Fournette leads LSU past Ole Miss

BATON ROUGE -- Leonard Fournette set a school record with 284 rushing yards, as 25th-ranked LSU pitched a second-half shutout of No. 23 Ole Miss, 38-21, on a late Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

LSU (5-2, 3-1 SEC), which was tied 21-21 at the half, dominated the final 30 minutes of play, allowing only 54 yards of total offense in the second half until the game's final drive. With the game decided, Ole Miss (3-4, 1-3 SEC) added 50 more as fans poured to the parking lots during the game's final drive.

Fournette needed only 16 carries to break Alley Broussard's 2004 record of 250 yards, which was also set against Ole Miss. He scored on runs of 59, 76 and 78 yards, averaging a school-record 17.8 yards per carry (minimum 15 carries).

Meanwhile, quarterback Danny Etling completed 19-of-28 passes for 204 yards with a 40-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Chark. Malachi Dupre caught a game-high five passes for 52 yards, while Travin Dural added four catches for 48 yards.

After allowing 221 yards in the opening half, LSU's defense gave up only 37 in the third quarter while building a 10-point advantage. Derrius Guice slammed the door shut with a 6-yard touchdown run that capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive that lasted 6:03. Guice also had 16 carries for 67 yards.

LSU outgained Ole Miss, 515-325.

Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly, the SEC's leading passer, was held 90 yards below his season average of 308.2 by a swarming LSU defense. The senior finished 20-of-33 passing for 218 yards and a touchdown on his first drive of the game. He ran 12 times for 56 net yards including two sacks.