Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Aug 30, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MSST	10	3	21	0	34
USM	3	7	0	7	17

Game Recap

Mississippi State gets it going in second half, defeats Southern Miss 34-17. A sluggish first half didn’t deter Mississippi State in its season opener on Saturday afternoon.

Scoring Summary

MSSTUSM

Q113:35Seydou Traore 57 Yd pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie Kick).70
Q17:54Reed Harradine 43 Yd Field Goal.73
Q13:35Kyle Ferrie 55 Yd Field Goal.103
Q29:32Micah Davis 3 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick).1010
Q20:03Kyle Ferrie 30 Yd Field Goal.1310
Q39:34Fluff Bothwell 6 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick).2010
Q34:57Fluff Bothwell 1 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick).2710
Q31:52Davon Booth 3 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick).3410
Q40:33TJ Johnson 7 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick).3417

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
70
Punt — 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:58
70
Interception — 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:05
70
Field Goal — 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:38
73
Field Goal — 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:19
103

2nd Quarter

Downs — 10 plays, 30 yards, 3:41
103
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:57
103
Touchdown — 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:25
1010
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:21
1010
Punt — 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:12
1010
Field Goal — 15 plays, 63 yards, 5:56
1310
End of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:03
1310

3rd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, -1 yard, 2:06
1310
Touchdown — 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:10
2010
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:38
2010
TOUCHDOWN — 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:59
2710
Interception — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07
2710
Touchdown — 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:58
3410
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:24
3410

4th Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:48
3410
Downs — 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:01
3410
Punt — 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:50
3410
Touchdown — 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:16
3417
End of Game — 1 play, 3 yards, 0:33
3417

Team Stats

MSST

USM

34Points17

465Total Yards301

279Pass Yards199

186Rush Yards102

30:21Time of Possession29:39

24First Downs18

4Touchdowns2

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

1Turnovers1

119Penalty Yards60

Game Details

Saturday, August 30, 2025 · 12:00 PM

M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS

attendance: 33,485 (93.0%)