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Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State

Saturday, November 3, 2018

No. 21 Mississippi State beat Louisiana Tech 45–⁠3. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Mississippi State led the series 11–⁠3 as played.

AwayLouisiana Tech8–⁠5 in 2018
3
Home21Mississippi State8–⁠5 in 2018
45

Final at Davis Wade Stadium, StarkvilleTV: SECNAttendance 58,709

At kickoff
61°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; George M Bryan Airport (KSTF), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee David Smith; umpire Paul Myers; head linesman Ralph Green; line judge Marc Bovos; side judge J. Taylor; field judge Teiresias Jones; back judge Wayne Gautney; center judge Chris SneadGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Louisiana Tech30003
Mississippi State21107745

Standouts

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Player stats

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J’Mar Smith14/309800
Aaron Allen0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kam McKnight1359011
Justin Henderson835011
Jaqwis Dancy324012
DeAndre Marcus31506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kam McKnight232025
Cee Jay Powell422010
Adrian Hardy113013
George Scott113013

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Fitzgerald17/2824340
Keytaon Thompson0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Fitzgerald18107033
Nick Gibson264062
Aeris Williams242129
Keytaon Thompson342121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deddrick Thomas370136
Jesse Jackson344124
Kylin Hill538123
Justin Johnson137037
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Erroll Thompson90.500
Mark McLaurin7000
Johnathan Abram60.500
Willie Gay Jr.5000
Montez Sweat3110
Stephen Adegoke0001

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

Team stats

Louisiana TechMississippi State
238Total yards532
98Passing yards243
140Rushing yards289
3.2Yards per pass8.4
4.4Yards per rush8.0
15First downs26
5–⁠14Third downs5–⁠10
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
5–⁠35Penalties3–⁠25
29:49Possession30:11
Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Louisiana TechMississippi State
39%Success rate56%
−0.14EPA per play0.46
0.79Explosiveness1.44
0.12Rushing EPA0.46
−0.42Passing EPA0.41
30%Passing-down success46%
−0.18First-down EPA0.38
−0.23Second-down EPA0.40
0.29Third-down EPA0.51

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)

Mississippi State 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mississippi State −23.5, over/under 48.5.

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 95%, Louisiana Tech 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Mississippi State end zoneLouisiana Tech end zoneQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ2 Mississippi StateField goal, 15 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Louisiana TechEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 9 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 2 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTurnover on downs, 15 playsQ4 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 Louisiana TechInterception, 4 playsQ4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mississippi State drives left to right, Louisiana Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 59 yards
  4. Q1 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 plays, 35 yards
  5. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  7. Q2 Mississippi StateField goal, 15 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  9. Q2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 85 yards
  10. Q2 Louisiana TechEnd of half, 2 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 9 plays, 40 yards
  12. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  13. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  14. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 37 yards
  15. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 2 plays, 7 yards
  16. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  18. Q4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 81 yards
  19. Q4 Louisiana TechTurnover on downs, 15 plays, 58 yards
  20. Q4 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 29 yards
  21. Q4 Louisiana TechInterception, 4 plays, 15 yards
  22. Q4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 4 plays, 7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Mississippi State 21, Louisiana Tech 3
Mississippi State Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 56 yds , Malik Dear return for 21 yds to the MisSt 30
15:001st & 10 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 37 yds to the LaTch 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 4 yds to the LaTch 29
15:002nd & 6 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald sacked for loss of 5 yards to the LATECH34 (BRADFORD, Jordan), PENALTY LATECH holding (SNEED, L’Jarius) 10 yards to the LATECH19, 1ST DOWN MS, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Nick Fitzgerald run for 8 yds to the LaTch 11
12:382nd & 2 at opp 11Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Stephen Guidry for 11 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 7, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:381st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:381st & 10 at own 25Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the LaTch 31
12:382nd & 4 at own 31J’Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 30
12:383rd & 5 at own 30J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
12:384th & 5 at own 30Davan Dyer punt for 43 yds , Deddrick Thomas returns for 14 yds to the MisSt 41
Mississippi State Touchdown, 8 plays
11:101st & 10 at own 41Kylin Hill run for no gain to the MisSt 41
11:102nd & 10 at own 41Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
11:103rd & 10 at own 41Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell (LEWIS, Darryl), PENALTY LATECH offside defense (FERGUSON, Jaylon) 5 yards to the MS46, NO PLAY.
11:103rd & 5 at own 46Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
11:104th & 1 at the 50Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 48Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the LaTch 46
11:102nd & 8 at opp 46Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the LaTch 42
11:103rd & 4 at opp 42Nick Fitzgerald run for 6 yds to the LaTch 36 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 36Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 36 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 14, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 9 plays
7:021st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 62 yds , Praise Okorie return for 33 yds to the LaTch 36
6:561st & 10 at own 36J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
6:562nd & 10 at own 36Kam McKnight run for 11 yds to the LaTch 47 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 47Kam McKnight run for 4 yds to the MisSt 49
6:562nd & 6 at opp 49Kam McKnight run for 7 yds to the MisSt 42 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 42MCKNIGHT, Kameron rush for 1 yard to the MS41 (Erroll Thompson;Kobe Jones), PENALTY MS substitution infraction 5 yards to the MS37, NO PLAY.
6:561st & 5 at opp 37Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the MisSt 31 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 31J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
6:562nd & 10 at opp 31J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 2 yds to the MisSt 29
6:563rd & 8 at opp 29J’Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for no gain to the MisSt 29
3:154th & 8 at opp 29Bailey Hale 46 yd FG GOODMississippi State 14, Louisiana Tech 3
Mississippi State Touchdown, 6 plays
3:151st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 60 yds , Deddrick Thomas return for 20 yds to the MisSt 25
3:111st & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 9 yds to the MisSt 34
3:112nd & 1 at own 34Kylin Hill run for 4 yds to the MisSt 38 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at own 38Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jesse Jackson for 10 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at own 48Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jesse Jackson for 24 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at opp 28Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the LaTch 23
0:072nd & 5 at opp 23Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 23 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 21, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
0:071st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 64 yds , Praise Okorie return for 20 yds to the LaTch 21
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 21J’Mar Smith run for 3 yds to the LaTch 24
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at own 24Kam McKnight run for 3 yds to the LaTch 27
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 27J’Mar Smith pass complete to Kam McKnight for 25 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 48Kam McKnight run for 2 yds to the MisSt 46
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 46J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
Q2 15:004th & 8 at opp 46Davan Dyer punt for 34 yds, downed at the MisSt 12
2nd quarter4 drives, then Mississippi State 31, Louisiana Tech 3
Mississippi State Field goal, 15 plays
11:511st & 10 at own 12Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry, broken up by L’Jarius Sneed
11:512nd & 10 at own 12Nick Fitzgerald run for 7 yds to the MisSt 19
11:513rd & 3 at own 19Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Austin Williams for 13 yds to the MisSt 32 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at own 32Nick Gibson run for 2 yds to the MisSt 34
11:512nd & 8 at own 34Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Keith Mixon for 13 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
11:512nd & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the LaTch 44
11:513rd & 1 at opp 44Kylin Hill run for 6 yds to the LaTch 38 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at opp 38Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Austin Williams
11:512nd & 10 at opp 38Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 7 yds to the LaTch 31
7:023rd & 3 at opp 31Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 07:02
7:023rd & 3 at opp 31Kylin Hill run for 8 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 23Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
7:022nd & 10 at opp 23Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
7:023rd & 10 at opp 23Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Jordan Baldwin for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 30
5:234th & 17 at opp 30Jace Christmann 47 yd FG GOODMississippi State 24, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
5:231st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds , Praise Okorie return for 31 yds to the LaTch 31
5:131st & 10 at own 31Jaqwis Dancy run for 12 yds to the LaTch 43 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at own 43Kam McKnight run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
5:132nd & 3 at the 50Kam McKnight run for 4 yds to the MisSt 46 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at opp 46J’Mar Smith run for 2 yds to the MisSt 44
5:132nd & 8 at opp 44J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal, broken up by Jamal Peters
5:133rd & 8 at opp 44J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
5:134th & 8 at opp 44Davan Dyer punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Deddrick Thomas at the MisSt 15
Mississippi State Touchdown, 12 plays
3:151st & 10 at own 15Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the MisSt 20
3:152nd & 5 at own 20Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Deddrick Thomas
3:153rd & 5 at own 20Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for a loss of 5 yards to the MisSt 15 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jaylon Ferguson) to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Jaylon Ferguson for a loss of 4 yards to the MisSt 26
2:102nd & 14 at own 26Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 02:10
2:102nd & 14 at own 26Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Nick Gibson for no gain to the MisSt 26
2:103rd & 14 at own 26Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 19 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at own 45Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Deddrick Thomas, broken up by Amik Robertson
2:102nd & 10 at own 45Nick Fitzgerald run for 33 yds to the LaTch 22 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at opp 22Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
2:102nd & 10 at opp 22Dontavian Lee run for 1 yd to the LaTch 21 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the LaTch 31
2:102nd & 19 at opp 31Nick Fitzgerald run for 21 yds to the LaTch 10 for a 1ST down
0:301st & goal at opp 10Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jesse Jackson for 10 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 31, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech End of half, 2 plays
0:301st & 0 at own 35Jace Christmann kickoff for 44 yds , Bobby Holly return for no gain to the LaTch 16 Bobby Holly fumbled, recovered by LaTch Bobby Holly
0:181st & 10 at own 16Kam McKnight run for 3 yds to the LaTch 19
0:182nd & 7 at own 19J’Mar Smith pass complete to Alfred Smith for 6 yds to the LaTch 25
3rd quarter7 drives, then Mississippi State 38, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech Punt, 9 plays
15:003rd & 1 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds , Praise Okorie return for 12 yds to the LaTch 12
14:561st & 10 at own 12Kam McKnight run for 1 yd to the LaTch 13
14:562nd & 9 at own 13J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 6 yds to the LaTch 19
14:563rd & 3 at own 19J’Mar Smith pass complete to George Scott for 13 yds to the LaTch 32 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 32Kam McKnight run for 4 yds to the LaTch 36
14:562nd & 6 at own 36J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Adrian Hardy
14:563rd & 6 at own 36J’Mar Smith pass complete to Adrian Hardy for 13 yds to the LaTch 49 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 49J’Mar Smith run for 4 yds to the MisSt 47
14:562nd & 6 at opp 47Justin Henderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 48
14:563rd & 7 at opp 48J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Adrian Hardy
14:564th & 7 at opp 48Davan Dyer punt for 39 yds, downed at the MisSt 9 LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the MisSt 14
Mississippi State Punt, 5 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 14Nick Fitzgerald run for 14 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at own 28Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 15 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at own 43Nick Fitzgerald sacked by Jaylon Ferguson for a loss of 7 yards to the MisSt 36
10:152nd & 17 at own 36Nick Fitzgerald run for 1 yd to the MisSt 37
10:153rd & 16 at own 37Nick Fitzgerald rush for no gain to the MS37 (KITCHEN, Ephraim;SCOTT, Collin), PENALTY MS holding (Elgton Jenkins) 10 yards to the MS27, NO PLAY.
10:153rd & 26 at own 27Aeris Williams run for 13 yds to the MisSt 40
10:154th & 13 at own 40Tucker Day punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Teddy Veal at the LaTch 20
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 20J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to George Scott, broken up by Chris Rayford
6:422nd & 10 at own 20Kam McKnight run for 2 yds to the LaTch 22
6:423rd & 8 at own 22J’Mar Smith sacked by Montez Sweat for a loss of 6 yards to the LaTch 16
6:424th & 14 at own 16Davan Dyer punt for 48 yds , Deddrick Thomas returns for 27 yds to the LaTch 37
Mississippi State Touchdown, 2 plays
4:561st & 10 at opp 37Nick Fitzgerald run for 8 yds to the LaTch 29
4:122nd & 2 at opp 29Aeris Williams run for 29 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 38, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech Punt, 2 plays
4:121st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:121st & 10 at own 25SMITH, J’Mar pass complete to MCKNIGHT, Kameron for 17 yards to the LATECH42, out-of-bounds (Leo Lewis), PENALTY LATECH illegal touching (MCKNIGHT, Kameron) 0 yards to the LATECH25, NO PLAY.
4:122nd & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass complete to Kam McKnight for 7 yds to the LaTch 32
4:123rd & 3 at own 32J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal, broken up by Mark McLaurin
4:124th & 3 at own 32Davan Dyer punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Deddrick Thomas at the MisSt 30
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Devonta Jason for 17 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Devonta Jason
3:212nd & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 45
3:213rd & 12 at own 45Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
3:214th & 12 at own 45Tucker Day punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Teddy Veal at the LaTch 15
Louisiana Tech Punt, 5 plays
1:421st & 10 at own 15Justin Henderson run for 5 yds to the LaTch 20
1:422nd & 5 at own 20Justin Henderson run for 6 yds to the LaTch 26 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at own 26Justin Henderson run for 5 yds to the LaTch 31
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at own 31J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 31J’Mar Smith run for 4 yds to the LaTch 35
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 35Davan Dyer punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Deddrick Thomas at the MisSt 19
4th quarter5 drives, then Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 3
Mississippi State Touchdown, 2 plays
13:591st & 10 at own 19Nick Gibson run for 62 yds to the LaTch 19 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 19Keytaon Thompson run for 19 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 3
Louisiana Tech Turnover on downs, 15 plays
13:201st & 0 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 55 yds
13:201st & 10 at own 35Kam McKnight run for 5 yds to the LaTch 40
13:202nd & 5 at own 40Kam McKnight run for 6 yds to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at own 46J’Mar Smith pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for 3 yds to the LaTch 49
13:202nd & 7 at own 49J’Mar Smith pass complete to Jake Norris for 5 yds to the MisSt 46
13:203rd & 2 at opp 46Justin Henderson run for 5 yds to the MisSt 41 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 41Justin Henderson run for 1 yd to the MisSt 40
13:202nd & 9 at opp 40J’Mar Smith pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for 9 yds to the MisSt 31 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 31Justin Henderson run for 11 yds to the MisSt 20 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 20Justin Henderson run for 3 yds to the MisSt 17
13:202nd & 7 at opp 17J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Jake Norris
13:203rd & 7 at opp 17J’Mar Smith pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for 10 yds to the MisSt 7 for a 1ST down
13:201st & goal at opp 7J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Griffin Hebert
13:202nd & goal at opp 7J’Mar Smith pass complete to Cee Jay Powell for no gain to the MisSt 7
13:203rd & goal at opp 7J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Cee Jay Powell
13:204th & goal at opp 7J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Cee Jay Powell
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 7Keytaon Thompson run for 21 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 28Keytaon Thompson run for 2 yds to the MisSt 30
6:352nd & 8 at own 30Dontavian Lee run for 6 yds to the MisSt 36
6:353rd & 2 at own 36Keytaon Thompson pass incomplete to Malik Dear
6:354th & 2 at own 36Tucker Day punt for 42 yds, downed at the LaTch 22
Louisiana Tech Interception, 4 plays
4:141st & 10 at own 22DeAndre Marcus run for 6 yds to the LaTch 28
4:142nd & 4 at own 28DeAndre Marcus run for 6 yds to the LaTch 34 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at own 34DeAndre Marcus run for 3 yds to the LaTch 37
4:142nd & 7 at own 37Aaron Allen pass intercepted Stephen Adegoke return for 29 yds to the LaTch 38
Mississippi State End of game, 4 plays
2:241st & 10 at opp 38Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 02:24
2:241st & 10 at opp 38Robert Rivers run for 5 yds to the LaTch 33
2:242nd & 5 at opp 33Robert Rivers run for 5 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 28Jalen Mayden run for 2 yds to the LaTch 26
2:242nd & 8 at opp 26TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the LaTch 31

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 Louisiana Tech–Mississippi State game

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

The NCAA later vacated Mississippi State’s win in this game; it doesn’t count in the official series.

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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