Mississippi St. 31, Gardner-Webb 15

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	20	19
Total Yards	334	379
Passing	203	166
Rushing	131	213
Penalties	7-63	9-102
3rd Down Conversions	3-14	3-10
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	31:53	28:07

Air/Ground Leaders
Gardner-Webb Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Doolittle 19/33 191 0 0 Campbell 2/4 12 0 1	Mississippi State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Riddell 8/11 124 1 1 Carroll 4/8 42 0 0
Gardner-Webb Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Montgomery 10 42 0 26 Peoples 7 33 1 15	Mississippi State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Dixon 16 86 2 23 Ducre 10 51 0 13
Gardner-Webb Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Collins 6 94 0 43 Flagler 6 57 0 36	Mississippi State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Burks 2 49 1 30 Dixon 3 41 0 18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WEBB	MSST
	TD	10:02	Anthony Dixon 9 Yd Run (Adam Carlson Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 68 yds, 4:58	0	7
	TD	07:55	De'Mon Glanton 60 Yd Interception Return (Adam Carlson Kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				WEBB	MSST
	TD	02:42	Anthony Dixon 12 Yd Run (Adam Carlson Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 58 yds, 2:58	0	21
	TD	01:18	Tony Burks 30 Yd Pass From Josh Riddell (Adam Carlson Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 30 yds, :06	0	28
THIRD QUARTER				WEBB	MSST
	FG	10:43	Evan Kay 33 Yd Drive: 10 plays, 63 yds, 4:11	3	28
	FG	07:19	Adam Carlson 33 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 59 yds, 3:17	3	31
	FG	04:34	Evan Kay 20 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 70 yds, 2:40	6	31
FOURTH QUARTER				WEBB	MSST
	TD	12:21	Phillip Peoples 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds, 3:39	12	31
	FG	06:10	Evan Kay 28 Yd Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds, 2:53	15	31

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Anthony Dixon scored two touchdowns to lead Mississippi State to a 31-15 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday and its first 3-1 start to a season since 2000.

The Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) opened the game with a 10-play, 68-yard drive that ended with Dixon scoring from nine yards out.

Five plays later, safety De'Mon Glanton intercepted Gardner-Webb quarterback Devin Campbell and returned the ball 60 yards for a score, putting the Bulldogs up 14-0.

Phillip Peoples scored Gardner-Webb's (1-2, 0-0 Big South Conference) only touchdown early in the fourth quarter and the team never really threatened despite picking up 332 yards in only its second game against a Division I opponent.

The Bulldogs were without starting quarterback Michael Henig, who has a broken hand. Wesley Carroll, a true freshman, and Josh Riddell split time under center.

Riddell went 8-of-12 for 124 yards with one touchdown and an interception. Carroll threw just eight passes and completed four.

Dixon rushed 16 times for 86 yards. Christian Ducre added 52 yards on 10 carries.

Dixon scored his second touchdown in the second quarter. Then Riddell connected with Tony Burks for a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Gardner-Webb replaced Campbell after the interception early in the game with Stan Doolittle, who finished 19-of-33 for 188 yards. Most of the team's points came from Evan Kay, who kicked three field goals.