Mississippi State 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
date: september 24
location: davis wade stadium, starkville, mississippi
game start: 6:06 pm
elapsed time: 3:15
game attendance: 55,116
game weather: 79°f, fair skies, winds ssw @ 5 mph
referee: tom ritter
television network: espnu
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louisiana tech traveled starkville, mississippi play mississippi state bulldogs in second road game of 2011 football season. meeting marked first meeting between 2 schools since 2008 season opener @ ruston , second meeting since 1996. mississippi state bulldogs defeated louisiana tech 26–20 in overtime.
mississippi state took 7–0 lead after chad bumphis returned punt 82 yards touchdown 9:20 left in first quarter. louisiana tech cut lead 7–3 after matt nelson made 43-yard field goal 5:49 left in first quarter. @ 14:17 mark in second quarter, louisiana tech took 10–7 lead when lennon creer scored 4-yard rushing touchdown cap off 11-play, 80-yard drive. mississippi state retook lead after vick ballard scored 11-yard rushing touchdown 8:45 remaining in second quarter make score 14–10 mississippi state. mississippi state added field goal take 17–10 lead going halftime.
after both teams traded punts open second half, louisiana tech tied game @ 17–17 after qb nick isham completed 14-yard touchdown pass quinton patton 8:25 left in third quarter. mississippi state regained lead after depasquale hit 24-yard field goal take 20–17 lead 5:21 left in third quarter. 8:42 left in game, louisiana tech tied game 20–20 when matt nelson hit second field goal of game. score of game remained tied @ 20–20 when fourth quarter ended. overtime began louisiana tech on offense. tech s drive ended no points scored after nick isham threw interception mississippi state s nickoe whitley. mississippi state won game 26–20 on offensive possession in overtime after chris relf threw 17-yard touchdown pass.
the mississippi state game marked second overtime game louisiana tech bulldogs 2011 football season. second time in program history louisiana tech has played 2 overtime games in 1 season. six-point loss mississippi state third close loss of year louisiana tech, first 3 losses of 2011 season combined 9 points.
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