Mississippi State 35, Texas A&M 14
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, October 28, 2017
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Temperature:
60°
Head Official:
Ken Williamson
Attendance:
96128
By The Sports Xchange
Nick Fitzgerald rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, and the Mississippi State defense turned three Texas A&M interceptions into touchdowns as the Bulldogs beat the Aggies 35-14 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.
Jamal Peters returned the third interception of Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond 90 yards for a touchdown to put the game away midway through the fourth quarter.
Mond completed just 8 of 26 passes. Nick Starkel came on in relief in the fourth quarter.
Fitzgerald was 12 of 21 for 141 yards and two touchdowns and rushed a score.
The lone bright spot for Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2 SEC) came when the game was out of reach.
Mond connected with Camron Buckley on a 70-yard pass play that saw Buckley drag Mississippi State defenders the final 10 yards into the end zone to make it 35-14 with 5:12 remaining.
Mississippi State (6-2, 3-2), which won its third straight game, piled up 229 yards on the ground. The Bulldogs are 6-0 when they rush for more than 200 yards.
Mississippi State, which led 14-0 at the half, scored twice in the third quarter to make it 28-7.
Fitzgerald connected with Jordan Thomas on a 10-yard pass play to make it 21-0 early in the second half.
After Texas A&M got on the board with a 10-play, 76-yard drive, Mississippi State turned a Mond interception into a Nick Gibson touchdown run to make it 28-7.
Fitzgerald threw for a score and rushed 12 times for 82 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown as the Bulldogs built a 14-0 halftime lead.
Mond completed 5 of 10 passes for just 15 yards in the first half, and he threw an interception that Mississippi State converted into a Fitzgerald-to-Donald Gray touchdown pass.
The Aggies managed just 33 yards of offense in the first half.
It was the second straight slow start for Texas A&M.
Two weeks earlier, Texas A&M managed just 19 yards rushing in the first half against Florida. But the Aggies came back to win that game 19-17.
With the win -- Mississippi State's first in College Station since 1913 -- the Bulldogs became bowl eligible for a school-record eighth straight season.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Mississippi State |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Nick Fitzgerald
|
Player |
Kellen Mond
|
|
18 |
Attempts |
6 |
|
105 |
Yards |
32 |
|
5.8 |
Avg Yards |
5.3 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Mississippi State |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Farrod Green
|
Player |
Camron Buckley
|
|
3 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
51 |
Yards |
88 |
|
17.0 |
Avg Yards |
44.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Mississippi State
|
369 |
228 |
141 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M
|
285 |
96 |
189 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
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