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 straight since losing to Notre Dame.

“It’s a road win and those aren’t easy in this league,” A&M coach Mike Elko said. “When you go out during this conference, nothing is easy, and they certainly didn’t make it easy. Give our guys credit, I thought we fought through adversity and broke down.

Michael Van Buren passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns for Mississippi State. But the freshman also threw an interception.

“I think he’s getting better and better,” Bulldog coach Jeff Lebby said. “This is a young man with a lot of skills being thrown into the fire as an 18-year-old. I am incredibly proud of his process. He has to get better.”

The Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4) have lost six straight games. The matchup with the Aggies was their third straight against a top 15 opponent.

Texas A&M finished with 367 yards of offense, compared to 353 for Mississippi State. The Aggies went 9 for 14 on third-down conversions and hit nine of the first 11. The Bulldogs were 5 for 16 on third-downs.

“I thought (A&M) could throw and catch really well,” Lebby said. “We had a few chances to get off the field, but we couldn’t. We have to stay better in third place. We have to be better on third down on both sides of the ball.”

Texas A&M’s defensive front 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, setting up a 12-play, 92-yard drive. Van Buren threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Davon Booth on fourth-and-3.

But Moss scored on a 9-yard run in the second quarter and Amari Daniels had a 6-yard touchdown 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.

BIG IMAGE

Texas A&M: Barber was Weigman’s top target, but Noah Thomas had a 20-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. Eight different players caught at least one ball for the Aggies.

Mississippi State: While the record may not show it, the Bulldogs are improving under Lebby. The team has a number of manageable games scheduled in the coming weeks to close out the season.

NEXT

Texas A&M hosts LSU next Saturday.

Next Saturday, Mississippi State will host Arkansas.

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