Alabama key players Mississippi State key players No.Name Pos CL Game 10 No. Name Pos CL 1 Chris Rogers DB SR 1 Chad Bumphis WR FR 2 Star Jackson QB FR Alabama vs. Mississippi State 2 Robert Elliott RB SO 2 Tana Patrick LB FR Davis Wade Stadium – Starkville, MS 3 Brandon Heavens ATH FR 3 Trent Richardson RB FR Nov. 14, 2009, 6:00 PM CT 4 Charles Mitchell DB SO 3 Kareem Jackson DB JR 6 Brandon McRae WR SR 4 Mark Barron DB SO ESPN 7 Wade Bonner DB SO 4 Marquis Maze WR SO 9 Leon Berry WR JR 5 Roy Upchurch RB SR Quick Stats 12 Dennis Thames ATH FR 7 P.J. Fitzgerald P SR 14 Chris Relf QB SO 8 Chris Rogers DB SR Alabama Mississippi State 16 Tyson Lee QB SR 8 Julio Jones WR SO • Beat LSU 24-15 in Week 10 • Beat Kentucky 31-24 in Week 9 18 Marcus Washington DB SR 10 Jerrell Harris LB SO • Offense: 414.7 total yds/gm • Offense: 384.7 total yds/gm 20 Louis Watson DB FR 11 Brandon Gibson WR SO • Defense: allowed 242.0 yds/gm • Defense: allowed 351.9 total yds/gm 22 Jamar Chaney LB SR 12 Greg McElroy QB JR • WR Jones - 102 rec. yds, TD vs. LSU • RB Dixon - 252 yds, 2 TDs vs. UK 24 Anthony Dixon RB SR 13 Cory Reamer LB SR 25 Corey Broomfield DB FR 15 Darius Hanks WR JR Important Matchups 26 Damein Anderson DB SO 17 Brad Smelley TE SO 28 Tay Bowser ATH SR 18 Rod Woodson DB FR Alabama Mississippi State 29 Christian Ducré RB SR 20 Tyrone King DB SR • #22 RB Mark Ingram • #24 RB Anthony Dixon 30 Arnil Stallworth RB SR 21 Dre Kirkpatrick DB FR • #12 QB Greg McElroy • #90 DL McPhee and #22 LB Chaney 32 Marcus Green TE SO 22 Mark Ingram RB SO • #25 LB McClain and #62 DT Cody • MSU interior offensive linemen 33 Jamie Jones LB SO 23 Robby Green DB SO 34 K.J. Wright LB JR 24 Marquis Johnson DB SR Injuries/Suspensions 35 Patrick Hanrahan RB JR 25 Rolando McClain LB JR Alabama Mississippi State 36 Nick Bell DL FR 26 Ali Sharrief DB SR DE Damion Square (knee) - out 37 Sean Brauchle K JR 27 Justin Woodall DB SR LB Dont'a Hightower (knee) - out K Sean Brauchle (leg) - ques. 38 Heath Hutchins P JR 28 Javier Arenas DB SR TE Colin Peek (knee) - ques. RB Christian Ducre (knee) - prob. 40 Derek DePasquale K JR 29 Terry Grant RB JR 42 Zach Smith DB JR 30 Dont'a Hightower LB SO RB Terry Grant (muscle pull) - ques. 44 Bo Walters LB SO 32 Eryk Anders LB SR Keys To The Game 35 Nico Johnson LB FR 46 Aaron Feld SN JR 36 Chris Jordan LB SO Alabama Mississippi State 48 Emmanuel Gatling DB JR 41 Courtney Upshaw LB SO • Trust Ingram to wear down MSU D • Do not allow TDs in red zone 49 Terrell Johnson LB SO 50 Brian Selman LS SR • Put a mark on Anthony Dixon • Win battle on special teams 50 Chris White LB JR 52 Alfred McCullough OL SO 52 Karlin Brown LB JR 55 Chavis Williams LB JR Matchup Information 55 Quinton Saulsberry OL SO 57 Marcell Dareus DL SO Alabama Mississippi State 62 Addison Lawrence OL SO 58 Nick Gentry DL SO • 9-0 overall, 6-0 SEC • 4-5 overall, 2-3 SEC 63 Chris Spencer OL SR 64 Mark Lynn LB JR 61 Anthony Steen OL/DL FR • Bama leads series 72-18-3 • Last meeting ('08): Bama won 32-7 62 Terrence Cody DL SR 65 Joshua Jackson DL SO 64 Kerry Murphy DL FR Alabama Offense Mississippi State Defense 66 D.J. Looney OL SO . 67 John Michael Boswell OL SO 70 J.C. Brignone OL JR 68 Taylor Pharr OL JR 72 John McMillian OL JR 72 Tyler Love OL FR 73 Dakota Merritt OL SO 73 William Vlachos OL SO 74 Mark Melichar OL JR 74 David Ross OL JR 75 Craig Jenkins OL SR 75 Barrett Jones OL SO 76 Phillip Freeman OL JR 76 D.J. Fluker OL FR 79 Derek Sherrod OL JR 77 James Carpenter OL JR 80 Andrew Ellard WR SR 78 Mike Johnson OL SR 81 O'Neal Wilder WR FR 79 Drew Davis OL SR 82 Thomas Webb TE JR 80 Mike McCoy WR SR 83 Charles Bailey WR FR 82 Earl Alexander WR JR 84 Austin Wilbanks TE SR 84 Colin Peek TE SR 85 Brandon Henderson TE JR 85 Preston Dial TE JR 87 Chris Smith WR FR 89 Michael Williams TE FR 88 Kendrick Cook TE SO 90 Milton Talbert DL JR 89 Kyle Roberts WR JR Alabama Defense Mississippi State Offense 91 Alex Watkins LB SO 90 Pernell McPhee DL JR 92 Damion Square DL FR 91 Rodney Prince DL SO 94 Darrington Sentimore DL FR 92 Charles Burns DL SR 95 Brandon Deaderick DL SR 93 Brandon Cooper DL JR 96 Luther Davis DL JR 94 Fletcher Cox DL FR 97 Lorenzo Washington DL SR 95 Kyle Love DL SR 99 Josh Chapman DL SO 97 Josh Boyd DL FR 99 Leigh Tiffin K SR 98 LaMarcus Williams DL JR Alabama quick facts 99 Sean Ferguson DL SO Head coach: Nick Saban Mississippi State quick facts Record at UA: 28-8 (3rd year) Head coach: Dan Mullen Overall record: 119-50-1 (14th year) Record at MSU: 4-5 (1st year) AP - 3rd, Coaches - 3rd, BCS - 2nd Overall: 4-5 (1st year) Not ranked in any polls
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