| Score | |
|---|---|
| Team | Score |
| South Carolina | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 17 |
| GamecockArchives.com Players of the Game | |
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| Player | Unit |
| Game Summary |
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| Scoring Plays | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Game Time | Team | SC Score | Opp Score | Play |
| 1 | 10:30 | MST | 0 | 3 | Westerfield, 42-yd field goal |
| 2 | 00:21 | MST | 0 | 10 | Ashley Cooper, 52-yd interception return (Westerfield kick) |
| 3 | 01:21 | MST | 0 | 17 | Kelvin Love, 27-yd pass from Wayne Madkin (Westerfield kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC | Mississippi State |
| USC Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Derek Watson | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 0 | Ryan Brewer | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | Boo Williams | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | Antione Nesmith | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| USC Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Phil Petty | 14 | 7 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | Mikal Goodman | 10 | 5 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| USC Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Trgt | Com% | Yds | BP | Avg | 34DTrgt | 34DConv | TD | Jermale Kelly | 5 | 1 | 500.0 | 78 | 0 | 15.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kerry Hood | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | Ryan Brewer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 1 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trey Pennington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Antione Nesmith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | Carlos Spikes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Derek Watson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Teddy Salters | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Int |
| Kickoff Returns | |||
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| Player | KR | Yds | TD |
| Punt Returns | |||
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| Player | PR | Yds | TD |
| Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yds | Avg | Net Yds | Net Avg | In20 | TB | Long |
| Game Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TKL | TFL | SK | FF | FR | PBU | QBH | IPL | CDPL | RZPL | SPP |
| Game Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yds | TD |
| Game Participation (Starters in All Caps) | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| JOHN ABRAHAM | LB |
| COREY ATKINS | LB |
| TIM BELL | LG |
| SHELDON BROWN | FS |
| CECIL CALDWELL | DT |
| KALIMBA EDWARDS | DE2 |
| RASHAD FAISON | CB |
| ARTURO FREEMAN | CB |
| C.J. FRYE | DT |
| RAY GREEN | SS |
| KENNETH HARNEY | LB |
| KEVIN JOHNSON | RG |
| LARELL JOHNSON | C |
| JERMALE KELLY | WR |
| JIM LEVANDUSKY | LT |
| MATT MARSTERS | DE1 |
| ANTIONE NESMITH | FB |
| MELVIN PAIGE | RT |
| TREY PENNINGTON | TE |
| PHIL PETTY | QB |
| JAMIE PRICE | WR |
| DEREK WATSON | TB |