Putting Up Numbers· college football

Louisiana Monroe @ Mississippi State

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Mississippi State 62, Louisiana Monroe 13Mississippi State was favored by 28.5, and Mississippi State covered.

Louisiana Monroe at Mississippi State: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameLouisiana Monroe1 gameMississippi State1 game
Points−15.2+27.1
Points allowed+38.2−6.3
Total offense, yards−91+358
Total defense, yards+398−42
Touchdowns−1.9+4.3
Passer rating−35.4+36.7
Third downs−22.1%+4.4%
Sacks−2.9−0.1
Penalty yards−5.3+22.8
Turnovers forced−1.2−1.2
Turnovers lost−1.2−1.1

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Mississippi State

Louisiana Monroe

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Mississippi State

  • Mississippi State had failed to cover 4 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.
  • Mississippi State had lost 4 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.

Louisiana Monroe

  • Louisiana Monroe had lost 8 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 9.

The series

  • Mississippi State leads the series 5–1–1 since 1972. Mississippi State has won the last 3.seriesevery meeting →

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 5, 2026at Mississippi StateMississippi State 62, Louisiana Monroe 13
Oct 11, 1997at Mississippi StateMississippi State 24, Louisiana Monroe 10
Nov 2, 1996at Mississippi StateMississippi State 59, Louisiana Monroe 0
Sep 30, 1995at Mississippi StateLouisiana Monroe 34, Mississippi State 32
Oct 7, 1989at Mississippi StateMississippi State 28, Louisiana Monroe 14
Sep 15, 1973at Mississippi StateMississippi State 21, Louisiana Monroe 21
Sep 16, 1972at Mississippi StateMississippi State 42, Louisiana Monroe 7

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 4, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.