Dogs beat Hogs in shootout, 51-50

Published 11:24 pm Saturday, November 21, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Beniquez Brown blocked a field goal attempt with less than a minute remaining to help Mississippi State hold on for a wild 51-50 win over Arkansas Saturday.

Dak Prescott threw for a career-high 501 yards and five touchdowns on 38-of-50 passing for the Bulldogs (8-3, 4-3 SEC), who have now won four straight games over the Razorbacks (6-5, 4-3).

Prescott’s final touchdown pass, a 14-yarder to Fred Ross with 3:05 remaining, put Mississippi State up 51-50, and Brown’s block helped hold off a school-record seven touchdown passes by Arkansas’ Brandon Allen.

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Allen was 30-of-43 passing for 406 yards, becoming the Razorbacks’ all-time leader in touchdown passes (63).

Allen also became the first quarterback in SEC history to throw six or more touchdown passes in two conference games in a season.

It was Prescott, however, who came out on the winning side of the shootout.

Arkansas trailed 31-14 in the second quarter and 31-21 at halftime, but scored 21 straight points to take a 42-31 lead, thanks to three Mississippi State turnovers in the first 6:01 of the second half.

After seeing their lead slip away, Prescott twice led the Bulldogs to go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

His final touchdown pass to Ross, who finished with 10 catches for 154 yards and two scores, proved enough to survive in Mississippi State’s first trip to Fayetteville since 2003.