STARKVILLE, Miss — STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Le'Veon Moss rushed for two touchdowns and No. 14 Texas A&M held off Mississippi State for a 34-24 victory on Saturday.
Moss had 65 yards on 17 carries. His 3-yard TD run gave the Aggies a 31-17 lead with 3:24 left in the third quarter.
In his second game back after being sidelined by a shoulder injury, Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman was 15 of 25 for 217 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Jabre Barber had six catches for 92 yards.
The Aggies (6-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) have won six in a row since losing to Notre Dame.
Michael Van Buren passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns for Mississippi State. But the freshman also threw an interception.
The Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4) have dropped six consecutive games. The matchup with the Aggies was their third consecutive game against a top-15 opponent.
Texas A&M finished with 367 yards on offense, compared to 353 for Mississippi State. The Aggies went 9 for 14 on third-down conversions, including hitting on nine of the first 11.
The defensive front for Texas A&M controlled the line of scrimmage. The Aggies finished with three sacks as a team and 11 tackles for loss.
Mississippi State scored on its first possession, putting together a 12-play, 92-yard drive. Van Buren threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Davon Booth on fourth-and-three.
But Moss scored on a 9-yard run in the second quarter and Amari Daniels had a 6-yard TD run to help the Aggies to a 21-17 halftime lead.
Randy Bond kicked a 44-yard field goal in the fourth to help Texas A&M close it out.
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