Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Sep 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LT	7	14	10	3	34
MSST	14	0	0	21	35

Game Recap

Mississippi St. avoids La. Tech upset bid with 35-34 win. Early in the fourth quarter, with his team down 20 points at home to a non-Power 5 opponent, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach may have heard the lyrics to an old Talking Heads song sponging around in his brain, wondering, how did we get here?.

Scoring Summary

LTMSST

Q18:09Jo'quavious Marks 1 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz Kick).07
Q10:35Jamire Calvin 20 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz Kick).014
Q10:00Bub Means 72 Yd pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes Kick).714
Q211:55Austin Kendall 59 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick).1414
Q23:06Smoke Harris 24 Yd pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes Kick).2114
Q33:06Jacob Barnes 20 Yd Field Goal.2414
Q31:50Trey Baldwin 35 Yd Interception Return (Jacob Barnes Kick).3114
Q413:11Jacob Barnes 33 Yd Field Goal.3414
Q412:01Jo'quavious Marks 1 Yd Run (Brandon Ruiz Kick).3421
Q47:24Jo'quavious Marks 5 Yd Run (Brandon Ruiz Kick).3428
Q43:37Jaden Walley 15 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz Kick).3435

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:23
00
Interception — 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:39
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:41
07
Punt — 3 plays, 10 yards, 2:25
07
Punt — 5 plays, 6 yards, 3:12
07
Fumble — 1 play, -11 yards, 0:08
07
Touchdown — 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:45
014
Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35
714

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 2:07
714
Touchdown — 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:58
1414
Fumble — 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:34
1414
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:45
1414
Punt — 3 plays, -10 yards, 2:10
1414
Touchdown — 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:17
2114
Fumble — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:24
2114
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 0:49
2114
End of Half — 4 plays, 38 yards, 0:53
2114

3rd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:05
2114
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:04
2114
Punt — 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:55
2114
Fumble — 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:32
2114
Field Goal — 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:18
2414
Interception Touchdown — 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:11
3114
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:03
3114

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:36
3414
Touchdown — 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:59
3421
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:12
3421
Touchdown — 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:25
3428
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:17
3428
Touchdown — 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:30
3435
Field Goal — 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:37
3435

Team Stats

MSST

34Points35

369Total Yards435

268Pass Yards370

101Rush Yards65

27:40Time of Possession32:20

14First Downs22

4Touchdowns5

2(3)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

2Turnovers4

36Penalty Yards96

Game Details

Saturday, September 4, 2021 · 4:00 PM

Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, MS

attendance: 44,669 (72.8%)

spread: MSST -20.5

over/under: 53