College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi State 38, Northern Illinois 10
When: 4:15 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 45803
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 3 7 0 0 10
Mississippi State 7 7 10 14 38
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:41
Northern Illinois   FG  Mississippi State 0 - Northern Illinois 3
Andrew Glass 30 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:48
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Northern Illinois 3
Brenen Thompson 10 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:53
Northern Illinois   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Northern Illinois 10
DeAree Rogers 24 yd. pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:31
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 14 - Northern Illinois 10
Seydou Traore 1 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:55
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 21 - Northern Illinois 10
Davon Booth 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:54
Mississippi State   FG  Mississippi State 24 - Northern Illinois 10
Kyle Ferrie 48 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 11:18
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 31 - Northern Illinois 10
Davon Booth 6 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 4:31
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 38 - Northern Illinois 10
Xavier Gayten 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Northern Illinois Mississippi State
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 4 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Northern Illinois Mississippi State
Score 10 38
1st Downs 14 23
3rd Down Efficiency 1-for-9
11%		 5-for-13
38%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-2
0%		 4-for-4
100%
Total Yards 267 452
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 27-125 49-292
Average/Rush 4.6 6.0
Passing
Comp-Att 15-25 12-20
Passing Yards 142 160
Average/Pass Play 5.5 7.3
Penalties-Yards 5-50 11-103
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55
PLAYER STATS
Northern Illinois (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Holst 14/23 135 1 1
B. Davidson 1/2 7 0 0
Mississippi State (4 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shapen 12/20 160 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Wright 13 47 3.6 0
T. Johnson Jr. 6 46 7.7 0
J. Holst 3 19 6.3 0
J. Poe 3 16 5.3 0
B. Davidson 1 -2 -2.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
F. Bothwell 17 101 5.9 0
B. Shapen 11 51 4.6 0
X. Gayten 4 45 11.2 1
K. Taylor 3 26 8.7 0
D. Booth 7 22 3.1 2
A. Evans III 3 21 7.0 0
S. Davis 3 16 5.3 0
B. Thompson 1 10 10.0 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Rogers 6 84 14.0 1
G. Givens 1 19 19.0 0
T. Johnson Jr. 2 10 5.0 0
J. Poe 1 8 8.0 0
G. Dimopoulos 2 7 3.5 0
C. Wright 2 7 3.5 0
K. Lewis 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Evans III 4 80 20.0 0
J. Mosley 1 45 45.0 0
B. Thompson 2 13 6.5 0
F. Bothwell 2 10 5.0 0
D. Booth 1 8 8.0 0
A. Williams 1 3 3.0 0
S. Traore 1 1 1.0 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
I. Smith 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
L. Ingold 0.5 4.0
J. Beeler 0.5 4.0
F. Maciorowski 0.5 3.0
A. Gulley Jr. 0.5 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Thomas 1.0 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Myles 3 3
Q. Urwiler 3 11
D. Reynolds 2 0
M. Jammeh 2 4
F. Maciorowski 2 7
J. Beeler 2 8
D. Harrison 1 0
J. Finley 1 0
R. Jean 1 1
B. Windham 1 1
K. Lyons 1 1
J. Finley 1 2
T. Powell 1 2
R. Williams 1 4
L. Ingold 1 6
M. Hensley 0 1
J. Gassaway 0 2
J. Williams 0 2
A. Gulley Jr. 0 2
D. Dixon 0 3
M. Pretto 0 4
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Brumfield 2 2
H. Washington 2 3
J. Manning 2 5
J. Williams 1 0
R. Thomas 1 0
M. Sylla 1 1
R. Hibbler 1 1
J. Jefferson 1 2
N. Mitchell 1 2
J. Smith 1 3
B. Lanier 1 4
I. Smith 1 5
K. Bingley-Jones 0 1
J. Bledsoe 0 1
K. Jones 0 2
D. Anderson 0 2
T. Williams 0 2
B. Jennings 0 2
T. Lockhart 0 3
D. Reed Jr. 0 3
Z. Tillman 0 4
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
L. Ingold 0.5 4.0
J. Beeler 0.5 4.0
F. Maciorowski 0.5 3.0
A. Gulley Jr. 0.5 3.0
J. Williams 0.5 1.0
M. Hensley 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Williams 1.0 4.0
R. Hibbler 1.0 4.0
R. Thomas 1.0 2.0
M. Sylla 1.0 1.0
T. Williams 0.5 2.0
N. Mitchell 0.5 1.0
D. Brumfield 0.5 1.0
J. Bledsoe 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
G. Dimopoulos 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles