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COL FB: Mississippi St. 41, Tennessee 31

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Published: Oct. 14, 2012 at 1:00 AM

STARKVILLE, Miss., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- LaDarius Perkins scored the decisive touchdown in the fourth quarter Saturday, ensuring 18th-ranked Mississippi State's 41-31 win over Tennessee.

Perkins' 1-yard plunge with 7:58 remaining in the game gave the Bulldogs what turned out to be an insurmountable 10-point lead.

He carried the ball 23 times for 101 yards .

Tyler Russell went 23-for-37 with 291 yards and two touchdown passes in the victory, which earned Mississippi State (6-0, 3-0 SEC) a tie with top-ranked Alabama atop the SEC's Western Division.

Josh Robinson supplied 41 rushing yards on six carries for the Bulldogs.

Tyler Bray completed two TD passes with an interception en route to 148 yards for the Volunteers (3-3, 0-3).

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