Bulldogs snap six-game skid vs. Tigers behind Ducre

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• Mississippi St. Outshines Auburn 19 - 14

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	14	16
Total Yards	213	323
Passing	41	107
Rushing	172	216
Penalties	7-40	4-42
3rd Down Conversions	7-16	9-16
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-1
Turnovers	1	5
Possession	29:11	30:49

Air/Ground Leaders
Mississippi State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Henig 1/3 16 0 0 Riddell 1/5 15 0 0	Auburn Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Burns 8/12 65 0 1 Cox 4/10 42 0 2
Mississippi State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Dixon 29 103 0 15 Ducre 10 63 1 18	Auburn Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Tate 15 91 1 28 Burns 22 87 1 18
Mississippi State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bell 1 16 0 16 Burks 1 15 0 15	Auburn Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Smith 4 78 0 36 Fannin 1 16 0 16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MSST	AUB
	FG	09:19	Adam Carlson 32 Yd	3	0
	TD	08:34	Derek Pegues 20 Yd Interception Return (Adam Carlson Kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER				MSST	AUB
	FG	12:27	Adam Carlson 30 Yd	13	0
	TD	04:18	Ben Tate 28 Yd Run (Wes Byrum Kick)	13	7
	TD	00:30	Kodi Burns 1 Yd Run (Wes Byrum Kick)	13	14
FOURTH QUARTER				MSST	AUB
	TD	05:27	Christian Ducre 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	19	14

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Christian Ducre scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5:15 to play Saturday and Mississippi State stopped Auburn inside the 10 in the final seconds for a 19-14 upset of the Tigers.

It was another big win for Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom in his home state. Croom, the SEC's first black head coach and a former Alabama player and assistant coach, upset Alabama 24-16 last year in Tuscaloosa.

Breakin' On Through
Before Saturday's rousing victory, Mississippi State had been outscored by Auburn 105-14 in the three matchups with Sylvester Croom as coach. A look at the teams' last six meetings:
2007	MSU, 19-14
2006	Aub., 34-0
2005	Aub., 28-0
2004	Aub., 43-14
2003	Aub., 45-13
2002	Aub., 42-14

Mississippi State (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) had lost six straight against Auburn.

It was the second consecutive upset at home for the Tigers (1-2, 0-1), who lost to South Florida 26-23 in overtime last week.

It was a game of changing momentum. Mississippi State took an early 13-0 lead and Auburn came back to take a 14-13 halftime lead thanks to the play of freshman quarterback Kodi Burns, who saw action for the first time in his career when embattled starter Brandon Cox was benched after throwing two early interceptions.

Burns gave the Tigers a new look by running an option offense, but the Bulldogs adjusted at halftime and stopped the Tigers in the second half. After the teams swapped punts for much of the half, the Bulldogs, who lost starting quarterback Michael Henig to injury in the first quarter, drove the ball 44 yards in 10 plays, a drive that featured the running of Ducre and Anthony Dixon.

Dixon finished the game with 103 yards on 29 carries and Ducre had 63 yards on 10 carries.

After the Bulldogs went ahead, Cox came back into the game and drove the Tigers 67 yards to the Mississippi State 9, with the biggest gains coming on a 23-yard pass from Cox to Rod Smith and a 17-yard run by Ben Tate.

But on fourth down with 53 seconds to play, Cox's pass fell short of Smith in the end zone.

Mississippi State started fast against the Tigers, who shut out the Bulldogs in the last two meetings. But the Bulldogs wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, driving 58 yards in 12 plays for a 32-yard field goal by Adam Carlson.

But quarterback Michael Henig broke his throwing hand on the drive and missed the rest of the game.

Mississippi State quickly extended the lead, as Derek Pegues intercepted Cox's first pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown, giving the Bulldogs an early 10-0 lead and leaving the Auburn crowd stunned. It was Pegues' third career interception return for a touchdown, a Mississippi State record.

The biggest cheer from the crowd came on the first series after Cox's second interception when Burns trotted on the field. The Tigers immediately switched to an option-style offense with Burns mostly running and or handing off from the shotgun.

Mississippi State added a 30-yard field goal by Carlson early in the second quarter.

Burns got the Auburn offense moving late in the second half, leading the Tigers on a 5-play, 54-yard drive that ended with a 28-yard touchdown run by Ben Tate at 4:18 in the half.

The Bulldogs fumbled the following kickoff and Auburn's Zac Etheridge recovered, giving Auburn the ball on the 30. Burns scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak to give the Tigers a 14-13 halftime lead.