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COL FB: Miss. State 38, Florida 31

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Published: Oct. 23, 2004 at 4:43 PM

STARKVILLE, Miss., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Jerious Norwood rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Mississippi State Bulldogs upset the 19th-ranked Florida Gators, 38-31.

The Bulldogs, who had been idle since Oct. 9, lost their most recent game to Alabama-Birmingham. They improved to 2-5, 1-3 SEC.

The Gators wasted big efforts by quarterback Chris Leak and running back Ciatrick Fason. Leak was 20-of-34 passing for 269 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Fason had 139 yards rushing on 16 carries and one touchdown.

The Gators dropped to 4-3, 2-3 SEC.

It was the first win over a ranked team for MSU Coach Sylvester Croom.

Omar Conner was 15-of-24 passing with one touchdown for the winners. He added 50 yards rushing on 13 carries.

Topics: Jerious Norwood, Sylvester Croom
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