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Mississippi State at LSU

Sep 17, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 3

Away

Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

20 - 23

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LSU

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Total Yards

LSU392
Mississippi State270

Passing Yards

LSU215
Mississippi State214

Rushing Yards

LSU177
Mississippi State56

Turnovers

LSU1
Mississippi State1

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Danny Etling

LSU

YDS: 215

Rushing

Leonard Fournette

LSU

YDS: 147

Receiving

Fred Ross

Mississippi State

YDS: 89

Tackles

Leo Lewis

Mississippi State

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

LSU32:44
Mississippi State27:16

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

LSU edges Mississippi State 23-20

Close

LSU defeated Mississippi State 23-20 in Week 3 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 392-270 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

LSU set the terms early in a game that finished 23-20. Leonard Fournette 5 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) came with {'seconds': 35, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving LSU the first major swing.

LSU's box score carried the story: 392 total yards, 177 rushing yards, and 215 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 270 total yards, including 56 on the ground and 214 through the air.

LSU converted 7-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, LSU led 23-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was D.J. Chark 37 Yd pass from Danny Etling (Colby Delahoussaye Kick).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leonard Fournette 5 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) (LSU led 14-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    D.J. Chark 37 Yd pass from Danny Etling (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) (LSU led 7-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Colby Delahoussaye 27 Yd Field Goal (LSU led 23-3 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Westin Graves 41 Yd Field Goal (Mississippi State led 3-20 over LSU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leonard Fournette 25 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye PAT blocked) (LSU led 20-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Westin Graves 37 Yd Field Goal (Mississippi State led 6-23 over LSU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    23-20

    LSU defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    392-270

    LSU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    177

    LSU averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    215

    LSU averaged 6.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-16

    LSU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-14

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLSUMississippi State
Total Yards392270
Passing Yards215214
Rushing Yards17756
First Downs2214
Third Down Efficiency7-161-14
Fourth Down Efficiency0-13-4
Total Penalties (Yards)7-565-35
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts19-3217-32
Rushing Attempts3932
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points58
Possession Time32:4427:16
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)