And most importantly, the win was no fluke. The Bulldogs just flat whipped the Aggies, emerging with a hard fought 35-28 victory. Here’s how we did it:
Defense:
1. The MSU defense was magnificent on Saturday. aTm entered the game averaging nearly 500 yards of total offense per game, 498.8 to be exact. State held them under 400 total yards with 382.
The Aggies averaged 249.13 yards rushing coming into the game. The Dawgs held them to just 117 yards on 32 attempts and 3.7 YPC. The only other team to hold them under 200 rushing this year was Alabama.