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MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME NOTES MSTATE (6-4, 3-3 SEC) VS. ARKANSAS (6-4, 2-4 SEC) WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM (53,727) NOVEMBER 17, 2007 1:00 P.M. CT MSTATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Aug. 30 * LSU L 0-45 Sept. 8 at Tulane W 38-17 Sept. 15 * at Auburn W 19-14 Sept. 22 GARDNER-WEBB W 31-15 Sept. 29 * at South Carolina L 21-38 Oct. 6 UAB (Homecoming) W 30-13 Oct. 13 * TENNESSEE L 21-33 Oct. 20 at West Virginia L 13-38 Oct. 27 * at Kentucky W 31-14 Nov. 10 * ALABAMA W 17-12 Nov. 17 * at Arkansas (Little Rock) 1 p.m. Nov. 23 * OLE MISS 11:30 a.m. All times Central The Series Overall Record..................Arkansas leads, 11-5-1 at Starkville..................... Arkansas leads, 5-3 at Fayetteville................... Arkansas leads, 3-0 at Neutral Sites.................Arkansas leads, 3-2-1 in Little Rock.................Arkansas leads, 3-0-1 Last meeting:......... Arkansas 28-14, 2006 in Starkville Last meeting in Little Rock:.........Arkansas 44-10, 2005 Last 10 meetings:.................. Arkansas leads 9-1 Current Series Win Streak:........... Arkansas, 8 games Sylvester Croom vs. Arkansas:..................... 0-3 at Little Rock................................. 0-1 Houston Nutt vs. Mississippi State:................. 8-1 at Little Rock................................. 2-0 Croom vs. Nutt:................................ 0-3 Broadcast Information Radio................. Mississippi State Radio Network Announcers......... Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis, John Correro XM Radio.................... Channel 201 (Arkansas) in Starkville.......................... 107.9, WFCA Quick Facts - Mississippi State Record....................................6-4, 3-3 Ranking (AP/Coaches')........................ RV / RV Last Game..................... W, vs. Alabama, 17-12 Head Coach.........................Sylvester Croom Career Record..................15-29 / fourth season MSU Record...................15-29 / fourth season Quick Facts - Arkansas Record....................................6-4, 2-4 Ranking (AP/Coaches')........................ RV / RV Last Game..................... L, at Tennessee, 13-34 Head Coach........................... Houston Nutt Career Record.................. 109-70 / 15th season Arkansas Record................. 73-48 / 10th season MISSISSIPPI STATE CLOSES ROAD SLATE IN LITTLE ROCK VS. ARKANSAS Following last week's 17-12 Southeastern Conference Western Divison win over nationally No. 21- ranked Alabama, Mississippi State takes to the road for the final time in the 2007 regular season when the Bulldogs travel to Little Rock, Ark., Saturday, Nov. 17, for an SEC West game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. CT and will not be televised. BULLDOGS ACHIEVE BOWL ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2000 Mississippi State won its sixth game of the 2007 season this past weekend against Alabama, qualifying the school for post-season bowl consideration for the first time in seven years. MSU has now beaten two teams ranked in the nation's top 25 when it played them (in back-to-back weeks), and won three road games in the same season overall, for the first time since 2000. State has not won four true road games in the same season since 1986 and has not won four league games since 2000. MISSISSIPPI STATE SEEKS FIRST-EVER VICTORY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Mississippi State is 0-6-1 all-time in the state of Arkansas, having lost three times to Arkansas in Fayetteville and three times to the Razorbacks in Little Rock. The Bulldogs' 1993 team tied Arkansas 13-13 in the Natural State's capital city. TELEVISION LIGHTS MISSING FROM MSU FOOTBALL FOR JUST THE FOURTH TIME Mississippi State's game vs. Arkansas in Little Rock this Saturday will be just the fourth, and last, time this year that the Bulldogs will be missing from a live network telecast. MSU is 2-1 in such previous contests, wins against Gardner-Webb and UAB, and a loss to Tennessee. MSTATE OFFENSIVE LINE COACH GRIMES RETURNS TO HOME STATE Mississippi State offensive line coach J.B. Grimes, a native of Clarendon, Ark., and graduate Henderson (Ark.) State in 1977, has worked eight years in the state of Arkansas. In addition to two stints at the University of Arkansas GRIMES SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT WITH CURRENT RAZORBACK HEAD MAN NUTT Mississippi State offensive line coach J.B. Grimes worked as offensive line coach for the Razorbacks under three head coaches from 1989-92. During those final three years, present UA head coach Houston Nutt was the Razorback wide receivers coach. MSU RUNNING BACK COACH FELKER VISITS HIS FORMER EMPLOYER AS WELL Mississippi State running back coach Rockey Felker spent four seasons at the University of Arkansas (1993-96), including the final three as offensive coordinator of the Razorbacks. He helped UA win the Southeastern Conference Western Division title and earn a berth in the SEC Championship Game in 1995. TEAMS' DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS WORKED TOGETHER AT CLEMSON Mississippi State defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson and Arkansas defensive boss Reggie Herring were on the same coaching staff at Clemson (1994-96). In fact, Herring coached the linebackers that '96 season under Johnson, who had been elevated to Tiger defensive coordinator. Additionally, MSU safeties coach Charlie Harbison worked with the Clemson defensive backs at that time. MSTATE WIDE RECEIVERS COACH HAS TIES TO TWO UA STAFF MEMBERS First-year Mississippi State wide receivers coach Pat Washington coached with one Arkansas assistant coach and played collegiately with another. Washington's first job after starring as the quarterback at Auburn was to serve his alma mater as a graduate assistant. Arkansas MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS P.O. Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Football Contacts: Mike Nemeth, Joe Galbraith Phone: (662) 325-2703 Fax: (662) 325-2563 (1981-82 and 1989-92), he began his coaching career on the high school level in the state. defensive coordinator Reggie Herring was on that Auburn staff as linebackers coach. The two assistants later worked together at Texas Christian (1992-93). Washington was a senior at Auburn when Arkansas defensive line coach Tracy Rocker was a freshman. Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks November 17, 2007 Football Game Notes Early Week Notes

MEDIA SERVICES MONDAY TELECONFERENCE MSU head football coach Sylvester Croom will conduct a Monday teleconference (10 a.m. CT) prior to Bulldog games this year. Contact the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office (662-325-2703) for access info. TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Croom will conduct a weekly press conference each Tuesday prior to an MSU game. The conference will be held at the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Coach Croom's press conference begins at 1 p.m. (CT). Selected players will be available following Croom's presentation (approximately 1:30 p.m.). To request specific players, media members must contact MSU Athletic Media Relations (662-325-2703) by 5 p.m. the Monday preceding each respective press conference. WEDNESDAY SEC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Coach Croom will join the league's other 11 coaches on the SEC's Wednesday teleconference. Coach Croom's seven-minute segment is scheduled from 11:03-11:10 a.m. (CT). The teleconference phone number can be obtained by calling the MSU Athletic Media Relations office. WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS During game week, all player interviews must be conducted by Tuesday evening and need to be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Players MAY NOT be interviewed after Tuesday evening. Players will be notified of requested telephone interviews via a message placed on the player's locker. The player will call following practice at his convenience. Please coordinate all player requests with the MSU Athletic Media Relations office (662-325-2703). PRACTICE COVERAGE The first six periods (approximately one hour) of MSU's practice sessions are open to the media (still photo & TV video). The remainder of practice is closed to the media who may return following practice for interview purposes. SEC PHOTO DATABASE A digital image database for the SEC is available to media members throughout the year. Photos, logos and other images for all 12 schools can be found by going to www.secsportsmedia.com and registering as an accredited media outlet. MSU SATELLITE SERVICES Segments of MSU's weekly press conference and postgame highlights of the Bulldogs six home games will be available to television outlets via satellite. Weekly press conference feeds will be uplinked each Tuesday prior to MSU games during the season. Information about the feeds will be available through the MSU Media Relations office (662-325-2703). Highlights from MSU s home games will also be available. Please contact Bennie Ashford in the MSU Television Center (662-325-1332) for the time of each postgame uplink (times will vary each week). TWO TRUE FRESHMAN BULLDOGS HAIL FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom signed two players this past February from Arkansas, the only players on the roster from that state. Fullback Ethan Stockett (Fort Smith) and linebacker Jamie Jones (Springdale) grew up in Arkansas. There are no UA players with ties to the state of Mississippi. SOME ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS' PLAYERS EXIST MSU true freshman linebacker Jamie Jones played with Arkansas tight end Ben Cleveland, UA place-kicker Alex Tejeda and Razorback flanker Andrew Norman at Springdale. State's Ethan Stockett and Arkansas punter/place-kicker Jeremy Davis and cornerback Sean Penix each attended Southside High School in Fort Smith. State defensive back Keith Fitzhugh and UA defensive tackle Patrick Jones both hail from Hampton, Ga., and were separated by two years at Lovejoy High School. MSTATE OFFENSE CONTINUES TO CONVERT, MAINTAIN BALL CONTROL Mississippi State made seven-of-16 third-down conversion attempts against Alabama this past Saturday, and has now converted third down opportunities at a 41.3 percent rate (seventh in the SEC). The Bulldogs also held onto the football for 30:31 in the win over the Crimson Tide, an edge that now has the team ranking fourth in the league in time of possession average (31:03 average per game). By comparison, the Bulldogs converted 36 percent of its third-down opportunities a year ago, and averaged only 29:26 of possession time. State held the ball for 9:11 in the first quarter against Alabama and 9:28 in the fourth. MSU's 11-play, 52-yard drive to a field goal in the second quarter was its 12th scoring possession of 10 plays or more this season. In contrast, MSU had only four scoring drives of 10 or more plays. MISSISSIPPI STATE DEFENSE IMPRESSIVE AGAINST THE CRIMSON TIDE PASS Just one week after holding Kentucky to 89 yards rushing on 27 attempts at Lexington two weeks ago, Mississippi State permitted Alabama just 121 yards through the air this past Saturday and intercepted the Crimson Tide twice. That showing has helped MSU rank third in the SEC in pass defense (184.8 yards per game), fourth in pass efficiency defense (109.7) and fifth in the league in total defense (334.6). The Bulldogs moved their turnover margin to plus- 2 for the season (plus-.20 average), good for a fifth-place tie in league statistics. MSU was minus-5 (minus-.417) last season. STATISTICAL COMPARISON Mississippi State vs. Arkansas (2007 per-game averages) Mississippi State Arkansas Overall Record.................. 6-4......... 6-4 Conference Record............ 3-3......... 2-4 Points Scored.................. 22.1........ 38.3 Points Allowed................. 23.9........ 22.8 Total Offense................. 289.0....... 454.7 Rushing Yards.............. 146.3....... 297.0 Passing Yards............... 142.7....... 157.7 Yards Allowed................. 334.6....... 338.0 Rushing Yards Allowed....... 149.8....... 147.6 Passing Yards Allowed........ 184.8....... 190.4 First Downs.................... 16.9........ 21.3 Time of Possession............. 31:03....... 29:50 3rd Down Conversion........... 41%........ 45% INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Mississippi State vs. Arkansas (2007 per-game averages) Mississippi State Arkansas Rushing Yards-per-Game Dixon.......... 91.4....... 143.1..... McFadden Ducre.......... 44.0....... 103.2......... Jones Williams......... 9.6....... 41.0....... M. Smith Passing Yards-per-Game Carroll.......... 80.2....... 120.5.......... Dick Riddell......... 80.0...... 48.0..........Emert Henig.......... 77.0 Receiving Yards-per-Game Burks........... 35.9....... 40.9...........Hillis Smith.......... 24.7....... 21.0....... Crawford Bell............ 16.0....... 12.2.......... Miller Total Tackles Douglas.......... 65....... 90........... Hewitt Chaney........... 59....... 82............Dacus O'Neal........... 58....... 72..........Fairchild Interceptions Johnson........... 3....... 5............Norton Pegues............ 3....... 3.........Richardson Sacks T. Brown......... 8.0....... 3.5.........Fairchild two tied......... 2.0....... 3.0.........two tied

BULLDOGS RETURN ANOTHER THEFT FOR SCORE AGAINST CRIMSON TIDE Mississippi State sophomore cornerback Anthony Johnson (Jackson, Miss.) returned an Alabama pass interception 100 yards for a touchdown this past Saturday, the fifth time this season the Bulldog defense has posted six points while the opponent was on offense. The five returns for score this season are the second-most ever by a Bulldog defense (school record: 6, 1994). The 100-yard return for TD broke a record that had stood at State for 69 years (97 yards; Jack Nix, 1938). TITUS BROWN REMAINS AMONG SEC SACK, TACKLE FOR LOSS LEADERS Mississippi State senior defensive end Titus Brown (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) has recorded 35.5 tackles for loss (minus 169 yards), 18.5 of which were quarterback sacks (minus 114 yards) his career, and with a TFL/QBS in the win over Alabama, stayed among the Southeastern Conference leaders in both hit-behind-the-line categories this year. Brown, who has recorded at least one tackle for loss in nine of the season's first 10 games, is sixth in the league with 1.20 TFL per game. His 0.80 sack-per-game average is third best in the SEC. His 18.5 sacks are good for seventh place all-time at Mississippi State in that category. Greg Favors (19.5; 1994-97) is next on the school list. Brown has now had at least one TFL in 15 of the last 17 games, dating to last season, and a QB sack in 12 of the last 17. DEREK PEGUES GETS EIGHTH CAREER INTERCEPTION AGAINST ALABAMA Mississippi State junior defensive back Derek Pegues (Batesville, Miss.) registered his third pass interception this season, the eighth of his career in the Bulldogs' win over Alabama. He has returned three of those eight picks for touchdown, the most in school history. He is just one theft away from breaking into the school's all-time top 10 in that category (9; Bill Kiser, 1965-67, Emile Petro and Ken Phares, 1970-72). PEGUES RETURNS TO THE RETURN GAME, MOVES UP STATE'S ALL-TIME CHARTS Derek Pegues ranks second on the school's all-time kick return (73) and yardage (1,604) lists, trailing only Tony James (1989-92; 78-1,862) in both categories. He also passed Tom "Shorty" McWilliams and ranks third on the all-time punt returns list (56), tied with Bernard Euell (56, 1992-95), and sixth on the all-time yardage ranking (532). Pegues trails Billy Stacy (580) on that chart. CENTER BLACKLEDGE HAS POSSIBLY HIS TOP ALL-AROUND GAME AT UK Mississippi State senior center Royce Blackledge (Sandersville, Miss.) has now started 28 consecutive games for the Bulldogs, including 22 in a row at center. He has been on the field for every offensive snap 17 times. He has recorded an 84 percent blocking average thus far in the 2007 season, leading the offensive linemen in blocking grades five times in the season's first 10 weeks. Against Alabama, he was on the field for all 66 offensive snaps and posted an 82 percent blocking grade, leading the way with 11 knockdown blocks. DIXON RUSHES UP TD LIST, ON VERGE OF ENTERING RECORD BOOK ELSEWHERE Mississippi State sophomore halfback Anthony Dixon (Jackson, Miss.) has now rushed 404 times in his career for 1,582 yards and 22 touchdowns. He needs 13 carries to reach the school's all-time top 10 in that category (417; Dontae Walker, 1999-2002). His rushing total against Alabama (26 carries, 84 yards, one touchdown) moved his career yardage to 16th on the school's all-time list, surpassing Hoyle Granger (1,534; 1963-65), Blondy Black (1,577; 1940-42) and Lewis Grubbs (1,580; 1970-72). And his 22 rushing touchdowns have moved him into a fifthplace tie on the school's all-time list with Dontae Walker (22, 1999-2002). Dixon passed Don Smith (21; 1983-86) on that chart. DEFENSIVE BACK FITZHUGH GETS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE TACKLE GAME Junior safety Keith Fitzhugh (Hampton, Ga.) had 10 tackles in the team's win over Alabama, his first career double-digit tackle outing. He was also credited with one forced fumble against the Crimson Tide. Fitzhugh's previous season high was eight hits at West Virginia and his previous career best was nine stops at LSU in 2006. O'QUINN, DOUGLAS JOIN FITZHUGH WITH SOLID PERFORMANCES VS. UA Junior cornerback Jasper O'Quinn (Bude, Miss.) and classmate linebacker Dominic Douglas (Clinton, Miss.) supported Fitzhugh with outstanding performances of their own against Alabama. O'Quinn posted a career high nine takles against the Crimson Tide and helped hold Alabama to just 121 yards passing in the team's 17-12 win. His previous best effort as a Bulldog was an eight-tackle game against Tennessee. Douglas recorded eight tackles, including two tackles for loss (minus 6 yards) against Alabama. The two hits behind the line led the club and were a season high for the junior college transfer. MSU STREAKS & 2007 RECORDS Overall Streak 2007 Overall......................... W2...... 6-4 Home........................ W1...... 3-2 Away........................ W1...... 3-2 Neutral........................ L1....... SEC Games................... W2...... 3-3 Non-Conference Games.......... L1...... 3-1 Day Games................... W2...... 4-3 Night Games.................. W2...... 2-1 August........................ L4...... 0-1 September..................... L1...... 3-1 October...................... W1...... 2-2 November.................... W1...... 1-0 vs. Top 10 Teams (AP)........... L13...... 0-2 vs. Top 25 Teams (AP)........... W2...... 2-4 Television Games................. W2...... 4-3 ABC.......................... L5....... CBS.......................... L2....... CSS......................... W1...... 1-0 CSTV........................ W1....... ESPN......................... L5...... 0-1 ESPN2........................ L1....... ESPN Regional.................. L1...... 0-1 Fox........................... L1....... Jefferson-Pilot / Lincoln-Financial.. W2...... 3-1 NBC......................... W2....... When MSU Wins Coin Toss......... W2...... 4-3 When Opponent Wins Toss......... W2...... 2-1 When MSU Scores First............ W5...... 3-0 When Opponent Scores First....... W1...... 3-4 When MSU Leads at Halftime....... W9...... 3-0 When Tied at Halftime............. W1...... 1-0 When Opp. Leads at Halftime........ L2...... 2-4 When MSU Leads After 3 Quarters.. W10...... 4-0 When Tied After 3 Quarters........ W2....... When Opp. Leads After 3 Quarters... L2...... 2-4 When MSU Scores 25+ points....... W4...... 4-0 When Opp. Scores 25+ points...... L17...... 0-4 When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards... W2...... 6-2 When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards... W1...... 3-4 When MSU Rushes for <100 yards... L28...... 0-2 When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards... W3...... 3-0

2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (ARKANSAS) OFFENSE X 87 AUBREY BELL 6-3 217 JR. 89 Jamayel Smith 6-0 183 Jr. LT 77 MIKE BROWN 6-3 300 JR. 74 Mark Melichar 6-5 284 RFr. LG 53 ANTHONY STRAUDER 6-3 290 JR. 78 Michael Gates 6-4 305 Jr. C 76 ROYCE BLACKLEDGE 6-4 293 SR. 59 Johnny Carpenter 6-2 290 So. RG 75 CRAIG JENKINS 6-4 315 SO. 78 Michael Gates 6-4 305 Jr. RT 60 J.D. HAMILTON 6-4 295 SR. 79 Derek Sherrod 6-5 298 Fr. TE 48 DEZMOND SHERROD 6-3 245 SR. 88 Eric Butler 6-3 255 Sr. 82 Jason Husband 6-3 230 Sr. Z 4 TONY BURKS 6-4 217 SR. 86 Lance Long 5-11 186 Sr. 81 Brandon McRae 6-4 200 So. FB 38 ERIC HOSKINS 5-11 230 JR. 35 Brandon Hart 5-11 240 Jr. HB 24 ANTHONY DIXON 6-1 240 SO. 29 Christian Ducre 6-0 215 So. 33 Justin Williams 5-10 207 Sr. QB 13 WESLEY CARROLL 6-1 190 FR. 7 Michael Henig 6-1 195 Jr. SPECIALISTS PK 37 ADAM CARLSON 6-4 195 JR. 41 Brad Moore 6-1 190 RFr. P 43 BLAKE McADAMS 5-10 190 JR. 37 Adam Carlson 6-4 195 Jr. SN 46 AARON FELD 6-1 225 RFR. 65 Anthony Bowles 5-11 220 Jr. H 43 BLAKE McADAMS 5-10 190 JR. 45 Ben Shelton 5-11 196 Jr. KR 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. 29 Christian Ducre 6-0 215 So. PR 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. 86 Lance Long 5-11 186 Sr. DEFENSE LE 54 TITUS BROWN 6-3 250 SR. 39 Tim Bailey 6-3 241 Jr. LT 95 KYLE LOVE 6-1 320 SO. 90 Cortez McCraney 6-4 272 Jr. RT 94 JESSIE BOWMAN 6-1 305 JR. 98 LaMarcus Williams 6-1 290 Fr. 99 Quinton Wesley 6-4 310 So. RE 51 AVERY HANNIBAL 6-1 240 SR. 93 Brandon Cooper 6-3 240 RFr. 97 Jimmie Holmes 6-3 235 Jr. SLB 5 GABE O NEAL 6-1 220 SR. 34 K.J. Wright 6-3 215 Fr. MLB 22 JAMAR CHANEY 6-1 236 JR. 36 Jamon Hughes 6-0 230 So. WLB 10 DOMINIC DOUGLAS 6-2 227 JR. 56 Anthony Littlejohn 6-2 225 Jr. LCB 11 ANTHONY JOHNSON 5-10 194 SO. 23 Jasper O Quinn 5-10 185 Jr. SS 8 DE MON GLANTON 6-1 190 JR. 1 Keith Fitzhugh 5-11 206 Jr. 42 Zach Smith 6-0 180 Fr. FS 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. 6 Demario Bobo 6-0 180 Sr. RCB 23 JASPER O QUINN 5-10 185 JR. 18 Marcus Washington 5-10 180 So. 40 Chris Nance 5-10 182 Jr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 Derek PEGUES... puh-geese 7 Michael HENIG... HEN-igg 17 Josh RIDDELL... RIDD-uhl 29 Christian DUCRE... doo-cree 45 DE MON Glanton... duh-mahn 47 DOMINIC Douglas...dom-in-EEK 48 Dezmond SHERROD... shuh-rod 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

2006 THE LAST MEETING No. 5 Arkansas 28 Mississippi State 14 November 18, 2006 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Starkville, Miss. STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Darren McFadden returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and Chris Houston scored on an 87-yard interception as No. 5 Arkansas beat Mississippi State 28-14 to win the Southeastern Conference Western Division title. The Bulldogs shut down McFadden and the high-powered Razorbacks offense at every turn, but defense and special teams carried Arkansas (10-1, 7-0) to the win. Mississippi State (3-8, 1-6) limited McFadden to just 84 yards, but most of the yardage came on the team's final drive. Casey Dick threw two TD passes to go with the long returns and the Razorbacks even resorted to a trick play late in the third quarter. With his team ahead 21-14 and Mississippi State hanging tough, McFadden handed off to Felix Jones on what GAME NOTES Mississippi State s 355 yards of total offense was its second highest offensive output this year. MState s 154 rushing yards are the second highest of the season as well. Anthony Dixon s 65-yard touchdown run was the longest rush of his career. Arkansas 14 7 7 0 = 28 Mississippi State 7 7 0 0 = 14 1st Quarter AR - Houston 87 interception return (Davis kick), 2:44 MS - Dixon 65 run (Carlson kick), 1:11 AR - McFadden 92 kickoff return (Davis kick), 0:54 2nd Quarter MS - Burks 22 pass from Henig (Carlson kick), 8:41 AR - Williams 29 pass from Dick (Davis kick), 0:41 3rd Quarter AR - Monk 35 pass from Dick (Davis kick), 2:13 ARK MSU First Downs 14 19 Rushes-Yards 38-128 30-154 Passing Yards 128 201 Passes (C-A-I) 9-18-1 15-36-2 Total Offense 256 355 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-33 7-63 Time of Possession 29:34 30:26 RUSHING: (ARK) McFadden 26-84, Jones 10-38, Dick 1-7, Team 1-(-1). (MSU) Dixon 17-89 TD, Henig 4-49, Williams 8-17, Team 1-(-1). PASSING: (ARK) Dick 8-17-1 112 2TD, McFadden 1-1-0 16. (MSU) Henig 9-26-1 123 TD, Conner 6-9-1 78, Team 0-1-0 0. RECEIVING: (ARK) Monk 4-80 TD, Williams 2-37 TD, Cleveland 2-8, Smith 1-3. (MSU) Smith 5-71, Burks 4-76 TD, Long 2-15, Williams 2-8, Dixon 1-20, Butler 1-11. Attendance: 41,845. appeared to be a right sweep. But the tailback pitched the ball back to Dick, who found Marcus Monk in the corner of the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown with 2:13 remaining in the third quarter. The Razorbacks had 177 yards of offense through three quarters and McFadden and backup Jones - the nation's No. 2 rushing tandem coming into the game - had 42 yards. Even the Wildcat formation, where McFadden lines up at quarterback in the shotgun, had no claws against the Bulldogs. The Razorbacks ran the formation seven times in the game's first three quarters for 30 yards. After Houston's interception return put Arkansas up 7-0 with 2:44 left in the first quarter, Mississippi State answered with a 65-yard touchdown run three plays later by tailback Anthony Dixon to make it 7-7. McFadden's return gave Arkansas the lead, but the Bulldogs evened the score at 14-14 with a 22-yard pass from Michael Henig to Tony Burks that was set up by an interception by De'Mon Glanton. But a poor punt and a 15-yard penalty allowed Dick to find Damian Williams in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown with 41 seconds left to give Arkansas a 21-14 halftime lead. The Bulldogs had two chances to score in the fourth quarter, but were stopped on fourth down and picked off in the end zone. THE LAST MEETING

2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS ALABAMA (6-4, 4-3 SEC) Sept. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 52-6 Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt W, 24-10 Sept. 15 ARKANSAS W, 41-38 Sept. 22 GEORGIA L, 23-26 (OT) Sept. 29 at Florida State L, 14-21 Oct. 6 HOUSTON W, 30-24 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss W, 27-24 Oct. 20 TENNESSEE W, 41-17 Nov. 3 LSU L, 34-41 Nov. 10 at Mississippi State L, 12-17 Nov. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE Nov. 24 at Auburn KENTUCKY (7-3, 3-3 SEC) Sept. 1 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 50-10 Sept. 8 KENT STATE W, 56-20 Sept. 15 LOUISVILLE W, 40-34 Sept. 22 at Arkansas W, 42-39 Sept. 29 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 45-17 Oct. 4 at South Carolina L, 23-38 Oct. 13 LSU W, 43-37 (3OT) Oct. 20 FLORIDA L, 37-45 Oct. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 14-31 Nov. 10 at Vanberbilt W, 27-20 Nov. 17 at Georgia Nov. 24 TENNESSEE TENNESSEE (7-3, 4-2 SEC) Sept. 1 at California L, 31-45 Sept. 8 SOUTHERN MISS W, 39-19 Sept. 15 at Florida L, 20-59 Sept. 22 ARKANSAS STATE W, 48-27 Oct. 6 GEORGIA W, 35-14 Oct. 13 at Mississippi State W, 33-21 Oct. 20 at Alabama L, 17-41 Oct. 27 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 27-24 (OT) Nov. 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 59-7 Nov. 10 ARKANSAS W, 34-13 Nov. 17 VANDERBILT Nov. 24 at Kentucky ARKANSAS (6-4, 2-4 SEC) Sept. 1 TROY W, 46-26 Sept. 15 at Alabama L, 38-41 Sept. 22 KENTUCKY L, 29-42 Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS W, 66-7 Oct. 6 UT-CHATTANOOGA W, 34-15 Oct. 13 AUBURN L, 7-9 Oct. 20 at Ole Miss W, 44-8 Oct. 27 FLORIDA-INTERNATIONAL W, 58-10 Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 48-36 Nov. 10 at Tennessee L, 13-34 Nov. 17 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 23 at LSU LSU (9-1, 5-1 SEC) Aug. 30 at Mississippi State W, 45-0 Sept. 8 VIRGINIA TECH W, 48-7 Sept. 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 44-0 Sept. 22 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 28-16 Sept. 29 at Tulane W, 34-9 Oct. 6 FLORIDA W, 28-24 Oct. 13 at Kentucky L, 37-43 (3OT) Oct. 20 AUBURN W, 30-24 Nov. 3 at Alabama W, 41-34 Nov. 10 LOUISIANA TECH W, 58-10 Nov. 17 at Ole Miss Nov. 23 ARKANSAS TULANE (3-7, 2-4 C-USA) Sept. 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 17-38 Sept. 15 HOUSTON L, 10-34 Sept. 22 SE LOUISIANA W, 35-27 Sept. 29 LSU L, 9-34 Oct. 6 at Army L, 17-20 (OT) Oct. 13 at UAB L, 21-26 Oct. 20 at SMU W, 41-34 (OT) Oct. 27 MEMPHIS L, 27-28 Nov. 3 TULSA L, 25-49 Nov. 10 UTEP W, 34-19 Nov. 17 at Rice Nov. 24 at East Carolina AUBURN (7-4, 4-3 SEC) Sept. 1 KANSAS STATE W, 23-13 Sept. 8 SOUTH FLORIDA L, 23-26 (OT) Sept. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 14-19 Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 55-20 Sept. 29 at Florida W, 20-17 Oct. 6 VANDERBILT W, 35-7 Oct. 13 at Arkansas W, 9-7 Oct. 20 at LSU L, 24-30 Oct. 27 OLE MISS W, 17-3 Nov. 3 TENNESSEE TECH W, 35-3 Nov. 10 at Georgia L, 20-45 Nov. 24 ALABAMA OLE MISS (3-7, 0-6 SEC) Sept. 1 at Memphis W, 23-21 Sept. 8 MISSOURI L, 25-38 Sept. 15 at Vanderbilt L, 17-31 Sept. 22 FLORIDA L, 24-30 Sept. 29 at Georgia L, 17-45 Oct. 6 LOUISIANA TECH W, 24-0 Oct. 13 ALABAMA L, 24-27 Oct. 20 ARKANSAS L, 8-44 Oct. 27 at Auburn L, 3-17 Nov. 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 38-31 Nov. 17 LSU Nov. 23 at Mississippi State UAB (2-8, 1-5 C-USA) Sept. 1 at Michigan State L, 18-55 Sept. 8 at Florida State L, 24-34 Sept. 15 ALCORN STATE W, 22-0 Sept. 26 at Tulsa L, 30-38 Oct. 6 at Mississippi State L, 13-30 Oct. 13 TULANE W, 26-21 Oct. 20 HOUSTON L, 10-45 Oct. 27 at East Carolina L, 6-41 Nov. 3 SOUTHERN MISS L, 7-37 Nov. 10 UCF L, 31-45 Nov. 17 at Memphis Nov. 24 at Marshall GARDNER-WEBB (5-5, 2-1 BIG SOUTH) Sept. 1 at Ohio L, 14-36 Sept. 8 JACKSONVILLE W, 27-6 Sept. 22 at Mississippi State L, 15-31 Sept. 29 AUSTIN PEAY W, 20-13 Oct. 6 at Appalachian State L, 7-45 Oct. 13 at Wofford L, 17-54 Oct. 20 at VMI W, 36-22 Oct. 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 29-25 Nov. 3 SAVANNAH STATE W, 66-0 Nov. 10 at Coastal Carolina L, 14-17 Nov. 17 LIBERTY SOUTH CAROLINA (6-5, 3-5 SEC) Sept. 1 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 28-14 Sept. 8 at Georgia W, 16-12 Sept. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 38-3 Sept. 22 at LSU L, 16-28 Sept. 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 38-21 Oct. 4 KENTUCKY W, 38-23 Oct. 13 at North Carolina W, 21-15 Oct. 20 VANDERBILT L, 6-17 Oct. 27 at Tennessee L, 24-27 (OT) Nov. 3 at Arkansas L, 36-48 Nov. 10 FLORIDA L, 31-51 Nov. 24 CLEMSON WEST VIRGINIA (8-1, 3-1 BIG EAST) Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 62-24 Sept. 8 at Marshall W, 48-23 Sept. 13 at Maryland W, 31-14 Sept. 22 EAST CAROLINA W, 48-7 Sept. 28 at South Florida L, 13-21 Oct. 6 at Syracuse W, 55-14 Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 38-13 Oct. 27 at Rutgers W, 31-3 Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE W, 38-31 Nov. 17 at Cincinnati Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT Dec. 1 PITTSBURGH Overall Record............................... 69-52 Non-Conference Opponent Record.............. 18-21 SEC Opponent Record........................ 51-31 OPPONENT TOTALS Teams in Top 5.................. 2 (LSU, West Virginia) Teams in Top 10................. 2 (LSU, West Virginia) Teams in Top 20.... 4 (Kentucky, LSU, Tenn., West Virginia) Teams in Top 25.................... 4 (Kentucky, LSU,......................... Tennessee, West Virginia) MSU record vs. Opponents with winning record...... 3-4 MSU record vs. Opponents with even record......... 1-0 MSU record vs. Opponents with losing record........ 2-0

No. 2 LSU 45 Mississippi State 0 August 30, 2007 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Starkville, Miss. 2007 GAME RECAPS Mississippi State 38 Tulane 17 September 8, 2007 The Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, La. STARKVILLE, Miss. - LSU opened the 2007 season by showing why it's the No. 2-ranked team in the country Thursday night, downing homestanding Mississippi State 45-0 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in the lidlifter for both squads. The loss was State's eighth in a row to the Tigers. The Tigers picked off six State passes in the contest to aid in the shutout effort over MSU. State struggled offensively all evening against the highly touted LSU defensive unit, managing just 146 yards from scrimmage. MSU quarterback Michael Henig could not find a rhythm on the home field as he threw a school record-tying six interceptions. Meanwhile, LSU's offense tallied 347 yards in total. Quarterback Matt Flynn was 12-of- 19 for 128 yards through the air, including two touchdown passes, one to Early Doucet who had 78 yards receiving on the night. Tiger GAME NOTES Tonight s captains were seniors Titus Brown and Royce Blackledge and junior Jamar Chaney. Junior Michael Henig s six interceptions tied Max Stainbrook s individual school record (vs. Cincinnati, 1949). MSU s longest reception of the game was a 45-yard pass to senior wide running back Keiland Williams ran in a pair of scores for the Tigers on the ground in the first half. Backup signal-caller Ryan Perrilloux rushed and threw for scores in the fourth quarter to round out scoring. The offenses for both squads came out flat at first, not scoring a single touchdown in receiver Tony Burks from Henig. the first quarter. The only points came on a With his 86 yards recorded on kickoff returns this evening, junior returner 27-yard field goal from LSU kicker Colt David. Derek Pegues moves into fifth on the MSU career list for kickoff return yardage. Pegues is also now tied with Reid for fifth on the all-time list with 61 career kickoff returns. The Tigers held a 3-0 lead at the end of the period. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs still couldn t muster up any offensive production. Henig threw four of his six interceptions in the first half. He was 11-of-28 for 120 yards in LSU 3 14 14 14 = 45 Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 = 0 the game. On the other side of the ball, the Bulldog defense started to lose ground as the 1st Quarter LSU - David 27 FG, 6:28 Tigers put up 14 points in the last six minutes 2nd Quarter of the first half to head into the locker room LSU - Williams 1 run (David kick), 5:52 LSU - Williams 1 run (David kick), 0:00 with a 17-0 lead. The Bulldogs were outgained 3rd Quarter LSU - Doucet 11 pass from Flynn (David kick), 12:53 LSU - Scott 11 pass from Flynn (David kick), 2:09 4th Quarter LSU - Perrilloux 3 run (David kick), 8:20 LSU - LaFell 15 pass from Perrilloux (David kick), 5:45 LSU MSU 185-79 in the first half. At the beginning of the second half, the Tigers continued their attack, scoring on their first drive, an 11-yard touchdown pass from Flynn to Doucet to push the lead to 24-0. LSU then capitalized on another Henig interception by scoring another touchdown, a Flynn pass to First Downs 22 9 Rushes-Yards 50-198 26-10 Charles Scott to go up 31-0. Passing Yards 149 136 LSU also kept State sophomore running Passes (C-A-I) 14-22-0 14-33-6 Total Offense 347 146 back Anthony Dixon from breaking loose, only Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 tallying 29 yards rushing on 13 carries. Senior Penalties-Yards 8-60 7-39 Time of Possession 32:45 27:15 Tony Burks led the Bulldog receiving corps with 45 yards on one catch. RUSHING: (LSU) Hester 14-68, Flynn 11-42, Murphy 6-35, Holliday 6-19, Williams 7-18 2TD, Perrilloux 7-12, Scott 3-4. (MSU) Dixon 13-29, Williams 4-10, Ducre 1-(-2), Carroll 3-(-6), Henig 5-(-25). PASSING: (LSU) Flynn 12-19-0 128 2TD, Perrilloux 2-3-0 21 TD. (MSU) Henig 11-28-6 120, Carroll 3-5-0 16. RECEIVING: (LSU) Doucet 9-78 TD, Toliver 1-19, Mitchell 1-16, LaFell 1-15 TD, Scott Dominic Douglas, making his first career start, led the team with nine tackles on the night. He, along with Jimmie Holmes and preseason all-sec defensive end Titus Brown, accounted for one sack apiece. Junior defensive back Derek Pegues moved 1-11 TD, Hester 1-10. (MSU) Stallworth 3-33, into fifth place on the MSU career list for kickoff return yardage. He is also fifth all-time in Long 2-16, Ducre 2-2 Burks 1-45, Husband 1-26, Smith 1-11, Williams 1-4, Jones 1-0, Riley 1-0, Butler 1-(-1). career kickoff returns. He had 100 all-purpose Attendance: 50,112. yards for the night. NEW ORLEANS, La. - Behind a strong second-half performance, Mississippi State posted a 38-17 road win over home-standing Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome. After the Bulldogs (1-1) and Green Wave (0-1) battled to a 17-17 tie at the half, State shut out TU 21-0 in the second half to secure the triumph. Highlighting the night for MSU was sophomore running back Anthony Dixon, who rushed 27 times for 131 yards (both career highs) and two second-half touchdowns. Starting quarterback Michael Henig completed 20-of-31 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown, and scored his first career rushing touchdown. The Bulldogs jumped on top of the Green GAME NOTES Wave early, with Gabe O'Neal intercepting State had 489 yards of total offense - most since State racked up 547 total Scott Elliot's second pass of the game and yards against Jacksonville State in 2002. Mississippi State finished with 290 yards rushing - most since rolling up returning it 47 yards for the score. Tulane answered on its next drive on a Matt Forte touchdown run from 39 yards out. The Bulldog 304 yards against Ole Miss in 2005. defense held the highly touted running back in Michael Henig s first-quarter rushing touchdown (18 yards) was his first check otherwise, as he ended the night with career rushing touchdown. Anthony Dixon finished with 131 yards rushing on 27 carries. Both are career bests for the sophomore (previous: 25 carries, twice; 125 yards, Ole Miss 2006). Dixon, Christian Ducre and Justin Williams all set career high rushing totals. just 47 yards on the ground. State went up 14-7 later in the first period on Henig's 18-yard touchdown run, but Tulane returned the favor on its ensuing possession to knot the score at 14-14. In the second quarter, both defenses played well, allowing only a field goal apiece. Henig Mississippi State 14 3 14 7 = 38 engineered an 82-yard State drive but was unable to get a touchdown in the red zone. Adam Carlson then connected on 23-yard field Tulane 14 3 0 0 = 17 goal with 6:25 before the half to put State up 1st Quarter 17-14. On the next drive, Tulane drove 65 MS - O'Neal 47 INT return (Carlson kick), 13:50 yards before being stopped inside the 10-yard TU - Forte 39 run (Thevenot kick), 12:16 line. Their resulting field goal left the score tied MS - Henig 18 run (Carlson kick), 5:10 TU - McKinney 8 pass from Elliott at 17 at the intermission. (Thevenot kick), 2:33 2nd Quarter MS - Carlson 23 FG, 6:25 TU - Thevenot 26 FG, 3:21 3rd Quarter MS - Jones 8 pass from Henig (Carlson kick), 11:30 MS - Dixon 27 run (Carlson kick), 5:45 The Bulldog offense came out firing in the second half. MSU drove the ball 67 yards, scoring when Henig completed an 8-yard pass to Jeremy Jones. The defense continued its strong play by holding Tulane's offense to 4th Quarter negative yardage for the third quarter and by MS - Dixon 7 run (Carlson kick), 9:33 forcing a fumble that led to a 27-yard touchdown MSU TU First Downs 27 8 run by Dixon. Rushes-Yards 54-266 17-44 Dixon continued to carry the load in the Passing Yards 223 199 Passes (C-A-I) 20-31-1 16-29-1 fourth quarter. He rushed the ball on all but Total Offense 489 243 one play on State's final scoring drive of the Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 8-85 7-60 night, completing the charge with a 7-yard Time of Possession 39:04 20:56 scoring run. The defense held Tulane to only RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 27-131 2TD, six yards of offense in the second half. Williams 9-60, Ducre 9-46, Henig 6-23, Stallworth 1-6, Carroll 1-1, Team 1-(-1). (TU) Forte 14-47, Williams 1-8, Elliott 2-(-11). PASSING: (MSU) Henig 20-31-1 223 TD. (TU) Elliott 15-26-1 197 TD, Scelfo 1-2-0 2, Forte 0-1-0 0. RECEIVING: (MSU) Smith 4-53, Burks 4-31, Husband 2-27, Riley 2-16, Long 2-13, Butler 2-13, McRae 1-33, Bell 1-33, Jones 1-8 TD, Stallworth 1-(-4). (TU) Forte 6-49, Defensively, the Bulldogs were paced by Jamar Chaney's six tackles. In addition to his first career interception, O'Neal also recovered a Green Wave fumble. Keith Fitzhugh notched five tackles and a sack for State on the evening. Williams 4-85, King 3-48, McKinney 2-10 TD, Guidroz 1-7. Attendance: 31,076.

Mississippi State 19 Auburn 14 September 15, 2007 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Ala. 2007 GAME RECAPS Gardner-Webb 15 Mississippi State 31 September 22, 2007 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Starkville, Miss. AUBURN, Ala. - An interception that led to a mid-fourth-quarter drive by Mississippi State proved to be the difference in the Bulldogs' 19-14 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 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 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 1999. 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 10 3 0 6 = 19 Auburn 0 14 0 0 = 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 14 16 Rushes-Yards 43-172 46-216 Passing Yards 41 107 Passes (C-A-I) 5-18-0 12-22-3 Total Offense 213 323 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 7-40 4-42 Time of Possession 29:11 30:49 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 29-103, Ducre 10-63 TD, Riley 1-12, TEAM 2-(-2), Riddell 1-(-4). (AU) Tate 15-91 TD, Burns 22-87, Fannin 7-40, Cox 2-(-2). PASSING: (MSU) Henig 1-3-0 16, Riddell 1-5-0 15, Carroll 3-10-0 6. (AU) Burns 8-12-1 65, Cox 4-10-2 42. 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. 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 14-13 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 14-13 halftime lead. STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State won its third straight football game, downing non-conference visitor Gardner-Webb 31-15 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. It marks the first time since the 2000 season the Bulldogs have won three consecutive gridiron contests. State (3-1) amassed 379 yards of total offense in the game, led by another solid rushing effort from running back Anthony Dixon. Dixon tallied 86 yards on 16 carries while scoring two of the Bulldogs' early touchdowns in the affair. MSU scored on its opening possession, completing a 68-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run by Dixon. On Gardner Webb s opening drive, De Mon Glanton intercepted Devin Campbell s pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 Bulldog advantage. Glanton s return marked GAME NOTES For the third straight week, Mississippi the third consecutive week a Bulldog player had returned an interception for a touchdown State ended the opponent s opening on the opponents opening drive. drive on an interception returned for touchdown. About halfway through the second quarter, With tonight s win, MState won their third-straight game for the first time since the 2000 season (75 weeks). It is also the first time since the 2000 campaign the Bulldogs have started the year 3-1. Dixon recorded his third and fourth touchdowns of the season during the first half of Saturday s game. It was also the second two-touchdown game of the year for the running back. Josh Riddell replaced starting quarterback Wesley Carroll (both splitting time in place of the injured Michael Henig) and drove the Bulldogs down the field for another Dixon touchdown run, this one for 12 yards. On the next drive for State, Riddell threw his first career touchdown pass, hitting Tony Burks for a 30-yarder to give the Bulldogs a 28-0 lead at the intermission. The Bulldog defense held the Running Bulldogs option offense to only 64 yards in Gardner-Webb 0 0 6 9 = 15 Mississippi State 14 14 3 0 = 31 the first half. Bulldog penalties and a stagnant offense 1st Quarter MS - Dixon 9 run (Carlson kick), 10:02 helped GWU back into the game in the second half. MSU had nine penalties for 102 MS - Glanton 60 INT return (Carlson kick), 7:55 2nd Quarter yards, and those penalties helped the Running MS - Dixon 12 run (Carlson kick), 2:42 MS - Burks 30 pass from Riddell (Carlson kick), 1:18 3rd Quarter GW - Kay 22 FG, 10:43 MS - Carlson 33 FG, 7:19 GW - Kay 20 FG, 4:34 GW - Peoples 6 run (pass failed), 12:21 GW - Kay 28 FG, 6:10 Bulldogs get in good field position. However, they could not capitalize as the MSU defense only allowed one touchdown, a 6-yard Phillip Peoples scoring run, and forced three Evan Kay field goals. The Bulldogs lone second-half points came GW MSU from an Adam Carlson field goal. He had First Downs 20 19 Rushes-Yards 35-131 39-215 missed one earlier, the result of a bad hold. Passing Yards 203 166 In addition to Dixon's night, backup Passes (C-A-I) 21-37-1 12-19-1 Total Offense 334 381 Christian Ducre ran for an additional 52 of his Fumbles-Lost 4-1 4-1 own. Riddell ended the night 8-for-11 through Penalties-Yards 7-63 9-102 Time of Possession 31:53 28:07 the air with 124 yards, one touchdown and one interception. RUSHING: (GW) Montgomery 10-42, Peoples 7-33 TD, Collins 2-25, Doolittle 13-19, Jackson 3-12. (MSU) Dixon 15-88 2TD, Ducre 10-51, Carroll 2-33, Williams 6-27, Riddell 2-10, Stallworth 2-9, Bell 1-1, Long 1-(-4). PASSING: (GW) Doolittle 19-33-0 191, Campbell 2-4-1 12. (MSU) Riddell 8-11-1 On the defensive side of the ball, Gabe O Neal led the way for the Bulldogs with 10 tackles. Titus Brown added two sacks and moved into eighth place on the school's career sack list. 124 TD, Carroll 4-8-0 42. RECEIVING: (GW) Collins 6-94, Flagler 6-57, Montgomery 4-23, Pittman 2-5, Millere 1-13, Jackson 1-7, Dixon 1-4. (MSU) Dixon 3-41, Burks 2-49 TD, Bell 2-30, Long 2-5, Smith 1-25, Butler 1-12, Hart 1-4. Attendance: 42,272.

Mississippi State 21 No. 16 South Carolina 38 September 29, 2007 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, S.C. 2007 GAME RECAPS UAB 13 Mississippi State 30 October 6, 2007 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Starkville, Miss. COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mississippi State's upset bid at 16th-ranked South Carolina fell short as the Gamecocks used a blocked punt to change momentum and pull away for a 38-21 victory. It marked the fifth win in a row for USC (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) in the series with MSU (3-2, 1-2) and broke a three-game State win streak. With South Carolina leading 17-14 at halftime, neither team mounted much of a drive on their first tries of the second half. But State, on its second possession of the third quarter, would take the lead on a solid scoring drive of five plays - all rushes by Christian Ducré and Anthony Dixon. Dixon finished off the march with a 2-yard score and MSU led 21-17 at the 8:56 mark of the third. The Bulldog defense forced a 50-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop on the next possession. But as quickly as State seemed to have gained a bit of momentum, it would lose it just as fast. After the Gamecocks stopped MSU on five plays, Eric Norwood broke through the line and blocked Blake McAdams' punt, which Carolina recovered on the MSU 27. On the very next play, Gamecock quarterback Chris Smelley hit receiver Kenny McKinley near the goal line and McKinley then darted into the end zone to put the home squad back on top 24-21. The longest drive State would muster following that scenario was 32 yards. Meanwhile, USC tacked on two more touchdowns, both GAME NOTES With a Derek Pegues interception, State intercepted a pass in the opening period in each of the last four games. Mississippi State s 14-play, seven minute touchdown drive in the second quarter was its longest scoring drive this season. Junior quarterback Josh Riddell and junior wide receiver Co-Eric Riley each earned his first career start. Junior wideout Aubrey Bell s first-quarter 28-yard touchdown reception was the first score of his career. Mississippi State 7 7 7 0 = 21 South Carolina 7 10 7 14 = 38 1st Quarter SC - Davis 3 run (Succop kick), 10:22 MS - Bell 28 pass from Riddell (Carlson kick), 5:17 2nd Quarter SC - McKinley 20 pass from Smelley (Succop kick), 13:28 MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick), 8:56 SC - Succop 4 FG, 0:02 3rd Quarter MS - Dixon 2 run (Carlson kick), 8:56 SC - McKinley 27 pass from Smelley (Succop kick), 3:43 4th Quarter SC - Davis 2 run (Succop kick), 14:07 SC - Davis 12 run (Succop kick), 0:58 MSU USC First Downs 18 21 Rushes-Yards 43-140 35-123 Passing Yards 118 279 Passes (C-A-I) 12-27-1 19-37-1 Total Offense 258 402 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-87 11-94 Time of Possession 30:21 29:39 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 22-83 2TD, Ducre 15-68, Stallworth 1-6, TEAM 1-(-2), Carroll 2(-4), Riddell 1-(-11). (SC) Davis 18-59 3TD, Boyd 11-58, Smelly 5-7, Culliver 1-(-1). PASSING: (MSU) Riddell 9-21-1 101 TD, Carroll 3-6-0 17. (SC) Smelley 19-37-1 279 2TD. RECEIVING: (MSU) Riley 3-20, Burks 2-44, Bell 1-28 TD, Butler 1-11, Smith 1-9, Stallworth 1-5, Jones 1-3, Husband 1-0, Ducre 1-(-2). (SC) McKinley 4-107 2TD, Cook 4-66, Brown 3-50, Davis 3-16, Lecorn 2-12, DiMarco 1-9, Saunders 1-6, Stafford 1-3, Boyd 0-10. Attendance: 78,883. rushes by back Mike Davis, to pull away for the victory. The Bulldog offensive production was once again led by Dixon, who amassed 83 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Ducré added 68 rushing yards for the MSU cause. Josh Riddell, in his first career start at quarterback for State, went 9-for-21 for 101 yards, a touchdown and one interception. Gabe O Neal and Anthony Johnson led the way defensively for State with seven tackles apiece. Titus Brown adds two more sacks to his SEC-leading total. Derek Pegues tallied the lone Bulldog interception of the afternoon. The Gamecocks were paced by Davis, who had 59 yards and three scores on the ground. McKinley was also stellar on the receiving end, hauling in four catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Smelley was solid in his new starting role for USC, completing 19-of-37 aerials for 279 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. In a penalty-plagued first half (15 called between the two teams), South Carolina got on the board first in the game taking the opening drive 12 plays and capping it with a 3-yard touchdown run by Davis. After the teams traded possessions and McAdams pinned the Gamecocks at their own 3-yard line, MSU capitalized by stopping USC on three downs and forcing an errant punt that gave the Bulldogs the ball on the USC 31. Two plays later, Riddell found Aubrey Bell for a 28- yard touchdown pass. South Carolina got good field position for its next score, a punt return leaving the ball at the MSU 37. The fourth play of the drive saw Smelley find McKinley for a 20-yard touchdown. But the Bulldogs would answer again on its last drive of the first half, taking the ball 62 yards on 14 plays, highlighted by solid running from Ducré and Dixon - Dixon scoring from a yard out. South Carolina used the remaining 2:20 of the half to take a small lead into the locker room. After gaining 54 yards on 10 quick plays, Succop nailed a 45-yard field goal for a 17-14 USC advantage. STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State (4-2) scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including two in a late 15-second span, to hold off a pesky UAB team (1-4) for a 30-13 victory Saturday afternoon at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. MSU is 4-2 for the first time since the 2000 season. State trailed 10-3 at halftime and 13-9 after three quarters of play before putting together an impressive 11-play, 80-yard drive early in the fourth period that lasted seven minutes. The possession ended in a 10-yard Anthony Dixon touchdown run to put State up 16-13. The Bulldogs would then shut down UAB's offense the remainder of the day, while producing two more scores of their own. After forcing a punt, State drove 60 yards for another score, capped by a 12-yard Dixon run. On the Blazers' next drive, State's Anthony Johnson picked off Sam Hunt's pass on the first play and returned it 30 yards for a score. Dixon led MSU's offensive performance on GAME NOTES Junior linebackers Dominic Douglas and Jamar Chaney posted double digit tackles against UAB to become the first Bulldogs to accomplish the feat since Titus Brown (11) and Darren Williams (10) against Mississippi on Nov. 27, 2004. With today s win, Mississippi State moves to 4-2 on the year for the first time since 2000. Anthony Johnson s fourth quarter interception returned for touchdown marks the first time since 2000 that the Bulldogs have posted four interception returns for scores in the same season. Sophomore running back Anthony Dixon s three touchdowns give him 18 in his career. He is now tied with Dennis Johnson (1974-77) at #10 on the school's all-time list. UAB 0 10 3 0 = 13 Mississippi State 0 3 6 21 = 30 2nd Quarter UAB - Waters 42 FG, 14:08 MS - Carlson 39 FG, 10:01 UAB - Forrest 31 pass from Hunt (Waters kick), 3:12 3rd Quarter MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick failed), 5:46 UAB - Waters 29 FG, 2:24 4th Quarter MS - Dixon 10 run (Carlson kick), 8:00 MS - Dixon 12 run (Carlson kick), 2:03 MS - Johnson 30 INT return (Carlson kick), 1:49 UAB MSU First Downs 11 16 Rushes-Yards 23-71 45-165 Passing Yards 217 119 Passes (C-A-I) 16-35-1 11-20-2 Total Offense 58-288 65-284 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-70 1-15 Possession Time 27:57 32:03 RUSHING: (UAB) Slaughter 12-43, Thornton 8-34, Mencer 1-3, Barnett 2-(-6). (MSU) Dixon 32-152 3TD, Ducre 8-20, Carroll 2-1, TEAM 2-(-2), Henig 1-(-6). PASSING: (UAB) Hunt 16-35-1 217 TD. (MSU) Carroll 9-12-0 93, Henig 2-8-2 26. RECEIVING: (UAB) Forrest 7-122 TD, Slaughter 3-2, Sigler 2-43, Coon 2-37, Wright 1-9, Johnson 1-4. (MSU) Smith 4-38, Long 2-21, Bell 1-19, Butler 1-15, Hoskins 1-15, Stallworth 1-6, Burks 1-5. Attendance: 45,259. the day, registering a career-best 152 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries. It was his fifth career 100-yard contest on the ground, the third of 2007. Neither team scored in the first quarter, but the Blazers broke the ice within the first minute of the second period with a 42-yard field goal from Swayze Waters, capping a 30-yard drive that was setup by an interception of MSU's Mike Henig. Wesley Carroll received the start for State, but Henig played for the majority of the first half, playing for the first time since breaking his hand Sept. 15 at Auburn. He was 2-for-8 on the day for 26 yards and two interceptions. He did not play in the second half. On the next Blazer drive, Bulldog Kyle Love blocked another Waters field goal attempt. That led to a 39-yard field goal from MSU's Adam Carlson to tie the game with 10:01 to go in the first half. UAB answered that with its best drive of the afternoon, a 13-play, 87-yard march that was topped off with a 31-yard Hunt pass to Frantrell Forrest. That gave the Blazers their 10-3 lead at the intermission. Mississippi State scored on the opening drive of the second half, a 1-yard, fourth-down touchdown run from Dixon. The drive, which went 75 yards, was the longest scoring of the season for MSU. UAB's lone score of the second half came on the ensuing possession, Waters hitting from 29 yards away after a 69-yard drive by the Blazers. Although being out rushed 165-71 in the contest, the Blazers still collected 288 yards of total offense as compared to the Bulldogs' 284. Carroll ended his first career start for MSU 9-for-12 for 93 yards. His longest pass went to Aubrey Bell for 19 yards. With his three rushing touchdowns on the day, Dixon now has nine touchdowns on the season and 18 for his career. That moves him into 10th place on the all-time list, tied with Dennis Johnson. On the defensive side of the ball, Bulldog Jamar Chaney tallied 11 tackles, a careerhigh and the most by any Bulldog player this season. Dominic Douglas was second with 10, also a career best. Johnson interception was his second of the season.