MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME NOTES

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1 MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-1, O-0 SEC) VS. AUBURN (2-0, 0-0 SEC) DAVIS WADE STADIUM AT SCOTT FIELD (55,082) SEPT. 13, P.M. ESPN2 Game #3 MSTATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Aug. 30 at Louisiana Tech L, Sept. 6 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, Sept. 13 * AUBURN 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Georgia Tech 11 a.m. or 2:30 pm Sept. 27 * at LSU TBA Oct. 11 * VANDERBILT TBA Oct. 18 * at Tennessee TBA Oct. 25 Middle Tennessee State (HC) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 * Kentucky TBA Nov. 15 * at Alabama TBA Nov. 22 * Arkansas TBA Nov. 28 * at Ole Miss (Fri.) 11:30 a.m. All times Central The Series Overall Record Auburn leads at Starkville Auburn leads at Auburn Auburn leads 25-6 at Neutral Sites Auburn leads Last meeting: mississippi State, 19-14, 9/15/07 Last meeting in Starkville: Auburn 34-0, 9/9/06 Last 10 meetings: Auburn leads 6-4 Current Series Win Streak:..... Mississippi State, 1 game Sylvester Croom vs. Auburn: at Starkville Tommy Tuberville vs. Mississippi State: at Starkville Croom vs. Tuberville: Broadcast Information Television ESPN2 Announcers Mark Jones and Bob Davie Radio Mississippi State Radio Network Announcers Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis, John Correro XM Radio Network Channel 199 in Starkville , WFCA Quick Facts - Mississippi State Record Ranking (AP/Coaches') NR / NR Last Game W, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Head Coach Sylvester Croom Career Record / fifth season MSU Record / fifth season Quick Facts - Auburn Record Ranking (AP/Coaches') / 9 Last Game W, Southern Mississippi, Head Coach Tommy Tuberville Career Record / 14th season Auburn Record / 10th season MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS P.O. Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS Football Contacts: Joe Galbraith, Jay Middleton Phone: (662) Fax: (662) BULLDOGS BEGIN SEC SLATE WITH AUBURN AT HOME Mississippi State opens its 2008 Southeastern Conference schedule against Auburn on Saturday, Sept. 13. Kickoff for the ESPN2 nationally-televised game is set for 6 p.m. The Bulldogs defeated Auburn last season, 19-14, at Jordan-Hare Stadium, snapping a six-game Auburn winning streak in the series. State has not defeated the Tigers in Starkville since a victory in BULLDOGS LOOK FOR GOOD START TO CONFERENCE PLAY Mississippi State won four games in Southeastern Conference play a season ago, the highest total since posting an identical 4-4 SEC record in The Bulldogs, however, have not begun their SEC slate with a victory since starting the season 5-0 in conference play in MISSISSIPPI STATE SEEKS TO IMPROVE SEC HOME OPENER SUCCESS RATE Mississippi State has accumulated a 9-13 (.409) all-time record in Southeastern Conference openers at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. DOGS LOOK TO CHANGE ESPN2 TREND With an all-time record of 5-13 (.277) in games televised by ESPN2, Mississippi State will look for its first win on the national cable outlet since Sylvester Croom's first game at Mississippi State, a 28-7 victory over Tulane in TELEVISED GAMES BECOMING NORM FOR STATE Last season, eight Mississippi State games were televised by a national or regional outlet. This weekend's game will mark the second of the first three MSU contests to be carried live. MSU is (.416) all-time in televised games. STATE LOOKS TO CONTINUE AUBURN SERIES OF STREAKS The MSU-Auburn series has been one of streaks with neither team stopping at a single win since a stretch from Since that time, Auburn has had winning streaks of 11, 2, 9, 4 and 6, while State has put together three stretches of two and a four-game streak from MSU's victory last year stopped an Auburn six-game streak. STATE TRYING TO EXTEND HOME SUCCESS AGAINST SEC FOES Wins over Alabama and Ole Miss closed out the home portion of Mississippi State's SEC schedule last season, and the Bulldogs look to continue a home winning streak. Prior to the most recent stretch, MSU had a sixgame losing streak in home games against Southeastern Conference opposition. HARBISON, WASHINGTON HAVE WORKED WITH AUBURN STAFFERS Mississippi State defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison worked on Tommy West's staff in 1997 at Clemson with Auburn tight ends coach Steve Ensminger. Wide receivers coach Pat Washington worked on the offensive staff at Texas Christian in with Auburn offensive line coach Hugh Nall. DEFENSE IMPRESSES IN FIRST TWO GAMES OF HARBISON ERA In his first two career games as defensive coordinator, Charlie Harbison has guided his troops to a pair of solid outings. The Bulldog defense allowed just 269 yards and one touchdown to Louisiana Tech and smothered Southeastern Lousisiana, holding the Lions to 148 yards of total offense. DOG 'D' RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST Through the first two weekends of the season, Mississippi State's defense ranks among the nation's leaders in several defensive categories. State is eighth nationally in pass efficiency defense (73.19), 15th in the country in rushing yards allowed (63.5) and 17th in total defense (208.5). BALL-HAWKING DEFENSE LOOKING FOR EVEN MORE TURNOVERS Mississippi State has forced five turnovers in the first two games of the season, but the Bulldog coaching staff is looking for more. State defenders have caused six fumbles but only recovered a pair of those loose balls. Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers September 13, 2008 Football Game Notes

2 OFFENSE EXCEEDING 2007 AVERAGES Mississippi State's attack group put up 348 yards of total offense against Louisiana Tech and 401 against Southeastern Louisiana, bettering their 2007 average of State also exceeded its passing average, throwing for 442 yards in the first two games. 24 PLAYERS GET INITIAL GAME EXPERIENCE DURING FIRST TWO WEEKS Twenty-four players saw action for the first time in their career in the first two weeks of the season for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs have sent a total of 70 players into action, meaning nearly a third (32.9 percent) of them had not played a collegiate snap prior to this season. B-MAC ON TWO-GAME TEAR Junior wideout Brandon McRae has hauled in 12 catches for 132 yards in the Bulldogs' first two games. His 12 receptions are the most by a State receiver through the first two games of the season since Justin Jenkins had 15 in the first two contests of McRae's 6.0 catch-per-game average ranks atop the Southeastern Conference and 36th nationally. BELL HAS CAREER-BEST DAY Wide receiver Aubrey Bell posted career highs in both receptions (six) and yards (67) in Mississippi State's game against Louisiana Tech. Bell, who started eight times a year ago, caught 14 passes all of last season. His previous career highs were set on a three-catch, 62-yard day against Jacksonville State in Bell also had two receptions for 14 yards against Southeastern Louisiana. DIXON CONTINUES TO CLIMB UP MSU CAREER CHARTS With 171 yards on 36 carries in the first two games, Mississippi State junior tailback Anthony Dixon has now compiled 1,905 rushing yards on 492 attempts in 27 career games. The Terry, Miss., native stands fourth all time in attempts and entered the school's top 10 in rushing yardage last weekend. His 25 rushing touchdowns also ranks second on the schools charts (Michael Davis, 27, ). SOLID CARROLL LEADS WAY AGAINST SOUTHEASTERN Bouncing back from a season-opener in which he threw three interceptions, sophomore quarterback Wesley Carroll connected on 15-of-23 passes for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Southeastern Louisiana. Carroll's 12 career touchdown tosses are only four away from entering the school's top 10 (Matt Wyatt, 16, ). STATISTICAL COMPARISON Mississippi State vs. Auburn (2008 per-game averages) Mississippi State Auburn Overall Record Conference Record Points Scored Points Allowed Total Offense Rushing Yards Passing Yards Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed First Downs Time of Possession : :36 3rd Down Conversion % % INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Mississippi State vs. Auburn (2008 per-game averages) Mississippi State Auburn Rushing Yards-per-Game Dixon Tate Ducre Lester Carroll E. Smith Passing Yards-per-Game Carroll Todd Lee Burns Receiving Yards-per-Game McRae R. Smith Bell Billings Robinson Tate Total Tackles Douglas Powers Chaney Coleman Z. Smith M. Johnson Interceptions Fitzhugh Coleman Three tied STRAUDER LEADS O-LINE Senior Anthony Strauder, a pre-season Southeastern Conference selection, paced the Mississippi State offensive line with an 89 percent blocking grade against Louisiana

3 Tech in State's season-opener and finished with a solid 81 percent grade against SLU. The Natchez, Miss., native also posted a career-best 13 knockdown blocks against Tech and 10 against Southeastern. Strauder has now posted eight-consecutive games with a blocking grade of 80 percent or better. BULLDOGS WELCOME BACK SHERROD The Mississippi State offensive line gained the services of its preseason starting left tackle last weekend when Derek Sherrod played for the first time this season. Sidelined for the Louisiana Tech game after an infection, Sherrod played 18 snaps along the offensive front. PEGUES RETURNS TO LINEUP After serving a one-game suspension, senior free safety Derek Pegues was back on the field last weekend against Southeastern Louisiana. He was credited with a pair of tackles, returned four punts for 30 yards and two kickoffs for 45 yards. SENIOR CONTINUES ASSAULT ON MSU, SEC CAREER RECORD BOOKS Pegues has played in 37 games during his MSU career and he currently holds the Mississippi State record for kickoff returns in a career (83) and is 24 shy of setting the SEC career mark. His 1,835 career kickoff return yards is second in school history (Tony James, 1,862, ) and ranks seventh in the Southeastern Conference. Pegues also holds the MSU school record with three interception returns for touchdowns, which is tied for second in the SEC. Also, his 10 total interceptions tie him for fifth in school history in that category. PEGUES AGAIN NAMED TO THORPE AWARD LIST Derek Pegues was selected to the 2008 Jim Thorpe Award watch list, an honor given annually to the nation s best college defensive back. Pegues was one of just 40 defensive backs nationally to be included on the initial watch list, one of only eight named to the list for the second-consecutive season. He was also selected first-team pre-season all-southeastern Conference by both the league s coaches and the media. BUTKUS AWARD CANDIDATE CHANEY LOST FOR SEASON Senior Jamar Chaney led the Bulldogs with 89 tackles from his middle linebacker position a year ago, and was named to the Butkus Award Watch List over the summer. Chaney was a second-team all-southeastern Conference selection by both the league's coaches and media prior to this season. While leading State with 12 tackles against Louisiana Tech, Chaney suffered a broken ankle on the game's final play. He underwent surgery the following day, and will miss the rest of the 2008 campaign. McADAMS CONTINUES HUNT FOR SEC PUNTING RECORDS Senior punter Blake McAdams has started each game for the past three seasons for the Bulldogs, and his career numbers are approaching some of the all-time records set in the Southeastern Conference. McAdams set a new MSU school record for total punts with his 224 (previous: 217, Dana Moore, ). He is now only 53 shy of the SEC mark. His 8,865 total yards are a new school record and good for 17th in the history of the Southeastern Conference. FITZHUGH PULLS IN PAIR OF PICKS Senior safety Keith Fitzhugh put together an impressive opening night showing as he intercepted two Louisiana Tech passes. The fifth and sixth pass thefts of his career, it marked the first time a Bulldog pulled in more than one interception in a game since Pegues picked off a pair of Georgia attempts in WRIGHT IN RIGHT PLACE, MAKES MOST OF FIRST CAREER STARTS Sophomore linebacker K.J. Wright earned his first career start in the season opener and posted six total tackles and a team-best two tackles for loss. He followed that performance up against SLU with his first career sack. Wright also finished with one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. LINEBACKER DOUGLAS AGAIN AMONG DEFENSIVE LEADERS Senior Dominic Douglas racked up the second most tackles among all Bulldog defenders a year ago, and lead the team in stops twice. Against Louisiana Tech, Douglas was second on the squad with nine tackles, one shy of his career high (10, UAB, 2007) and against SLU Douglas recorded four stops, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble. FERGUSON GETS RARE FRESHMAN START True freshman Sean Ferguson became just the second Mississippi State player in the past 22 years to start his first career game when he lined up at defensive end against Louisiana Tech. The Miami, Fla., youngster finished the game credited with just one tackle but was graded well on his 46 snaps played. He recorded three tackles against Southeastern Louisiana, playing 23 snaps. BAILEY BECOMING DEFENSIVE FORCE Senior Tim Bailey, in only his second collegiate start, played a line-most 57 snaps in the season-opener against Louisiana Tech and again led the line with 26 snaps against SLU. Bailey has been a constant in the backfield, and after he finished with two tackles, two pass deflections and a careerbest five quarterback hurries against Tech, recorded his first career sack against Southeastern Louisiana. He also was credited with a pair of tackles for loss and a pass breakup against the Lions. MSU STREAKS & 2008 RECORDS Overall Streak 2008 Overall W Home W Away L Neutral W SEC Games W Non-Conference Games W Day Games W Night Games W August L September W October W November W December W vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) L vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) W Television Games L ABC L CBS L CSS W CSTV W ESPN W ESPN L ESPN Regional L Fox L Jefferson-Pilot / LF Sports W NBC W When MSU Wins Coin Toss W When Opponent Wins Toss W When MSU Scores First L When Opponent Scores First W When MSU Leads at Halftime W When Tied at Halftime W When Opp. Leads at Halftime W When MSU Leads After 3rd W When Tied After 3rd W When Opp. Leads After 3rd L When MSU Scores 25+ points W When Opp. Scores 25+ points L When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards... W When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards... W When MSU Rushes for <100 yards.... L When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards... W

4 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (AUBURN) OFFENSE X 87 AUBREY BELL SR. 15 Co-Eric Riley Sr. LT 79 DEREK SHERROD SO. 74 Mark Melichar So. LG 53 ANTHONY STRAUDER SR. 75 Craig Jenkins Jr. C 70 J.C. BRIGNONE SO. 66 D.J. Looney RFr. RG 78 MICHAEL GATES SR. 75 Craig Jenkins Jr. RT 74 MARK MELICHAR SO. 55 Quentin Saulsberry RFr. TE 32 MARCUS GREEN RFR. 82 Nelson Hurst Fr. 85 Brandon Henderson So. Z 6 BRANDON MCRAE JR. 5 Delmon Robinson Fr. 89 Jamayel Smith Sr. FB 35 BRANDON HART SR. 38 Eric Hoskins Sr. HB 24 ANTHONY DIXON JR. 29 Christian Ducre JR. 2 Robert Elliott RFr. QB 13 WESLEY CARROLL SO. 16 Tyson Lee Jr. 14 Chris Relf RFr. DEFENSE LE 99 SEAN FERGUSON FR. 92 Charles Burns Sr. 97 Jimmie Holmes Sr. LT 90 CORTEZ MCCRANEY SR. 98 LaMarcus Williams So. 65 Joshua Jackson Fr. RT 95 KYLE LOVE JR. 94 Jessie Bowman SR. RE 39 TIM BAILEY SR. 93 Brandon Cooper So. SLB 34 K.J. WRIGHT SO. 47 Anthony Littlejohn Sr. MLB 22 JAMAR CHANEY SR. 33 Jamie Jones RFr. WLB 10 DOMINIC DOUGLAS SR. 49 Terrell Johnson RFr. LCB 23 JASPER O QUINN SR. 28 Tay Bowser Jr. SS 1 KEITH FITZHUGH SR. 8 De Mon Glanton Sr. FS 42 ZACH SMITH SO. 3 Derek Pegues Sr. 40 Chris Nance Jr. RCB 18 MARCUS WASHINGTON JR. 26 Damein Anderson RFr. SPECIALISTS PK 37 ADAM CARLSON SR. 41 Eric Richards RFr. P 43 BLAKE McADAMS SR. 41 Eric Richards RFr. SN 46 AARON FELD SO. 65 Anthony Bowles Sr. H 43 BLAKE McADAMS SR. 42 Zach Smith So. KR 3 DEREK PEGUES SR. 7 Wade Bonner RFr. 2 Robert Elliott RFr. PR 3 DEREK PEGUES SR. 89 Jamayel Smith Sr. 40 Chris Nance Jr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 Derek PEGUES...puh-GEESE 29 Christian DUCRE... doo-cree 45 DE MON Glanton... duh-mahn 47 DOMINIC Douglas... dom-in-eek 53 Anthony STRAUDER...STRAW-der 70 J.C. BRIGNONE...brig-NO-nee 74 Mark MELICHAR...MELL-eh-car 79 Derek SHERROD... shuh-rod 89 JAMAYEL Smith...juh-MAIL

5 THE LAST MEETING 2007 Mississippi State 19 Auburn 14 September 15, 2007 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Ala. AUBURN, Ala. - An interception that led to a mid-fourth-quarter drive by Mississippi State proved to be the difference in the Bulldogs' upset win at Auburn Saturday afternoon on the Plains. After Blake McAdams' 73-yard punt had pinned Auburn deep in its own territory, Demario Bobo's first career interception of a tipped Tiger pass at the AU 44-yard line would set up an MSU drive that was the only scoring play of the second half. State drove the 44 yards on 10 plays and finished it with a 5-yard Christian Ducre rush with 5:29 to go in regulation. The two-point conversion failed. Ducre had an 18-yard rush earlier on the drive on a third-and-12 draw play from the Auburn 25. Neither team had mounted much momentum in the second half of action before the MSU score, trading short drives back and forth throughout. The only other possessions of significance in the half were Auburn's first and last of the half. AU took the ball to open the third quarter and went 60 yards to the MSU 16 before fumbling the ball away. On its last attempt of the game, to try and GAME NOTES The Bulldogs have won their last three games in the State of Alabama (at both UAB and Alabama in 2006). State ended a six-game slide against Auburn with today s win. Derek Pegues INT return was his third career pick-six, setting a new school record. Blake McAdams boomed a 73-yard punt in the fourth quarter. It was the longest of his career, and the longest by a Bulldog punter since Jeff Walker hit a 79-yarder at Alabama in Anthony Dixon finished with 103 yards on a career-high 29 carries. Titus Brown moved into a tie for ninth place on the school s all-time sack list. Mississippi State = 19 Auburn = 14 1st Quarter MS - Carlson 32 FG, 9:19 MS - Pegues 20 INT return (Carlson kick), 8:34 2nd Quarter MS - Carlson 30 FG, 12:27 AU - Tate 28 run (Byrum kick), 4:18 AU - Burns 1 run (Byrum kick), 0:30 4th Quarter MS - Ducre 5 run (Carlson kick), 5:27 MSU AU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 29:11 30:49 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon , Ducre TD, Riley 1-12, TEAM 2-(-2), Riddell 1-(-4). (AU) Tate TD, Burns 22-87, Fannin 7-40, Cox 2-(-2). PASSING: (MSU) Henig , Riddell , Carroll (AU) Burns , Cox RECEIVING: (MSU) Bell 1-16, Burks 1-15, Long 1-6, Carroll 1-2, Riley 1-2. (AU) Smith 4-78, McKenzie 2-11, Dunn 2-6, Tate 2-(-4), Fannin 1-16, Steward 1-0. Attendance: 82,129. answer MSU's score, Auburn starting quarterback Brandon Cox returned to the field after being benched early on in favor of backup Kodi Burns. Cox quickly moved Auburn down the field 67 yards on 12 plays - to the Bulldog 9 - before State's defense stood strong, finally watching a last-minute, fourth down attempt fall incomplete in the end zone. Highlighting the day statistically for MSU was running back Anthony Dixon, who posted his fourth career 100-yard game, rambling for 103 yards on 29 carries. Dominic Douglas led the MSU defensive effort with nine tackles. State opened the game strong, building a 13-0 lead, only to see Auburn score twice late in the first half to lead at the intermission. MSU took the opening drive and went 58 yards on 12 plays before being halted by the AU defense. Adam Carlson was then true on a 32-yard field goal. Bulldog starting quarterback Michael Henig suffered a broken bone in his throwing hand on the drive and never returned. Reserves Wesley Carroll and Josh Riddell would split time under center for State the remainder of the afternoon. On the second play of the ensuing Tiger possession, Bulldog Derek Pegues intercepted a tipped Cox pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown. Carlson's extra point made the State lead 10-0 just 6:24 into the contest. After the teams went scoreless the remainder of the first quarter, the Bulldogs added to their lead early in the second period with a Carlson 30-yarder, the result of an AU fumble forced by an 11-yard sack from State's De'Mon Glanton. But Auburn would get things cranked up late in the half under the direction of the option-style, signal-caller Burns, scoring twice in the final 4:18. He led the Tigers on a 5-play, 54-yard drive - capped by a 28-yard rumble by Ben Tate. State then handed AU a golden opportunity when Pegues fumbled the ensuing kickoff at the MSU 30. Seven plays later, Burns dove in from a yard out to give the Tigers their halftime lead. THE LAST MEETING

6 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS LOUISIANA TECH (1-1, 0-0 WAC) Aug. 30 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, Sept. 6 at Kansas L, 29-0 Sept. 20 SOUTHEASTERN LA. Oct. 1 at Boise State Oct. 11 at Hawaii Oct. 18 IDAHO Oct. 25 at Army Nov. 1 FRESNO STATE Nov. 8 at San Jose St. Nov. 15 UTAH STATE Nov. 22 at New Mexico St. Nov. 29 NEVADA LSU (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 30 APPALACHIAN STATE W, Sept. 13 NORTH TEXAS Sept. 20 at Auburn Sept. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 11 at Florida Oct. 18 at South Carolina Oct. 25 GEORGIA Nov. 1 TULANE Nov. 8 ALABAMA Nov. 15 TROY Nov. 22 OLE MISS Nov. 28 at Arkansas KENTUCKY (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 31 at Louisville W, 27-2 Sept. 6 NORFOLK STATE W, 38-3 Sept. 13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sept. 27 WESTERN KENTUCKY Oct. 4 at Alabama Oct. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA Oct. 18 ARKANSAS Oct. 25 at Florida Nov. 1 at Mississippi State Nov. 8 GEORGIA Nov. 15 VANDERBILT Nov. 29 at Tennessee SOUTHEASTERN LA. (1-1, 0-0 SOUTHLAND) Aug. 30 at Alcorn State W, Sept. 6 at Mississippi State L, Sept. 20 SOUTH DAKOTA Sept. 27 at Louisiana Tech Oct. 11 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 18 NORTHWESTERN STATE Oct. 25 at Central Arkansas Nov. 1 MCNEESE STATE Nov. 8 TEXAS STATE Nov. 15 at Sam Houston State Nov. 22 at Nicholls State AUBURN (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 30 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 34-0 Sept. 6 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, Sept. 13 at Mississippi State Sept. 20 LSU Sept. 27 TENNESSEE Oct. 4 at Vanderbilt Oct. 11 ARKANSAS Oct. 23 at West Virginia Nov. 1 at Ole Miss Nov. 8 TENNESSEE-MARTIN Nov. 15 GEORGIA Nov. 29 at Alabama GEORGIA TECH (2-0, 1-0 ACC) Aug. 28 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, Sept. 6 at Boston College W, Sept. 13 at Virginia Tech Sept. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 4 DUKE Oct. 11 GARDNER-WEBB Oct. 18 at Clemson Oct. 25 VIRGINIA Nov. 1 FLORIDA STATE Nov. 8 at North Carolina NOV. 20 MIAMI Nov. 29 at Georgia VANDERBILT (2-0, 1-0 SEC) Aug. 28 at Miami (Ohio) W, Sept. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA W, Sept. 13 Sept. 20 RICE at Ole Miss Oct. 4 AUBURN Oct. 11 at Mississippi State Oct. 18 at Georgia Oct. 25 DUKE Nov. 8 FLORIDA Nov. 15 at Kentucky Nov. 22 TENNESSEE Nov. 29 at Wake Forest TENNESSEE (0-1, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 1 at UCLA L, OT Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 UAB FLORIDA at Auburn Oct. 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Oct. 11 at Georgia Oct. 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 25 ALABAMA Nov. 1 at South Carolina Nov. 8 WYOMING Nov. 22 at Vanderbilt Nov. 29 Kentucky MIDDLE TENNESSEE (1-1, 0-1 SUN BELT) Aug. 28 TROY L, Sept. 6 MARYLAND W, Sept. 13 at Kentucky Sept. 20 at Arkansas State Sept. 30 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Oct. 11 at Florida International Oct. 18 at Louisville Oct. 25 at Mississippi State Nov. 8 LOUISIANA-MONROE Nov. 15 at Western Kentucky Nov. 22 NORTH TEXAS Dec. 3 at UL-Lafayette ALABAMA (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 30 vs. Clemson W, Sept. 6 TULANE W, 20-6 Sept. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 20 at Arkansas Sept. 27 at Georgia Oct. 4 KENTUCKY Oct. 18 OLE MISS Oct. 25 at Tennessee Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE Nov. 8 at LSU Nov. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 29 AUBURN ARKANSAS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, Sept. 6 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, Sept. 13 at Texas Sept. 20 ALABAMA Oct. 4 FLORIDA Oct. 11 at Auburn Oct. 18 Kentucky Oct. 25 OLE MISS Nov. 1 TULSA Nov. 8 at South Carolina Nov. 22 at Mississippi State Nov. 28 LSU OLE MISS (1-1, 0-0 SEC) Aug. 30 MEMPHIS W, Sept. 6 at Wake Forest L, Sept. 13 SAMFORD Sept. 20 VANDERBILT Sept. 27 at Florida Oct. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA Oct. 18 at Alabama Oct. 25 at Arkansas Nov. 1 AUBURN Nov. 15 LOUISIANA-MONROE Nov. 22 at LSU Nov. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE Overall Record Non-Conference Opponent Record OPPONENT TOTALS Teams in Top Teams in Top (Auburn, LSU) MSU record vs. Opponents with winning record MSU record vs. Opponents with even record SEC Opponent Record Teams in Top (Auburn, LSU, Alabama) MSU record vs. Opponents with losing record Teams in Top (Alabama, Auburn, LSU, South Carolina)

7 Louisiana Tech 22 Mississippi State 14 August 30, 2008 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La GAME RECAPS Mississippi State 34 SE Louisiana 10 September 6, 2008 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Starkville, Miss. GAME NOTES Tonight s captains were seniors Jessie Bowman, Christian Ducre and Anthony Strauder State fell to 7-3 all-time against Louisiana Tech. Sean Ferguson became the first true freshman to start for the Bulldogs since Quinton Culberson did so in Senior punter Blake McAdams became the all-time leader in MSU history with 221 career punts. Junior running back Anthony Dixon climbed to 13th all-time in MSU history in rushing yardage with 1825 career yards. Mississippi State = 14 Louisiana Tech = 22 1st Quarter MSU- McRae 8 yard pass from Carroll (Carlson kick), 6:18 LTU- FG Oestriecher 48, 3:49 2nd Quarter MSU- Hart 1 yard run (Carlson kick), 2:14 LTU- Jackson 6 yard pass from Bennett (kick failed), 0:17 3rd Quarter LTU- Jackson 6 yard run (Oestriecher kick), 6:30 LTU- FG Oestriecher 28, 0:09 4th Quarter LTU- FG Oestriecher 50, 6:48 MSU LTU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 31:25 28:35 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 18-91, Ducre 3-12, Carroll 2-4, Hart 1-1, Team 1-(-2), Green 1-(-3), Lee 5-(-12). (LTU) Jackson 17-62, Livas 2-16, Porter 10-11, Bennett 3-5. PASSING: (MSU) Carroll , Lee (LTU) Bennett , Jackson RECEIVING: (MSU) Bell 6-67, Robinson 5-63, McRae 4-60, Riley 2-34, Ducre 2-6, Hoskins 1-14, Hart 1-8, Smith 1-5. (LTU) Livas 6-85, Beck 4-34, Jackson 3-17, Wheeler 1-39 Attendance: 25,224. RUSTON, La. Five Mississippi State turnovers, coupled with a strong secondhalf defensive effort from Louisiana Tech, ultimately led to a victory for the homestanding Bulldogs over the visiting Bulldogs Saturday night at Joe Aillet Stadium in the 2008 season opener for both teams. It was Tech's second straight win over MSU, paired with a 1996 triumph in Starkville, and the first-ever meeting in Ruston. MSU still leads the series 7-3. Running back Anthony Dixon led State with 91 yards on 18 carries. Aubrey Bell hauled in six passes for 67 yards for the Bulldogs. Wesley Carroll and Tyson Lee platooned under center. Carroll was 12-of-25 for 172 yards and a touchdown, but was also picked off three times on the night. Lee was efficient in his backup role, completing 10-of-15 aerials for 85 yards. Jamar Chaney led MSU defensively with 12 tackles. Keith Fitzhugh picked off two passes for State as well. State led 14-9 at halftime, but LTU shut out MSU in the second half of play, aided by three third-quarter miscues. On returning the opening kickoff of the third period, State's Wade Bonner fumbled while trying to elude a tackler, giving LTU excellent field position at the MSU 30. But after the first two plays of the drive netted just one yard, Tech's Taylor Bennett was intercepted by Fitzhugh, the second pickoff of the evening for the Bulldog defensive back. After the teams traded stalled drives, another Mississippi State miscue would setup a go-ahead touchdown for the homestanding Bulldogs. LTU punter Chris Keagle's punt sailed over the shoulder of MSU's Jamayel Smith, who fumbled while trying to haul in the kick. The fumble was ultimately recovered by Tech at the State 9. Four plays later, Louisiana Tech was in the end zone. The short drive was capped by a six-yard run from Patrick Jackson and LTU led with 6:30 to go in the third quarter. Tech used yet another MSU turnover to add to its lead just before the end of the third. With State driving deep in Tech territory, Carroll was picked off for the third time on the night, as Deon Young returned the ball to the 50. A State personal foul added 15 more yards to the end of the runback, giving LTU another short field to work with. The home team was able to manufacture one first down and gain 24 yards to set up a Chad Oestriecher 28-yard field goal. In the fourth, Tech continued its strong defensive effort, holding MSU without a first down in the quarter. Midway through the period, Oestriecher connected on a 50- yard field goal to hand the homestanding Bulldogs a lead with 6:48 to go in the contest. After mustering just a yard on three downs on the ensuing drive, State caught a big break when the resulting punt careened off the back of Tech's unsuspecting Steven Howze. MSU recovered at the LTU 47-yard line, but could not capitalize. STARKVILLE, Miss. Behind a stout defensive effort and solid offensive performance, Mississippi State kicked off its 2008 home opener against Southeastern Louisiana in commanding fashion on Saturday night at Scott Field, The Bulldogs (1-1), who host Auburn next, totaled 401 yards and limited the Lions to just eight first downs and 148 yards of offense. SLU attacked first with a 46-yard field goal by Jeff Turner in the opening frame, but MSU answered quickly with a 50-yard reception by Marcus Green to set up Anthony Dixon s 14-yard touchdown, giving the Bulldogs a 7-3 advantage, one it never relinquished. The second quarter began with a drive by MSU, resulting in a 33-yard field goal by Adam Carlson. Two drives later, GAME NOTES Mississippi State s 34 points were the most since the 31 it put up last season at Arkansas. MSU s defense sacked Southeastern Lousisiana (SLU) quarterbacks five times, which is the highest since the Bulldog defense posted seven against Florida in Holding SLU to only 148 yards of total offense, the Mississippi State defense posted its best such mark since holding UCF to 219 of offense last season. Mississipi State s 216 yards rushing are the most since totaling 200 against Kentucky in 2007 SLU = 10 Mississippi State = 34 1st Quarter SLU - FG Turner 46, 07:06 MSU - Dixon 14 run (Carlson kick), 5:39 2nd Quarter MSU - FG Carlson 33, 10:00 MSU - FG Carlson 41, 05:54 MSU - Wilbanks 1 yard pass from Carroll (Carlson kick), 00:05 3rd Quarter MSU - McRae 3 yard pass from Carroll (Carlson kick), 09:36 MSU - Dixon 7 yard run (Carlson kick), 06:21 4th Quarter SLU - Lucas 1 yard run (Turner kick), 04:54 SLU MSU First Downs 8 20 Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Ti 25:54 34:06 RUSHING: SLU-Lucas,9-21; Ducksworth, 4-18; Neville, 7-7; Owen, 1-2; Cryer,1-0; Beatty, 5-(-15). MSU-Dixon, 18-80; Ducre 10-67; Carroll 3-26; Smith 1-13; Bonner 6-9; Robert Elliott 5-7; Lee 1-6; Hart 1-4; Relf 1-4. PASSING: SLU-Neville, ; Beatty, MSU-Carroll ; Lee ; Relf RECEIVING: SLU-Simmons,1-70; Yarborough,1-19; Wilson,1-9; Miles,1-5; Lucas,1-5; Ducksworth, 1-4; Albert 1-3. MSU-McRae 8-72; Bell 2-14; Riley 2-13; Green 1-50; Elliott 1-19; Dixon 1-9; Smith 1-5; Ducre 1-2; Wilbanks 1-1. Attendance: 41,938. the Bulldogs marched down the field once again for another 41-yard field goal from Carlson, making the score With 10 seconds left in the first half, Wesley Carroll connected with tight end Austin Wilbanks on a 1-yard pass, stretching MSU s lead to Early in the third frame, MSU showed no mercy as Dixon rushed for another touchdown. SLU tried to fight back, coming up short with a fumble recovered by MSU s Cortez McCraney. The recovery put the Bulldogs at the SLU 27-yard line. Déjà vu occurred as Dixon rushed eight yards for yet another MSU touchdown, which placed him second on the school s all-time list behind Michael Davis with 25. The Lions (1-1) finally found the end zone at the 4:54 mark of the fourth quarter when Jay Lucas rushed for a 1-yard scoring plunge for the game s final points. SLU finished with just 33 yards on the ground, while MSU amassed 216. The junior Dixon led all rushers with 80 yards on 18 carries, while Christian Ducre totaled 67 yards on 10 carries. The Bulldogs, who bounced back nicely following their setback at Louisiana Tech last week, also threw for 185 yards, as three different quarterbacks saw action. Carroll, who started the game, was 15 of 23 for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Tyson Lee came off the bench and completed all three of his attempts for 27 yards.

8 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS 2008 RECORD & RESULTS RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games Conference Non-Conference DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND/TIME Aug. 30 at Louisiana Tech (NR-NR) L ,224 Sept. 6 Southeastern Louisiana W ,938 Sept. 13 * Auburn 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Georgia Tech TBA Sept. 27 * at LSU TBA Oct. 11 * Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 18 * at Tennessee TBA Oct. 25 Middle Tennessee State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 * Kentucky TBA Nov. 15 * at Alabama TBA Nov. 22 * Arkansas TBA Nov. 28 * at Mississippi 11:30 a.m. TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:46 27:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/30 8/30 3rd-Down Pct 40% 27% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 1/1 4th-Down Pct 100% 100% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES % % RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS % % PAT-ATTEMPTS % % ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 1/ /25224 Neutral Site Games 0/0 TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing 17 9 Passing Penalty 0 5 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 3 2 PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 3 1 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mississippi State Opponents INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg YPG Anthony Dixon Christian Ducre Wesley Carroll Jamayel Smith Wade Bonner Robert Elliott Brandon Hart Chris Relf TEAM Marcus Green Tyson Lee TOTAL OPPONENTS PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lg YPG Wesley Carroll Tyson Lee Chris Relf TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS

9 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Lg YPG Brandon McRae Aubrey Bell Delmon Robinson Co-Eric Riley Christian Ducre Jamayel Smith Marcus Green Robert Elliott Eric Hoskins Anthony Dixon Brandon Hart Austin Wilbanks TOTAL OPPONENTS PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Adam Carlson Brandon McRae Anthony Dixon Brandon Hart Austin Wilbanks Zach Smith TOTAL OPPONENTS PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Derek Pegues Jamayel Smith Delmon Robinson TOTAL OPPONENTS INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Keith Fitzhugh TOTAL OPPONENTS KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Wade Bonner Derek Pegues Damein Anderson Delmon Robinson Arnil Stallworth TOTAL OPPONENTS FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG None TOTAL OPPONENTS

10 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Wesley Carroll Anthony Dixon Tyson Lee Christian Ducre Jamayel Smith Wade Bonner Robert Elliott Brandon Hart Chris Relf TEAM Marcus Green TOTAL OPPONENTS FIELD GOALS FG-AT Pct Lg Blk Adam Carlson PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Blake McAdams TOTAL OPPONENTS KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Adam Carlson Eric Richards TOTAL OPPONENTS ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Anthony Dixon Brandon McRae Christian Ducre Aubrey Bell Delmon Robinson Derek Pegues Wade Bonner Marcus Green Co-Eric Riley Wesley Carroll Robert Elliott Jamayel Smith Arnil Stallworth Damein Anderson Eric Hoskins Brandon Hart Keith Fitzhugh Chris Relf Austin Wilbanks TEAM Tyson Lee TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS 2008 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def Fumbles--- Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH* Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 10 Dominic Douglas Jamar Chaney Zach Smith De'Mon Glanton Cortez McCraney K.J. Wright Keith Fitzhugh Tim Bailey Charles Mitchell Sean Ferguson Jessie Bowman Tay Bowser Marcus Washington Jimmie Holmes Terrell Johnson Jamie Jones Brandon Cooper LaMarcus Williams Damein Anderson Derek Pegues Jasper O'Quinn Chris Nance Aaron Feld Brandon Hart Jamayel Smith Andrew Ellard Wesley Carroll Karlin Brown Mark Lynn Emmanuel Gatling TOTAL OPPONENTS * Quarterback hurries are not an officially recognized N.C.A.A. statistic, therefore not all pressboxes across the country - or throughout the SEC - keep them accurately. For more information about a specific player's hurry total as determined by the coaches' film, please refer to that player's updated bio near the end of this notes package.

12 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS 2008 MSU GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB HB FB FL at Louisiana Tech Bell Melichar Strauder Brignone Gates Saulsberry Riley (WR) Carroll Dixon Ducre (HB) McRae Southeastern Louisiana Bell Melichar Strauder Brignone Gates Saulsberry Green Carroll Dixon Hart Hurst (TE) Auburn at Georgia Tech at LSU Vanderbilt at Tennessee Middle Tennessee State Kentucky at Alabama Arkansas at Ole Miss DEFENSE E NT T E SLB MLB WLB LC SS FS RC at Louisiana Tech Bailey Bowman Love Ferguson Wright Chaney Douglas O'Quinn Fitzhugh Smith Washington Southeastern Louisiana Bailey Glanton (DB) McCraney Ferguson Wright Jones Douglas O'Quinn Fitzhugh Pegues Washington Auburn at Georgia Tech at LSU Vanderbilt at Tennessee Middle Tennessee State Kentucky at Alabama Arkansas at Ole Miss 2008 MSU CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE LT Melichar - 2 LG Strauder - 32 Gates - 6 C Brignone - 2 RG Jenkins - 11 Gates - 5 RT Jenkins - 12 Saulsberry - 2 TE Green - 2 Hurst - 1 WR Bell - 11 Smith - 8 McRae - 3 Riley - 2 HB Dixon - 19 Ducre - 3 Stallworth - 3 FB Hart - 6 Hoskins - 4 Ducre - 1 QB Carroll - 11 DEFENSE DE Bailey - 3 Burns - 2 Ferguson - 2 DT Bowman - 10 Love - 10 McCraney - 5 Williams - 1 SLB Littlejohn - 4 Wright - 2 MLB Chaney - 13 Jones - 1 WLB Chaney - 14 Douglas - 13 Littlejohn - 9 SS Glanton - 16 Fitzhugh - 16 FS Pegues - 14 Glanton - 1 Smith - 1 RCB Washington - 8 O'Quinn - 6 Bowser - 1 LCB Pegues - 12 Johnson - 11 O'Quinn - 3 Washington starts in BOLD

13 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/15 11/22 11/28 No. Name GP MT 1 Keith Fitzhugh 2 2 CB SS 2 Robert Elliott 1 0 X 3 Derek Pegues 1 1 FS 4 Charles Mitchell 2 2 X X 5 Delmon Robinson 2 2 X X 6 Brandon McRae 2 1 WR X 7 Wade Bonner 2 0 X X 7 Todd Kilpatrick De'Mon Glanton 2 1 X S 9 Arceto Clark Dominic Douglas 2 2 LB LB 13 Wesley Carroll 2 2 QB QB 14 Chris Relf 1 0 X 15 Co-Eric Riley 2 1 WR X 16 Tyson Lee 2 0 X X 18 Marcus Washington 2 2 CB CB 19 Terrance Davis Louis Watson Jamar Chaney 1 1 LB 23 Jasper O'Quinn 2 2 CB CB 24 Anthony Dixon 2 2 HB HB 25 Corey Broomfield Zac Warden Damein Anderson 2 0 X X 27 Jarvis Kyles 1 0 X 28 Tay Bowser 2 0 X X 29 Christian Ducré 2 1 HB X 30 Arnil Stallworth 2 0 X X 31 Robert Gurley 2 0 X X 31 ToJo Patterson Andrew Shannon Marcus Green 2 1 X TE 33 Jamie Jones 2 1 X LB 33 Ryan Lester Wes Almond K.J. Wright 2 2 LB LB 35 Chris Cameron Brandon Hart 2 1 X FB 36 Nick Bell Sylvester Hemphill Adam Carlson 2 0 X X 38 Eric Hoskins 2 0 X X 39 Tim Bailey 2 2 DE DE 39 Allen Tolbert Chris Nance 1 0 X 41 Eric Richards 1 0 X 42 Zach Smith 2 1 FS X 43 Blake McAdams 2 0 X X 44 Bo Walters 2 0 X X 45 Emmanuel Gatling 2 0 X X 45 Michael Hunt Aaron Feld 2 0 X X 47 Anthony Littlejohn 2 0 X X 47 Jarvis Williams 0 0 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/15 11/22 11/28 No. Name GP MT 48 Taurus Young Addison Lawrence 1 0 X 49 Terrell Johnson 2 0 X X 50 Mark Brown 1 0 X 51 Renaldo Buck Karlin Brown 1 0 X 53 Nick Pounder Anthony Strauder 2 2 LG LG 54 Trevor Stigers Quentin Saulsberry 2 2 RT RT 57 Jasper Williams Anthony Bowles Devin Jones Tyler Chancelor Chris Spencer 2 0 X X 64 Mark Lynn 1 0 X 65 Joshua Jackson 1 0 X 66 D.J. Looney 0 0 X X 67 Tobias Smith Templeton Hardy Reggie Odom 1 0 X 70 J.C. Brignone 2 2 C C 72 John McMillan Dakota Merritt 1 0 X 74 Mark Melichar 2 2 LT LT 75 Craig Jenkins 2 0 X X 76 Phillip Freeman Sam Latham Michael Gates 2 2 RG RG 79 Derek Sherrod 1 0 X 80 Andrew Ellard 2 0 X X 81 O'Neal Wilder Nelson Hurst 2 1 X TE 83 Charles Bailey Austin Wilbanks 1 0 X 85 Brandon Henderson 2 0 X X 86 Major Sosebee Aubrey Bell 2 2 WR WR 88 Kendrick Cook Jamayel Smith 2 0 X X 90 Cortez McCraney 2 1 X DE 92 Charles Burns 2 0 X X 93 Brandon Cooper 0 0 X X 94 Jessie Bowman 2 1 DT X 95 Kyle Love 2 1 DT X 96 Shane McCardell Jimmie Holmes 2 0 X X 98 LaMarcus Williams 2 0 X X 99 Sean Ferguson 2 2 DT DT

14 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS CAREER GAMES PLAYED & STARTS LISTING Career No. Name GP (CGP) S (CS) GP-S GP-S GP-S GP-S 43 Blake McAdams 38 (38) 38 (38) Anthony Littlejohn 38 (38) 14 (0) Jamar Chaney 37 (0) 27 (0) Keith Fitzhugh 38 (38) 18 (7) Derek Pegues 37 (1) 26 (1) De'Mon Glanton 38 (38) 18 (1) Anthony Strauder 37 (23) 32 (18) Brandon Hart 36 (27) 6 (1) Aubrey Bell 32 (21) 13 (2) Adam Carlson 31 (29) 29 (0) Michael Gates 30 (15) 11 (4) Anthony Dixon 27 (27) 19 (9) Craig Jenkins 26 (3) 23 (0) Anthony Johnson 24 (0) 11 (0) Marcus Washington 26 (11) 9 (3) Tim Bailey 26 (22) 2 (2) Jamayel Smith 26 (25) 10 (0) Charles Burns 24 (2) 2 (0) Kyle Love 23 (19) 10 (0) Arnil Stallworth 23 (15) 3 (0) Tay Bowser 19 (5) 1 (0) Jarvis Kyles 18 (1) Christian Ducre 18 (15) 4 (0) Dominic Douglas 15 (15) 13 (7) Brandon McRae 15 (15) 2 (1) Wesley Carroll 15 (15) 11 (10) Aaron Feld 15 (15) Zach Smith 14 (7) 1 (0) Cortez McCraney 14 (9) 5 (1) Jessie Bowman 14 (11) 10 (0) Jasper O'Quinn 14 (12) 9 (8) Co-Eric Riley 14 (8) 1 (0) J.C. Brignone 13 (10) 2 (2) Derek Sherrod 12 (1) LaMarcus Williams 13 (8) 1 (0) Jimmie Holmes 13 (4) Karlin Brown 11 (2) K.J. Wright 12 (12) 2 (2) Brandon Cooper 10 (10) Mark Melichar 10 (2) 2 (2) Eric Hoskins 9 (2) 4 (0) Rodney Prince 7 (2) Chris Nance 6 (1) Taurus Young 3 (0) Austin Wilbanks 3 (1) Chris Spencer 3 (2) Brandon Henderson 3 (2) Emmanuel Gatling 2 (2) Mark Lynn 2 (2) Jarvis Williams 1 (0) Q Saulsberry 2 (2) 2 (2) Sean Ferguson 2 (2) 2 (2) Charles Mitchell 2 (2) Delmon Robinson 2 (2) Wade Bonner 2 (2) Tyson Lee 2 (2) Corey Broomfield 1 (0) Damien Anderson 2 (2) Robert Gurley 2 (2) Marcus Green 2 (2) 1 (1) Jamie Jones 2 (2) 1 (1) Nick Bell 1 (0) Bo Walters 2 (2) Addison Lawerence 2 (2) Terrell Johnson 2 (2) D. J. Looney 2 (2) Andrew Ellard 2 (2) Nelson Hurst 2 (2) 1 (1) Robert Elliot 1 (1) Chris Relf 1 (1) Eric Richards 1 (1) 1 (1) Mark Brown 1 (1) Reggie Odom 1 (1) Dakota Merritt 1 (1) Joshua Jackson 1 (1) Mississippi State Scoring Drives / Plays Q P-YD TOP SCORE LOUISIANA TECH :06 McRae 8 pass from Carroll :45 Hart 1 run SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA :22 Dixon 14 run :38 Carlson 33 FG :06 Carlson 41 FG :22 Wilbanks 1 pass from Carroll :18 McRae 3 pass from Carroll :14 Dixon 7 run GP - games played CGP - consecutive games played S - starts CS - consecutive starts