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No. 12 Mississippi shuts down rival Mississippi State 17-7 to win Battle for the Golden Egg
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Quinshon Judkins rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and No. 12 Mississippi clamped down on defense to beat rival Mississippi State 17-7 on Thursday night in their annual Battle for the Golden Egg.
Jaxson Dart threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Caden Prieskorn early in the fourth quarter to give the Rebels (10-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 12 CFP) a 10-point lead. Judkins scored on a 2-yard run in the third to put Ole Miss ahead 10-7.
“I’m really proud of our players,” Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said. “I thought our guys played great defense pretty much the whole night. We played really well in the second half running the football and then finished well running the football. We weren’t perfect by any means. Excited to get the trophy back.”
Will Rogers passed for 207 yards and scored on a 1-yard plunge that gave the Bulldogs (5-7, 1-7) a 7-3 advantage with 8:33 left in the third. But a targeting penalty on MSU linebacker DeShawn Page kept the ensuing drive alive, and the Rebels went 75 yards in 10 plays to regain the lead.
The road team has won six of the past eight Golden Egg matchups.
Ole Miss' high-powered offense was shut out in the first quarter for the first time this season and held to just a field goal in the first half. But the Rebels went into the locker room with a 3-0 lead despite a season low for points in any half.
Caden Costa kicked a 36-yard field goal for Mississippi in the second quarter to cap a 66-yard drive that took 13 plays and 6:22 off the clock.
Mississippi State drove 71 yards for a touchdown in 4:55 on its first possession of the second half.
Ole Miss finished with only 307 yards of total offense and was held below 100 yards passing as Dart finished 14 of 26 for 96 yards and a touchdown. Judkins carried 28 times and became the third Rebels running back to eclipse 1,000 yards twice in a career.
It was a tough defeat for a Mississippi State team led by interim coach Greg Knox the last two weeks after Zach Arnett was fired following a loss to Texas A&M. Knox helped spark the Bulldogs, even driving a four-wheeler onto the field Thursday.
“Great group of seniors that took control, led this team. I can’t thank them enough for all they did through the tough times,” Knox said. “They did everything they could to hold this team together and I appreciate them.”
The Bulldogs had 303 yards of offense. Rogers completed 25 of 39 passes and had his second career rushing touchdown.
MSU averaged just 3.4 yards per carry.
Rogers was emotional after what could be the four-year starter's final game for the Bulldogs.
“It would have been so easy to quit after everything that we’ve been through on and off the field. People can say what they want to, but we’re not quitters,” Rogers said. “Coach Knox did a really good job. I’m proud of the team and the real fighters. It would have been easy to tap out and let a really good team come here and walk all over us. I gave it my all.”
BIG PICTURE
Ole Miss won 10 regular-season games for the second time in three years. Before the arrival of Kiffin, the Rebels never had a 10-win regular season.
Mississippi State finished a tumultuous year dating back to the death of coach Mike Leach shortly after the 2022 regular season.
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Q. Judkins
1 RB 119 RuYds, RuTD, 5 ReYds, 3 RECs |
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W. Rogers
7 QB 207 PaYds, 10 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 22 | 15 |
Rushing | 15 | 4 |
Passing | 5 | 11 |
Penalty | 2 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-16 | 4-16 |
4th Down Conv | 2-2 | 1-2 |
Total Net Yards | 316 | 303 |
Total Plays | 75 | 67 |
Avg Gain | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 220 | 96 |
Rush Attempts | 49 | 28 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.5 | 3.4 |
Yards Passing | 96 | 207 |
Comp. - Att. | 14-26 | 25-39 |
Yards Per Pass | 3.7 | 5.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-30 | 4-56 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 8-43.1 | 8-40.8 |
Return Yards | 0 | 24 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 3-24 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Dart
2 QB
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J. Dart | 14/26 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Q. Judkins
4 RB
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Q. Judkins | 28 | 119 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
U. Bentley IV
24 RB
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U. Bentley IV | 10 | 63 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dart
2 QB
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J. Dart | 8 | 39 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pegues
89 DT
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J. Pegues | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Prieskorn
86 TE
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C. Prieskorn | 5 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Harris
9 WR
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T. Harris | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Wade
19 WR
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D. Wade | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Watkins
11 WR
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J. Watkins | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U. Bentley IV
24 RB
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U. Bentley IV | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Judkins
4 RB
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Q. Judkins | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Anthony
3 S
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D. Anthony | 7-9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Coleman
23 LB
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K. Coleman | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Saunders Jr.
5 S
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J. Saunders Jr. | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Walton
6 CB
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Z. Walton | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Prince
7 CB
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D. Prince | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Washington
25 S
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T. Washington | 1-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Cistrunk
36 LB
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A. Cistrunk | 1-8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ivey
15 DE
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J. Ivey | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Harris
51 DT
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Z. Harris | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dart
2 QB
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J. Dart | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Tennison
13 S
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L. Tennison | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jean-Baptiste
11 LB
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J. Jean-Baptiste | 0-10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Stone
95 DT
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A. Stone | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pegues
89 DT
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J. Pegues | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Johnson
2 DE
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C. Johnson | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
F. Masin
12 P
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F. Masin | 8 | 43.1 | 6 | 48 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
W. Rogers
2 QB
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W. Rogers | 25/39 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 12 | 39 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Lee
24 RB
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K. Lee | 3 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pittman
25 RB
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J. Pittman | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Thomas
1 WR
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Z. Thomas | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Rogers
2 QB
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W. Rogers | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Wright
14 QB
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M. Wright | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Z. Thomas
1 WR
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Z. Thomas | 7 | 6 | 88 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Griffin
5 WR
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L. Griffin | 8 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Robinson
3 WR
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J. Robinson | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Goede
88 TE
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R. Goede | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Harmon
81 TE
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A. Harmon | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pittman
25 RB
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J. Pittman | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Walley
11 WR
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J. Walley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Roberson
19 WR
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F. Roberson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Davis
23 RB
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S. Davis | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Richardson
3 CB
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D. Richardson | 3-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ellington
10 S
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C. Ellington | 3-8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Watson
14 LB
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N. Watson | 2-18 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Nicholson
4 CB
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D. Nicholson | 2-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Taylor
92 DL
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E. Taylor | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Page
0 LB
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D. Page | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Cooper
45 DL
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T. Cooper | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Banks
1 S
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M. Banks | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Crumedy
94 DT
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J. Crumedy | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Russell
36 DL
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D. Russell | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Anderson
91 DE
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D. Anderson | 0-8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Pickering
22 DT
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