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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 2:30 PM CT

Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Minnesota Golden Gophers 38-13

Mississippi State Bulldogs led Minnesota Golden Gophers 28-6 at halftime.

By BetMetrics

Final
Mississippi State Bulldogs38
Minnesota Golden Gophers13
WHERE IT TURNED

Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 38-13. Mississippi State Bulldogs led Minnesota Golden Gophers 28-6 at halftime.

Kamario Taylor completed 16 of 22 passes for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns. Drake Lindsey completed 31 of 48 passes for 279 yards.

Fluff Bothwell ran 18 times for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Darius Taylor ran 6 times for 15 yards.

Anthony Evans III caught 7 passes for 121 yards and 1 touchdown. Noah Jennings caught 7 passes for 88 yards.

Mississippi State Bulldogs: 479 total yards; Minnesota Golden Gophers: 292 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Kamario Taylor

Mississippi State Bulldogs · 16/22, 227 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing yards

Fluff Bothwell

Mississippi State Bulldogs · 18 CAR, 113 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving yards

Anthony Evans III

Mississippi State Bulldogs · 7 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Tyler Lockhart

Mississippi State Bulldogs · 1

Passing yards

Drake Lindsey

Minnesota Golden Gophers · 31/48, 279 YDS

Rushing yards

Darius Taylor

Minnesota Golden Gophers · 6 CAR, 15 YDS

Receiving yards

Noah Jennings

Minnesota Golden Gophers · 7 REC, 88 YDS

Sacks

Joey Gerlach

Minnesota Golden Gophers · 1

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State Bulldogs14143738
Minnesota Golden Gophers337013

Team statistics

StatisticMississippi State BulldogsMinnesota Golden Gophers
First downs2818
Net passing yards227279
Time of possession30:1529:45
Rushing yards25213
Third-down efficiency6-104-13
Total yards479292
Turnovers10