Mississippi State Bulldogs @ Minnesota Golden Gophers — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi St. MSST 2-0, 1-0 Away
38
Final
13
Golden Gophers Minnesota MINN 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MSST 14 14 3 7 38
MINN 3 3 7 0 13
Top Performers
Passing Yards
K. Taylor QB MSST
227 PASS
D.
D. Lindsey QB MINN
279 PASS
Rushing Yards
D. Bothwell RB MSST
113 RUSH
D.
D. Taylor MINN
15 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A. Evans WR MSST
121 REC
N.
N. Jennings WR MINN
88 REC
Passing
Mississippi St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Taylor 16/22 227 3 0 1 145.3
Minnesota
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lindsey 31/48 279 0 0 2 80.1
Rushing
Mississippi St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Taylor 13 86 6.6 0 26
A. Evans 1 6 6.0 0 6
D. Bothwell 18 113 6.3 2 30
K. Wilson 11 34 3.1 0 9
X. Gayten 3 13 4.3 0 11
Minnesota
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Turner 2 4 2.0 0 5
D. Lindsey 2 -12 -6.0 0 0
T. Thomas 3 -1 -0.3 0 3
D. Taylor 6 15 2.5 0 5
X. Ford 2 7 3.5 0 4
Receiving
Mississippi St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
Z. Ragins 3 4 53 17.7 1 25 0
A. Evans 7 10 121 17.3 1 39 0
S. Magee 4 4 42 10.5 1 30 0
D. Bothwell 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
M. Johnson 1 2 8 8.0 0 8 0
S. West 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Minnesota
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Turner 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
N. Jennings 7 11 88 12.6 0 34 0
K. Helms 2 2 13 6.5 0 7 0
H. Moore 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Johnson 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
T. Thomas 4 7 40 10.0 0 14 0
D. Taylor 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Tracy 7 9 51 7.3 0 13 0
J. Smith 5 13 51 10.2 0 20 0
P. Walsh 2 2 18 9.0 0 17 0
Defense
Mississippi St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Gilbert 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dolby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Lockhart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Whitson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Bledsoe 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Jefferson 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Williams 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Lockhart 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Reed 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. James 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Riley 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Smith 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Singleton 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Jones 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jenkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dinkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Kingsbury 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Menz 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Baranowski 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Nestor 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Harden 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Kissayi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bush 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. West 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Brown 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Gousby 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Smith 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Smith 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Sunram 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
T. Randle 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gerlach 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
N. Crowder 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Howard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Monroe 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Mississippi St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Ferrie 1/2 5/5 8 1
Minnesota
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
L. Drzewiecki 2/2 1/1 7 0
Returns
Mississippi St.
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Minnesota
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Q. Hendryx 2 51 25.5 0 36 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Mississippi St.
Minnesota
479 Total Yards 292
28 First Downs 18
8 Passing 12
15 Rushing 3
3 Penalty 5
6/10 3rd Down Eff. 4/13
227 Passing Yards 279
252 Rushing Yards 13
1 Turnovers 0
6-60 Penalties 12-115
30:15 Possession 29:45
3/4 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 0 38 - 13
XP K. Ferrie
38 - 13 12:32
TD D. Bothwell
37 - 13 12:32
Q3 3 - 7 31 - 13
FG K. Ferrie
31 - 13 9:53
28 - 13 11:01
L. Drzewiecki XP
28 - 12 11:01
A. West TD
Q2 14 - 3 28 - 6
28 - 6
L. Drzewiecki FG
XP K. Ferrie
28 - 3 4:32
TD A. Evans
27 - 3 4:32
XP K. Ferrie
21 - 3 11:27
TD S. Magee
20 - 3 11:27
Q1 14 - 3 14 - 3
XP K. Ferrie
14 - 3 0:22
TD D. Bothwell
13 - 3 0:22
7 - 3 2:58
L. Drzewiecki FG
XP K. Ferrie
7 - 0 13:12
TD Z. Ragins
6 - 0 13:12
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MSST +25 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m