Saturday, September 3
South Alabama 21, Mississippi State 20
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) South Alabama quarterback Dallas Davis thought he'd be nervous before his first career start - against a Southeastern Conference opponent, no less - until he walked onto the field at Mississippi State.
He heard the deafening cowbells. He saw the big crowd. He knew his side was a huge underdog.
And somehow, he relaxed.
The Jaguars pulled the first major upset of the college football season, holding off Mississippi State 21-20 Saturday when Westin Graves' 28-yard field goal try smacked off the upright and fell away in the final seconds.