Postgame Notes: Mississippi State 21, No. 5 Georgia 41
November 08, 2025 | Football
2025 Mississippi State Football Postgame Notes
Starkville, Miss. // Davis Wade Stadium
Mississippi State 21, #5 Georgia 41
General Notes
- Mississippi State and Georgia met for the 28th time, and just the 8th time in Starkville.
- Georgia leads the all-time series, 22-6.
- When the game is played in Starkville, Georgia leads, 6-2.
- Uniform Combo: Mississippi State wore a white helmet, maroon jersey and white pants. The helmet had the maroon Interlocking MSU logo on it.
- Attendance: 53,017
- Mississippi State has scored in 66 consecutive games dating back to October 21, 2020.
- SEC Nation was in Starkville for the ninth time in the show's history and the first time since Sept. 16, 2023.
- Mississippi State is 4-5 when SEC Nation has been in Starkville
- The Barstool College Football Show was in Starkville for the first time ever.
- This was head coach Jeff Lebby's 9th game (of 22 total) against a team ranked inside the AP Top 15 and the 5th opponent ranked inside the top 10 and the 3rd ranked inside the top 5.
Game Captains & Coin Toss
- Game Captains for State: #0 Brenen Thompson (WR), #1 Kelley Jones (CB), #23 Trevion Williams (DL)
- Mississippi State won the toss and elected to receive.
- Mississippi State has received the opening kickoff in 25 of the last 27 games and 21 of 23 games under Coach Lebby.
- Mississippi State is 11-11 on the coin toss under Jeff Lebby.
Offensive Team Notes
- Mississippi State has outscored its opponents 93-29 in the first quarter this season and 151-111 in the first half.
- The Bulldogs rushed for 147 yards, which is the 7th time this season that MSU has gone over 100 rushing yards as a team.
Offensive Player Notes
Blake Shapen
- Extended his consecutive start streak to 35 games.
- With Shapens 86 passing yards, it moved his season total to 2,234, which is 10th most in a single season for MSU quarterbacks.
- Recorded his third, fourth, and fifth career rushing touchdowns in the game. Has rushed for a score in three of the last four games.
- Scored a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.
- Had multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game for the first time in his career.
- Taylor had three rushing touchdowns in this game, becoming the first MSU player to have 3+ rushing touchdowns in the same game since Kylin Hill against Arkansas in 2019.
- Taylor is the first MSU quarterback to accomplish the feat since Nick Fitzgerald against Louisiana in 2018.
- Taylor became the first Bulldog quarterback since Tommy Stevens in 2019 to have 75+ passing yards, 50+ rushing yards, and 1+ rushing touchdowns
- With Evans' four receptions, he now has had at least four receptions in every game this season.
- With Thompsons 92 receiving yards, he has had four straight games of 75+ receiving yards.
- Thompsons 57-yard reception in the fourth quarter was his longest catch as Bulldog.
Defensive Team Notes
- First fumble recovery for the Bulldogs since September 13, 2025 versus Alcorn State.
- This is State's ninth game this season not allowing a first quarter offensive touchdown.
Defensive Player Notes
- Fifth game in a row with a pass breakup.
- First career fumble recovery.
- First ever multi tackle for loss game in his career with 2.
- Second time this season forcing a fumble in a game.
Special Teams Notes
Kyle Ferrie
- Ferrie was 3-3 in PATs, extending his streak to 67 straight makes … 39 straight makes this season.
- He is 104-for-105 in PATs in his career.
- 104 PATs ties Ferrie with Westin Graves for second in Mississippi State history in made extra points.
- Ferrie now has 209 career points which moves him with three points of Artie Crosby, who is 6th all-time in points for the Bulldogs, and 3rd among kickers.
- Seven straight games with a punt of 50+ yards.
Nathan Tiyce
- Fifth game in a row pinning a punt inside the 20-yard line.
Explosive Plays (2)
(plays of 20+ yards)
- 23-yard touchdown run, third quarter
- 57-yard reception from Kamario Taylor, fourth quarter
Career Highs
Kamario Taylor
- Rushing touchdowns – 3
- Rushing attempts – 11
- Completions – 6
- Attempts – 10
- Passing yards – 87
- Longest Pass – 57 yards
- Longest rush – 23 yards
- Forced Fumbles – 1
- Pass Breakups – 1
Isaac Smith
- Fumble Recoveries – 1
- Tackles for Loss – 1
Kelley Jones
- Pass Breakups – 2
- Tackles for Loss – 2
- Tackles – 6
- QB Hurries – 1
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