RB Anthony Dixon pictured @ cdn1.sbnation.com

After three big losses in a row that were mostly (if not only) due to turnovers, State was able to right the wrong against a far inferior team. So do you get excited? That's entirely for you to determine, but Florida sure looked vulnerable this weekend against Arkansas. They won with a last second field goal and they're coming to our house next weekend. This team will get tested. But back to this week.

ATTENDANCE: 23,882.

The game was at Middle Tennessee State and our Bulldogs came away with a win, 27-6.

Story from the stats

Turnovers:

The Bulldogs

0 interceptions on 20 pass attempts from QB Tyson Lee. (only person to attempt a pass for the dawgs)

no fumbles on 50 team carries.

The Blue Raiders

4 interceptions on 29 team pass attempts

0 fumbles on 25 team carries

Rushing:

The Bulldogs

50 team carries for 178 yards and 3.6 avg. 3 TD's and a long run of 57 yards.

leading rusher: RB Anthony Dixon had 27 carries for 135 yards and a long of 57 with 2 TD's. 5.0 yards per carry.

The Blue Raiders

25 team carries for 42 yards with a long of 12 yards.  1.7 yards per carry on 0 TD's scored.

Passing: 

The Bulldogs

Tyson Lee completed 14/20 for 155 yards.7.8 yards per pass and 0 TD's along with 0 INT's. 

The Blue Raiders

19/39 team completions for 206 yards, averaging 5.3 per pass with 0 TD's and 4 INT's.

Top Reciever:

The Bulldogs

RB Arnil Stallworth had 4 catches for 71 yards with a long of 21 yards,  averaging 17.8 yards per catch. 0 TD's.

WR Chad Bumphis had 4 catches for 32 yards with a long of 14 yards. 8.0 average yards per catch.

The Blue Raiders

WR Garrett Andrews had 4 catches for 49 yards. 12.3 average with no TD's.

Defensive Playmakers:

The Bulldogs

CB #13 Johnthan Banks had two interceptions.

CB #25 Corey Broomfield also had two interceptions.

The Bulldog defense had 4 consecutive takeaways followed by stopping the Blue Raiders on downs to end the game

The Blue Raiders

yeah.

This was a great start to turning the season around, but at 3-4, the Bulldogs are in desperate need of some wins. The Florida Gators are ranked number 1 in the BCS and will prove to be a serious challenge. Extra drama is added due to our having Coach Dan Mullen. The former Offensive Coordinator of the Gators during their last two BCS National Championships.

Thanks for the win, Bulldogs.

Let's try and keep it up. Now, here's a quick pep talk from Pro Football Hall of Famer George Allen.

George Allen via www.profootballhof.com

"People of medicore ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to." -- George Allen

-Brandon Clark