Northern Illinois Huskies vs Mississippi State Bulldogs
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| MSST | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Who won: Mississippi St 38-10
The Mississippi State Bulldogs beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 38-10 on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Davis Wade Stadium. The Mississippi St outscored the N Illinois 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Blake Shapen led the Mississippi St in passing yards (12/20, 160 YDS, 1 TD). Josh Holst led the N Illinois in passing yards (14/23, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Shapen | 12/20 | 160 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluff Bothwell | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Blake Shapen | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 24 |
| Xavier Gayten | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 22 |
| Kamario Taylor | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Davon Booth | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 2 | 6 |
| Anthony Evans III | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Seth Davis | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Brenen Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Evans III | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 57 |
| Jordan Mosley | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| Brenen Thompson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Davon Booth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ayden Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seydou Traore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahron Manning | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Smith | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Washington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brylan Lanier | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAgo Brumfield | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakari Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jett Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malick Sylla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Hibbler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branden Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevion Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayven Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaray Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Evans III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Ferrie | 1/1 | 100.0 | 48 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pulliam | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Nathan Tiyce | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
