Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St: Matchup Stats

Friday Jan 2, 2026 8:00 pm - Charlotte, NC (Neutral Site)
Odds: Mississippi State by 3, Total Points: 52.5

Matchup Menu: WAKE vs. MSST

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Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Overall

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
Points/Game 26.9 (#63) 32.8 (#115) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 381.5 (#71) 430.4 (#113) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.394 (#56) 0.457 (#108) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.6 (#53) 6.0 (#111) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 40.00% (#62) 42.52% (#94) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 57.14% (#46) 50.00% (#49) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 80.00% (#95) 83.72% (#63) Opp RZ Scoring %

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Overall

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
Points/Game 27.7 (#53) 23.1 (#44) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 389.6 (#61) 336.3 (#26) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.358 (#75) 0.318 (#30) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.0 (#101) 4.6 (#12) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 40.98% (#48) 36.70% (#41) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 40.74% (#119) 39.29% (#12) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 86.96% (#43) 82.00% (#50) Opp RZ Scoring %

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Rushing

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
Rush Play % 51.59% (#73) 54.19% (#94) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 4.2 (#80) 5.1 (#118) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 35.3 (#65) 38.8 (#105) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 146.4 (#73) 196.6 (#119) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Rushing

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
Rush Play % 55.28% (#37) 49.66% (#37) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 3.4 (#114) 3.6 (#23) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 42.8 (#13) 36.1 (#75) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 147.3 (#70) 129.1 (#31) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Passing

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
Pass Play % 48.41% (#64) 45.81% (#43) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 56.84% (#119) 60.43% (#46) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 7.4 (#55) 7.5 (#86) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 31.7 (#60) 31.2 (#78) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 235.1 (#58) 233.8 (#86) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 2.63% (#72) 3.21% (#29) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 4.28% (#25) 5.08% (#98) Sack %

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Passing

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
Pass Play % 44.72% (#100) 50.34% (#100) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 61.99% (#62) 58.94% (#28) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 7.8 (#36) 6.0 (#7) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 30.9 (#70) 34.5 (#120) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 242.3 (#50) 207.2 (#39) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 2.16% (#52) 0.72% (#134) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 10.60% (#131) 5.69% (#77) Sack %

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Kicking

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
FG Conversion % 85.71% (#20) 80.00% (#84) Opp FG Conv %

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Kicking

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
FG Conversion % 85.00% (#25) 78.57% (#75) Opp FG Conv %

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Turnovers

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
TO Margin/Game -0.4 (#101) -0.1 (#61) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 1.5 (#94) 1.3 (#71) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 1.1 (#89) 1.2 (#46) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 2.63% (#72) 3.21% (#29) Opp Int Thrown %

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Turnovers

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
TO Margin/Game +0.1 (#61) +0.4 (#101) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 1.2 (#46) 1.1 (#89) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 1.3 (#71) 1.5 (#94) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 2.16% (#52) 0.72% (#134) Opp Int Thrown %

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Penalties

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
Penalties/Play 0.05 (#124) 0.06 (#5) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 7.8 (#127) 8.4 (#3) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 73.4 (#134) 70.8 (#6) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 9.5 (#111) 8.4 (#101) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Penalties

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
Penalties/Play 0.05 (#93) 0.04 (#88) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 7.0 (#103) 5.8 (#79) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 60.5 (#103) 51.6 (#76) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 8.6 (#59) 9.0 (#50) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Wake Forest vs Mississippi St Other

WAKE Value (rank) Value (rank) MSST
TOP % (excl OT) 49.14% (#82) 51.58% (#96) Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Mississippi St vs Wake Forest Other

MSST Value (rank) Value (rank) WAKE
TOP % (excl OT) 48.42% (#96) 50.86% (#82) Opp TOP % (excl OT)