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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 41, Mississippi State 34
When: 4:15 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 27, 2025
Where: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 60417
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 OT T
Tennessee 10 7 3 14 7 41
Mississippi State 7 10 7 10 0 34
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:49
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Tennessee 0
Fluff Bothwell 5 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
1st Quarter - 9:19
Tennessee   FG  Mississippi State 7 - Tennessee 3
Max Gilbert 38 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 4:19
Tennessee   TD  Mississippi State 7 - Tennessee 10
Colton Hood 23 yd. interception return (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:53
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 14 - Tennessee 10
Davon Booth 5 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
2nd Quarter - 8:41
Mississippi State   FG  Mississippi State 17 - Tennessee 10
Kyle Ferrie 51 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 7:25
Tennessee   TD  Mississippi State 17 - Tennessee 17
Chris Brazzell II 15 yd. pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:28
Tennessee   FG  Mississippi State 17 - Tennessee 20
Max Gilbert 27 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 3:48
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 24 - Tennessee 20
Fluff Bothwell 1 yd. run (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 13:29
Tennessee   TD  Mississippi State 24 - Tennessee 27
Joshua Josephs 41 yd. fumble recovery (Max Gilbert kick)
4th Quarter - 10:31
Mississippi State   FG  Mississippi State 27 - Tennessee 27
Kyle Ferrie 38 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 7:59
Mississippi State   TD  Mississippi State 34 - Tennessee 27
Seydou Traore 2 yd. pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick)
4th Quarter - 1:55
Tennessee   TD  Mississippi State 34 - Tennessee 34
Joey Aguilar 6 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
OT - 0:00
Tennessee   TD  Mississippi State 34 - Tennessee 41
DeSean Bishop 25 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Tennessee Mississippi State
W‑L 4 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0
Conference 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Tennessee Mississippi State
Score 41 34
1st Downs 24 24
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-14
36%		 8-for-19
42%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 471 378
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 31-136 57-198
Average/Rush 4.4 3.5
Passing
Comp-Att 24-40 18-29
Passing Yards 335 180
Average/Pass Play 8.0 5.3
Penalties-Yards 6-60 6-71
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23
PLAYER STATS
Tennessee (4 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Aguilar 24/40 335 1 2
Mississippi State (4 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shapen 18/29 180 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Bishop 11 72 6.5 1
S. Thomas 10 33 3.3 0
J. Aguilar 7 21 3.0 1
P. Lewis 3 10 3.3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
F. Bothwell 23 134 5.8 2
D. Booth 17 58 3.4 1
S. West 1 15 15.0 0
K. Taylor 3 10 3.3 0
A. Evans III 1 2 2.0 0
B. Shapen 12 -21 -1.8 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Matthews 6 118 19.7 0
C. Brazzell II 6 105 17.5 1
M. Kitselman 4 42 10.5 0
B. Staley 4 41 10.2 0
S. Thomas 3 29 9.7 0
D. Bishop 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Williams 1 49 49.0 0
S. Traore 4 40 10.0 1
B. Thompson 3 33 11.0 0
A. Evans III 5 33 6.6 0
J. Mosley 3 20 6.7 0
C. Ball 1 3 3.0 0
F. Bothwell 1 2 2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
C. Hood 1 23 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
Z. Tillman 1 26 0
J. Manning 1 21 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. West 2.0 11.0
C. Herring 1.5 11.0
D. Bailey 1.0 7.0
T. Weathersby 0.5 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
Z. Tillman 1.0 7.0
D. Reed Jr. 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Turrentine 6 5
A. Carter 6 11
J. McMurray 4 1
C. Hood 4 2
J. Telander 3 4
J. Josephs 3 6
T. West 2 1
T. Redmond 2 2
E. Spillman 2 5
E. Farooq 2 5
D. Bailey 1 0
J. Aguilar 1 0
L. Heard 1 0
C. Herring 1 1
J. Ross 1 1
J. Burns 1 1
K. Beasley 1 2
T. Weathersby 1 3
W. Wright 0 1
N. Robinson 0 1
P. Lewis 0 1
M. Bandy 0 1
B. Bolton 0 1
J. Moi 0 2
B. Eason 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
Z. Tillman 4 2
D. Brumfield 3 1
K. Jones 2 0
T. Mitchell 2 1
D. Reed Jr. 2 2
B. Jennings 2 8
J. Bledsoe 1 1
J. Williams 1 2
K. Bingley-Jones 1 2
H. Washington 1 3
B. Lanier 1 3
T. Lockhart 1 5
J. Manning 1 5
R. Hibbler 0 1
E. Myers 0 1
M. Sylla 0 1
J. Jefferson 0 2
T. Williams 0 2
N. Mitchell 0 2
K. Dinkins 0 4
J. Smith 0 4
I. Smith 0 4
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. West 2.0 11.0
C. Hood 2.0 4.0
C. Herring 1.5 11.0
J. Josephs 1.5 6.0
D. Bailey 1.0 7.0
J. McMurray 1.0 5.0
T. Weathersby 0.5 3.0
T. Redmond 0.5 1.0
B. Eason 0.5 1.0
E. Spillman 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
Z. Tillman 2.0 8.0
J. Bledsoe 1.0 2.0
D. Reed Jr. 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Staley 1
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Shapen 1