Texas A&M 24
Louisiana State 41
Friday, January 7, 2011 08:00 PM
(ET)
Cotton Bowl: LSU 41, Texas A&M 24
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Jan 7, 2011
Jordan Jefferson passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another as No. 12 Louisiana State took down No. 17 Texas A&M 41-24 on Friday night in the AT&T Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Stevan Ridley rushed for 84 yards and a score and Most Valuable Player Terrence Toliver caught three touchdown passes for the Tigers (11-2), who moved to 5-1 in bowl games under head coach Les Miles.
The Aggies jumped out to the lead quickly, returning the opening kickoff 69 yards and getting a touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill five plays later. Texas A&M turned an interception from Jefferson into three more points eight minutes later to push it to 10-0.
But the LSU offense got it going from there, with Jefferson finding Toliver for a 42-yard score and then rushing from 1 yard out early in the second to give the Tigers a 14-10 edge.
The Aggies (9-4) grabbed the lead one more time with a touchdown, but Ridley got it right back with a 17-yard scoring burst and Jefferson’s second touchdown pass just before the half sent LSU into the break ahead 28-17.
A 41-yard connection from Jefferson to Toliver at the 12:37 mark of the third quarter made it 35-17 and the Tigers were able to cruise to the finish.
Jan 7, 2011
Jordan Jefferson passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another as No. 12 Louisiana State took down No. 17 Texas A&M 41-24 on Friday night in the AT&T Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Stevan Ridley rushed for 84 yards and a score and Most Valuable Player Terrence Toliver caught three touchdown passes for the Tigers (11-2), who moved to 5-1 in bowl games under head coach Les Miles.
The Aggies jumped out to the lead quickly, returning the opening kickoff 69 yards and getting a touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill five plays later. Texas A&M turned an interception from Jefferson into three more points eight minutes later to push it to 10-0.
But the LSU offense got it going from there, with Jefferson finding Toliver for a 42-yard score and then rushing from 1 yard out early in the second to give the Tigers a 14-10 edge.
The Aggies (9-4) grabbed the lead one more time with a touchdown, but Ridley got it right back with a 17-yard scoring burst and Jefferson’s second touchdown pass just before the half sent LSU into the break ahead 28-17.
A 41-yard connection from Jefferson to Toliver at the 12:37 mark of the third quarter made it 35-17 and the Tigers were able to cruise to the finish.
