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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 31, Mississippi State 29
When: 4:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 18, 2021
Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 43461
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Mississippi State 3 14 0 12 29
Memphis 7 0 7 17 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:02
Memphis   TD  Memphis 7 - Mississippi State 0
Sanchez Blake Jr. 49 yd. fumble recovery (Joe Doyle kick)
1st Quarter - 3:20
Mississippi State   FG  Memphis 7 - Mississippi State 3
Nolan McCord 39 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:58
Mississippi State   TD  Memphis 7 - Mississippi State 10
Dillon Johnson 3 yd. run (Nolan McCord kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:07
Mississippi State   TD  Memphis 7 - Mississippi State 17
Jaden Walley 6 yd. pass from Will Rogers (Nolan McCord kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:20
Memphis   TD  Memphis 14 - Mississippi State 17
Calvin Austin III 21 yd. pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick)
4th Quarter - 7:48
Memphis   TD  Memphis 21 - Mississippi State 17
Calvin Austin III 25 yd. pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick)
4th Quarter - 5:36
Memphis   TD  Memphis 28 - Mississippi State 17
Calvin Austin III 94 yd. punt return (Joe Doyle kick)
4th Quarter - 3:03
Mississippi State   TD  Memphis 28 - Mississippi State 23
Malik Heath 9 yd. pass from Will Rogers (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 2:02
Memphis   FG  Memphis 31 - Mississippi State 23
Joe Doyle 51 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:32
Mississippi State   TD  Memphis 31 - Mississippi State 29
Makai Polk 36 yd. pass from Will Rogers (run failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Mississippi State Memphis
W‑L 2 - 1 - 0 3 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Mississippi State Memphis
Score 29 31
1st Downs 26 12
3rd Down Efficiency 9-for-17
53%		 2-for-12
17%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 468 246
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 16-49 25-87
Average/Rush 3.1 3.5
Passing
Comp-Att 50-67 16-28
Passing Yards 419 159
Average/Pass Play 6.1 5.5
Penalties-Yards 9-64 6-55
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 36:57 23:03
PLAYER STATS
Mississippi State (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
W. Rogers 50/67 419 3 0
Memphis (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Henigan 16/28 159 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Johnson 7 49 7.0 1
J. Jernighan 2 5 2.5 0
J. Marks 4 1 0.2 0
W. Rogers 3 -6 -2.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Thomas 16 83 5.2 0
R. Clark 1 16 16.0 0
S. Henigan 4 3 0.8 0
G. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Polk 11 136 12.4 1
M. Heath 9 88 9.8 1
J. Walley 5 58 11.6 1
A. Williams 6 44 7.3 0
J. Marks 6 39 6.5 0
D. Johnson 7 32 4.6 0
J. Jernighan 3 15 5.0 0
J. Calvin 3 7 2.3 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Austin III 9 105 11.7 2
B. Thomas 2 19 9.5 0
J. Ivory 2 15 7.5 0
G. Rogers 1 8 8.0 0
S. Dykes 1 7 7.0 0
R. Clark 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
E. Forbes 1 21 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Wheat 1.0 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. White 1.0 9.0
J. Allen 0.5 3.0
J. Tate IV 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Emerson 5 3
J. Johnson 5 3
R. Charlton 3 1
E. Forbes 2 1
J. Green 2 1
C. Duncan 2 2
A. Odom 1 0
J. Crumedy 1 1
T. Wheat 1 1
A. Brule 1 1
C. Young 1 1
F. Peters 1 2
S. Timbs 0 1
J. Harris 0 1
N. Pickering 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Russell 10 4
T. Pickens 7 1
S. Blake Jr. 7 5
Q. Johnson 6 3
R. Owens 5 2
G. Rubin 5 3
C. Mashburn 3 1
X. Cullens 2 1
E. Rivers 1 0
M. White 1 0
S. Oliver 1 0
S. Henigan 1 0
J. Cartwright 1 0
J. Allen 1 1
J. Francis 1 1
J. Tate IV 1 1
J. Barnett 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Wheat 1.0 3.0
M. Emerson 1.0 1.0
J. Johnson 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
M. White 1.0 9.0
J. Russell 1.0 6.0
Q. Johnson 1.0 4.0
J. Allen 0.5 3.0
J. Tate IV 0.5 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Marks 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles