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13–62
Final
 Davis Wade Stadium, StarkvilleMSST -28.5
FINALUL Monroe 13, Mississippi State 62MSST covered -28.5CLOSED MSST -28.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
MS State totals program-record 762 yards, ninth most in SEC historyVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
MSST WINNING
ULM WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: MSST 96% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 1 PTS

Scoring plays

13 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Sanfrisco Magee 6 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

12:21
0-7
Pass Reception

Zion Ragins 22 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

10:20
0-14
Rushing Touchdown

Kamario Taylor 26 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

5:58
0-21
Q2
Field Goal Good

Abram Murray 43 Yd Field Goal

14:56
3-21
Pass Reception

Anthony Evans III 10 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

13:15
3-28
Field Goal Good

Kyle Ferrie 26 Yd Field Goal

8:32
3-31
Field Goal Good

Kyle Ferrie 32 Yd Field Goal

3:59
3-34
Rushing Touchdown

Xavier Gayten 14 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

0:35
3-41
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Marquis Johnson 70 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

13:36
3-48
Passing Touchdown

Derrick Jameson 40 Yd pass from Austin Carlisle (Abram Murray Kick)

10:14
10-48
Field Goal Good

Abram Murray 52 Yd Field Goal

3:45
13-48
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

J.J. Hill 57 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

7:50
13-55
Rushing Touchdown

J.J. Hill 8 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)

2:44
13-62

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Taylor throws for 354 yards and 4 TDs, Mississippi State routs Louisiana-Monroe 62-13

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- , Kamario Taylor passed for 354 yards and four touchdowns, added 59 yards and a score on the ground, and Mississippi State cruised past Louisiana-Monroe 62-13 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday. Mississippi State's 762 total yards of offense set a new program record. The Bulldogs scored on all seven of their first half drives and eight straight overall, finally punting with 6:52 remaining in the third quarter. Taylor was electric from the opening kickoff. The sophomore completed 21 passes in the first two quarters, including a 6-yard TD pass to Sanfrisco Magee , a 22-yard strike to Zion Ragins , and a 10-yard score to Anthony Evans III for a 28-3 lead with 13:15 to play in the second quarter. Sandwiched between the aerial show, Taylor scrambled and found daylight down the Mississippi State sideline for a 26-yard touchdown run.

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Top performers

ULM
PASSINGAustin Carlisle6/10, 73 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGAustin Carlisle7 CAR, 50 YDS
RECEIVINGDerrick Jameson1 REC, 40 YDS, 1 TD
MSST
PASSINGKamario Taylor22/34, 354 YDS, 4 TD
RUSHINGJ.J. Hill7 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGAnthony Evans III7 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

ULM · MSST
278
TOTAL YARDS
762
140
PASSING
417
138
RUSHING
345
14
1ST DOWNS
35
3-16
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-11
0
TURNOVERS
0
5-55
PENALTIES
8-78
31:47
POSSESSION
28:13

DAVIS WADE STADIUM, STARKVILLE · ATTENDANCE 48,771

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