No. 22 LSU Shuts Out No. 16 Mississippi State In Dominant 31-0 Victory

BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 22 LSU shut out No. 16 Mississippi State 31-0 on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium, improving to 5-2 on the season.

Quarterback Sam Leavitt completed 31 of 38 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions.

Wide receiver Jackson Harris caught six passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns, scoring on receptions of 27 and 17 yards in the first half. Eugene Wilson III also had a 10-yard touchdown reception as LSU took a 21-0 lead into halftime.

The Tigers extended their lead in the third quarter with a 26-yard field goal from Scott Starzyk and a six-yard touchdown pass from Leavitt to Malachi Elzy.

LSU’s defense held Mississippi State scoreless, limiting the Bulldogs to 121 passing yards while forcing an interception. The Tigers also came up with a key goal-line stand late in the first half, stopping Mississippi State on fourth down after the Bulldogs drove inside LSU’s 5-yard line.

Mississippi State played without starting quarterback Kamario Taylor, who was ruled out before kickoff.

LSU running back Dilin Jones led LSU on the ground with 84 yards on 18 carries.

LSU will travel to Auburn next Saturday, October 24, for another SEC matchup.

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