Texas Routs Mississippi State 31-3: Manning Throws Three Touchdowns as Defense Records Seven Sacks
No. 11 Texas rolled past Mississippi State 31-3 on Saturday night, October 31, at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, improving to 6-2 while the Bulldogs fell to 4-4 with a fourth straight loss.
Texas scored on its opening drive on Arch Manning's 14-yard touchdown pass to Cam Coleman. In the second quarter, after Gabriel Spetic's 45-yard field goal, Mississippi State quarterback AJ Swann was sacked by Rasheem Biles at his own 39 and fumbled; Mykel Watson recovered and returned it for a touchdown and a 17-0 halftime lead. Swann was hurt on the play and left before halftime, with Billy Puckett finishing the game.
Mississippi State's only points came on Kyle Ferrie's 30-yard field goal in the third quarter. Manning answered with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Brown and then a 42-yard strike to Emmett Mosley V in the fourth quarter to close out the 31-3 win.
Manning finished 16-of-20 for 220 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions; Mosley caught four passes for 98 yards. Texas recorded seven sacks, three of them by Biles, who added eight tackles and four tackles for loss. Mississippi State managed just 187 total yards and has scored 18 points over its last 13 quarters; running back Fluff Bothwell ran 17 times for 49 yards before leaving in the fourth quarter with an injury.
Texas visits Missouri next week.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Austin 的 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 夜场比赛内景，本场比赛的举办地（资料图）。Brint03 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Inside Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin during a night game, site of the game (file photo). Photo by Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
