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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State has managed to lose games in all kinds of creative ways this season.The Bulldogs lost one game in double overtime and another because a 28-yard game-winning field goal bounced off the left upright as time expired. Then there was last weeks loss to Kentucky, which ended with the Wildcats booting a 51-yard field goal to win in the final seconds.Bad football and bad luck: Its been a tough combo for the Bulldogs.Mississippi State (2-5) has seen its share of both in a season thats quickly become a huge disappointment. The Bulldogs will try end their three-game losing streak when they face lower-level opponent Samford (6-1) on Saturday.Mississippi State linebacker Richie Brown said the team isnt making excuses for some unfortunate bounces at the end of games.I guess you can say its a little bit of luck, but not really, Brown said. Youve got to out and make that one extra play in those games. Its on us. Were taking responsibility for that.Mississippi State hopes a win against Samford could provide some much-needed momentum. The Bulldogs have a brutal November schedule with games against Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Mississippi.But Saturdays game wont necessarily be easy. Samford is the No. 19 team in the country at the Football Championship Subdivision level and has won four straight.Theyre the best FCS team Ive seen in quite a while, so its a great challenge for our guys, Mullen said. Were going to have to come out and execute and play at a very high level.-----Some other things to watch when Mississippi State hosts Samford:SUCCESS VS. FCS: Mississippi State has a 7-0 record against opponents in the FCS during coach Dan Mullens tenure, outscoring them by a combined 363-85 margin. The Bulldogs have an 11-game winning streak against FCS teams -- the last loss was in 2004 against Maine.LEWIS STARS FOR MSU: One bright spot for Mississippi State this season is the play of freshman linebacker Leo Lewis, who leads all SEC freshmen with 48 tackles. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Lewis had a career-high 12 tackles against BYU two weeks ago.RUNS LIKE A DEAR: Mississippi State sophomore Malik Dear had a breakout game against Kentucky, running for a career-high 77 yards against the Wildcats, including a 45-yard touchdown run. The 5-foot-9, 220-pounder figures to be a bigger part of the Mississippi State offense in the final five weeks of the season.SURGING SAMFORD: Samford is off to a 6-1 start, which is its best record through seven games since 1992, when the Bulldogs were also 6-1. Samford finished the 92 season with a 9-2 record and made the FCS playoffs.SAMFORD VS. THE SEC: The Bulldogs havent had much success against the SEC with a 2-75-3 record. The good news is one of Samfords two wins is against Mississippi State -- but it came back in 1909.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org . Wholesale Nike Shoes .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Clearance Nike Shoes . The 18th player to shoot 60 on the tour, Jamieson settled for par on the final hole when his 15-foot birdie chip grazed the edge of the hole and stayed out. After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round. http://www.cheapshoesnikechina.com/ . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Wholesale Nike Shoes Authentic . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). Cheap Air Max From China . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. South Africa have changed two for Saturdays Test against New Zealand in Durban.?Injury has forced Allister Coetzees hand with scrum-half Faf de Klerk replacing Rudy Paige, who is absent due to concussion, and Damien de Allende coming into the side for Jesse Kriel who has a groin injury.?Juan de Jongh shifts to outside centre to accommodate De Allende who starts at No.12 while Bryan Habana and Francois Hougaard switch wings.?The All Blacks will be a huge Test, they are number one side in the world and they have great form aat the moment, Coetzee said.dddddddddddd We are playing at home and the boys are looking forward to the encounter against the worlds best team.It is important for us to end the campaign with a good performance against a very good All Blacks side.What I would like to see is that that we keep on improving as a team and build on our continuity and converting more of our opportunities into points. ' ' '