Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest Dec. 30 – 6:40 p.m. ET - ESPN
NOTES: Two schools have never met on the gridiron … State is 8-20-1 all-time against the ACC … MSU’s last meeting against ACC team was a 42-31 loss to Georgia Tech in Starkville on Oct. 3, 2009 … State last played an ACC team in a bowl game in the 1999 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, defeating Clemson, 17-7 … State is 8-6 all-time in bowl games, having won its last four … State is 19th in the nation in scoring defense (19.92 ppg) and 23rd in pass defense (194.92 ypg) … DB’s Nickoe Whitley (10th) and Johnthan Banks (T11th) lead the secondary … Deacons are 30th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.42) … Junior WR Chris Givens is a deep threat, with 74 catches for 1,276 yards and nine touchdowns this season and is 10th in the country in receiving yards per game … Wake Forest lost its regular-season ending game to Vanderbilt, 41-7.
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