Final Stats: MSU 70, ACU 28

Score: MSU 70, ACU 28

Attendance: 9,821

First Downs: ACU 31, MS 29

Rushing: MSU 48 for 436 yards, ACU 24 for 134 yards

Passing: ACU 32 of 56 for 413 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT; MSU 17 of 25 for 304 yards and 4 TDs

Total Offense: MSU 740, ACU 547

Time of Possession: MSU 33:13, ACU 26:47

Third-Down Conversions: MSU 6 of 9, ACU 5 of 15

Red-Zone Scores-Chances: MSU 8 of 8, ACU 2 of 4

Penalties: MSU 13 for 129 yards, ACU 8 for 79 yards

Passing: Mitchell Gale, 32 of 56 for 413 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT

Rushing: Charcandrick West, 9 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Daryl Richardson, 9 for 45 yards; Reggie Brown, 2 for 6 yards; and Mitchell Gale, 3 for 3 yards

Receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 10 for 138 yards and 3 TDs; Demarcus Thompson, 4 for 48 yards; Daryl Richardson, 4 for 35 yards; and Darian Hogg, 4 for 19 yards

All-purpose: Charcandrick West, 253 yards; Taylor Gabriel, 161 yards

Punting: Spencer Covey, 4 for 139 yards and 34.8-yard average

Defense: L.B. Suggs and Darien Williams, 9 tackles; Derek Odelusi, 8 tackles; Ryan Smith, 6 tackles; and Aston Whiteside, 5 tackles and 1 blocked PAT

NOTES: ACU opened each half the same way: scoring a touchdown, then surrendering 35 points to the Mustangs. The two teams combined for 1,287 yards of offense. MSU averaged 10.1 yards per play. Mustang quarterback Brandon Kelsey ran for 114 yards, and completed 16 of 24 pases for 205 yards and 3 TDs. Three MSU players ran for 90 or more yards: Keidrick Jackson (129), Kelsey (114) and Jimmy Pipkin (94). Vernon Johnson caught 2 passes for 109 yards, one of them a 99-yarder to close his team's scoring. Entering the game, MSU was No. 2 in the nation in rushing offense, and ACU was No. 4 in the nation in run defense.