Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

College Football

Mississippi St

1-0

34-17

Final

Southern Miss

0-1

M. M. Roberts Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Punt
Downs
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MSST	10	3	21	0	34
USM	3	7	0	7	17

Who won: Mississippi St 34-17

The Mississippi State Bulldogs beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 34-17 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at M. M. Roberts Stadium. The Mississippi St outscored the Southern Miss 21-0 in the 3rd quarter. Blake Shapen led the Mississippi St in passing yards (26/33, 272 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Braylon Braxton led the Southern Miss in passing yards (26/39, 199 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%MSST final

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00
Kolin Wilson run for 3 yds to the MSST 38
1st & 10 at MSST 35
Q4 0:33
Reed Harradine kickoff for 48 yds
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:33
Touchdown! 7 yd pass
TJ Johnson 7 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)
MSST 34 - 17 USM
Q4 0:38
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for no gain to the MSST 7
1st & Goal at MSST 7
Q4 1:06
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No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep right to Page,Grant thrown to MSU00 broken up by Reyes,Cyrus PENALTY MSU Pass Interference (Reyes,Cyrus) 15 yards from MSU22 to MSU07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at MSST 22
Q4 1:19
Braylon Braxton run for 6 yds to the MSST 22 for a 1ST down
4th & 5 at MSST 28
Q4 1:45
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Robert Briggs Jr. for 2 yds to the MSST 28
3rd & 7 at MSST 30
Q4 2:00
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:00
Q4 2:14
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 3 yds to the MSST 30
2nd & 10 at MSST 33
Q4 2:22
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Grant Page
1st & 10 at MSST 33
Q4 2:52
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Mississippi State Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MSST 33 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MSST 45
Q4 2:59
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No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep left to Dalton,Davis thrown to MSU38 PENALTY MSU Pass Interference 15 yards from USM40 to MSU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at USM 40
Q4 3:20
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Chuck Montgomery for 11 yds to the USM 40 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at USM 29
Q4 3:54
Braylon Braxton run for 6 yds to the USM 29
2nd & 14 at USM 23
Q4 4:18
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 6 yds to the USM 23
1st & 20 at USM 17
Q4 4:40
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No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass complete short left to King,Shane caught at USM37, for 0 yards to the USM27 (Reyes,Cyrus; Moye,Diesel) PENALTY USM Holding (Rogers,Luke) 10 yards from USM27 to USM17. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at USM 27
Q4 4:49
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 04:49
Q4 4:49
Nathan Tiyce punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jabari Ishmael at the USM 27
4th & 10 at MSST 31
Q4 4:57
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PENALTY MSU Delay Of Game (Tiyce,Nathan) 5 yards from MSU36 to MSU31. NO PLAY.
4th & 5 at MSST 36
Q4 4:57
Luke Kromenhoek pass incomplete to Stonka Burnside
3rd & 5 at MSST 36
Q4 5:27
Luke Kromenhoek run for 5 yds to the MSST 36
2nd & 10 at MSST 31
Q4 5:32
Luke Kromenhoek pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
1st & 10 at MSST 31
Q4 6:07
Johnnie Daniels run for 3 yds to the MSST 31 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at MSST 28
Q4 6:25
Luke Kromenhoek pass complete to Markus Allen for 7 yds to the MSST 28
1st & 10 at MSST 21