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Mississippi State Bulldogs
Mississippi State Bulldogs athletic logo
UniversityMississippi State University
NicknameBulldogs
Team ColorsMaroon and White
Head CoachSylvester Croom
LocationStarkville, Mississippi
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumDavis Wade Stadium
MascotBulldog
WebsiteMSU Football Official Website

The Mississippi State Bulldogs represent the Mississippi State University in NCAA's Division 1-Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football tournament, playing under the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. The humble beginnings of MSU's football program can be traced way back in 1895 when the team was still playing as an independent ballclub. It didn't take long though for the team to find a new home as a year later, the Bulldogs would become a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. After 26 seasons with the SIAA, MSU joined the Southern Conference in 1922 and had some fruitless and so-so years with their second home marked by frequent changes in the head coaching position. In 1933, MSU was one of the 13 teams who left Southern Conference to form their own group, thus becoming a charter member of the then-newly formed Southeastern Conference (SEC). The losing seasons continue to hamper the MSU football program as the team's only significant accomplishment in the early-SEC era was when Ralph Sasse took over as coach. Coach Sasse led the Bulldogs to its first ever postseason bowl game in 1936, a losing cause against Duquesne in the Orange Bowl. The next time the team appeared in a bowl game would be 4 years later, this time under Coach Allyn McKeen in the 1940 Orange Bowl against Georgetown which MSU won. The following year, Coach McKeen would make history for the MSU football program as he led the squad to its first ever conference title. After that momentous season, MSU would experience a dry spell, settling for postseason bowl games in 1963, '74, '80, '81, '91, 92, and 94. In 1998, hope sprung eternal for the underachieving squad as the team, ranked #23 that year would have its first shot at the SEC title against first ranked Tennessee, 57 years after their first SEC championship. The team would eventually lose the game, as well as the Cotton Bowl to Texas. The Bulldogs made up for that the following year as the team beat Clemson for the Peach Bowl and would finish the season with a 12th place ranking (the best record and highest final ranking of any Division 1-Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in Mississippi in the past 30 years).

MSU somewhat made it to the record books in 2003 when the club hired Sylvester Croom, the first African-American named as head coach in the history of SEC. The Bulldogs' known rivals are the Alabama Crimson Tide (the MSU-Alabama rivalry is dubbed as the 90 Mile Drive) and the Ole Miss Rebels (the MSU-Ole Miss rivalry/match is called the Egg Bowl, with the winner getting The Golden Egg Trophy).


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Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1940 10-0-1 9
1941 8-1-1 16
1942 8-2-0 18
1957 6-2-1 14
1963 7-2-2 11
1974 9-3-0 17 17
1976 0-11-0 20
1980 9-3-0 19
1981 8-4-0 17
1992 7-5-0 23
1994 8-4-0 24 25
1999 10-2-0 13 12
2000 8-4-0 24 22
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Scouting Report

Category SEC Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 11 96
Scoring Defense 6 35
Total Offense 12 113
Total Defense 5 21
Turnover Margin 7 55
Pass Efficiency Defense 5 20
Kickoff Returns 12 116
Net Punting 11 98
Passing Offense 12 113
Passing Defense 3 7
Passing Efficiency 12 117
Punt Returns 4 43
Rushing Offense 10 76
Rushing Defense 7 58
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Championships

Conference Championships

  • 1941 - Southeastern Conference Champions

SEC Western Division Championships

  • 1998 - SEC West Division Champions
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MSU Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Dec 29, 2007 Liberty Bowl Central Florida W 10-3
Dec 31, 2000 Independence Bowl Texas A&M W 43-41
Dec 30, 1999 Peach Bowl Clemson W 17-7
Jan 01, 1999 Cotton Bowl Texas L 11-38
Jan 01, 1995 Peach Bowl North Carolina State L 24-28
Jan 02, 1993 Peach Bowl North Carolina L 17-21
Dec 29, 1991 Liberty Bowl Air Force L 15-38
Dec 31, 1981 Hall Of Fame Classic Kansas W 10-0
Dec 27, 1980 Sun Bowl Nebraska L 17-31
Dec 28, 1974 Sun Bowl North Carolina W 26-24
Dec 21, 1963 Liberty Bowl North Carolina State W 16-12
Jan 01, 1941 Orange Bowl Georgetown W 14-7
Jan 01, 1937 Orange Bowl Duquesne L 12-13
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Highlights

In 1998, MSU was an expected tailender in the SEC West Division but coming into the last few weeks of the season, MSU found itself in 2nd place and only a game behind the 1st place team, the Arkansas Razorbacks. This game basically had the West Division title at stake and the chance to be in the SEC title match. Arkansas had the lead late in the 4th but MSU staged a late game rally to take the win, 22-21. MSU won the West Division title this year but lost to #1 ranked Tennessee in the SEC title match.


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Schedule

Mississippi State Bulldogs 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. L, 14-22
09.06.08 Southeastern Louisiana Starkville, Miss. W, 34-10
09.13.08 #9 Auburn Starkville, Miss. L, 2-3
09.20.08 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. L, 7-38
09.27.08 #5 LSU Baton Rouge, La. L, 24-34
10.11.08 #13 Vanderbilt Starkville, Miss. W, 17-14
10.18.08 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L, 3-34
10.25.08 Middle Tennessee State Starkville, Miss. W, 31-22
11.01.08 Kentucky Starkville, Miss. L, 13-14
11.15.08 #1 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 7-32
11.22.08 Arkansas Starkville, Miss.
11.28.08 Mississippi Oxford, Miss.
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Roster

Mississippi State Bulldogs 2008 Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Prev. School)
1 Keith Fitzhugh DB 5-11 205 Sr. 3L Hampton, GA (Lovejoy)
2 Robert Elliott RB 6-0 192 RFr. RS Okolona, MS (Okolona HS)
3 Derek Pegues DB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Batesville, MS (South Panola HS)
4 Charles Mitchell DB 5-11 196 Fr. HS Clarksdale, MS (Clarksdale HS)
5 Terrance Davis QB 5-11 180 Fr. HS Conyers, GA (Salem HS)
6 Brandon McRae WR 6-4 205 Jr. 1L Chester, VA (Morehead State)
7 Wade Bonner RB 5-10 195 RFr. RS Mason, TN (Fayette Ware HS)
8 De'Mon Glanton DB 6-1 190 Sr. 3L Atlanta, GA (Mays HS)
9 Delmon Robinson WR 5-10 170 Fr. HS Vicksburg, MS (Vicksburg HS)
10 Dominic Douglas LB 6-2 235 Sr. 1L Clinton, MS (Hinds [MS] CC)
13 Wesley Carroll QB 6-1 194 So. 1L Ft. Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
14 Chris Relf QB 6-3 232 RFr. RS Montgomery, AL (Carver HS)
15 Co-Eric Riley WR 6-1 202 Sr. 1L Lucedale, MS (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)
16 Tyson Lee QB 5-11 190 Jr. TR Columbus, MS (Itawamba [MS} CC)
18 Marcus Washington DB 5-10 180 Jr. 2L Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
20 Louis Watson DB 5-10 170 Fr. HS Mobile, AL (St. Paul's Episcopal HS)
22 Jamar Chaney LB 6-1 238 Sr. 3L Fort Pierce, FL (St. Lucie West Centennial HS)
23 Jasper O'Quinn DB 5-10 179 Sr. 1L Bude, MS (Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC)
24 Anthony Dixon RB 6-1 238 Jr. 2L Jackson, MS (Terry HS)
25 Corey Broomfield DB 5-10 155 Fr. HS Palm Bay, FL (Bayside HS)
26 Damein Anderson DB 5-11 185 RFr. RS Hazlehurst, MS (Hazlehurst HS)
27 Jarvis Kyles DB 6-0 190 Jr. 1L Milledgeville, GA (Baldwin HS)
28 Tay Bowser DB 6-3 192 Jr. 2L Gilmer, TX (Gilmer HS)
29 Christian Ducré RB 6-0 227 Jr. 1L LaCombe, LA (Fontainbleau HS)
30 Arnil Stallworth RB 5-10 201 Jr. 2L Daphne, AL (Daphne HS)
31 ToJo Patterson RB 6-0 198 Fr. HS Corinth, MS (Biggersville HS)
32 Marcus Green RB 6-2 235 RFr. RS Scooba, MS (Kemper County HS)
33 Jamie Jones LB 6-0 232 RFr. RS Springdale, AR (Springdale HS)
34 K.J. Wright LB 6-3 226 So. 1L Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch HS)
35 Brandon Hart RB 5-11 232 Sr. 3L LaGrange, GA (Troup County HS)
36 Nick Bell DL 6-4 244 Fr. HS Bessemer, AL (Jess Lanier HS)
37 Adam Carlson K/P 6-4 185 Sr. 3L Gulfport, MS (Gulfport HS)
38 Eric Hoskins FB 5-11 231 Sr. 1L Weir, MS (Holmes [MS] CC)
39 Tim Bailey DE 6-3 254 Sr. 2L Glen Allan, MS (Mississippi Delta CC)
40 Chris Nance DB 5-10 188 Sr. 1L Tuscumbia, AL (Northeast Mississippi CC)
41 Arceto Clark DB 5-10 164 Fr. HS Verona, MS (Shannon HS)
42 Zach Smith DB 6-0 196 So. 1L Altoona, AL (Susan Moore HS)
43 Blake McAdams P 5-10 192 Sr. 3L Ripley, TN (Ripley HS)
44 Bo Walters LB 6-1 232 Fr. HS Wilsonville, AL (Briarwood Christian HS)
45 Emmanuel Gatling DB 6-2 208 So. SQ McAllen, TX (Rowe HS)
45 Michael Hunt LB 6-2 238 Fr. HS Meadville, MS (Franklin County HS)
46 Aaron Feld SN 6-1 215 So. 1L Homewood, AL (Homewood HS)
47 Anthony Littlejohn LB 6-1 242 Sr. 3L Jacksonville, FL (Englewood HS)
48 Addison Lawrence OL 6-4 282 RFr. RS Coldwater, MS (Magnolia Heights HS)
49 Terrell Johnson LB 6-2 212 RFr. RS Cullomburg, AL (Southern Choctaw HS)
50 Mark Brown LB 5-11 214 Jr. SQ Madison, MS (Madison Central)
51 Eric Richards K/P 6-4 220 RFr. RS Vicksburg, MS (Warren Central HS)
52 Karlin Brown LB 5-9 195 So. 1L Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln HS)
53 Anthony Strauder OL 6-3 292 Sr. 3L Natchez, MS (Natchez HS)
54 Trevor Stigers DL 6-4 225 Fr. HS Ridgeland, MS (Ridgeland HS)
55 Quinton Saulsberry OL 6-3 293 RFr. RS Coldwater, MS (Independence HS)
58 Johnny Carpenter OL 6-2 293 Jr. 1L Citronelle, AL (Citronelle HS)
60 Devin Jones DL 6-2 252 Fr. HS Olive Branch, MS (DeSoto Central HS)
63 Chris Spencer OL 6-3 306 Jr. SQ Meridian, MS (Meridian HS)
64 Mark Lynn LB 6-0 210 So. SQ Madison, MS (Madison Central HS)
65 Joshua Jackson DL 6-3 308 Fr. HS Canton, MS (Canton HS)
66 D.J. Looney OL 6-1 295 RFr. RS Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain HS)
67 Tobias Smith OL 6-3 328 Fr. HS Columbus, MS (Columbus HS)
68 Templeton Hardy OL 6-3 312 Fr. HS Como, MS (Lincoln HS)
69 Reggie Odom DL 6-0 300 So. SQ Deland, FL (Deland HS)
70 J.C. Brignone OL 6-1 292 So. 1L Pass Christian, MS (St. Stanislaus HS)
72 John McMillian OL 6-2 285 So. SQ Paragould, AR (Paragould HS)
73 Dakota Merritt OL 6-5 302 RFr. RS Cantonment, FL (West Florida Tech)
74 Mark Melichar OL 6-5 294 So. 1L Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain HS)
75 Craig Jenkins OL 6-4 313 Jr. 2L Pearl, MS (Pearl HS)
76 Phillip Freeman OL 6-6 297 Jr. TR Wesson, MS (Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC)
78 Michael Gates OL 6-4 310 Sr. 3L Fairburn, GA (Sandy Creek HS)
79 Derek Sherrod OL 6-5 303 So. 1L Columbus, MS (Caledonia HS)
81 O'Neal Wilder WR 6-5 200 Fr. HS Carthage, MS (Carthage HS)
82 Nelson Hurst TE 6-4 243 Fr. HS Plainfield, IN (Plainfield HS)
83 Charles Bailey WR 6-2 169 Fr. HS St. Augustine, FL (Bartram Trail HS)
85 Brandon Henderson TE 6-1 247 So. SQ Fayetteville, GA (Fayette County HS)
87 Aubrey Bell WR 6-3 216 Sr. 3L Prichard, AL (Blount HS)
88 Kendrick Cook TE 6-3 238 Fr. HS Attalla, AL (Etowah HS)
89 Jamayel Smith WR 6-0 189 Sr. 2L East Point, GA (Hargrave [VA] Mil. Aca.)
90 Cortez McCraney DL 6-4 280 Sr. 1L Southaven, MS (Memphis HS)
92 Charles Burns DL 6-3 265 Sr. 2L Hattiesburg, MS (Hattiesburg HS)
93 Brandon Cooper DL 6-3 245 So. 1L Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
94 Jessie Bowman DL 6-1 315 Sr. 1L Brookhaven, MS (Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC)
95 Kyle Love DL 6-1 308 Jr. 2L Fairburn, GA (North Clayton HS)
96 Shane McCardell DL 6-5 218 Fr. HS Beaumont, TX (West Brook HS)
97 Jimmie Holmes DL 6-3 241 Sr. 1L Aiken, SC (Mississippi Delta CC)
98 LaMarcus Williams DL 6-1 269 So. 1L Bastrop, LA (Bastrop HS)
99 Sean Ferguson DL 6-4 217 Fr. HS Miami, FL (Norland HS)
Wes Almond FB 5-11 232 Fr. HS Olive Branch, MS (DeSoto Central HS)
Robert Ambers QB 5-11 181 Jr. SQ Los Angeles, CA (Venice HS)
Tyler Behel DL 6-0 240 RFr. RS Winfield, AL (Winfield City HS)
Anthony Bowles SN 5-11 208 Sr. SQ Grenada, MS (Grenada HS)
Renaldo Buck DE 6-2 230 Fr. HS Sarah, MS (Coldwater HS)
Marvin Bure DB 5-10 180 RFr. RS Vicksburg, MS (Vicksburg HS)
Chris Cameron DB 5-11 185 Fr. HS Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Dwyer HS)
Blake Edwards WR 5-10 185 Fr. HS Rome, GA (Rome HS)
Andrew Ellard WR 5-11 180 Jr. SQ Natchez, MS (Cathedral HS)
Joseph Gonzalez DB 6-2 210 Jr. TR Elizabeth, NJ (Bakersfield CC)
Robert Gurley DB 6-2 190 RFr. RS Dothan, AL (Houston Academy)
Sylvester Hemphill LB 5-10 237 Fr. HS Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch HS)
Todd Kilpatrick QB 6-3 192 Fr. HS Monroeville, AL (Monroe Academy)
Sam Latham OL 6-2 271 RFr. RS Cordova, TN (Briarcrest HS)
Ryan Lester FB 6-0 230 Fr. HS Inverness, MS (Indianola Academy)
Taylor McElhenney SN 6-4 233 Jr. TR Decatur, MS (Itawamba [MS} CC)
Nick Pounder LB 6-0 221 Fr. HS Memphis, TN (Briarcrest Christian HS)
Cole Richardson K/P 5-11 180 RFr. RS Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove HS)
Andrew Shannon DB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Trussville, AL (Hewitt-Trussville HS)
Anthony Smith DL 5-9 278 Jr. SQ Ridgeland, MS (Madison Central HS)
Major Sosebee WR 6-1 184 So. SQ Warrior, AL (Sumiton Christian HS)
Allen Tolbert FB 6-0 205 Fr. HS Duluth, GA (Northview HS)
Zac Warden K 6-2 194 Fr. HS Brandon, MS (Jackson Prep)
Thomas Webb TE 6-3 230 Jr. TR Starkville, MS (Southern Miss)
Austin Wilbanks TE 6-3 245 Jr. SQ Forest, MS (Mississippi College)
Jarvis Williams DB 5-11 178 Jr. SQ Jackson, MS (Provine HS)
Jasper Williams LB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Suwanee, GA (Air Force Prep)
Taurus Young RB 5-8 225 Sr. SQ Kilmichael, MS (Montgomery County HS)
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Coaches/Team Officials

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Notable Alumni in NFL

Mississippi State Bulldogs in NFL
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References

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External Links


Southeastern Conference Football Teams
Eastern Division Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • South Carolina • Tennessee • Vanderbilt
Western Division Alabama • Arkansas • Auburn • LSU • Mississippi • Mississippi State


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