Led by Kylin Hill’s 211 yards rushing the Mississippi State Bulldogs ( 2-0 )  dominated Kansas State in a 31-10 victory over the Wildcats in Manhattan Saturday.

The Bulldogs compiled 538 yards of total offense compared to just 213 for Kansas State. Mississippi State led 17-3 at halftime and used a solid defense to help secure the win in the second half. The only touchdown for the Wildcats did come in the third quarter after a pass interception and return by Hubert Wyatt set the Wildcats up at the Bulldog 23-yard line. One player Skylar Thompson hit Dalton Schoen with a pass in the end zone for the touchdown.

On whether the K-State struggles were from Mississippi State being a good team or Kansas State struggling, WIldcat Bill Snyder said, “Well, it’s more of the latter. I wouldn’t take anything away from Mississippi State because they are a very fine football team, but as I’ve said so many times, it’s not about those who we line up and play, it’s about us. We just haven’t played as well as we’re capable of. I thought there were some promise up until maybe the last 5-6 minutes or so in the ballgame. I saw some things, maybe things you don’t see but I saw some things that tell me that maybe we’re making some headway in areas that had been issue for but we didn’t the game that way.”

STAT OF THE GAME

Oct. 7, 2010 – The 384 rushing yards by Mississippi State on Saturday are the most against K-State since October 7, 2010, when Nebraska rushed for 451 yards. MSU was led by two rushers, Hill and Fitzgerald, who each rushed for over 100 yards, the first time the Wildcats allowed two opponent rushers for over 100 yards since 2015.

The Wildcats ( 1-1 ) host UTSA at 3 p.m. next Saturday.