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Mississippi State Football: 3 takeaways from win over Southern Miss

By Steven Hamner

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Austin Williams #85 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of their game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at Mercedes Benz Superdome on August 31, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Austin Williams #85 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of their game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at Mercedes Benz Superdome on August 31, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 27: Quarterback Jack Abraham #15 of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles takes a hit from linebacker Juwan Foggie #21 and linebacker Henry Segura #42 of the Charlotte 49ers during the football game at Jerry Richardson Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 27: Quarterback Jack Abraham #15 of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles takes a hit from linebacker Juwan Foggie #21 and linebacker Henry Segura #42 of the Charlotte 49ers during the football game at Jerry Richardson Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /

1. Southern Miss had several opportunities that it missed

While Southern Miss ended up losing by more than three touchdowns, the game was actually a lot closer than the score says. It was evident that Mississippi State was the better team and was a step up from Southern Miss, but it didn’t look totally outclassed in the game.

The Southern Miss offense left points on the board. In fact, the offense had several drives into Mississippi State territory that it could not capitalize on. The Golden Eagles did a good job moving the ball, but just couldn’t finish drives. They had a missed field goal in the first quarter and also had a drive into Mississippi State territory that they came away empty.

Jack Abraham did some good things at quarterback for the Southern Miss offense. He was 18-of-26 with 234 yards and two passing touchdowns. While Abraham had two passing scores, he also had two interceptions that ended up hurting Southern Miss.

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Southern Miss will be one of the stronger teams in the Conference USA and should build upon some of the good things it did against Mississippi State.

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