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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sylvester Croom and Mississippi State capped a turnaround season built on defense with one of their stingiest efforts.
Anthony Dixon scored on a 1-yard run with 1:54 remaining, Derek Pegues had two interceptions and Mississippi State kept Central Florida’s Kevin Smith from breaking the single-season rushing record in a 10-3 victory at the Liberty Bowl on Saturday.
In a game featuring anemic offenses and few big plays, the Bulldogs (8-5) kept Central Florida (10-4) out of the end zone and held Smith to 119 yards. The junior finished 61 yards shy of Barry Sanders’ single-season record of 2,628 yards set for Oklahoma State in 1988.
It was the lowest scoring Liberty Bowl since Penn State beat Tulane 9-6 in 1979.
Dixon finished with 66 yards and won the game with a 1-yard dive after Kyle Israel threw his third interception.
The Bulldogs held the Knights to 219 yards and forced four turnovers.
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Way to go Dogs!
The SEC is 1-0 in the Bowl Championship Challenge.
/so is the Big 12
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There are few things that get me excited but Mississippi State football is one of them. I still wear the maroon and white on game days and have all my college day cowbells as well as cowbells I inherited from my late Daddy and Grandaddy. In case anyone is interested in what the collection looks like, the URL where I wrote about them (including pics) is:
http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/?p=1167
I even keep some Mississippi State stuff in my cubicle at work including a cowbell I obtained post-MSU graduation:
http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/?p=1186
Last night while watching the Liberty Bowl, I was wearing a game worn MSU jersey (I picked up via ebay) for Bulldog pride.
Monday afternoon is the Music City Bowl in Nashville where the second team I root for, Florida State University, is playing. Fortunately since most people at work are out for the holidays, my supervisor is allowing me to adjust my schedule at will and Monday, I’m doing the day shift (7am-3pm) so I can get home and watch most of the game. I’m rooting for FSU but realistically with many players suspended for academic and grade-rigging reasons I think it’s going to be extremely hard for FSU to win it.
The third team that I normally root for, Florida A&M University doesn’t have a post-season game to play because they sucked this year and the head coach & AD were fired at the end of the season. Two prospective coaches from Grambling (head coach) and U. of Georgia (ass’t. coach) were offered the job but turned it down. Latest news is that Joe Taylor, the head coach at Hampton University is going to be the new head coach at FAMU but nothing official has been announced and prior news reports had the two previous candidates as “done deals” as well. So we will wait and see.
Anyway, I am very happy the Dawgs won the Liberty Bowl and I hope they improve next season. To be honest, I didn’t have a lot of expectations for a decent season from Crooms and I think next season will show whether the improvement was genuine (which I am hopeg for) or just a fluke (which I don’t hope for).
My daughter bought me some Macanudos for my birthday, and I save them for special occasions. Last nite was one of those, as I retired to the front porch, enjoyed a fine cigar, hung out my MSU flag, and rang my cowbell at the passing traffic.
Ahh, life is good!
Hee-Hee!
Sounds like BullDog love.
I first saw the Dogs, and heard the cow bells, in the mid 60′s, at the Houston Astrodome. My oldest brother went to UH as a QB, and we would go down for a couple of games each year. We went one year, I think it was ’65, and the Dogs were tough, and the Coogs weren’t. Went back in ’67, and didn’t hear the cow bells much that night, as the Coogs and their new Veer offense, along with the time traveler, “Wondrous” Warren McVea, were too much for the Dogs…and a whole bunch of people for a few years.
My blocking mate in high school went to MSU a year ahead of me, and put in a good word with the coaches, and they sent my coach a questionnaire before my senior year, but never called. My neck and shoulder were too banged up. So, except for one high school injury, I might have a cow bell hanging in my house, too.
Always hope the Dogs do well, unless they are playing LSU or OU.
Last night, I was using my vintage 1969 cowbell purchased at the Texas Tech-MSU game in Jackson Memorial stadium.
me-me-me-me-
do I hear a song coming?
Henh.
Just finished off about two pounds of sketti and meatballs, with salad and garlic toast. (*belch*)
Watching the Independence Bowl from Shreveport, my birth place. That stadium was a fantasy land for a little kid, driving by it on the way to my grandparent’s farm, and dreaming of playing there. Then, as a junior in high school, playing on a #7 ranked team in the top classification in Texas, we got to play a Friday night game there. My relaitves from as far away as Baton Rouge came up to see us play. We got our butts handed to us, in a 27-14 loss. I was at least as embarrassed to face my relatives, as I was angry we had lost. We didn’t lose again, until the state playoffs. The feeling we experienced by losing there stayed with us, whenever we snapped our chin straps on.