Boxscore
Arkansas 44,
Mississippi State 17
Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:30 PM
Location - War Memorial Stadium
Attendance -
55761
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Sixth-ranked Arkansas scored 30 unanswered points to pull away from Mississippi State on Saturday, cruising to a 44-17 home victory that keeps the Razorbacks in contention for the SEC West title.
Arkansas (10-1, 6-1 SEC) travels Friday to LSU for a showdown with the West-leading and top-ranked Tigers. Following the win, the Razorbacks are just a half game back of the Tigers. Arkansas is also tied with Alabama for second in the West, but the Crimson Tide beat the Razorbacks earlier this season. Since that 38-14 loss to Alabama, Arkansas has won seven in a row.
Mississippi State (5-6, 1-6) kept this one close early, pulling within 14-10 on Dylan Favre’s 5-yard touchdown run three minutes into the second quarter.
It was all Arkansas after that. Junior quarterback Tyler Wilson threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Joe Adams with 2:04 left before halftime. Zach Hocker kicked a 44-yard field goal at the end of the half, giving the Razorbacks a 24-10 lead at the break.
Wilson found Chris Gregg for a 2-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter, and Hocker connected on field goals of 48 and 27 yards as the Razorbacks pulled away.
Wilson finished 32-of-43 passing for 365 yards and three touchdowns. The Razorbacks held the Bulldogs to 210 yards of total offense.
Mississippi State hosts in-state rival Mississippi on Saturday.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 12:42 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 7
-
Mississippi State 0
|
|
1st Quarter
- 4:49 |
|
Mississippi State |
FG
|
Arkansas 7
-
Mississippi State 3
|
|
1st Quarter
- 1:34 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 14
-
Mississippi State 3
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 12:06 |
|
Mississippi State |
TD
|
Arkansas 14
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 2:04 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 21
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 0:05 |
|
Arkansas |
FG
|
Arkansas 24
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 7:31 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 31
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 2:10 |
|
Arkansas |
FG
|
Arkansas 34
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
4th Quarter
- 13:02 |
|
Arkansas |
FG
|
Arkansas 37
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
4th Quarter
- 3:20 |
|
Arkansas |
TD
|
Arkansas 44
-
Mississippi State 10
|
|
4th Quarter
- 0:15 |
|
Mississippi State |
TD
|
Arkansas 44
-
Mississippi State 17
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Mississippi State |
Arkansas |
| W/L |
5 - 6 - 0 |
10 - 1 - 0 |
| Conference |
1 - 6 - 0 |
6 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Mississippi State |
Arkansas |
| Score |
17 |
44 |
| First Downs |
13 |
29 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-for-16
31%
|
10-for-17
59%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
1-for-3
33%
|
0-for-0
0%
|
| Total Yards |
211 |
539 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
32-84 |
39-166 |
| Average/Rush |
2.6 |
4.3 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
15-31 |
33-45 |
| Passing Yards |
127 |
373 |
| Average/Pass Play |
3.7 |
8.1 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-28 |
4-30 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-1 |
2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
0 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
24:39 |
35:21 |