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GAME 2 22014014 SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (1-0, 0-0 SBC) VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 2014 • 3 PM CST LADD-PEEBLES STADIUM (38,888 CAPACITY / FIELDTURF) MOBILE, ALA. QUICK FACTS GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY Name: University of South Alabama Television Overall: MSU leads 1-0 Location: Mobile, Ala. Live on ESPNews In Mobile: n/a Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 16,055 Mike Couzens (pxp) In Starkville: MSU leads 1-0 Neutral: n/a Nickname: Jaguars Rene Ingoglia (analysis) Series Streak: MSU — W1 Colors: Blue, Red and White Radio First Meeting: MSU, 30-10, on Sept. 22, 2012, in Starkville Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium USA Football Radio Network Last Meeting: MSU, 30-10, on Sept. 22, 2012, in Starkville Capacity: 33,471 (fl agship 99.9 WMXC in Mobile; WBMH 106.1 FM Surface: FieldTurf in Grove Hill, Ala.) 2014 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Press Box Phone: 251-208-2677 Affi liation: NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision J.D. Byars (pxp) A30 Southern Mississippi ............... W, 49-0 Conference: Sun Belt S6 UAB ................................................... W, 47-34 Pat Greenwood (analysis) President: S13 at South Alabama .........................3 pm Michael Brannon (sidelines) Dr. Tony G. Waldrop (North Carolina ’74) S20 at #10 Louisiana State* ..............6 pm On the web — NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative: O4 #7 Texas A&M* .........................tba • Live stats available at; Dr. John Smith (Berry [Ga.] College ’76) O11 #5 Auburn* ................................... tba http://www.sidearmstats.com/southalabama/football/ Athletics Director: O25 at Kentucky* ...................................tba Dr. Joel Erdmann (South Dakota State ’86) • Live audio available at: N1 Arkansas*....................................... tba Athletic Offi ce: 251-460-7121 http://www.iheart.com/live/Lite-Mix-999-5/ N8 Tennessee-Martin ..................... tba Athletics Ticket Offi ce: 251-461-1USA (1872) N15 at #3 Alabama* .............................tba THE COACHES N22 Vanderbilt* ................................... tba HISTORY South Alabama N29 at #14 Mississippi* ......................tba First season of competition: 2009 Joey Jones (Alabama ’89) * denotes Southeastern Conference game 1st season of NCAA FBS/I-A transition: 2011 all times Central All-time Record: 31-21 (.596) Record at USA — 32-21 (6th season) Postseason Record (Last): 0-0 (n/a) Career record — 35-28 (7th season) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Last Postseason Appearance: n/a Career Sun Belt record — 5-10 South Alabama Record vs. MSU — 0-1 Assistant Athletic Director/Football Contact: TEAM INFORMATION Record vs. current SEC members — 0-2 Brian Fremund 2013 Overall Record: 6-6 (4-2 h / 2-4 r) 2013 SBC Record (fi nish): 4-3 (tie-3rd) • 0-1 vs. Mississippi State Offi ce: 251-414-8032 Final 2012 Ranking: n/a Cell: 251-623-3191 • 0-1 vs. Tennessee Basic Offense: Multiple Spread E-mail: [email protected] Basic Defense: 4-2-5 Mississippi State Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 45/26 Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: Starters Returning/Lost: 15/9 Dan Mullen (Ursinus ’94) Charlie Nichols Record at MSU: 38-28 (6th season) Offi ce: 251-414-8017 Career Record: same Cell: 251-751-9788 Record vs. USA — 1-0 E-mail: [email protected] JAGUAR COACHING STAFF Head coach: Joey Jones (Alabama ’89), 7th yr THE RANKINGS Assistant Athletic Director/Football Contact: Assistant coaches: South Alabama Bill Martin *Mike Adams (Ball State ’98), ILB, 1st yr Associated Press — n/a Offi ce: 662-325-0967 Tim Bowens (Alabama ’00), WR, 1st yr Cell: 662-418-3821 Robby Brown (Georgia Tech ’04), 1st yr ESPN/Coaches — n/a E-mail: [email protected] *Robert Matthews (Georgia ’99), OC/QB, 3rd yr Sagarin — 65th Travis Pearson (Alabama State ’97), DC/DB, 2nd yr Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: Freddie Roach (Alabama ’08), DE/OLB, 2nd yr Mississippi State Sarah Fetters Chase Smith (Jacksonville State ’05), OL, 2nd yr Associated Press — RV (33rd) Offi ce: 662-325-0972 Brian Turner (Troy ’00), DT, 7th year *John Turner (Jacksonville State ’88), TE, 7th yr ESPN/Coaches — RV (29th) Cell: 662-418-9183 * denotes located in press box on game day Sagarin — 35th E-mail: [email protected] 2014 SOUTH ALABAMA SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Location Time/Result TV Notes S6 at Kent State .......................................Kent, Ohio ........................... W, 23-13 ..................ESPN3 ...........................Ja. Jones has 21-102, 2 TDs rush; Hawkins posts 9 TTs, 2 PBU S13 Mississippi State .......................Mobile .......................... 3 pm ....................ESPN News ............ Jags and Bulldogs meet in 2nd of 3-game series S20 Georgia Southern* ....................Mobile .......................... 6:30 pm ...............ESPN3 S27 at Idaho* ..............................................Moscow, Idaho .................4 pm O4 at Appalachian State* .....................Boone, N.C. ........................ tba O18 Georgia State* (Hc)...................Mobile .......................... tba O24 Troy* ...........................................Mobile .......................... 6:30 pm ...............ESPNU N1 at Louisiana-Lafayette* ...................Lafayette, La. ......................4 pm N8 at Arkansas State* ............................Jonesboro, Ark. .................2 pm N15 Texas State* ...............................Mobile ..........................tba N22 at South Carolina ..............................Columbia, S.C. ...................tba N28 Navy ...........................................Mobile ..........................tba .......................ESPN3 * denotes Sun Belt Conference game / (Hc) denotes Homecoming game / all times are Central and subject to change 2014 JAGUAR FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE • SEPT. 13 USA/MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICAL COMPARISON MEDIA INFORMATION TEAM CREDENTIALS USA Offense MSU Defense MSU Offense USA Defense Th e South Alabama Athletics Media Relations Offi ce 23.0 ..................................17.0 ........................................Scoring ....................................... 48.0 ................................13.0 will issue credentials to WORKING press only. All 20.0 ..................................17.0 ...................................First Downs ....................................27.5 ................................15.0 credential requests should be made no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the desired contest. Working 186.0 ................................ 92.0 ................................ Rushing Yards ...............................246.5 ...............................64.0 members of the media who plan to cover South Ala- 3.72 .................................2.42 ............................... Yards per Rush ............................... 4.88 ................................2.29 bama on the road are encouraged to make credential 15-25 ..............................36-76 .................Pass Attempts-Completions .................37-65 ............................17-40 requests through the South Alabama Athletics Media 161.0............................... 323.5 .................................Passing Yards ................................286.5 ............................. 213.0 Relations Offi ce. 6.44 ................................. 8.51 ....................... Yards per Pass Attempt........................8.82 ................................5.33 347.0 ...............................415.5 .................................Total Offense ................................ 533.0 ..............................277.0 WEEKLY LUNCHEON 4.63 ................................. 5.47 .................................Yards per Play ................................ 6.42 ................................4.07 USA will hold a weekly luncheon with head coach Joey Jones and select players beginning at noon every 35.3 ................................. 20.6 ................ Third-Down Conversion Rate .................38.7 ................................50.0 Monday throughout the season. Th e luncheon and 100.0................................ 33.3 .............................Red Zone Scoring .............................66.7 ................................50.0 interviews that follow will take place at the football 100.0................................ 33.3 ........................Red Zone Touchdowns ........................66.7 ................................50.0 fi eld house on the west side of campus. 6-30................................11-64 ..............................Penalties-Yards ...............................6-62 ............................... 6-45 0.00 ................................. 2.00 ..................................... Turnovers..................................... 1.50 ................................1.00 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TELECONFERENCE Th e Sun Belt Conference conducts a weekly tele- INDIVIDUAL conference with each of the eight head coaches in the South Alabama Mississippi State league. Coach Jones will be available at 11:40 a.m. RUSHING Atts.-Yards Avg. TD Lg RUSHING Atts.-Yards Avg. TD Lg CT each week. Jay Jones .............................21-102 4.9 2 23 Josh Robinson .................34-211 6.2 1 28 PRACTICES Kendall Houston .............13-46 3.5 0 9 Dak Prescott .....................26-134 5.2 1 17 As a general rule, all practices are closed to the media and the general public, although media are allowed PASSING Eff. C-A-I Pct. Yards TD PASSING Eff. C-A-I Pct. Yards TD to attend the last