 113.7 | 0 | 623 | 3,286 | 5.3 | 30 | 191 | 2,170 | 11.4 | 17 | 32.0 |
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PLAYER PROFILES →Individual player statistics
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Passing
| PLAYER | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. FitzgeraldQB | 159 | 286 | 1782 | 55.6 | 6.2 | 15 | 11 | 117.5 | — |
| K. ThompsonWR | 32 | 66 | 388 | 48.5 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 101.8 | — |
| R. ToddWR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -200.0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 191 | 353 | 2,170 | 54.1 | 6.1 | 17 | 14 | 113.7 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. WilliamsRB | 236 | 1107 | 4.7 | 59 | 6 | — |
| N. FitzgeraldQB | 162 | 984 | 6.1 | 45 | 14 | — |
| K. ThompsonWR | 75 | 446 | 5.9 | 40 | 6 | — |
| K. HillRB | 78 | 393 | 5.0 | 30 | 2 | — |
| N. GibsonRB | 45 | 239 | 5.3 | 39 | 1 | — |
| D. LeeRB | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | — |
| K. Mixon Jr.WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | — |
| A. MurphyRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| D. ThomasWR | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| J. PetersCB | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| J. JacksonWR | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| T. BraswellRB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| L. CookeP | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 623 | 3,286 | 5.3 | 59 | 30 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. JacksonWR | 27 | 276 | 10.2 | 32 | 0 |
| K. Mixon Jr.WR | 18 | 275 | 15.3 | 45 | 1 |
| J. ThomasTE | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 29 | 3 |
| D. ThomasWR | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 25 | 4 |
| D. GrayWR | 24 | 214 | 8.9 | 24 | 3 |
| J. CouchWR | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 32 | 2 |
| F. GreenTE | 9 | 174 | 19.3 | 62 | 0 |
| R. ToddWR | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 37 | 1 |
| A. WilliamsRB | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 28 | 0 |
| G. MylesWR | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 21 | 2 |
| O. MitchellWR | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 |
| J. JohnsonTE | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 12 | 1 |
| K. HillRB | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| N. GibsonRB | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 191 | 2,170 | 11.4 | 62 | 17 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Defense
| PLAYER | TOT | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. McLaurinS | 79 | 36 | — | 3.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | — |
| J. AbramS | 71 | 43 | — | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 5 | — |
| J. GrayDB | 64 | 21 | — | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 | — |
| J. SimmonsDT | 60 | 21 | — | 12.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | — |
| D. HarrisLB | 57 | 18 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| M. SweatDE | 48 | 21 | — | 15.5 | 10.5 | — | 0 | — |
| E. ThompsonLB | 46 | 21 | — | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | — |
| L. LewisLB | 46 | 15 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | — |
| G. GreenDE | 38 | 13 | — | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| B. BryantDB | 32 | 13 | — | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F. AdamsDE | 26 | 9 | — | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | — |
| C. DantzlerCB | 25 | 15 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| J. PetersCB | 23 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| W. Gay Jr.LB | 23 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| B. HoyettDT | 21 | 5 | — | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | — |
| M. SpencerDE | 19 | 5 | — | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | — |
| T. ClevelandDB | 18 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| K. JonesDE | 17 | 7 | — | 3.5 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| T. BrownDT | 16 | 7 | — | 2.5 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| C. RayfordCB | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| G. HarrisDT | 14 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| C. ThomasDT | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| L. DurrDB | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| T. WashingtonLB | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. SmithermanCB | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| T. JungLB | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| C. MorganS | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. LeeRB | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| S. AdegokeS | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| K. HillRB | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. JonesDT | 3 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. WilliamsOL | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. CouchWR | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. JacksonWR | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. PhillipsLB | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. Mixon Jr.WR | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. CharlesCB | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| N. FitzgeraldQB | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| S. ReeseOL | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| A. WilliamsRB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| A. MurphyRB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. GrayWR | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. JenkinsOL | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| L. CookeP | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| N. GibsonRB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| R. ToddWR | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. ThomasWR | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 844 | 348 | 0 | 85 | 36 | 13 | 45 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Kicking & Scoring
| PLAYER | FGM | FGA | FG% | XPM | XPA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. ChristmannPK | 12 | 14 | — | 42 | 42 | 78 |
| T. DayP | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 50 | 52 | 92 |
TEAM NEWS + STATTAKE ARTICLES
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NATIONAL UPDATE
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READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEMississippi State considering major QB change vs.
Mississippi State considering major QB change vs. Texas amid Kamario Taylor injury. The Mississippi State Bulldogs will be without quarterback Kamario Taylor for the remainder of the season due to toe surgery. They started Parker Puckett for two games after Taylor’s injury, but the freshman’s performance wasn’t up to par.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATETexas HC Steve Sarkisian sends blunt message about SEC’s nine-game conference sche…
Texas HC Steve Sarkisian sends blunt message about SEC’s nine-game conference schedule. Steve Sarkisian looked well beyond Saturday’s game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during his weekly Zoom press conference on Thursday. His focus went to December, when the College Football Playoff selection committee will have to sort through a Southeastern Conference with no team left unbeaten in league play. The No.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEMississippi State Gets Major Recovery Update After Star QB Kamario Taylor’s Surgery.
Mississippi State Gets Major Recovery Update After Star QB Kamario Taylor’s Surgery. The Mississippi State Bulldogs QB Kamario Taylor has undergone successful surgery for a turf toe injury and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season. The procedure was performed by Dr. Norman Waldrop of Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEOklahoma State: having a fantastic season under first-year head coach Eric Morris…
having a fantastic season under first-year head coach Eric Morris Three-star Willis (Texas) High cornerback J'lynnd Kellow has flipped his commitment from Mississippi State to the Cowboys, he tells Rivals. The touted senior defensive back officially visited Stillwater over the weekend — and is one of the many 2027 prospects that the Pokes are planning to add to their current recruiting haul between now and National Signing Day. Oklahoma State was buzzing with Kellow this spring and was previously the leader in this recruitment. The Cowboys are enjoying a full-circle moment. "The biggest thing is that the culture and the coaching staff and the team all feel right to me," Kellow told Rivals of his decision to flip. "I'm trusting Coach Wilson and making an impact early — as a true freshman." Position coach Julian Wilson played a leading role in building an early connection with Kellow — and driving the flip down the stretch
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEMississippi State: State's morale high after big blows; starting QB search underway.
State's morale high after big blows; starting QB search underway. That’s the SEC, and that’s football. Such was the sentiment from Jeff Lebby in regards to the recent injuries suffered by Mississippi State. On Wednesday morning, star quarterback Kamario Taylor had surgery to repair a toe injury and will miss the rest of the season.
READ UPDATE →STATTAKEMississippi State’s No. 16 Ranking Is Still Too Low
The Bulldogs are 4–0 with two SEC wins and a ranked victory. Voters are still treating the résumé like a pleasant surprise instead of one of the league’s best.
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READ UPDATE →ROSTER BUILDING
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