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Middle Tennessee 31, MISSISSIPPI STATE 17

Posted on July 24, 2012 at 10:11 AM.

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MTSU Stuns Mississippi State 31-17

Starkville (MS) - Middle Tennessee took advantage of key injuries to Mississippi State's passing battery to pull of a huge win on the road at a Southeastern Conference opponent. The Bulldogs being without their starting QB and top WR was obvious. The MSU backup Dak Prescott never found a rhythym, completing only 12 of 33 passes. With the absence of a passing game, Miss State struggled to convert on third down picking up only 3 of 16 and 1 of 5 on fourth down.

Middle Tennessee wasn't the picture of efficiency on offense either, exemplified by 6 sacks. They did rack up 444 yards and 31 points which was more than enough to win the game. The win was MTSU's second at a team from a BCS automatic qualifying conference.

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Mississippi State Bulldogs
Oct 20, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-1)	7	14	3	7	31
Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-1)	7	3	0	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	MTU	MSST
Total Offense	444	301
Rushing Yards	140	135
Passing Yards	304	166
First Downs	21	10
Punt Return Yards	25	32
Kick Return Yards	39	65
Total Yards	508	398
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-17 (35%)	3-16 (18%)
4th Down Conversion	2-3 (66%)	1-5 (20%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0 (60%)	4-1-1 (50%)
Penalties	4-19	0-0
Posession Time	25:35	11:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MSST
5:27	(MTU) J. Gray, 7 Yd pass from L. Kilgore (C. Lopez kick)	7	0
0:23	(MSST) L. Perkins, 66 Yd run (D. Bell kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MSST
6:55	(MTU) K. Griswould, 32 Yd pass from L. Kilgore (C. Lopez kick)	14	7
0:45	(MSST) D. Bell, 20 Yd FG	14	10
0:36	(MTU) C. Collis, 15 Yd pass from L. Kilgore	21	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MSST
3:17	(MTU) C. Lopez, 37 Yd FG	24	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MSST
3:13	(MSST) M. Johnson, 14 Yd pass from D. Prescott (D. Bell kick)	24	17
2:05	(MTU) W. Pratcher, 4 Yd run (C. Lopez kick)	31	17