Mississippi 38, Fresno State 28
When: 9:15 PM ET, Saturday, October 1, 2011
Where: Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California
Temperature:
84°
Head Official:
Clair Gausman
Attendance:
32063
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Jeff Scott and Brandon Bolden rushed for two touchdowns apiece, and Mississippi snapped a two-game losing streak with a 38-28 victory over host Fresno State on Saturday.
Scott, who ran for 139 yards, scored the go-ahead touchdown in the final quarter and the Rebels (2-3) played keep away for most of the period to halt Fresno State’s two-game winning streak.
The Bulldogs (2-3) ran only three offensive plays over the first 11-plus minutes of the final quarter after taking a one-point lead into the period.
Scott scored on a 12-yard run to culminate a 14-play drive and Randall Mackey hit Donte Moncrief on a two-point conversion toss as Mississippi took a 35-28 lead with 8:49 to play. Fresno State was expecting pass on third-and-9 when the Rebels crossed up the Bulldogs with a handoff to Scott, who scampered to his left and narrowly scooted into the end zone.
After the Rebels forced a three-and-out, Bryson Rose booted a 24-yard field to give Ole Miss a 10-point edge with 3:42 remaining.
Earlier, Scott scored on an electrifying 69-yard run down the right sideline to give Ole Miss a 27-21 lead with 11:15 left in the third quarter.
Fresno State took a 28-27 lead five minutes later on Derek Carr’s 1-yard run.
Bolden scored on runs of 21 and 12 yards as Ole Miss took a 20-14 halftime lead. Mackey made his first start of the season and tossed a 22-yard scoring pass to Melvin Harris in the opening quarter.
Fresno State also scored on Carr's 2-yard pass to Rashad Evans, Jalen Saunders' 26-yard reverse and Robbie Rouse's 7-yard run.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi |
|
Fresno State |
Jeff Scott
|
Player |
Robbie Rouse
|
24 |
Attempts |
28 |
138 |
Yards |
123 |
5.8 |
Avg Yards |
4.4 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Mississippi |
|
Fresno State |
Ja-Mes Logan
| Player |
Jalen Saunders
|
3 |
Receptions |
6 |
65 |
Yards |
127 |
21.7 |
Avg Yards |
21.2 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Mississippi
|
445 |
231 |
214 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
1 |
Fresno State
|
444 |
163 |
281 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |