Mississippi State at LSU

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1955, page 64

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  Maroons Upset. 81, by LSU BATON ROUGE. La, Nov. IL tR) Louisiana State uniyersity’s baIl-hawling line set up four touchdoWnS tonight as the Tigers smashed favored Mississippi State, 34–⁠7. for their first football victory since their open ing game. The LSU touchd0wns came after q tumble, a blocked kick, two pass interruptions by line men and q pitchout interrogation by Fuilback Larry King, who ran |85 yards for the final score. The hard d-charging Tiger line forced Mississippi State into re- Ipeated costly errors. The defeat ended any faint Southeastern Conference title hopes for Mississippi State. II was the third league defeat for the Maroons. LSU, after four consecutive defeats BY . total Of “a points, now has q season record Of two victories. hve losses and one tie. ,Miis;sissippi Y STATE $3.50 q 1--.7 Miaaissippi ststs soaring TouchdoWn: Balm III. pi1neel. Convention. MyFick. LsEU sc0rins Touch ehdewns: Smith IA pass-rsfn from Reynaldse3 Burns f1, plungels Graham tfecoEefcd blocked plungel. King fGS, pftchonk sntescepton Conversions: Graham 3. Bsb-

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Officially, LSU leads 75–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 75–⁠37–⁠3 in the 115 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.