Mississippi State Bulldogs • Week Seven Game Notes October 17, 2009 • 11:30 A.M
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Mississippi State Bulldogs • Week Seven Game Notes October 17, 2009 • 11:30 a.m. • ESPNU at Middle Tennessee State (3-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) • Floyd Stadium (30,788) Mississippi State Schedule & Results WEEKLY NEWS AND NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Mississippi State vs. Middle Tennessee Sept. 5 JACKSON STATE W 45-7 BULLDOGS TRAVEL TO CLOSE OUT NON-SEC SLATE (2009 per-game averages) Sept. 12 * at Auburn L 24-49 Mississippi State will play the last of three consecutive non-conference Sept. 19 * at Vanderbilt W 15-3 games with its contest at Middle Tennessee, the final of four non-SEC Mississippi State Middle Tenn. Sept. 26 * #7 LSU L 26-30 games scheduled this season. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., and the game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. The broadcast will also be Overall Record . 2-4 . 3-2 Oct. 3 #25 GEORGIA TECH L 31-42 carried by ESPN Gameplan and ESPN360.com. Conference Record . 1-2 . 1-1 Oct. 10 HOUSTON (HC) L 24-31 Points Scored . .27.5 . 20.2 Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee 11:30 a.m. STATE HOPES TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS Points Allowed . 27.0 . 22.3 Oct. 24 * FLORIDA TBA WITH RETURN TRIP TO NASHVILLE Total Offense . .399.8 . 330.5 Oct. 31 * at Kentucky TBA Just four weeks ago, Mississippi State traveled to Nashville to play at Rushing Yards . 225.8 . 106.5 Nov. 14 * ALABAMA TBA Vanderbilt and came away with a 15-3 victory. After three tough home Passing Yards . 174.0 . 224.0 Nov. 21 * at Arkansas (in L.R.) TBA losses, the Bulldogs return to the same metropolitan area for a contest Yards Allowed . 372.5 . 325.2 Nov. 28 * OLE MISS TBA against Middle Tennessee. In fact, State will stay at the same hotel as it did Rushing Yards Allowed . 141.2 . 145.7 All times Central for the game a month ago. Passing Yards Allowed . .231.3 . 179.5 RUSHING ATTACK AMONG NATION’S BEST The Series The Mississippi State offense has relied heavily on its running game this INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Overall Record . Mississippi State leads 3-0 season. MSU has gained 1355 yards (225.83 ypg) on the ground and ranks Mississippi State vs. Middle Tennessee at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Never Met 10th nationally and third in the SEC in rushing yardage per game. (2009 per-game averages) Last meeting: . Mississippi State 31-22, 2008, in Starkville Last meeting in Murfreesboro: . Never Met DIXON AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN RUSHING; CONTINUES Mississippi State Middle Tenn. Last 10 meetings: . Mississippi State leads 3-0 PURSUIT OF RECORDS Rushing Yards-per-Game Current Series Win Streak: . Mississippi State 3 games Senior running back Anthony Dixon has racked up 561 yards in five games this season, good for an average of 112.2 yards per game - 11th highest in Anthony Dixon . 112.2 . 59.5 . Dwight Dasher the nation and second in the Southeastern Conference. Dixon has already Christian Ducre . 39.2 . 39.7 . D.D. Kyles Quick Facts - Mississippi State entered the SEC record book as he is eighth all-time with 760 career rush- Passing Yards-per-Game Record . 2-4, 1-2 SEC ing attempts and tied for 14th with 34 rushing touchdowns. Dixon is State’s Tyson Lee . 137.7 . 253.0 . Dwight Dasher Ranking (AP/Coaches') . NR / NR all time career leader in rushing attempts, rushing touchdowns, points Receiving Yards-per-Game Head Coach . .Dan Mullen scored and ranks second in rushing yards and fifth in all-purpose yardage. Chad Bumphis . 39.2 . 47.7 . P. Honeycutt Career Record . 2-4 / First Season Marcus Green . 38.0 . 38.5 . Chris McClover MSU Record . same DIXON 48 YARDS SHY OF SCHOOL RUSHING RECORD Total Tackles Dixon has rushed for 3,164 yards in his four-year career at Mississippi State. K.J. Wright . 43 . 52 . Cam Robinson Quick Links With 49 yards this weekend, he will pass Jerious Norwood’s school rushing Jamar Chaney . 43 . 41 . .D. Carmichael News record of 3,212 set from 2002-2005. Dixon has already become just the second MSU back to reach the 3,000-yard mark and ranks 20th all-time in Interceptions Roster the Southeastern Conference. Charles Mitchell . 2 . 3 . Kevin Brown Team Stats Individual Stats OFFENSE MOVING BALL... MSU STREAKS & 2009 RECORDS NCAA Stats The Bulldogs average 399.8 yards of total offense, which would be the Overall Streak 2009 SEC Stats second highest average in school history. Mississippi State’s offense has Overall . L3 . 2-4 Mississippi State Media Guide & Record Book punted only twice in its last 25 possessions and has only punted seven Home . L3 . 1-3 times in its last 40 possessions. Away . W1 . 1-1 Broadcast Information Neutral . W1 . — Television . ESPN U ...BUT HURTING SELF During those other 33 touches, State’s offense has scored 13 times (10 SEC Games . L1 . 1-2 Announcers . .Clay Matvick and David Diaz-Infante touchdowns) but committed 13 turnovers, failed to convert on fourth down Non-Conference Games . L2 . 1-2 Radio . Mississippi State Radio Network four times and missed two field goals. (The Bulldogs other possession dur- Day Games . L2 . 1-2 Announcers . Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis, John Correro ing that span was a game-ending drive at Vanderbilt.) Night Games . L1 . 1-2 XM Radio Network . Channel 200 State has turned the ball over 18 times and forced only 10 opponent turn- August . L5 . — Sirius Radio Network . Channel 216 overs, a margin of -1.3 per game, ranking 109th nationally. The Bulldog September . L1 . 2-2 in Starkville . 107.9, WFCA offense has lost 10 fumbles (only Florida State and Purdue have lost more) October . L2 . 0-2 and turned the ball over 18 times (only Purdue and Miami (OH) have more). November . L1 . — MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CONTACTS December . W1 . — MEDIA RELATIONS - 662-325-2703 SPECIAL TEAMS MAKING SPECIAL PLAYS Head coach Dan Mullen has put an emphasis on special teams and serves vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) . L17 . 0-1 Joe Galbraith - 662-418-3970 as the special teams coach. The Bulldog have made at least one big special vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) . L4 . 0-2 Jay Middleton - 662-418-9139 teams play each week, including a blocked punt and a kickoff return for When MSU Scores First . L1 . 2-1 MISSISSIPPI STATE RADIO NETWORK - 662-325-4171 touchdown. Against Houston, State blocked a field goal attempt in the When Opponent Scores First . L4 . 0-3 Don Williams - 662-312-2564 final minute of the first half. When MSU Leads at Halftime . L1 . 2-1 TELEVISION CENTER - 662-325-1332 When Tied at Halftime . W2 . — Bennie Ashford - 662-418-2165 FOUR NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IS BIG HELP When Opp. Leads at Halftime . L6 . 0-3 Last season, MSU did not score a single touchdown from a non-offensive When MSU Leads After 3rd . W16 . 2-0 SATELLITE INFORMATION source - it was all touchdowns, extra points and field goals (and one When Tied After 3rd . L1 . 0-1 Monday Press Conference - 4:30 - 4:45 p.m. (CT) safety). Through the first half of this season, State has scored four. One on a blocked punt, one on a kickoff return and two on interception returns. When Opp. Leads After 3rd . L11 . 0-3 AMC-16 K 14 When MSU Scores 25+ points . L2 . 1-2 Ku-Band/Analog LINEBACKERS LEADING WAY ON DEFENSE When Opp. Scores 25+ points . L5 . 0-4 (AMC-16 is located at 85 degrees west) Senior linebacker Jamar Chaney and junior K.J. Wright are the team’s lead- When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards . L3 . 2-4 Downlink Frequency - 11980.0000 H ers on defense, and their names appear atop the MSU defense statistics When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards . L4 . 0-3 in total tackles. Each has 43 total tackles. Wright has 3.5 tackles for loss, a When MSU Rushes for <100 yards . L6 . — fumble forced and recovered and a blocked field goal and Chaney has 2.0 When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . L1 . 2-1 tackles for loss, an interception and four quarterback hurries. Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 Sunday 18 12 noon 3:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 4 p.m. No Media Availability 11:30 a.m. 12:00 noon Press Conference Practice Coach Mullen on SEC Practice - Closed Kickoff vs. Middle Tenn. Coach Mullen on MSU (Bryan Building) (Open through stretch) Teleconference Teleconference 7 p.m. Postgame Players available following 5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Coach Mullen Radio Show Coach Mullen and selected Afternoon Coach Mullen, players avail- Practice - Closed (Harvey’s) players available following Practice - Closed able post-practice game. Please contact Joe Galbraith or Jay Middleton in the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations office if you have any questions or need any assistance. Mississippi State Bulldogs “Plan to Win” Play Great Defense take Care of the football a Against Jackson State, the Bulldog Defense allowed only 194 total yards a Against Jackson State, MSU turned the ball over two times, both fumbles a Mississippi State recorded three sacks and forced 5 turnovers against JSU but the Bulldog defense did not all a point after those scored a Mississippi State forced 5 turnovers against JSU, and scored 24 points off X At Auburn, State allowed 589 yards total offense and 390 rushing yards those miscues X Auburn converted six-of-13 third downs and did not commit a turnover X At Auburn, State threw 2 interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown a Against Vanderbilt, the Bulldog Defense allowed only 157 total yards X Bulldogs did not force an Auburn turnover and did not start a possession in Auburn territory all game a The defense held Vandy to only ONE first down in the first half and kept them out of the endzone the entire game a MSU turned the ball over once at Vandy, leading to their only 3 points a Mississippi State’s D forced two turnovers, one leading to a FG and one a Against LSU, State’s defense allowed only 30 yards rushing on 31 attempts essentially ending the game late in the fourth quarter a LSU converted only 2 of 13 third down attempts and had only 25:58 of possession time X The Tigers completed passes of 58, 40 and 39 yards X Vs.