Saturday, October 23, 2010 07:00 PM
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Recap: Mississippi State 29, UAB 24
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 23, 2010
LaDarius Perkins rushed for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns, Derek DePasquale kicked five field goals and No. 24 Mississippi State held off Alabama-Birmingham 29-24 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (6-2) played without leading rusher Vick Ballard, but Perkins picked up the slack. He scored on a 2-yard run and a 4-yard reception from Chris Relf, and he set up Mississippi State's final field goal with a 51-yard run.
Relf completed 10 of 21 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on 20 carries.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime.
UAB took a 24-23 lead early in the fourth quarter on quarterback Bryan Ellis' 1-yard run before DePasquale connected from 39 and 28 yards.
Ellis threw for 233 yards on 22-of-44 passing and a touchdown for UAB (2-5).
Mississippi State has won five straight since a 29-7 loss at LSU on Sept. 18. The Bulldogs finish undefeated in non-conference games for the first season since 2000.
Oct 23, 2010
LaDarius Perkins rushed for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns, Derek DePasquale kicked five field goals and No. 24 Mississippi State held off Alabama-Birmingham 29-24 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (6-2) played without leading rusher Vick Ballard, but Perkins picked up the slack. He scored on a 2-yard run and a 4-yard reception from Chris Relf, and he set up Mississippi State's final field goal with a 51-yard run.
Relf completed 10 of 21 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on 20 carries.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime.
UAB took a 24-23 lead early in the fourth quarter on quarterback Bryan Ellis' 1-yard run before DePasquale connected from 39 and 28 yards.
Ellis threw for 233 yards on 22-of-44 passing and a touchdown for UAB (2-5).
Mississippi State has won five straight since a 29-7 loss at LSU on Sept. 18. The Bulldogs finish undefeated in non-conference games for the first season since 2000.
