STARKVILLE, Miss. — Despite a 6-3 halftime lead, the #23 Mississippi State football team fell to the Florida Gators 13-6 Saturday evening at Davis Wade Stadium.
The Bulldogs fall to (3-2, 0-2 SEC), while the Gators improve to (4-1, 2-1 SEC). Florida outscored State 10-0 in the second half to hold on for the Southeastern Conference win.
Senior quarterback Nick Fitzgerald completed 11 of 26 passes for 98 yards. He added 20 rushes for 40 yards. Florida’s strong defensive effort was good for six sacks on Fitzgerald.
MSU was held to just 202 total yards of offense—104 rushing yards and 98 passing yards.