2015 FOOTBALL GAME 7 NOTES October 17, 2015 GAME 7: LOUISIANA TECH VS. MSU 11 a.m. CDT • SEC Network Mississippi State Louisiana Tech Starkville, Miss. Record 4-2 (1-2 SEC) Record 4-2 (2-1 C-USA) Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Streak W1 Streak W3 Capacity: 61,337 Ranking RV Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press RV Amway Coaches NR Amway Coaches SCHEDULE (4-2, 1-2 SEC) Last Game Oct. 10 in Starkville Last Game Oct. 10 in San Antonio, Texas DATE OPPONENT TV TIME def. Troy, 45-17 def. UTSA, 34-31 SEPTEMBER (3-1) Head Coach Dan Mullen Head Coach Skip Holtz 5 at Southern Miss FS1 W, 34-16 Career Record 50-33 (.602)/seventh year Career Record 105-86/16th year 12 #14/15 LSU* ESPN L, 19-21 MSU Record same LA Tech Record 17-15/third year 19 Northwestern State SECN W, 62-13 Mullen vs. LA Tech 1-0 Holtz vs. MSU 0-0 26 at #RV/25 Auburn* ESPN2 W, 17-9 OCTOBER (1-1) STORYLINES 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M* SECN L, 17-30 10 Troy SECN W, 45-17 MSU Hosts Upstart Louisiana Tech For Homecoming Saturday 17 Louisiana Tech (HC) SECN 11 a.m. Mississippi State welcomes Louisiana Tech for Homecoming at 11 a.m. Saturday as the Bulldogs 24 Kentucky* SECN 6:30 p.m. continue a three-game homestand live on SEC Network. NOVEMBER (0-0) • State piled up a 38-0 lead at the half and beat Troy 45-17 on Saturday. Redshirt freshman QB 5 at Missouri* ESPN 8 p.m. Nick Fitzgerald, filling in for an ill Dak Prescott, accounted for 170 yards of total offense and 14 #10/9 Alabama* TBA TBA three touchdowns. Fred Ross returned a punt 77 yards for a TD and caught a 59-yard TD pass. 21 at Arkansas* TBA TBA • Dan Mullen, the 2014 Maxwell Football National and SEC AP Coach of the Year, became the 28 #13/12 Ole Miss* TBA TBA quickest MSU coach since 1946 to reach 50 wins, doing so in 83 games (Allyn McKeen, Jackie DECEMBER (0-0) Sherrill). Mullen owns the highest winning percentage at MSU since the College Football Hall of 5 SEC Championship CBS 3 p.m. Famer McKeen from 1939-48 (.764, min. 3 seasons). Prior to Mullen’s arrival, MSU was 21-42. Atlanta, Ga. • MSU leads the all-time series with Louisiana Tech, 8-3. The two teams are meeting for the first time since a 26-20 MSU overtime victory on Sept. 24, 2011 in Starkville. • Dak Prescott, who is up for seven national awards, owns an 18-8 record as a starter and he has COACHING STAFF shattered 22 school records. For his career, the senior has scored 37 TDs (34 rush, 3 receiving) and On the Sideline been responsible for a school-record 83 TDs (49 passing, 34 rushing). For the season, Dak is 118- Dan Mullen, head coach of-182 for 1,353 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions through the air. He has thrown Manny Diaz, defensive coordinator/LBs a school-record 231 straight passes without an interception, a streak that stretches 22 quarters. Billy Gonzales, co-offensive coordinator/WRs That streak is currently the longest in the nation and the third-longest in SEC history. Prescott is John Hevesy, co-offensive coordinator/OL the only active FBS player with at least 6,000 career passing yards and 2,000 career rushing yards. Tony Hughes, safeties • Jr. LB Richie Brown leads MSU in tackles with 54, which ranks fourth in the SEC and 19th Greg Knox, running backs, special teams nationally. That’s the most by a Bulldog through the first six games of a season since Quinton Deshea Townsend, cornerbacks Culberson totaled 54 tackles in the 2006 season. Brown has four double-digit tackle games this year. David Turner, defensive line • Jr. DE A.J. Jefferson is tops on the squad in tackles for loss with 10.5, which ranks fourth in the SEC and ninth nationally. Jefferson has had at least one tackle for loss in seven straight games. His In Th e Booth 10.5 TFL are the most through the first six games of a season in MSU history. Brian Johnson, quarterbacks • Jr. WR Fred Ross is tied for the SEC lead in catches with 35. It’s the most through the first six Scott Sallach, tight ends games of a season since Justin Jenkins had 40 in 2003. • MSU has returned a punt and a kickoff for a TD in the same season for the first time since 1998. AIRWAVES BY THE NUMBERS MSU Sports Radio Network 466.4 52-21-3 Jim Ellis, play-by-play Average yards of total offense per game by MSU’s all-time record in Homecoming games, Matt Wyatt, analyst MSU when Dak Prescott is the starter (26 gms) including five straight wins (5-1 under Mullen) John Correro, sideline 10 48 12 Sirius/XM Satellite Radio - Consecutive wins over non-conference teams MSU is outscoring opponents in the fourth Sirius Ch. 93, XM Ch. 191 by MSU in the regular season quarter of games this season (0 TD allowed) SEC Network Mike Couzens, play-by-play 49.0 4 Cole Cubelic, analyst Tackles for loss by the MSU defense through Players on the 2015 roster who have already Kevin Weidl, sideline six games, which is No. 2 in the SEC and No. 7 graduated (Taveze Calhoun, Justin Malone, nationally (MSU had 84 all of last season) Dak Prescott and Justin Senior) Facebook.com/HailStateFB @HailStateFB @HailStateFB YouTube.com/HailState FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Coach Dan Mullen MSU Players/Assistant Coaches Monday Press Conference Tuesday Post Practice Coach Dan Mullen will conduct his weekly press conference at 1 p.m. Offensive players and offensive assistant coaches are available by request Monday in the media room at the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex (third following Tuesday’s practice in the media room at the Seal Football floor). The press conference can also be seen live on SEC Network+ via Complex. Please email all player/assistant coach requests to Bill Martin WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app. Open week Monday (Oct. 26), ([email protected]), Kyle Niblett (KNiblett@athletics. there will not be a press conference. msstate.edu) and Andrew Piper ([email protected]) 24 hours in advance. Quarterback Dak Prescott will speak to the media following SEC Teleconference Coach Mullen’s press conference at approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday. Coach Dan Mullen will join the league’s other 13 coaches on the SEC’s weekly Wednesday teleconference. Mullen’s 10-minute segment is sched- Wednesday Post Practice uled from 11:50 a.m.-12 p.m. CT. The teleconference phone number can Defensive players and defensive assistant coaches are available by be obtained by contacting the SEC or the MSU Media Relations Office. request following Wednesday’s practice in the media room at the Seal The SEC provides archived audio and a transcript at SECSports.com on Football Complex. Please email all player/assistant coach requests to Bill Wednesday afternoons. Martin ([email protected]), Kyle Niblett (KNiblett@athlet- ics.msstate.edu) and Andrew Piper ([email protected]) 24 Postgame hours in advance. Coach Dan Mullen’s postgame press conference for home games will be held on the second floor of the Seal M-Club Center at the south end of Postgame Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mullen’s press conference may also Player requests for postgame interviews will be taken in the fourth be viewed in the press box on the MSU TV Center channel on press box quarter. For home games, players will be available following Coach Dan television monitors. For road games, Mullen’s postgame press conferences Mullen’s press conference in the Seal M-Club Center. For road games, will be held in the visiting interview room or outside the locker room. players will available after Mullen’s press conference outside the locker room. The locker room is off limits to the media. MSU players may not MSU DawgTalk be approached on the field following games for interviews. Coach Dan Mullen’s weekly, one-hour call-in radio show airs live at 7 p.m. CT each Thursday during the season from the Dawg House Sports Grill in downtown Starkville. It can be heard on 100.9 FM in Starkville and for free at HailState.com. MSU Athletic Media Relations Other Important Phone Numbers Phone . (662) 325-8881 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Press Box ..................(662) 325-3776 Twitter Alerts . .@MSUMediaAlerts MSU Football Office ............................................................(662) 325-2534 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 HailState Productions (Television) ....................................(662) 325-1262 Overnight Address: Bryan Building, 288 Lakeview Drive, Mississippi MSU Athletic Ticket Office ................................................(662) 325-2600 State, MS 39762 MSU Athletic Director’s Office ..........................................(662) 325-8082 Football Contacts CollegePressBox.com CollegePressBox.com serves as a one-stop shot for all needs regard- Bill Martin, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations ing college football. Members can access team headshots, media guides Email: [email protected] and more for all FBS schools. Login information will be distributed to Office: (662) 325-0967 • Cell: (662) 418-3821 • Twitter: @MSUBillMartin accredited media or by applying for a password by sending an email to Kyle Niblett, Assistant Director of Media Relations [email protected]. Email: [email protected] Office: (662) 325-8040 • Cell: (662) 418-9139 • Twitter: @KyleNiblett Andrew Piper, Assistant Director of Media Relations Email: [email protected] Office: (662) 325-0972 • Cell: (662) 418-9183 • Twitter: @ADPiper7 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SEC Teleconference Coach Dan Mullen Walk Through Game 7: MSU vs.