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LSU got the running game going in the fourth quarter and scored three touchdowns to get Brian Kelly his first SEC win 31-16 over Mississippi State.

Score by quarters

Miss. St. | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – 16

LSU | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | – 31

Scoring summary

MSU – Jo’quavious Marks 37 run (kick failed), 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:55

MSU – Rara Thomas 13 pass from Will Rogers (Ben Raybon kick), 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:54

LSU – Jaray Jenkins 8 pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:28

LSU – Ramos 35 field goal, 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:33

MSU – Raybon 45 field goal, 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:19

LSU – Daniels 3 run (Ramos kick), 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:49

LSU – Josh Williams 7 run (Ramos kick), 14 plays, 85 yards, 6:01

LSU – Armoni Goodwin 47 run (Ramos kick), 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:28

	MSU	LSU
FIRST DOWNS	15	20
Rush	6	8
Pass	9	11
Penalty	0	1
TOTAL YARDS	289	416
Total plays	64	75
Avg. per play	4.5	5.5
RUSHING YARDS	75	206
Total rushes	22	38
Avg. per rush	3.4	5.4
PASSING YARDS	214	210
Comp-Att	24-42	22-37
Comp. Pct.	57%	59%
Interceptions	1	0
Punts-Avg.	6-44.7	6-44.8
Inside 20	5	2
Fumbles – lost	2-1	1-1
Red Zone attempts	1-1	4-4
Red Zone pts.	7	24
3rd down conv.	3-14	6-15
4th down conv.	1-4	1-2
Possession Time	27:18	32:42

Individual statistics

Rushing – MSU, Marks 9-50, 1 TD; Dillon Johnson 7-50; Simeon Price 1-minus-3; Rogers 5-minus-22. LSU, Daniels 16-93; Goodwin 9-75, 1 TD; John Emery 11-32; J. Williams 1-7, 1 TD.

Passing – MSU, Rogers 24-42-1, 214 yards, 1 TD. LSU, Daniels 22-37-0, 210 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving – MSU, D. Johnson 5-29; R. Thomas 4-67, 1 TD; Caleb Ducking 4-33; Lideatrick Griffin 3-32; Rufus Harvey 3-22; Jaden Walley 2-16; Jamire Calvin 2-15; J. Marks 1-0. LSU, Malik Nabors 6-78, J. Williams 4-18, Kayshon Boutte 3-31, J. Jenkins 3-23, Brian Thomas 2-22, John Emery 2-15, A. Goodwin 1-14, Mason Taylor 1-11.

Photo by CHAD KEITH, Journal Sports

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