No. 16 Mississippi State (5-1, 2-1) at No. 22 Kentucky (4-2, 1-2)

6:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky

1 Of the 50 games between Kentucky and Mississippi State has featured two ranked teams – the one on Saturday night. Previously, the Bulldogs were ranked for nine games against Kentucky, and the Wildcats were ranked for six games against MSU, but this will be the first game in which both teams are ranked.

2 TD passes are needed by Mississippi State QB Will Rogers to become the school’s career leader. Dak Prescott holds the MSU career record with 70 TD passes during the 2012 through 2015 seasons. Rogers’ 22 TD passes in 2022 rank second in the nation to Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud’s 24.

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3 Consecutive Mississippi State games have featured at least 40 points for the Bulldogs. MSU has never scored 40 or more points in four consecutive games. The Bulldogs beat Bowling Green 45-14 on Sept. 24, Texas A&M 42-24 on Oct. 1 and Arkansas 40-17 on Oct. 8 for their fifth streak of three games with 40 or more points in school history. The others occurred in 1944, 1994, 2013 and 2015. Kentucky has not allowed its opponent to score more than 24 points in any of its past 10 games.

6 Mississippi State players have at least 20 receptions this season. No other team in the nation has more than four players with 20 or more receptions in 2022, and only one SEC team has more than two – Georgia with three. For MSU, Caleb Ducking has 28 receptions for 322 yards and seven TDs, Rufus Harvey 27 for 271 yards and two TDs, Dillon Johnson 27 for 199 yards, Jo’quavious Marks 23 for 140 yards, Rara Thomas 21 for 368 yards and three TDs and Lideatrick Griffin with 20 for 239 yards and one TD.

7 Consecutive victories for the home team in the Kentucky-Mississippi State series. The visiting team’s most recent victory is the Bulldogs’ 45-31 win in Lexington in 2014.

7 400-yard passing games for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers, tied for the most in SEC history. Kentucky QB Tim Couch had seven 400-yard passing games in the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

12 Interceptions for Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes, the most in the nation since the start of the 2020 season. No other player in the nation has more than nine and no other SEC player has more than seven in that span. Forbes has three interceptions in the past two games.

14 Consecutive Mississippi State red-zone possessions have ended with TDs. MSU is 20-of-21 on red-zone possessions, with 19 TDs in 2022. Kentucky’s opponents have scored on 10-of-13 red-zone possessions with six TDs.

25 Sacks have been allowed by Kentucky in 2022. Nationally, only the quarterbacks at Colorado State and Akron have been sacked more than the Wildcats’ QB. Mississippi State’s defense has recorded 14 sacks this season.

26 Victories for Mississippi State and 23 victories for Kentucky in the Bulldogs-Wildcats series. The official record of the series is 25-24 because of NCAA sanctions that turned the Bulldogs’ 1976 victory into a forfeit.

29 Consecutive games with a reception for Mississippi State RB Jo’quavious Marks, who has caught a pass in every game in his college career. Marks has 166 receptions for 910 yards and three TDs.

32 Consecutive games with a reception for Kentucky WR Tayvion Robinson, who has 114 catches for 1,680 yards and 11 TDs during the streak. The first 26 games of the streak occurred while Robinson played for Virginia Tech.

56 Games at Mississippi State for WR Austin Williams, the school record for games played.

62 Rushing yards are needed by Kentucky RB Christopher Rodriguez Jr. to become the 45th player in SEC history with 3,000. Rodriguez has 2,938 yards and 28 TDs on 458 rushing attempts. In two games against Mississippi State, Rodriguez has totaled 72 yards and one TD on 15 carries.

599 Losses for Mississippi State in its football history. Three current SEC programs have reached 600 losses – Vanderbilt with 649, Kentucky with 637 and South Carolina with 602. Mississippi State has an all-time record of 577-599-39.

946 Completions for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers, the most in SEC history. Rogers broke the league record for career completions by going 31-of-48 for 395 yards with three TDs and no interceptions in a 40-17 victory over Arkansas last week. Rogers broke the league record of 921 completions established by Georgia QB Aaron Murray in 52 games across the 2010 through 2013 seasons. Rogers broke the record in 28 games.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.