FINAL SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers game details
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Tiger Stadium (LA) · Attendance 92,831
Put the final score in perspective.
LSU finished 20 points ahead. The teams combined for 54 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Mississippi State 10, LSU 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, LSU outscored its opponent in 3 and Mississippi State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Mississippi State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
 LSU | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 | 9-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 351 | 392 |
| Passing | 304 | 273 |
| Comp/Att | 27/39 | 19/30 |
| Yards per pass | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 47 | 119 |
| Rushing Attempts | 24 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Penalties | 4-20 | 2-20 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:05 | 33:45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Tyler Russell | 26/38 | 295 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 88.4 |
| Dak Prescott | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 |
rushing
| Nick Griffin | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Josh Robinson | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Russell | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Dak Prescott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derrick Milton | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Chad Bumphis | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 1 | 40 |
| Chris Smith | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Arceto Clark | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Robert Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Marcus Green | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Adrian Marcus | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Griffin | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Robert Johnson | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Jameon Lewis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Chad Bumphis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Devon Bell | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Baker Swedenburg | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
LSU Tigers
passing
| Zach Mettenberger | 19/30 | 273 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 89.9 |
rushing
| Jeremy Hill | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Russell Shepard | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Kenny Hilliard | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Spencer Ware | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Ford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J.C. Copeland | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Mettenberger | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Jarvis Landry | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 1 | 25 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 22 |
| James Wright | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Spencer Ware | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Michael Ford | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Kadron Boone | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
interceptions
| Craig Loston | 1 | 100 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Michael Ford | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 41 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Alleman | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 13 |
punting
| Brad Wing | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:41 | MISSISSIPPI ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 6:41 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 0:11 | LSU 28 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:59 | LSU 26 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 – 6 |
| 2 | 5:31 | LSU pass complete for a touchdown. | 7 – 12 |
| 2 | 5:31 | LSU Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 13 |
| 2 | 0:48 | MISSISSIPPI ST 47 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 – 13 |
| 2 | 0:13 | LSU pass complete for a touchdown. | 10 – 19 |
| 2 | 0:13 | LSU Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 20 |
| 3 | 12:52 | MISSISSIPPI ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 16 – 20 |
| 3 | 12:52 | MISSISSIPPI ST Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 20 |
| 3 | 8:29 | LSU 41 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 – 23 |
| 3 | 0:11 | LSU rush for a touchdown. | 17 – 29 |
| 3 | 0:11 | LSU Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 30 |
| 4 | 1:13 | LSU interception return for a touchdown. | 17 – 36 |
| 4 | 1:13 | LSU Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 37 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology