Mississippi State football's Will Rogers breaks two more Dak Prescott passing records
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football quarterback Will Rogers broke two program records in one play Saturday against Auburn.
With a 13-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Ducking in the second quarter, Rogers has thrown 71 touchdowns in his MSU career. That surpasses Dak Prescott's previous record of 70.
The score gave Mississippi State a 10-0 lead. It was Rogers' eighth touchdown pass to Ducking this season.
On the same play, Rogers broke another Prescott record with 9,377 passing yards and counting.
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Rogers has been tied with Prescott for the touchdown record since Oct. 15 when he threw one touchdown in a loss at Kentucky. He threw no touchdowns the following week against Alabama. MSU had an open date last week.
Rogers, a native of Brandon, Mississippi, has thrown 24 touchdowns this season — most in the SEC. North Carolina's Drake Maye leads the nation with 31 after throwing two against Virginia on Saturday.
Rogers broke the Mississippi State and SEC completions record in an Oct. 8 win against Arkansas. Last year, he set single-season program records including passing yards (4,739) and touchdowns (36).
Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @skrajisnik3.
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