College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 38, Mississippi State 14
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2016
Where: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 60102

Sophomore running back Kamryn Pettway had a career performance, leading surging Auburn to a 38-14 SEC road win over Mississippi State on Saturday.

Pettway finished with a career-high 169 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Tigers (4-2, 2-1 SEC), who have bounced back from a home loss to Texas A&M with three straight wins and now head into an off week.

Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson had a forced fumble on a sack late in the second quarter. Montravius Adams returned the fumble 13 yards for a touchdown to put the Tigers in complete command, leading 35-0 at halftime.

Pettway had 125 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.

The Bulldogs (2-3, 1-2) were limited to 91 total yards in the first half and committed two turnovers.

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald threw two touchdown passes in the second half, including an 8-yard hook-up with Fred Ross that trimmed the Auburn lead to 35-14 early in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers answered with a 14-play drive that took more than eight minutes off the clock and ended with a 25-yard Daniel Carlson field.

Auburn quarterback Sean White completed 14 of 18 passes for 204 yards and touchdown to wide receiver Ryan Davis.

Fitzgerald finished 17 of 34 for 181 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Auburn   Mississippi State
Kamryn Pettway Player Nick Fitzgerald
39 Attempts 17
169 Yards 61
4.3 Avg Yards 3.6
3 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Auburn   Mississippi State
Tony Stevens Player Keith Mixon
3 Receptions 2
64 Yards 55
21.3 Avg Yards 27.5
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Auburn 432 228 204 5 1 1 3.0 2
Mississippi State 289 103 186 2 0 1 2.0 2