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Arkansas Razorback Football Game Notes Game 11 Mississippi State 22008008 AArkansasrkansas RRazorbackazorback FFootballootball Game 11 Information 2008 Arkansas Schedule/Results Arkansas vs. Mississippi State August Date: .....................................Saturday, Nov. 22 ARKANSAS MISSISSIPPI STATE 30 Western Illinois ......................W, 28-24 Kickoff: .................................................1:30 p.m. RAZORBACKS BULLDOGS September 2008 Record: ....4-6, 1-5 SEC 2008 Record: ........ 3-7, 1-5 SEC 6 La.-Monroe (LR) [PPV] ..........W, 28-27 Location: ................................. Starkville, Miss. Ranking (AP/Coaches): ..... - / - Ranking (AP/Coaches): ..... - / - 20 #9 Alabama * [Raycom] .........L, 14-49 Stadium: ......................Davis-Wade Stadium Last Game: .......Nov. 8, 2008 Last Game: .....Nov. 15, 2008 27 at #7 Texas [ABC] .............................L, 10-52 Capacity: ................................................. 55,082 L, 21-34 vs. S. Carolina L, 7-32 vs. Alabama October Series: .........................Arkansas leads 12-5-1 Coach: .............Bobby Petrino Coach: ......... Sylvester Croom 4 #12 Florida * [Raycom] ............L, 7-38 Career Record: ............45-15 Career Record: ............20-37 11 at #20 Auburn * [PPV] ..................W, 25-22 Television: ..................................................None vs. Miss. St.: ................... 0-0 vs. Arkansas: .................. 0-4 18 at Kentucky * [ESPNU] ...................L, 20-21 Radio: ......Arkansas Radio Sports Network 2008 Statistical Leaders 2008 Statistical Leaders 25 Mississippi * [PPV] .................L, 21-23 Rushing: ..........Michael Smith Rushing: .........Anthony Dixon Chuck Barrett (play-by-play) November 193-1,012-7 166-673-6 1 #19 Tulsa (HC) [PPV]..............W, 30-23 Keith Jackson (color analyst) Passing: .............. Casey Dick Passing: ................Tyson Lee 8 at South Carolina * ..........................L, 21-34 Quinn Grovey (sideline reporter) 187-328-14-2,389-11 125-211-4-1,251-5 22 at Mississippi State * ...................1:30 p.m. Receiving: .........D.J. Williams Receiving: ....Brandon McRae XM Radio: .....................................channel 201 48-613-2 45-449-3 28 LSU * (LR) [CBS] ....................1:30 p.m. Sirius: .............................................channel 217 Home games in Bold * SEC Game All times central (LR) game in Little Rock HOGS HIT ROAD TO FACE BULLDOGS: Arkansas will take to the road for its second straight Southeastern Conference game when the Hogs travel to Starkville to battle the Mississippi State Top 25 Polls Bulldogs. The Razorbacks and Bulldogs are both members of the SEC Western Division. Arkansas has won 13 of the last 14 in the series, including the last nine consecutive games. Associated Press (11/16) USA Today (11/16) Mississippi State’s last win in the series came in 1998 in Starkville. 1. Alabama (42) 11-0 1. Alabama (45) 11-0 2. Texas Tech (21) 10-0 2. Texas Tech (15) 10-0 3. Florida (2) 9-1 3. Florida (1) 9-1 SERIES HISTORY: Arkansas and Mississippi State will meet on the gridiron for the 19th time in 4. Texas 10-1 4. Texas 10-1 history when the two teams play this weekend in Starkville. The Razorbacks have dominated the 5. Oklahoma 9-1 5. Oklahoma 9-1 series, especially of late, and own a 12-5-1 advantage overall. Arkansas has won 12 of the last 13 6. USC 9-1 6. USC 9-1 meetings between the two schools, including the last nine-consecutive meetings. The last Mis- 7. Penn State 10-1 7. Utah 11-0 sissippi State win in the series came in 1998 in Starkville. 8. Utah 11-0 8. Penn State 10-1 Arkansas leads the series 5-3 in Starkville. After dropping three of the fi rst four games in Mis- 9. Boise St. 10-0 9. Boise St. 10-0 sissippi State’s home stadium, the Razorbacks have won four straight as the visitor. 10. Ohio State 9-2 10. Ohio State 9-2 11. Oklahoma St. 9-2 11. Missouri 9-2 The two teams met only twice before Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992. Mississippi State won 12. Missouri 9-2 12. Oklahoma St. 9-2 matchups in 1916 and 1939 in games played in Memphis, Tenn. Since joining the SEC, Arkansas 13. Georgia 9-2 13. Georgia 9-2 has won 10 out of 14 meetings with another ending in a tie. 14. Ball St. 10-0 14. Brigham Young 10-1 15. TCU 9-2 15. Michigan St. 9-2 LAST TIME AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE (2008): Junior quarterback Casey Dick threw a career- 16. Brigham Young 10-1 16. Ball St. 10-0 high four touchdowns and the Razorbacks scored 24 unanswered points in the fi rst half as Ar- 17. Michigan St. 9-2 17. TCU 9-2 kansas defeated Mississippi State, 45-31, in front of 55,185 fans at War Memorial Stadium. Dick 18. LSU 7-3 18. LSU 7-3 fi nished the game completing 14-of-17 passes for 199 and the career-best four touchdowns. 19. Cincinnati 8-2 19. Pittsburgh 7-2 20. Pittsburgh 7-2 20. Cincinnati 8-2 The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a 15-play drive in the fi rst quarter that covered 80 21. Oregon St. 7-3 21. Oregon St. 7-3 yards. After converting on third-and-ten earlier in the series, Mississippi State quarterback Wesley 22. Maryland 7-3 22. Oregon 8-3 Carroll connected with Jamayel Smith on a 19-yard completion on a fourth-and-fi ve play. Carroll 23. Miami (Fla.) 7-3 23. Maryland 7-3 and Smith hooked up again on a four-yard touchdown that gave Mississippi State the early 7-0 24. Oregon 8-3 24. Northwestern 8-3 lead. 25. North Carolina 7-3 25. Boston College 7-3 Arkansas forced a fumble on the Bulldogs’ fi rst drive when Ernest Mitchell stripped tailback Christian Ducre of the ball. Matt Hewitt recovered the ball for the Razorbacks on the 47-yard Arkansas Athletic Media Relations line. Assoc. AD/Media Relations & Communications Freshman Alex Tejada connected on a 39-yard fi eld goal on the fi rst play of the second quar- Kevin Trainor .....................................479-575-2751 ter to cut the Mississippi State lead to 7-3. [email protected] The Razorbacks took the lead on a 30-yard catch and run by Farod Jackson on their next Assistant Media Relations Director series. The score capped a seven-play, 79-yard drive that opened with fi ve consecutive rushes Phil Pierce ...........................................479-575-7430 that gained 49 yards. [email protected] Dick threw his second touchdown of the game with a 35-yard completion to Robert John- Assistant Media Relations Director Molly O’Mara .....................................479-575-3114 son who had gotten behind the Bulldog defense. [email protected] Arkansas padded its lead when Marcus Monk hauled in a 19-yard pass from Dick. Monk out- Media Relations Offi ce jumped two Mississippi State defenders to pull in the touchdown, his third score of the season. Mary Lynn Gibson ...........................479-575-2751 On the fi rst play of the drive, London Crawford picked up 31 yards on a reverse. ArkansasRazorbacks.com Page 1 Arkansas Razorback Football Game Notes Game 11 Mississippi State Mississippi State ended the Hogs’ scoring run with a 25-yard fi eld goal by Adam Carlson on 2008 Arkansas Razorback its fi rst drive of the second half. Dick’s fourth touchdown throw of the game, a 57-yard score to McFadden, put the Razor- Preseason Awards and Watchlists backs ahead by 21. The junior quarterback was fl ushed out of the pocket on third and one and hit McFadden who made the catch and raced down the fi eld to the end zone. TEAM Hewitt intercepted a Carroll pass in the third quarter to give Arkansas possession with 6:20 SEC remaining in the third quarter. The Razorback offense was held and forced to punt away to the 8th – The Birmingham News Bulldogs. Derek Pegues picked up a 37-yard punt return to set up the Mississippi State. On the 10th – Lindy’s Football Annual next play, Tony Burks caught a 35-yard score from Carroll, his second touchdown pass of the SEC West game. The Hogs were ahead at the end of the third quarter, 31-17. 4th – The Birmingham News Arkansas put together an eight-play, 79-yard drive in the fourth quarter that pushed its lead 5th – Athlon Sports to 38-17. McFadden lined up at quarterback and threw a 24-yard touchdown to Johnson in the 5th – The Sporting News back of the end zone. 6th – CBSSportsline.com Antwain Robinson’s 30-yard interception return for a touchdown gave the Razorbacks a 45- 6th – Hooten’s Arkansas Football 6th – Lindy’s Football Annual 24 advantage. Carroll threw his fourth touchdown of the game when he hit Jason Husband with on a 19- POSITION GROUPS yard score with 5:00 left in the game. NATION Defensive Line LAST TIME AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE IN STARKVILLE (2006): No. 5 Arkansas clinched the Phil Steele College Football No. 29 Defensive Line in outright SEC Western Division title with a 28-14 win over Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium the Nation at Scott Field. Offensive Line It is the Razorbacks second outright SEC West title (1995) and UA’s fourth overall with the Phil Steele College Football No. 30 Offensive Line in Hogs also capturing a share of the SEC West in 1998 and 2002. Arkansas improved to 10-1 on the the Nation season, winning its 10th consecutive game, while improving to 7-0 in SEC play. Cornerback Chris Houston picked off his fi rst two career passes and set a school record with SEC 129 interception return yards, including an 87-yard return for a touchdown. Another interception Offensive Line was wiped out by a penalty. 6th – Lindy’s Football Annual Tailback Darren McFadden rumbled for 84 yards rushing, while completing his only pass for Receivers 16 yards and returning a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.