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Mississippi State at LSU

Saturday, September 17, 2016

No. 20 LSU beat Mississippi State 23–⁠20. It was their 109th meeting; after it, LSU led the series 69–⁠35–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayMississippi State6–⁠7 in 2016
20
Home20LSU8–⁠4 in 2016
23

Final at Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton RougeTV: ESPN2Attendance 99,910

At kickoff
81°F, rain, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field Airport (KBTR), 14 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee John McDaid; umpire Tom Quick; head linesman Gary Jayroe; line judge David Oliver; side judge Chris Conley; field judge P. Davenport; back judge John Wright; center judge Brian DavisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State0331420
LSU1490023

Standouts

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Player stats

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Fitzgerald12/2412000
Damian Williams5/89410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ashton Shumpert63409
Brandon Holloway51506
Nick Fitzgerald1313015
Aeris Williams2402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Fred Ross689127
Donald Gray386032
Brandon Holloway214011
Aeris Williams21106
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Leo Lewis10000
J.T. Gray81.500
Kivon Coman7000
Richie Brown60.500

LSU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Danny Etling19/3021510
Leonard Fournette0/1000
Malachi Dupre0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Leonard Fournette28147225
Danny Etling323012
Derrius Guice51907
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malachi Dupre454017
D.J. Chark352137
Travin Dural440016
Leonard Fournette427016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jamal Adams90.500
Lewis Neal821.50
Kendell Beckwith7100
Davon Godchaux6110
Arden Key52.520
Tre’Davious White40.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Mississippi StateLSU
270Total yards392
214Passing yards215
56Rushing yards177
6.7Yards per pass6.7
1.8Yards per rush4.5
14First downs22
1–⁠14Third downs7–⁠16
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
5–⁠35Penalties7–⁠56
27:16Possession32:44
0Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Mississippi StateLSU
33%Success rate39%
−0.03EPA per play0.11
1.26Explosiveness1.03
−0.02Rushing EPA−0.20
−0.05Passing EPA0.52
26%Passing-down success39%
−0.06First-down EPA−0.24
0.30Second-down EPA0.25
−0.77Third-down EPA0.92
11%Havoc by its defense26%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

LSU −13, over/under 47.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

LSU end zoneMississippi State end zoneQ1 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 LSUTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 LSUPunt, 4 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 LSUTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 LSUTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Mississippi StateField goal, 9 playsQ2 LSUField goal, 12 playsQ2 Mississippi StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StateField goal, 12 playsQ3 LSUFumble, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 7 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 LSUFumble, 13 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateFumble, 4 playsQ4 LSUEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. LSU drives left to right, Mississippi State right to left.
  1. Q1 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 LSUTouchdown, 7 plays, 64 yards
  4. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 plays, 37 yards
  5. Q1 LSUPunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
  6. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  7. Q1 LSUTouchdown, 7 plays, 46 yards
  8. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  9. Q2 LSUTouchdown, 11 plays, 82 yards
  10. Q2 Mississippi StateField goal, 9 plays, 58 yards
  11. Q2 LSUField goal, 12 plays, 68 yards
  12. Q2 Mississippi StateEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  13. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 37 yards
  14. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  15. Q3 Mississippi StateField goal, 12 plays, 40 yards
  16. Q3 LSUFumble, 3 plays, 16 yards
  17. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 7 plays, 15 yards
  18. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q4 LSUFumble, 13 plays, 65 yards
  21. Q4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  22. Q4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 32 yards
  23. Q4 LSUPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  24. Q4 Mississippi StateFumble, 4 plays, 2 yards
  25. Q4 LSUEnd of game, 3 plays, −6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then LSU 14, Mississippi State 0
LSU Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Westin Graves kickoff for 63 yds , Derrius Guice return for 22 yds to the LSU 24
14:331st & 10 at own 24D.J. Chark run for a loss of 4 yards to the LSU 20
14:002nd & 14 at own 20Danny Etling pass complete to Leonard Fournette for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 19
13:203rd & 15 at own 19Danny Etling run for 12 yds to the LSU 31
12:404th & 3 at own 31Josh Growden punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Fred Ross at the MisSt 29
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
12:351st & 10 at own 29Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Brandon Holloway for 3 yds to the MisSt 32
12:112nd & 7 at own 32Brandon Holloway run for 2 yds to the MisSt 34
11:423rd & 5 at own 34Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson, broken up by Kendell Beckwith
11:384th & 5 at own 34Logan Cooke punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Tre’Davious White at the LSU 36
LSU Touchdown, 7 plays
11:211st & 10 at own 36Danny Etling pass complete to J.D. Moore for 1 yd to the LSU 37
10:552nd & 9 at own 37Danny Etling pass incomplete to Leonard Fournette
10:493rd & 9 at own 37Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 15 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at opp 48Leonard Fournette run for 11 yds to the MisSt 37 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 37Leonard Fournette pass incomplete to Travin Dural
9:372nd & 10 at opp 37Danny Etling pass incomplete to Colin Jeter
9:283rd & 10 at opp 37D.J. Chark 37 Yd pass from Danny Etling (Colby Delahoussaye Kick)LSU 7, Mississippi State 0
Mississippi State Punt, 6 plays
9:283rd & 10 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:201st & 10 at own 25Brandon Holloway run for 2 yds to the MisSt 27
8:512nd & 8 at own 27Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Fred Ross for 19 yds to the MisSt 46 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at own 46Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jordan Thomas for 12 yds to the LSU 42 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at opp 42Brandon Holloway run for 6 yds to the LSU 36
7:292nd & 4 at opp 36Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Keith Mixon for no gain to the LSU 36
6:583rd & 4 at opp 36Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 2 yards to the LSU 38
6:214th & 6 at opp 38Logan Cooke punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Tre’Davious White at the LSU 8
LSU Punt, 4 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 8Danny Etling pass complete to Travin Dural for 16 yds to the LSU 24 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at own 24Leonard Fournette run for 1 yd to the LSU 25
5:002nd & 9 at own 25Danny Etling pass incomplete to D.J. Chark
5:003rd & 9 at own 25LSU Penalty, False Start (DeSean Smith) to the LSU 20
4:483rd & 14 at own 20Danny Etling pass complete to Leonard Fournette for 13 yds to the LSU 33
4:294th & 1 at own 33Josh Growden punt for 65 yds, downed at the MisSt 2
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
4:251st & 10 at own 2Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Fred Ross
4:182nd & 10 at own 2Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Donald Gray
3:563rd & 10 at own 2Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Davon Godchaux and Lewis Neal for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 1
3:264th & 11 at own 1Logan Cooke punt for 48 yds , Tre’Davious White returns for 3 yds to the MisSt 46
LSU Touchdown, 7 plays
3:171st & 10 at opp 46Leonard Fournette run for 7 yds to the MisSt 39
3:172nd & 3 at opp 39MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Leo Lewis) to the MisSt 24 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at opp 24Leonard Fournette run for 3 yds to the MisSt 21
2:132nd & 7 at opp 21Leonard Fournette run for 3 yds to the MisSt 18
1:343rd & 4 at opp 18Timeout LSU, clock 01:34
1:273rd & 4 at opp 18Danny Etling pass incomplete to D.J. Chark
1:204th & 4 at opp 18Delahoussaye, Colby field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 01:20, PENALTY MISSSTATE roughing the kicker (Calvin, Johnathan) 5 yards to the MISSSTATE13, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LSU.
1:181st & 10 at opp 13Malachi Dupre pass incomplete to Danny Etling
0:592nd & 10 at opp 13Leonard Fournette run for 8 yds to the MisSt 5
0:353rd & 2 at opp 5Leonard Fournette 5 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick)LSU 14, Mississippi State 0
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
0:353rd & 2 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 62 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jordan Thomas for a loss of 5 yards to the MisSt 30
Q2 14:542nd & 15 at own 30Brandon Holloway run for 3 yds to the MisSt 33
Q2 14:303rd & 12 at own 33Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Gabe Myles
Q2 14:184th & 12 at own 33Logan Cooke punt for 55 yds , Tre’Davious White returns for 6 yds to the LSU 18
2nd quarter4 drives, then LSU 23, Mississippi State 3
LSU Touchdown, 11 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 18LSU Penalty, False Start (Foster Moreau) to the LSU 13
14:181st & 15 at own 13Timeout LSU, clock 14:18
14:111st & 15 at own 13Derrius Guice run for 7 yds to the LSU 20
13:292nd & 8 at own 20Derrius Guice run for 4 yds to the LSU 24
12:423rd & 4 at own 24Danny Etling pass complete to Travin Dural for 5 yds to the LSU 29 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at own 29Leonard Fournette run for 6 yds to the LSU 35
11:532nd & 4 at own 35Leonard Fournette run for no gain to the LSU 35
11:083rd & 4 at own 35Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 12 yds to the LSU 47 for a 1ST down
10:471st & 10 at own 47Danny Etling pass complete to D.J. Chark for 4 yds to the MisSt 49
9:452nd & 6 at opp 49Leonard Fournette run for 8 yds to the MisSt 41 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at opp 41Derrius Guice run for 1 yd to the MisSt 40
8:392nd & 9 at opp 40Danny Etling pass complete to Derrius Guice for 15 yds to the MisSt 25 for a 1ST down
8:251st & 10 at opp 25Leonard Fournette 25 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye PAT blocked)LSU 20, Mississippi State 0
Mississippi State Field goal, 9 plays
8:191st & 10 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 58 yds , Brandon Holloway return for 12 yds to the MisSt 19
8:101st & 10 at own 19Aeris Williams run for 2 yds to the MisSt 21
7:352nd & 8 at own 21Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Fred Ross for 6 yds to the MisSt 27
7:153rd & 2 at own 27Nick Fitzgerald run for 3 yds to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 30 yds to the LSU 40 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 40Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Fred Ross
6:052nd & 10 at opp 40LSU Penalty, Offside Defense (Davon Godchaux) to the LSU 35
5:572nd & 5 at opp 35Fitzgerald, Nick pass incomplete to Ross, Fred, PENALTY LSU pass interference (Thomas, Dwayne) 15 yards to the LSU20, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MISSSTATE.
5:181st & 10 at opp 20Fred Ross sacked by Frank Herron for a loss of 7 yards to the LSU 27 Fred Ross fumbled, recovered by MisSt Fred Ross , return for 0 yards
5:082nd & 17 at opp 27MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, False Start (Justin Senior) to the LSU 32
4:352nd & 22 at opp 32Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the LSU 23
4:063rd & 13 at opp 23Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Davon Godchaux and Lewis Neal for 0 yards to the LSU 23
3:314th & 13 at opp 23Westin Graves 41 Yd Field GoalLSU 20, Mississippi State 3
LSU Field goal, 12 plays
3:314th & 13 at own 35Westin Graves kickoff for 63 yds , Derrius Guice return for 20 yds to the LSU 22
3:141st & 10 at own 22Leonard Fournette run for 3 yds to the LSU 25
2:292nd & 7 at own 25Leonard Fournette run for 4 yds to the LSU 29
1:573rd & 3 at own 29Danny Etling pass complete to Foster Moreau for 18 yds to the LSU 47 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at own 47Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 10 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 43Leonard Fournette run for 1 yd to the MisSt 42
1:092nd & 9 at opp 42Danny Etling pass complete to Travin Dural for 11 yds to the MisSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 31Danny Etling pass incomplete to Travin Dural
0:442nd & 10 at opp 31Danny Etling pass complete to Leonard Fournette for 16 yds to the MisSt 15 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 15Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the MisSt 13
0:142nd & 8 at opp 13Leonard Fournette run for 3 yds to the MisSt 10
0:113rd & 5 at opp 10Danny Etling pass incomplete to Travin Dural, broken up by Jamoral Graham
0:114th & 5 at opp 10Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:11
0:074th & 5 at opp 10Colby Delahoussaye 27 Yd Field GoalLSU 23, Mississippi State 3
Mississippi State End of half, 1 play
0:024th & 5 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 61 yds , Malik Dear return for 14 yds to the MisSt 18
0:001st & 10 at own 18TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 16
3rd quarter7 drives, then LSU 23, Mississippi State 6
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 60 yds , Brandon Holloway return for 14 yds to the MisSt 19
14:391st & 10 at own 19Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 32 yds to the LSU 49 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at opp 49Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
14:102nd & 10 at opp 49Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Fred Ross for 5 yds to the LSU 44
13:393rd & 5 at opp 44Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Donald Gray
13:284th & 5 at opp 44Logan Cooke punt for 31 yds, downed at the LSU 13
LSU Punt, 3 plays
13:151st & 10 at own 13Danny Etling pass complete to J.D. Moore for 8 yds to the LSU 21
13:062nd & 2 at own 21LSU Penalty, False Start (Maea Teuhema) to the LSU 16
12:452nd & 7 at own 16Danny Etling pass incomplete to Colin Jeter
12:403rd & 7 at own 16Danny Etling pass incomplete to Travin Dural
12:334th & 7 at own 16Josh Growden punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Fred Ross at the MisSt 40
Mississippi State Field goal, 12 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 40Keith Mixon run for 4 yds to the MisSt 44
11:442nd & 6 at own 44Ashton Shumpert run for 3 yds to the MisSt 47
11:063rd & 3 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds to the MisSt 49
10:314th & 1 at own 49Nick Fitzgerald run for 15 yds to the LSU 36 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at opp 36Aeris Williams run for 2 yds to the LSU 34
9:122nd & 8 at opp 34Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the LSU 29
8:443rd & 3 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Donald Gray, broken up by Donte Jackson
8:244th & 3 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 5 yds to the LSU 24 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at opp 24Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Tre’Davious White and Davon Godchaux for a loss of 5 yards to the LSU 29
7:392nd & 15 at opp 29Ashton Shumpert run for 9 yds to the LSU 20
6:523rd & 6 at opp 20Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 06:52
6:453rd & 6 at opp 20Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Fred Ross
6:414th & 6 at opp 20Westin Graves 37 Yd Field GoalLSU 23, Mississippi State 6
LSU Fumble, 3 plays
6:334th & 6 at own 35Westin Graves kickoff for 65 yds , Derrius Guice return for 29 yds to the LSU 29
6:261st & 10 at own 29Danny Etling pass complete to Leonard Fournette for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 28
6:052nd & 11 at own 28Leonard Fournette run for 12 yds to the LSU 40 for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at own 40MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offside Defense (Nick James) to the LSU 45
5:171st & 5 at own 45Leonard Fournette run for 6 yds to the MisSt 49 Leonard Fournette fumbled, forced by Dezmond Harris, recovered by MisSt Gerri Green
Mississippi State Punt, 7 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 49Ashton Shumpert run for 4 yds to the LSU 47
4:422nd & 6 at opp 47Ashton Shumpert run for 7 yds to the LSU 40 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at opp 40Ashton Shumpert run for 4 yds to the LSU 36
3:462nd & 6 at opp 36Ashton Shumpert run for 7 yds to the LSU 29 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Fred Ross, broken up by Rickey Jefferson
3:122nd & 10 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jordan Thomas, broken up by Kevin Toliver II
2:483rd & 10 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Lewis Neal for a loss of 7 yards to the LSU 36
2:254th & 17 at opp 36Logan Cooke punt for 29 yds, downed at the LSU 7
LSU Punt, 3 plays
2:091st & 10 at own 7Leonard Fournette run for 4 yds to the LSU 11
1:292nd & 6 at own 11Leonard Fournette run for 1 yd to the LSU 12
1:063rd & 5 at own 12Etling, Danny pass complete to Dural, Travin for 19 yards to the LSU31 (Durr, Lashard), PENALTY LSU holding (Pocic, Ethan) 6 yards to the LSU6, NO PLAY.
0:383rd & 11 at own 6Danny Etling run for 8 yds to the LSU 14
0:214th & 3 at own 14Josh Growden punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Fred Ross at the 50 yard line
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at the 50Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 6 yds to the LSU 44
Q4 14:532nd & 4 at opp 44Nick Fitzgerald run for no gain to the LSU 44
Q4 14:023rd & 4 at opp 44Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Arden Key for a loss of 5 yards to the LSU 49 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding ( Yards) declined
Q4 13:514th & 9 at opp 49Logan Cooke punt for 48 yds, downed at the LSU 1
4th quarter6 drives, then LSU 23, Mississippi State 20
LSU Fumble, 13 plays
13:341st & 10 at own 1Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the LSU 3
13:072nd & 8 at own 3Danny Etling pass incomplete to Travin Dural
12:553rd & 8 at own 3Leonard Fournette run for 8 yds to the LSU 11 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at own 11Leonard Fournette run for 14 yds to the LSU 25 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at own 25Danny Etling pass complete to Travin Dural for 8 yds to the LSU 33
10:582nd & 2 at own 33Derrius Guice run for 3 yds to the LSU 36 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at own 36Danny Etling pass incomplete to Leonard Fournette
10:202nd & 10 at own 36Danny Etling pass complete to D.J. Chark for 11 yds to the LSU 47 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at own 47Leonard Fournette run for 10 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at opp 43Danny Etling run for 3 yds to the MisSt 40
8:392nd & 7 at opp 40LSU Penalty, Illegal Block (Foster Moreau) to the LSU 45
8:182nd & 22 at own 45Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 17 yds to the MisSt 38
7:373rd & 5 at opp 38Derrius Guice run for 4 yds to the MisSt 34
6:504th & 1 at opp 34Leonard Fournette run for no gain to the MisSt 34 Leonard Fournette fumbled, forced by Dezmond Harris, recovered by LSU Foster Moreau
Mississippi State Touchdown, 9 plays
6:441st & 10 at own 34Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Donald Gray
6:392nd & 10 at own 34Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Gabe Myles for 7 yds to the MisSt 41
6:043rd & 3 at own 41Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 40
5:394th & 4 at own 40Damian Williams pass complete to Donald Gray for 24 yds to the LSU 36 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at opp 36Damian Williams pass complete to Brandon Holloway for 11 yds to the LSU 25 for a 1ST down
5:081st & 10 at opp 25Damian Williams pass incomplete to Fred Ross, broken up by Greg Gilmore
5:082nd & 10 at opp 25MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the LSU 30
4:552nd & 15 at opp 30Damian Williams pass complete to Fred Ross for 27 yds to the LSU 3 for a 1ST down
4:301st & goal at opp 3Damian Williams run for 2 yds to the LSU 1
4:102nd & goal at opp 1Damian Williams 1 Yd Run (Westin Graves Kick)LSU 23, Mississippi State 13
Mississippi State Touchdown, 2 plays
4:052nd & 8 at own 35Westin Graves on-side kick recovered by MISSISSIPPI ST at the LSU 32
3:571st & 10 at opp 32Damian Williams pass complete to Fred Ross for 25 yds to the LSU 7 for a 1ST down
3:301st & goal at opp 7Fred Ross 7 Yd pass from Damian Williams (Westin Graves Kick)LSU 23, Mississippi State 20
LSU Punt, 3 plays
3:231st & 10 at own 35Westin Graves kickoff for 62 yds , Derrius Guice return for 16 yds to the LSU 19
3:131st & 10 at own 19Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the LSU 21
2:312nd & 8 at own 21D.J. Chark run for a loss of 4 yards to the LSU 17
2:313rd & 12 at own 17Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 02:31
2:263rd & 12 at own 17Danny Etling pass incomplete to Malachi Dupre
2:154th & 12 at own 17Josh Growden punt for 61 yds , Fred Ross returns for 1 yd to the MisSt 23
Mississippi State Fumble, 4 plays
2:061st & 10 at own 23Brandon Holloway run for 2 yds to the MisSt 25
1:472nd & 8 at own 25Damian Williams pass incomplete to Donald Gray, broken up by Donte Jackson
1:413rd & 8 at own 25Damian Williams pass incomplete to Donald Gray
1:354th & 8 at own 25Damian Williams sacked by Arden Key for a loss of 12 yards to the MisSt 17 Damian Williams fumbled, forced by Arden Key, recovered by LSU Davon Godchaux , return for 0 yards
LSU End of game, 3 plays
1:141st & 10 at opp 17Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 19
0:422nd & 12 at opp 19Leonard Fournette run for no gain to the MisSt 19
0:423rd & 12 at opp 19Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:42
0:343rd & 12 at opp 19TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the MisSt 23

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Mississippi State–LSU game

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 eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2026LSU 31, Mississippi State 0
2023LSU 41, Mississippi State 14
2022LSU 31, Mississippi State 16
2021LSU 28, Mississippi State 25
2020Mississippi State 44, LSU 34
2019LSU 36, Mississippi State 13

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