Mississippi State beats Arkansas 51-50

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass during the first half of a game against Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. Prescott passed for 508 yards and five touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 51-50 win.
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass during the first half of a game against Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. Prescott passed for 508 yards and five touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 51-50 win.

— Beniquez Brown blocked a short field goal attempt with 39 seconds remaining and Mississippi State held on for a 51-50 win at Arkansas on Saturday.

Dak Prescott threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Fred Ross with 3:05 remaining to give the Bulldogs the lead in a wild game that included four lead changes after halftime.

Arkansas had taken a 50-44 lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen to Jeremy Sprinkle and a two-point conversion with 5:33 to play.

The Razorbacks (6-5, 4-3 SEC) advanced to the Mississippi State 11 in the final minute, but Cole Hedlund's field goal attempt was blocked, allowing the Bulldogs to run out the clock.

Prescott completed 38 of 50 passes for 508 yards and threw five touchdowns for the Bulldogs (8-3, 4-3).

Allen tied an SEC record with seven touchdown passes for the Razorbacks. He completed 30 of 43 passes for 406 yards.

Arkansas trailed by 17 points in the second quarter, but scored 28 straight points to take a 42-31 lead midway through the third quarter.

After rushing for 299 yards at LSU, the Razorbacks struggled to establish the run against the Bulldogs. Mississippi State held Arkansas to 73 rushing yards on 29 carries.

The Razorbacks had a four-game win streak snapped.

Arkansas is scheduled to host Missouri on Friday in the regular season finale.

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