Anthony Dixon rushed for 102 yards, Christian Ducre added another 42 yards on the ground and scored a fourth quarter touchdown and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-4, 1-2) defense held the #13 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1, 3-1) to just 109 yards of total offense and forced two turnovers in a 17-14 upset victory on Saturday.
Chris Nickson gave Vanderbilt a 7-3 lead in the closing seconds of the first half with a one-yard touchdown run but Mississippi came out in the second half and quickly regained the lead when Tyson Lee hit Brandon Henderson on a 4-yard touchdown pass to grab a 10-7 advantage.
Ducre then made it 17-7 early in the fourth when he pounded it in from a yard out and while Vandy found the endzone on a Jeff Jennings 2-yard run with more than eight minutes on the clock the Bulldogs defense shut the Commodores down the rest of the way, forcing a punt and then getting an interception on Vandy’s final drive.
Vanderbilt converted just 1-9 third down opportunities and collected seven first downs on the day.
Miss. State will travel to Tennessee next week while Vanderbilt looks to bounce back against the #10 Georgia Bulldogs.
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