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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi State 30, Troy 24
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, Alabama
Temperature: 83°
Head Official: Thomas Ritter
Attendance: 29013


Mississippi State 30, Troy 24: Tyler Russell threw three touchdowns to Chad Bumphis, and LaDarius Perkins rushed for 179 yards
and a score as visiting Mississippi State improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1999.

Russell completed 11 of 26 passes for 244 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 72 yards and 58 yards to Bumphis in the second quarter to give Mississippi State a 23-7 halftime lead.

Corey Robinson passed for 343 yards for Troy (1-2), but the Trojans committed four turnovers.

Russell sealed the win with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Bumphis that made it 30-21 with seven minutes left in the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bumphis now has 17 career touchdown receptions, tying the school record held by Eric Moulds and Justin
Jenkins ... Troy dropped its second straight at home and fell to 46-10 at home since making the jump to the FBS in 2001.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi State   Troy
LaDarius Perkins Player Shawn Southward
23 Attempts 20
179 Yards 137
7.8 Avg Yards 6.8
1 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Mississippi State   Troy
Chad Bumphis Player Chip Reeves
6 Receptions 9
180 Yards 79
30.0 Avg Yards 8.8
3 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Mississippi State 457 213 244 4 1 2 0.0 1
Troy 572 223 349 3 1 0 0.0 1