Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi State 56, Eastern Kentucky 7
When: 6:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, August 31, 2024
Where: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 48724
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Eastern Kentucky 0 7 0 0 7
Mississippi State 14 21 7 14 56
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:28
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Jordan Mosley 65 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
1st Quarter - 11:07
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 14 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Blake Shapen 4 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:01
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 21 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Creed Whittemore 41 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:10
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 28 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Kevin Coleman 23 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:16
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 35 - Eastern Kentucky 0
Mario Craver 54 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:03
Eastern Kentucky   TD  Mississippi State 35 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Ron Vann Jr. 9 yd. pass from Matt Morrissey (Patrick Nations kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:42
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 42 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Davon Booth 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 6:58
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 49 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Mario Craver blocked punt return in end zone (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 4:07
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 56 - Eastern Kentucky 7
Elijah Cannon 51 yd. interception return (Kyle Ferrie kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Eastern Kentucky Mississippi State
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Eastern Kentucky Mississippi State
Score 7 56
1st Downs 16 19
3rd Down Efficiency 8-for-20
40%		 5-for-11
45%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-3
0%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 295 455
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 38-126 35-208
Average/Rush 3.3 5.9
Passing
Comp-Att 22-38 15-22
Passing Yards 169 247
Average/Pass Play 4.2 10.7
Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 38:06 21:54
PLAYER STATS
Eastern Kentucky (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Morrissey 22/38 169 1 1
Mississippi State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shapen 15/20 247 3 0
C. Parson 0/2 0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Carter 19 75 3.9 0
B. Latham 14 71 5.1 0
M. Morrissey 5 -20 -4.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Shapen 7 44 6.3 1
C. Whittemore 1 41 41.0 1
K. Lee 9 40 4.4 0
D. Booth 8 39 4.9 1
J. Daniels 5 21 4.2 0
X. Gayten 3 16 5.3 0
C. Parson 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Calwise Jr. 5 45 9.0 0
D. Stanley 4 33 8.2 0
B. Johnson Jr. 2 31 15.5 0
J. Dixon 3 21 7.0 0
R. Vann Jr. 1 9 9.0 1
J. Carter 2 8 4.0 0
J. House 1 7 7.0 0
J. Horn 1 6 6.0 0
J. West 1 5 5.0 0
B. Latham 1 2 2.0 0
C. Schlachter 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Mosley 5 104 20.8 1
K. Coleman 5 88 17.6 1
M. Craver 1 54 54.0 1
C. Whittemore 1 3 3.0 0
J. Ball 1 2 2.0 0
K. Lee 1 2 2.0 0
B. Burnside 1 -6 -6.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
E. Cannon 1 51 1
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Dinkins 1.0 3.0
J. Head Jr. 0.5 4.0
A. Shepphard 0.5 3.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
I. Smith 5 6
B. Lanier 4 1
Z. Tillman 3 3
T. Johnson 2 2
K. Dinkins 1 1
K. Jones 1 1
J. Morant 1 1
H. Washington 1 3
D. Russell 1 3
B. Jennings 1 5
E. Cannon 0 1
T. Williams 0 1
C. Reyes 0 1
J. Purvis 0 1
D. Russell 0 1
T. Cooper 0 1
T. Hibbler Jr. 0 2
K. Bingley-Jones 0 2
M. Ross 0 2
R. Jones 0 2
K. Albert 0 2
J. Head Jr. 0 2
A. Shepphard 0 3
S. Kpaka 0 4
K. McClendon 0 4
J. Lewis 0 4
N. Mitchell 0 4
B. Pollock 0 4
S. Blanton 0 5
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Dinkins 1.0 3.0
J. Head Jr. 0.5 4.0
A. Shepphard 0.5 3.0
B. Jennings 0.5 1.0
J. Lewis 0.5 1.0
N. Mitchell 0.5 1.0
S. Kpaka 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
K. Lee 1
J. Daniels 2