Miss. St 14
(0-1, 0-1 away)
Louisiana Tech 22
(1-0, 1-0 home)
6:45 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Joe Aillet Stadium, RUSTON, LA
Top Performers
Passing: T. Bennett (LT) - 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: P. Jackson (LT) - 17 CAR, 62 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: B. McRae (MSST) - 4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MSST | LT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 06:18 | Brandon Mcrae 8 Yd Pass From Wesley Carroll (Adam Carlson Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 94 yds, 4:13 | 7 | 0 |
 | FG | 03:49 | Brad Oestricher 48 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 39 yds, 2:24 | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MSST | LT | |||
| TD | 02:14 | Brandon Hart 1 Yd Run (Adam Carlson Kick) Drive: 12 plays, 83 yds, 5:44 | 14 | 3 |
| TD | 00:17 | Patrick Jackson 6 Yd Pass From Taylor Bennett (Pat Blocked) Drive: 3 plays, 13 yds, :16 | 14 | 9 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MSST | LT | |||
| TD | 06:30 | Patrick Jackson 6 Yd Run (Brad Oestricher Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 9 yds, 1:36 | 14 | 16 |
| FG | 00:09 | Brad Oestricher 28 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds, 1:21 | 14 | 19 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MSST | LT | |||
| FG | 06:48 | Brad Oestricher 50 Yd Drive: 16 plays, 57 yds, 7:12 | 14 | 22 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MSST | LT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-15 | 6-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 322 | 243 |
| Passing | 243 | 161 |
Comp-Att | 21-40 | 15-41 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 3.9 |
| Rushing | 79 | 82 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 33 |
Yards per rush | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Penalties | 10-64 | 6-35 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 4 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
| Mississippi State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| W. Carroll | 11/25 | 158 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Lee | 10/15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21/40 | 243 | 6.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Bennett | 15/40 | 161 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Jackson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 15/41 | 161 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Dixon | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 | 31 |
| C. Ducre | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| W. Carroll | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Hart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. O'Quinn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Green | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Lee | 5 | -12 | -2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 1 | 31 |
| Louisiana Tech Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P. Jackson | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 |
| P. Livas | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Porter | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Bennett | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Spence | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 82 | 2.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Louisiana Tech Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P. Livas | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | 36 |
| J. Wheeler | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| P. Beck | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| P. Jackson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 7 |
| C. Burns | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 161 | 10.7 | 1 | 39 |
| Mississippi State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| K. Fitzhugh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Bonner | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 |
| A. Stallworth | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| D. Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Team | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 23 |
| Louisiana Tech Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| P. Livas | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 |
| Team | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 |
| Mississippi State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Carlson | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Oestricher | 3/3 | 100.0 | 50 | 1/2 | 10 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 50 | 1/2 | 10 |
| Mississippi State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. McAdams | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Team | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Louisiana Tech Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Keagle | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 1 | 5 | 54 |
| Team | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 1 | 5 | 54 |
ATTENDANCE: NA
