Louisiana State 63, New Mexico State 7
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 27, 2014
Where: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Marc Curles
Attendance:
101987
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No. 18 LSU 63, New Mexico State
7: Brandon Harris came off the bench to throw for three touchdowns
and run for two more to lead the host Tigers to an easy victory over
the Aggies.
Harris, a freshman who
almost led LSU (4-1) from behind last week off the bench against
Mississippi State, came in midway through the second quarter and
finished 11-of-14 for 178 yards and rushed for 36 yards. Leonard
Fournette ran 18 times for 122 yards and two scores, while Malachi
Dupre had three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Tyler Rogers was 14-of-31 for 86
yards and threw two interceptions for New Mexico State (2-3), which like the Tigers finished with four turnovers. Andrew Allen rushed five times for 113
yards and the Aggies' only score.
Things started slow for the LSU
offense with starter Anthony Jennings under center with the Tigers
leading just 14-0 when Harris entered the game and one of those
scores coming on an interception return. But in the final 5:52 of the
second quarter, the Tigers scored four times, with Fournette going in
from 17 and 5 yards out, Harris finding Dupre for a 27-yard score and
Melvin Jones for a 3-yard touchdown for a 42-7 halftime advantage.
Harris opened the scoring in the
third with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Travin Dural, then scored on
rushing touchdowns of 1 and 2 yards to close out the scoring. The
Tigers finished with 563 yards of total offense, including 363 yards
on the ground for an average of 6.7 yards per carry.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The two teams
combined for six turnovers in the first quarter. … Allen's
touchdown run of 79 yards was the longest rush of the season for the
Aggies. … LSU is 39-0 under coach Les Miles in non-conference
regular-season games.
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