Mississippi State vs Texas football match player stats: Game highlights and analysis ft. Arch Manning

The Texas Longhorns were led by quarterback Arch Manning against the Mississippi State Bulldogs as Quinn Ewers continued to remain sidelined. Manning registered his first SEC victory, dominating the Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Steve Sarkisian's unit won the game 35-13.

The game had pegged many to believe in Manning's potential going forward, igniting the debate on who should be the starting quarterback once Ewers gets healthy.

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Mississippi State vs Texas player stats

1) Mississippi State QB Michael Van Buren Jr.

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Sack	YdsL	QBRat
0 Michael Van Buren Jr.	12	23	52.2	144	6.3	0	0	6	45	104.8

Rushing	Carries	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
0 Michael Van Buren Jr.	12	-14	-1.2	12	1

2) Texas QB Arch Manning

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Sack	YdsL	QBRat
16 Arch Manning	26	31	83.9	324	10.5	2	0	2	2	193

Rushing	Carries	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
16 Arch Manning	6	33	5.5	26	1

Arch Manning was almost flawless on the day, throwing for zero interceptions, similar to Michael Van Buren Jr. However, the difference arrived in terms of the quality of the offensive line. Manning was only sacked twice, while Van Buren Jr. was sacked six times.

Moreover, Van Buren Jr. had negative rushing yardage (-14 yards) as compared to 33 yards with one score for Manning's rushing game.

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Mississippi State performance analysis

The Bulldogs registered 294 yards on offense, which included 144 passing yards and 150 rushing yards, averaging 4.0 yards per play.

They made 19 first downs, converted 8-17 third down plays, and made one successful attempt out of three on fourth down attempts. They were forced to punt four times while registering 9 penalties for 75 yards of offense. They fumbled once, threw zero interceptions in the game, and possessed the ball at 34:57 of the game clock.

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Texas performance analysis

The Longhorns registered 522 yards on offense, which included 324 passing yards and 198 rushing yards, averaging 8.4 yards per play.

They made 21 first downs, converted 5-9 third down plays, and 0-1 on fourth down attempts. They were forced to punt two times while registering 8 penalties for 65 yards of offense. They fumbled twice, threw zero interceptions in the game, and possessed the ball for 25:03 of the game clock.

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Mississippi State upcoming games

• Mississippi State @ Georgia, Sat, Oct 12
• Mississippi State vs Texas A&M, Sat, Oct 19
• Mississippi State vs Arkansas, Sat, Oct 26
• Mississippi State vs Massachusetts, Sun, Nov 3
• Mississippi State @ Tennessee, Sat, Nov 9
• Mississippi State vs Missouri, Sat, Nov 23
• Mississippi State @ Ole Miss, Sat, Nov 30

Texas upcoming games

• Texas vs Oklahoma, Sun, Oct 13
• Texas vs Georgia, Sat, Oct 19
• Texas @ Vanderbilt, Sat, Oct 26
• Texas vs Florida, Sat, Nov 9
• Texas @ Arkansas, Sat, Nov 16
• Texas vs Kentucky, Sat, Nov 23
• Texas @ Texas A&M, Sat, Nov 30