Final
Miss. St 14
(0-1, 0-1 away)
Louisiana Tech 22
(1-0, 1-0 home)
6:45 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Joe Aillet Stadium, RUSTON, LA
Top Performers
Passing: T. Bennett (LT) - 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: P. Jackson (LT) - 17 CAR, 62 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: B. McRae (MSST) - 4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Mississippi State at 15:00 | MSST | LT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Carlson kickoff for 68 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 20 yards to the LaTch 22. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louisiana Tech at 15:00 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at LT 22 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at LT 22 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at LT 22 | Taylor Bennett pass complete to Phillip Livas for 36 yards to the MisSt 42 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 42 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MSST 42 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at MSST 42 | Taylor Bennett pass complete to Phillip Livas for 10 yards to the MisSt 32 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 32 | Louisiana Tech penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 1st and 15 at MSST 37 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete to Phillip Livas. | |||
| 2nd and 15 at MSST 37 | Louisiana Tech penalty 6 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 21 at MSST 43 | Alex Anglin rush for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 45. | |||
| 3rd and 23 at MSST 45 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete to Phillip Livas. | |||
| 4th and 23 at MSST 45 | Chris Keagle punt for 45 yards for a touchback. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: LaTch drive: 9 plays 33 yards, 02:27 LaTch PUNT | ||||
| Mississippi State at 12:40 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 20 | Anthony Dixon rush for 4 yards to the MisSt 24. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MSST 24 | Wesley Carroll pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MSST 24 | Wesley Carroll pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 4th and 6 at MSST 24 | Blake McAdams punt for 30 yards, downed at the LaTch 46. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MisSt drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 00:51 MisSt PUNT | ||||
| Louisiana Tech at 11:42 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at LT 46 | Taylor Bennett rush for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by LaTch Taylor Bennett at the LaTch 44. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 12 at LT 44 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at LT 44 | Mississippi St penalty 5 yard offside accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at LT 49 | Taylor Bennett pass complete to Patrick Jackson for 5 yards to the MisSt 46. | |||
| 4th and 2 at MSST 46 | Chris Keagle punt for 37 yards, returned by Jamayel Smith for 3 yards to the MisSt 12. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: LaTch drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 01:11 LaTch PUNT | ||||
| Mississippi State at 10:31 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 12 | Mississippi St penalty 6 yard delay of game accepted. | 7 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at MSST 6 | Anthony Dixon rush for 2 yards to the MisSt 8. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at MSST 8 | Anthony Dixon rush for 8 yards to the MisSt 16 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 16 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Brandon McRae for 24 yards to the MisSt 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 40 | Anthony Dixon rush for 4 yards to the MisSt 44. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at MSST 44 | Wesley Carroll rush for 6 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at LT 50 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Brandon McRae for 16 yards to the LaTch 34 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at LT 34 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Aubrey Bell for 22 yards to the LaTch 12 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at LT 12 | Wesley Carroll rush for 4 yards to the LaTch 8. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at LT 8 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Brandon McRae for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 0 | |
| Adam Carlson extra point GOOD. | 7 | 0 | ||
| Adam Carlson kickoff for 58 yards returned by Phillip Livas for 19 yards to the LaTch 31. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MisSt drive: 9 plays 94 yards, 04:13 MisSt TD | ||||
| Louisiana Tech at 6:13 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at LT 31 | Taylor Bennett rush for 5 yards to the LaTch 36. | 7 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 5 at LT 36 | Taylor Bennett pass complete to Phillip Livas for 12 yards to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at LT 48 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at LT 48 | Mississippi St penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at MSST 47 | Patrick Jackson rush for 10 yards to the MisSt 37 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 37 | Patrick Jackson rush for 7 yards to the MisSt 30. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at MSST 30 | Alex Anglin rush for no gain to the MisSt 30. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at MSST 30 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete to Patrick Jackson. | |||
| 4th and 3 at MSST 30 | Brad Oestricher 48 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 | 3 | |
| Brad Oestricher kickoff for 65 yards returned by Damein Anderson for 15 yards to the MisSt 20. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: LaTch drive: 8 plays 39 yards, 02:24 LaTch FG | ||||
| Mississippi State at 3:42 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 20 | Brandon McRae rush for 12 yards to the MisSt 20, Mississippi St penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | 7 | 3 | |
| 1st and 8 at MSST 22 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Aubrey Bell for 16 yards to the MisSt 38 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MSST 38 | Wesley Carroll pass incomplete to Terrance Davis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MSST 38 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Terrance Davis for 16 yards to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at LT 46 | Wesley Carroll pass complete to Terrance Davis for 3 yards to the LaTch 43. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at LT 43 | Wesley Carroll pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at LT 43 | Wesley Carroll pass intercepted by Antonio Baker at the LaTch 19, returned for 3 yards to the LaTch 22. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MisSt drive: 7 plays 37 yards, 02:10 MisSt INT | ||||
| Louisiana Tech at 1:32 | MSST | LT | ||
| 1st and 10 at LT 22 | Alex Anglin rush for no gain to the LaTch 22. | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 10 at LT 22 | Phillip Livas rush for 5 yards to the LaTch 27. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at LT 27 | Louisiana Tech penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at LT 22 | Taylor Bennett pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 10 at LT 22 | Chris Keagle punt for 38 yards, returned by Jamayel Smith for 1 yard to the MisSt 41. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
