Mississippi State Holds Off Arizona State in Week 2 Matchup
Mississippi State defeated Arizona State 24-20 in Week 2 play. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead, scoring 10 points in the first quarter before adding 7 more in the second. Arizona State answered with a field goal in the second quarter and a touchdown in the third to stay within striking distance.
The game featured four lead changes and remained competitive throughout. Mississippi State's Blake Shapen orchestrated an efficient offensive performance, connecting on multiple touchdown passes including a 48-yard score to Anthony Evans III in the first quarter and a 47-yard touchdown to Brenen Thompson in the second. Shapen rushed for 6 yards and completed 82 passing yards as measured by Arizona State's Sam Leavitt, the game's passing leader.
Arizona State mounted a fourth-quarter comeback attempt behind Leavitt, with Jordyn Tyson catching a 2-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit. However, Mississippi State added 7 fourth-quarter points to secure the victory. Davon Booth led all receivers with 9 receptions for Mississippi State. The home team covered the 6-point spread, while the game finished under the 58.5-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 19, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
 Mississippi State | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arizona State | Mississippi State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 10-23 | 19-33 |
| Pass Yards | 82 | 279 |
| Rush Yards | 251 | 66 |
| Total Yards | 333 | 345 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 3-14 | 6-14 |
| Penalties | 8-49 | 6-60 |
| Possession | 37:57 | 22:03 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for a loss of 1 yard to the MSST 24
Davon Booth run for 15 yds to the MSST 39 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 13 yds to the ASU 48 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 48 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Kyson Brown run for 6 yds to the ASU 31
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 4 yds to the ASU 35 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the ASU 38
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kanyon Floyd punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MSST 40
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 14 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
Fluff Bothwell run for 1 yd to the ASU 45
Fluff Bothwell run for 7 yds to the ASU 38
Blake Shapen run for no gain to the ASU 38
Blake Shapen run for 1 yd to the ASU 37
Raleek Brown run for no gain to the ASU 37
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kanyon Floyd punt for 46 yds , Anthony Evans III returns for 20 yds to the MSST 37
Davon Booth run for a loss of 2 yards to the MSST 35
Davon Booth run for 1 yd to the MSST 36
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Ethan Pulliam punt for 45 yds, downed at the ASU 19
Kyson Brown run for 5 yds to the ASU 24
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kanyon Floyd punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Anthony Evans III at the MSST 36
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 15 yds to the ASU 49 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Fluff Bothwell run for 7 yds to the ASU 42
Fluff Bothwell run for 4 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Arizona State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the ASU 33
Davon Booth run for 4 yds to the ASU 29
Davon Booth run for 7 yds to the ASU 22 for a 1ST down
Davon Booth run for 3 yds to the ASU 19
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 6 yds to the ASU 13
Blake Shapen run for 3 yds to the ASU 10 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen sacked by Keyshaun Elliott for a loss of 4 yards to the ASU 14
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Mississippi State Penalty, False Start (Wesley Davis) to the ASU 19
Kyle Ferrie 37 yd FG GOOD
Marlon Hauck kickoff for 62 yds , Raleek Brown return for 11 yds to the ASU 14
Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Max Iheanachor) to the ASU 7
Kanye Udoh run for 21 yds to the ASU 28 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 27
Kanye Udoh run for 6 yds to the ASU 33
Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Cameron Harpole) to the ASU 18
Sam Leavitt sacked by Will Whitson for a loss of 14 yards to the ASU 4
Arizona State Penalty, Delay of Game (Kanyon Floyd) to the ASU 2
Kanyon Floyd punt for 56 yds , Anthony Evans III returns for 11 yds to the ASU 47
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 47 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the ASU 23
Sam Leavitt run for 10 yds to the ASU 33
Raleek Brown run for 9 yds to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the ASU 46
Sam Leavitt run for 7 yds to the MSST 47 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the MSST 48
Sam Leavitt sacked by Deonte Anderson for a loss of 7 yards to the ASU 45
Sam Leavitt pass intercepted Jayven Williams return for 4 yds to the MSST 18
Davon Booth run for no gain to the MSST 18
Blake Shapen run for 1 yd to the MSST 19
Blake Shapen sacked by Clayton Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the MSST 17
Nathan Tiyce punt for 45 yds, downed at the ASU 38
Kanye Udoh run for 7 yds to the ASU 45
Kanye Udoh run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 1 yd to the MSST 49
Mississippi State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Jahron Manning) to the MSST 39 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 4 yds to the MSST 35
Kanye Udoh run for 1 yd to the MSST 34
Sam Leavitt run for 4 yds to the MSST 30
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 3 yds to the MSST 33
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass complete to Ayden Williams for 12 yds to the MSST 45 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen run for 6 yds to the ASU 49
Blake Shapen pass complete to Fluff Bothwell for 5 yds to the ASU 44 for a 1ST down
Mississippi State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Zack Owens) to the MSST 46
Blake Shapen sacked by Clayton Smith for a loss of 9 yards to the MSST 37
Arizona State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the MSST 42
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 6 yds to the MSST 48
Fluff Bothwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the MSST 46
Nathan Tiyce punt for 21 yds, downed at the ASU 33
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 23 yds to the MSST 44 for a 1ST down
TEAM pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Arizona State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MSST 49
Mississippi State Penalty, Roughing Passer (Branden Jennings) to the MSST 34 for a 1ST down
Jesus Gomez 51 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Kanye Udoh run for 6 yds to the ASU 31
Raleek Brown run for 15 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 11 yds to the MSST 43 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 12 yds to the MSST 31 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 13 yds to the MSST 18 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 9 yds to the MSST 9
Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the MSST 6 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 6 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Davon Booth run for 1 yd to the MSST 26
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen run for 3 yds to the MSST 29
Ethan Pulliam punt for 44 yds, downed at the ASU 27
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the ASU 27
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 11 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the ASU 41
Kanye Udoh run for a loss of 5 yards to the ASU 36
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kanyon Floyd punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MSST 19
Fluff Bothwell run for 7 yds to the MSST 26
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 6 yds to the MSST 32 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 2 yds to the MSST 34
Blake Shapen run for 5 yds to the MSST 39
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 6 yds to the MSST 45 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Fluff Bothwell run for 9 yds to the ASU 46
Mississippi State Penalty, False Start (Anthony Evans III) to the MSST 49
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the MSST 45
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 21 yds to the MSST 24 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 3 yds to the MSST 21
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the MSST 17
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 6 yds to the MSST 11 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the MSST 8
Arizona State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MSST 13
Kanye Udoh run for 7 yds to the MSST 6
Sam Leavitt run for 4 yds to the MSST 2
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 9 yds to the MSST 34
Davon Booth run for 4 yds to the MSST 38 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen run for 1 yd to the MSST 39
Blake Shapen pass complete to Ricky Johnson for 12 yds to the ASU 49 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Fluff Bothwell run for 1 yd to the ASU 48
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Nathan Tiyce punt for 44 yds, downed at the ASU 4
Kanye Udoh run for 11 yds to the ASU 15 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 12 yds to the ASU 27 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the ASU 29
Raleek Brown run for 9 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 6 yds to the ASU 44
Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the ASU 46
Kanye Udoh run for 1 yd to the ASU 47
Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the ASU 49 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 6 yds to the MSST 45
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the MSST 43
Arizona State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MSST 48
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 12 yds to the MSST 36 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 7 yds to the MSST 29
Raleek Brown run for 26 yds to the MSST 3 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the MSST 1
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the MSST 1
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the MSST 1
Jesus Gomez 18 yd FG GOOD
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 55 yds , Johnnie Daniels return for 13 yds to the MSST 23
Blake Shapen pass complete to Davon Booth for 9 yds to the MSST 32
Blake Shapen pass complete to Anthony Evans III for 9 yds to the MSST 41 for a 1ST down
Blake Shapen run for 1 yd to the MSST 42
Blake Shapen pass incomplete
Blake Shapen pass complete to Brenen Thompson for 58 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Sam Leavitt pass intercepted Hunter Washington return for 6 yds to the ASU 39
Mississippi State Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the MSST 46
TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the MSST 39