FAYETTEVILLE — The Mississippi State football team climbed out of the SEC cellar and left Arkansas behind with a fourth quarter comeback Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Blake Shapen’s 18-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Evans on fourth-and-5 gave the Bulldogs a 38-35 win on a night when two shades of red were accentuated by a cascade of yellow penalty flags.
Arkansas (2-7, 0-5 SEC) was penalized 18 times for 193 yards. Mississippi State (5-4, 1-4) was penalized 4 times for 30 yards as it snapped its 16-game SEC losing streak.
Arkansas interim coach Bobby Petrino was clearly upset with the officiating after the game.