Inside The Numbers: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
By Corey Price
Tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPNU, the Kentucky Wildcats return to the road for the first in four weeks as they travel to Starkville to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs, ranked #23 in the latest AP Poll. Here are some numbers and facts of interest headed into tonight’s game:
Various Records
Kentucky’s overall record vs. Mississippi State: 21-16 (.568) (won 5 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Mississippi State in Starkville: 7-9 (.438) (won 4 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Mississippi State when Mississippi State is ranked in the AP Poll: 1-4 (.200) (only win came in 1953 when the Bulldogs were ranked 20th in the AP Poll)
Kentucky’s record in the month of October: 234-233-18 (.501) (won 3 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Mississippi State in the month of Ocotober: 13-9 (.591) (won 4 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record playing on October 30th: 8-6-1 (.567) (won 7 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record playing Mississippi State on October 30th: 1-1 (.500)
Kentucky’s record vs. Mississippi State when Mississippi State has a better record going into the game: 10-11 (.476) (won 3 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s largest margin of victory vs. Mississippi State: 28 points (42-14 in 1973)
Kentucky’s worst defeat vs. Mississippi State: 40 points (47-7 in 1994)
Kentucky’s longest win streak vs. Mississippi State: 8 games (1958-1990)
Kentucky’s longest losing streak vs. Mississippi State: 3 games (1999-2001)
Recent trends: The road team has won the last 4 and 6 of the last 10 meetings between these two schools. 12 of the last 20 meetings between the two schools have been decided by single digits
Players Moving Up The Charts
- Randall Cobb needs 114 all-purpose yards to tie Moe Williams for 8th place on Kentucky’s career all-purpose yards list
- Randall Cobb needs 24 points to tie Taylor Begley for 4th place on Kentucky’s career scoring list
- Randall Cobb needs 83 rushing yards to tie Doug Kotar for 25th place on Kentucky’s career rushing yards list
- Randall Cobb needs 5 receptions to tie Quentin McCord for 10th place on Kentucky’s career receptions list
- Mike Hartline needs 354 passing yards to become the 5th quarterback in school history to pass for 5,000 yards in a career
- Mike Hartline needs 917 passing yards to tie Bill Ransdell for 4th place on Kentucky’s career passing yards list
Season Statistical Comparison (Ranking out of 120 FBS schools in parentheses)
Rushing Offense: Kentucky – 147.63 ypg (64th) Mississippi State – 219.25 ypg (15th)
Passing Offense: Kentucky – 280.88 ypg (23rd) Mississippi State – 171.25 ypg (99th)
Total Offense: Kentucky – 428.5 ypg (31st) Mississippi State – 390.5 ypg (55th)
Scoring Offense: Kentucky – 34.75 ppg (23rd) Mississippi State – 28.63 ppg (57th)
Rushing Defense: Kentucky – 176.13 ypg (89th) Mississippi State – 118.5 ypg (27th)
Passing Defense: Kentucky – 176.75 ypg (17th) Mississippi State – 217 ypg (70th)
Total Defense: Kentucky – 352.88 ypg (50th) Mississippi State – 335.5 ypg (35th)
Scoring Defense: Kentucky – 31.63 ppg (98th) Mississippi State – 17 ppg (14th)
Turnover Margin: Kentucky – +.13 tpg (T-53rd) Mississippi State – +.5 tpg (T-33rd)
Time Of Possession: Kentucky – 30:56 (40th) Mississippi State – 31:17 (30th)
Individual Statistical Leaders (Players from both teams ranked in the top 25 in the FBS in certain statistics)
Rushing Yards Per Game: Derrick Locke, Kentucky, 95.67 ypg (25th)
Receptions Per Game: Randall Cobb, Kentucky, 5.88 rpg (24th)
Kickoff Returns: Leon Berry, Mississippi State, 26.79 ypr (25th)
Scoring: Vick Ballard, Mississippi State, 10.29 ppg (T-10th)
All-Purpose Yards: Derrick Locke, Kentucky, 174.67 ypg (5th) Randall Cobb, Kentucky, 165.88 ypg (8th)
Passing Completions: Mike Hartline, Kentucky, 23 cpg (T-23rd)
Passing Yards: Mike Hartline, Kentucky, 2,144 yards (6th)
Passing Yards Per Game: Mike Hartline, Kentucky, 268 ypg (18th)
Total Tackles: Danny Trevathan, Kentucky, 10.13 tpg (19th)
Tackles For Loss: Chris White, Mississippi State, 1.5 tflpg (T-19th)
Kentucky Individual Game Records vs. Mississippi State
Passing Yards: 357, Pookie Jones (1992)
Rushing Yards: 238, Moe
Williams (1995)
Receiving Yards: 123, Derek Abney (2001)
Mississippi State Individual Game Records vs. Kentucky
Passing Yards: 384, Mike Henig (2006)
Rushing Yards: 252, Anthony Dixon (2009)
Receiving Yards: 192, Tony Burks (2006)
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