Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Mississippi State beat Louisiana Tech 57–⁠21. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Mississippi State led the series 10–⁠3 as played.

AwayMississippi State9–⁠4 in 2017
57
HomeLouisiana Tech7–⁠6 in 2017
21

Final at Joe Aillet Stadium, RustonTV: CBSSNAttendance 28,100

At kickoff
76°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN), 7 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Ken Antee; umpire Chad Craig; head linesman George Botsch; line judge Ronald Tubbs; side judge Tony Meyer; field judge Chris Cockrell; back judge Sean Woodson; center judge Bryan BakerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State162021057
Louisiana Tech950721

Standouts

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Player stats

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Fitzgerald12/1812431
Keytaon Thompson1/2800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Fitzgerald10111244
Aeris Williams9107059
Kylin Hill1062110
Dontavian Lee21509
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aeris Williams128028
Jordan Thomas225117
Gabe Myles121121
Deddrick Thomas32009
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mark McLaurin10001
Gerri Germaine Green7220
Johnathan Abram70.50.50
Dezmond Harris6110
Leo Lewis30.50.50

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J’Mar Smith10/2314001
Westin Elliott3/62310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Boston Scott1396024
Jarred Craft1881016
Jaqwis Dancy745014
Israel Tucker325019
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Marcus Gaines3104058
Teddy Veal31509
Cee Jay Powell214010
Kam McKnight21307
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brandon Durman8100
DaMarion King6000
Secdrick Cooper5000
Deldrick Canty5100
Amik Robertson4101

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

Team stats

Mississippi StateLouisiana Tech
459Total yards315
132Passing yards163
327Rushing yards152
6.6Yards per pass5.4
8.2Yards per rush3.0
21First downs20
5–⁠10Third downs4–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers3
5–⁠39Penalties3–⁠28
23:52Possession36:08
4Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Mississippi StateLouisiana Tech
59%Success rate48%
0.29EPA per play0.04
1.12Explosiveness0.77
0.36Rushing EPA0.26
0.15Passing EPA−0.22
29%Passing-down success36%
0.27First-down EPA−0.07
0.32Second-down EPA−0.06
0.71Third-down EPA0.29
17%Havoc by its defense11%

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)

Louisiana Tech 55% to win. Mississippi State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Mississippi State −10.5, over/under 67.5.

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

Before kickoff, the win chances were Mississippi State 77%, Louisiana Tech 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Louisiana Tech end zoneMississippi State end zoneQ1 Louisiana TechField goal, 7 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ1 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Mississippi StateField goal, 5 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Mississippi State scores)Q1 Louisiana TechInterception, 2 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechFumble, 1 playQ2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 4 playsQ2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Louisiana TechFumble return TD, 10 plays (Mississippi State scores)Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 9 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana Tech drives left to right, Mississippi State right to left.
  1. Q1 Louisiana TechField goal, 7 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 plays, 24 yards
  5. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 2 plays, 2 yards
  6. Q1 Mississippi StateField goal, 5 plays, 59 yards
  7. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  8. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Mississippi State scores), 7 yards
  10. Q1 Louisiana TechInterception, 2 plays, 18 yards
  11. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 1 play, 17 yards
  12. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q2 Louisiana TechFumble, 1 play, −12 yards
  15. Q2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 14 yards
  16. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 76 yards
  20. Q2 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 plays, 47 yards
  21. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 72 yards
  22. Q3 Louisiana TechFumble return TD, 10 plays (Mississippi State scores), 65 yards
  23. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 59 yards
  25. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 9 plays, 3 yards
  26. Q4 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 55 yards
  27. Q4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 15 plays, 90 yards
  28. Q4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter12 drives, then Mississippi State 16, Louisiana Tech 9
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Boston Scott run for 4 yds to the LaTch 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29J’Mar Smith pass complete to Marcus Gaines for 58 yds to the MisSt 13 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 13Jarred Craft run for 3 yds to the MisSt 10
15:002nd & 7 at opp 10J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
15:003rd & 7 at opp 10J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
13:214th & 7 at opp 10Jonathan Barnes 27 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 3, Mississippi State 0
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
13:211st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 53 yds , Keith Mixon return for 13 yds to the MisSt 25
13:211st & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald run for no gain to the MisSt 25
13:212nd & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
13:213rd & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete, broken up by Amik Robertson
13:214th & 10 at own 25Logan Cooke punt for 55 yds
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 20Jarred Craft run for 6 yds to the LaTch 26
12:322nd & 4 at own 26Jarred Craft run for 3 yds to the LaTch 29
12:323rd & 1 at own 29Jarred Craft run for 2 yds to the LaTch 31 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at own 31J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for no gain to the LaTch 31
12:322nd & 10 at own 31J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 6 yds to the LaTch 37
12:323rd & 4 at own 37J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Boston Scott
12:324th & 4 at own 37Brady Farlow punt for 39 yds
Mississippi State Interception, 6 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 24Nick Fitzgerald run for 7 yds to the MisSt 31
10:022nd & 3 at own 31Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the MisSt 34 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 34Nick Fitzgerald run for 3 yds to the MisSt 37
10:022nd & 7 at own 37MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MisSt 32
10:022nd & 12 at own 32Keytaon Thompson pass complete to Donald Gray for 8 yds to the MisSt 40
10:023rd & 4 at own 40Nick Fitzgerald run for 8 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 48Nick Fitzgerald pass intercepted Amik Robertson return for 61 yds to the MisSt 2
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 2 plays
7:291st & goal at opp 2Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the MisSt 1
7:292nd & goal at opp 1MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) to the MisSt 1
6:462nd & goal at opp 1Kam McKnight run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes PAT BLOCKED)Louisiana Tech 9, Mississippi State 0
Mississippi State Field goal, 5 plays
6:461st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 58 yds , Keith Mixon return for 15 yds to the MisSt 22
6:461st & 10 at own 22Aeris Williams run for 59 yds to the LaTch 19 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at opp 19Aeris Williams run for 1 yd to the LaTch 18
6:462nd & 9 at opp 18Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
6:463rd & 9 at opp 18Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 19
5:054th & 10 at opp 19Tucker Day 36 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 9, Mississippi State 3
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
5:051st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:051st & 10 at own 25Boston Scott run for 5 yds to the LaTch 30
5:052nd & 5 at own 30J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Marcus Gaines
4:203rd & 5 at own 30Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 04:20
4:203rd & 5 at own 30J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Boston Scott
4:204th & 5 at own 30LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, intentional grounding (J’Mar Smith) to the LaTch 22
4:204th & 13 at own 22Brady Farlow punt for 39 yds
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
4:081st & 10 at own 39Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the MisSt 44
4:082nd & 5 at own 44Aeris Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 43
4:083rd & 6 at own 43Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Keith Mixon
4:084th & 6 at own 43Logan Cooke punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Teddy Veal at the LaTch 17
Louisiana Tech Punt return TD, 3 plays (Mississippi State scores)
2:471st & 10 at own 17Jarred Craft run for 7 yds to the LaTch 24
2:472nd & 3 at own 24Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the LaTch 25
2:473rd & 2 at own 25Jarred Craft run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 24
1:144th & 3 at own 24Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 01:14
1:064th & 3 at own 24TEAM punt blocked by Jeffery Simmons blocked by Jeffery Simmons Jeffery Simmons return for no gain for a TD, (Tucker Day KICK)Mississippi State 10, Louisiana Tech 9
Louisiana Tech Interception, 2 plays
1:061st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:061st & 10 at own 25SMITH, J’Mar pass incomplete to WATTS, Marlon (Chris Rayford), PENALTY MS pass interference (Chris Rayford) 15 yards to the LATECH40, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
1:061st & 10 at own 40Boston Scott run for 3 yds to the LaTch 43
1:062nd & 7 at own 43J’Mar Smith pass intercepted Mark McLaurin return for 32 yds to the LaTch 17
Mississippi State Touchdown, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at opp 17Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jordan Thomas for 17 yds for a TD, (Tucker Day PAT BLOCKED)Mississippi State 16, Louisiana Tech 9
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
0:101st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:101st & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 25Jarred Craft run for 2 yds to the LaTch 27
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 27J’Mar Smith pass complete to Kam McKnight for 6 yds to the LaTch 33
Q2 15:004th & 2 at own 33Brady Farlow punt for 41 yds
2nd quarter8 drives, then Mississippi State 36, Louisiana Tech 14
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
13:391st & 10 at own 26Nick Fitzgerald run for 3 yds to the MisSt 29
13:392nd & 7 at own 29Nick Gibson run for a loss of 3 yards to the MisSt 26
13:393rd & 10 at own 26Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
13:394th & 10 at own 26Logan Cooke punt for 48 yds, downed at the LaTch 26
Louisiana Tech Fumble, 1 play
12:111st & 10 at own 26J’Mar Smith sacked by Gerri Green for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 14 J’Mar Smith fumbled, recovered by MisSt Tre Brown , return for 0 yards
Mississippi State Touchdown, 2 plays
11:541st & 10 at opp 14Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jordan Thomas for 8 yds to the LaTch 6
11:272nd & 2 at opp 6Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 6 yds for a TD, (Tucker Day KICK)Mississippi State 23, Louisiana Tech 9
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
11:271st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:271st & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith run for 5 yds to the LaTch 30
11:272nd & 5 at own 30Jarred Craft run for 4 yds to the LaTch 34
11:273rd & 1 at own 34Jarred Craft run for 2 yds to the LaTch 36 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at own 36Boston Scott run for no gain to the LaTch 36
11:272nd & 10 at own 36J’Mar Smith sacked by Dezmond Harris for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 34
11:273rd & 12 at own 34J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal, broken up by Mark McLaurin
11:274th & 12 at own 34Brady Farlow punt for 47 yds , Gabe Myles returns for a loss of 9 yards to the MisSt 25 LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Ronald Lewis) to the MisSt 25
Mississippi State Touchdown, 4 plays
8:191st & 10 at own 25Aeris Williams run for 36 yds to the LaTch 39 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at opp 39Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the LaTch 36
8:192nd & 7 at opp 36Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 6 yds to the LaTch 30
7:123rd & 1 at opp 30Nick Fitzgerald run for 30 yds for a TD, (Tucker Day KICK)Mississippi State 30, Louisiana Tech 9
Louisiana Tech Punt, 4 plays
7:121st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:121st & 10 at own 25Boston Scott run for 20 yds to the LaTch 45 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at own 45Boston Scott run for 3 yds to the LaTch 48
7:122nd & 7 at own 48LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, false start (Marcus Gaines) to the LaTch 43
7:122nd & 12 at own 43J’Mar Smith pass complete to Boston Scott for 2 yds to the LaTch 45
7:123rd & 10 at own 45J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Kam McKnight
7:124th & 10 at own 45Brady Farlow punt for 36 yds , Gabe Myles returns for 5 yds to the MisSt 24
Mississippi State Touchdown, 11 plays
4:371st & 10 at own 24Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 9 yds to the MisSt 33
4:372nd & 1 at own 33Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the MisSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at own 36Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the MisSt 39
4:372nd & 7 at own 39Aeris Williams run for no gain to the MisSt 39
4:373rd & 7 at own 39Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 9 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at own 48Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:372nd & 8 at the 50Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 41Dontavian Lee run for 9 yds to the LaTch 32
4:372nd & 1 at opp 32Dontavian Lee run for 6 yds to the LaTch 26 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 26Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 5 yds to the LaTch 21
0:512nd & 5 at opp 21Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:51
0:412nd & 5 at opp 21Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Gabe Myles for 21 yds for a TD, (Tucker Day PAT BLOCKED), (Tucker Day PAT BLOCKED)Mississippi State 36, Louisiana Tech 9
0:411st & 0 at opp 3Amik Robertson return for defensive PATMississippi State 36, Louisiana Tech 11
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 8 plays
0:411st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:411st & 10 at own 25Jarred Craft run for 16 yds to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at own 41J’Mar Smith pass complete to Kam McKnight for 7 yds to the LaTch 48
0:252nd & 3 at own 48Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:25
0:252nd & 3 at own 48J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Marcus Gaines
0:253rd & 3 at own 48Jarred Craft run for 11 yds to the MisSt 41 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 41J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal
0:252nd & 10 at opp 41J’Mar Smith pass complete to Marcus Gaines for 13 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 28TEAM pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 28Jonathan Barnes 45 yd FG GOODMississippi State 36, Louisiana Tech 14
3rd quarter5 drives, then Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 14
Mississippi State Touchdown, 2 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 51 yds , Keith Mixon return for 14 yds to the MisSt 28
15:001st & 10 at own 28Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 28 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST down
14:271st & 10 at opp 44Nick Fitzgerald run for 44 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 43, Louisiana Tech 14
Louisiana Tech Fumble return TD, 10 plays (Mississippi State scores)
14:271st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:271st & 10 at own 25Jarred Craft run for 8 yds to the LaTch 33
14:272nd & 2 at own 33Boston Scott run for 24 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
14:271st & 10 at opp 43Boston Scott run for 6 yds to the MisSt 37
14:272nd & 4 at opp 37Jarred Craft run for 9 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
14:271st & 10 at opp 28Jarred Craft run for 7 yds to the MisSt 21
14:272nd & 3 at opp 21J’Mar Smith run for 11 yds to the MisSt 10 for a 1ST down
14:271st & goal at opp 10Jarred Craft run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 11
14:272nd & goal at opp 11J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 9 yds to the MisSt 2
14:273rd & goal at opp 2J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Jarred Craft
9:484th & goal at opp 2J’Mar Smith sacked by Gerri Green for a loss of 8 yards J’Mar Smith fumbled, recovered by MisSt Jeffery Simmons , return for 0 yards , return for 90 yds, (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 50, Louisiana Tech 14
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
9:481st & 0 at own 35Logan Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:481st & 10 at own 25Jaqwis Dancy run for 3 yds to the LaTch 28
9:482nd & 7 at own 28J’Mar Smith sacked by Leo Lewis and Johnathan Abram for a loss of 11 yards to the LaTch 17
9:483rd & 18 at own 17J’Mar Smith run for 8 yds to the LaTch 25
9:484th & 10 at own 25Brady Farlow punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Gabe Myles at the MisSt 41
Mississippi State Touchdown, 9 plays
7:301st & 10 at own 41Kylin Hill run for 5 yds to the MisSt 46
7:302nd & 5 at own 46Kylin Hill run for 10 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at opp 44Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jesse Jackson for 14 yds to the LaTch 30 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at opp 30Kylin Hill run for 10 yds to the LaTch 20 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at opp 20Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the LaTch 18
7:302nd & 8 at opp 18Kylin Hill run for 7 yds to the LaTch 11
7:303rd & 1 at opp 11Deddrick Thomas run for 7 yds to the LaTch 4 for a 1ST down
7:301st & goal at opp 4Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds to the LaTch 2
3:242nd & goal at opp 2Kylin Hill run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 14
Louisiana Tech Punt, 9 plays
3:241st & 0 at own 35Tucker Day kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:241st & 10 at own 25Boston Scott run for 3 yds to the LaTch 28
3:242nd & 7 at own 28Boston Scott run for 4 yds to the LaTch 32
3:243rd & 3 at own 32SMITH, J’Mar pass incomplete to POWELL, Cee Jay (C. Dantzler), PENALTY MS personal foul (C. Dantzler) 15 yards to the LATECH47, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
3:241st & 10 at own 47Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the LaTch 48
3:242nd & 9 at own 48J’Mar Smith pass complete to Marcus Gaines for 33 yds to the MisSt 19 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at opp 19J’Mar Smith pass complete to Boston Scott for 6 yds to the MisSt 13
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 13Boston Scott run for 3 yds to the MisSt 10
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 10HOLLY, Bobby rush for 1 yard to the MS9 (Tre Brown;Grant Harris), PENALTY MS 12 men on the field 4 yards to the MS6, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6Boston Scott run for no gain to the MisSt 6
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 6TEAM run for no gain to the LaTch 7 TEAM fumbled,
Q4 15:003rd & goal at own 7Boston Scott run for 21 yds to the LaTch 28
Q4 15:004th & goal at own 28Brady Farlow punt for 37 yds, downed at the MisSt 35
4th quarter3 drives, then Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 21
Mississippi State Turnover on downs, 11 plays
11:541st & 10 at own 35Kylin Hill run for 6 yds to the MisSt 41
11:542nd & 4 at own 41Kylin Hill run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at the 50Keytaon Thompson run for 7 yds to the LaTch 43
11:542nd & 3 at opp 43Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the LaTch 41
11:543rd & 1 at opp 41Keytaon Thompson run for 4 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at opp 37Kylin Hill run for 9 yds to the LaTch 28
11:542nd & 1 at opp 28Nick Gibson run for 11 yds to the LaTch 17 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at opp 17Nick Gibson run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 19
11:542nd & 12 at opp 19Nick Gibson run for 6 yds to the LaTch 13
11:543rd & 6 at opp 13Keytaon Thompson pass incomplete, broken up by Trey Spencer
11:544th & 6 at opp 13Nick Gibson run for 3 yds to the LaTch 10
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 15 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 10Jaqwis Dancy run for 14 yds to the LaTch 24 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at own 24Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the LaTch 30
6:242nd & 4 at own 30Jaqwis Dancy run for 5 yds to the LaTch 35 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at own 35Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the LaTch 41
6:242nd & 4 at own 41Westin Elliott pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for 4 yds to the LaTch 45 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at own 45Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the MisSt 49
6:242nd & 4 at opp 49Jaqwis Dancy run for 5 yds to the MisSt 44 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at opp 44Israel Tucker run for 1 yd to the MisSt 43
6:242nd & 9 at opp 43Westin Elliott pass incomplete
6:243rd & 9 at opp 43Westin Elliott pass incomplete to Cee Jay Powell
6:244th & 9 at opp 43Israel Tucker run for 19 yds to the MisSt 24 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at opp 24Israel Tucker run for 5 yds to the MisSt 19
6:242nd & 5 at opp 19Westin Elliott pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for 10 yds to the MisSt 9 for a 1ST down
6:241st & goal at opp 9Westin Elliott pass incomplete to Cee Jay Powell, broken up by Stephen Adegoke
0:152nd & goal at opp 9Westin Elliott pass complete to Zach Cousar for 9 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 21
Mississippi State End of game, 1 play
0:151st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 54 yds , Reginald Todd return for 2 yds to the MisSt 13
0:151st & 10 at own 13TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 12

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.

Officially, Mississippi State leads 11–⁠3; as played, 12–⁠3 in 15 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Mississippi State 35, Louisiana Tech 34
2018Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 3
2017Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 21
2015Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 20
2011Mississippi State 26, Louisiana Tech 20
2008Louisiana Tech 22, Mississippi State 14

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