Mississippi State 29, Alabama-Birmingham 24
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 23, 2010
Where: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Temperature:
80°
Head Official:
Ed Ardito
Attendance:
56423
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LaDarius Perkins rushed for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns, Derek DePasquale kicked five field goals and No. 24 Mississippi State held off Alabama-Birmingham 29-24 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (6-2) played without leading rusher Vick Ballard, but Perkins picked up the slack. He scored on a 2-yard run and a 4-yard reception from Chris Relf, and he set up Mississippi State's final field goal with a 51-yard run.
Relf completed 10 of 21 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on 20 carries.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime.
UAB took a 24-23 lead early in the fourth quarter on quarterback Bryan Ellis' 1-yard run before DePasquale connected from 39 and 28 yards.
Ellis threw for 233 yards on 22-of-44 passing and a touchdown for UAB (2-5).
Mississippi State has won five straight since a 29-7 loss at LSU on Sept. 18. The Bulldogs finish undefeated in non-conference games for the first season since 2000.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Alabama-Birmingham |
|
Mississippi State |
|
Pat Shed
|
Player |
LaDarius Perkins
|
|
16 |
Attempts |
18 |
|
69 |
Yards |
131 |
|
4.3 |
Avg Yards |
7.3 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Alabama-Birmingham |
|
Mississippi State |
|
Mike Jones
| Player |
Brandon Heavens
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
66 |
Yards |
44 |
|
16.5 |
Avg Yards |
22.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary