BATON ROUGE, La. — Charles Scott surpassed 100 yards rushing for the fourth straight game and punched in two short touchdowns, and No. 5 LSU remained undefeated with a 34-24 victory over Mississippi State tonight.

The Bulldogs turned in a feisty performance in a bid to add another surprising result to a week highlighted by upsets of No. 1 Southern California and No. 4 Florida, trailing by only 10 well into the fourth quarter.

But Scott's 27 carries for 141 yards kept LSU (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) moving and the clock rolling.

Jarrett Lee, who played throughout the game with Andrew Hatch still recovering from a concussion, put the game away with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd, which made it 34-17 with under five minutes to go. Lee finished 18-of-27 for 261 yards.

The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2) rushed for 110 yards against an LSU defense that had been giving up an average of 55.3 yards coming. Anthony Dixon and Christian Ducre each had short rushing TDs for Mississippi State.