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2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES

Mississippi State (1-1, 0-1) at LSU (2-0, 1-0) Saturday, September 18, 2010 • 6:00 p.m. • ESPNU HD Tiger Stadium (92,400)

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BULLDOGS FACE FIRST ROAD TEST IN BATON ROUGE OFFENSE SPREADING BALL AROUND IN MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS Mississippi State travels to Baton Rouge Saturday for a BOTHUN R AND PASS GAME Date Opponent W-L Score/Time tilt against LSU. The game is slated to Through just two games, nine different offensive players Sept. 4 MEMPHIS W 49-7 kick off at 6 p.m. CT, and will be televised nationally by ESPNU. have at least one rushing attempt and 10 different players have Sept. 9 * #20 AUBURN (Thurs.) L 14-17 Sept. 18 * at #12 LSU 6 p.m. Clay Matvick and Herm Edwards will call the action, and it will at least one reception. Against Auburn, nine different receivers Sept. 25 * GEORGIA TBA be the second time in three games the crew has broadcast caught at least one pass apiece. Last season only 13 Bulldog Oct. 2 ALCORN STATE TBA Mississippi State. players caught passes all season long. Oct. 9 at Houston 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Florida TBA DOGS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER NEAR MISS DIAZ, WILSON LEAD DEFENSE TO IMPRESSIVE START Oct. 23 * UAB (HC) TBA In their last outing, the Bulldogs dropped a heart-breaking Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and co-defensive coor- Oct. 30 * KENTUCKY TBA 17-14 decision to Auburn in front of a raucous crowd at Davis dinator Chris Wilson joined the coaching staff with hopes of Nov. 13 * at TBA Wade Stadium last Thursday. Since 2000, State is 6-10 in games improving a defensive unit that finished 10th in the Southeastern Nov. 20 * ARKANSAS TBA following a defeat by seven or fewer points, but under head Conference in total defense a year ago. Nov. 27 * at Ole Miss TBA coach the team is 1-1 after a close loss. Last year In the season opener, State’s defense smothered Memphis for all times Central the Bulldogs fell to Georgia Tech after losing to LSU by four and the first three quarters before the Tigers gained 92 of their 237 bounced back with a victory over Middle Tennessee after losing yards in the final stanza. Memphis finished the game with only The Series by seven to Houston. 41 rushing yards. Overall Record ...... LSU leads 67-33-3 Against Auburn, the Bulldog defense allowed 348 yards, in Baton Rouge ...... LSU leads 45-18-1 MULLEN AIMING FOR ANOTHER YEAR 2 SUCCESS STORY nearly 100 fewer than the Tigers averaged a season ago and Last meeting: ...... LSU 30-26, 9/26/09, at Starkville Head coach Dan Mullen had coached two or more seasons at only the third time in two seasons Auburn hasn’t eclipsed the Last meeting in Baton Rouge: ...... LSU 34-24, 2008 six schools prior to taking the top spot at Mississippi State, and 350 mark. Last 10 meetings: ...... LSU leads 10-0 at nearly every stop along the way Year Two has seen marked Current Series Win Streak: ...... LSU 10 games improvement. Wagner College went 6-5 in 1994 and 8-2 in 1995; WHITE TAKES OVER AT MLB, OFF TO FAST START Notre Dame improved from 5-7 in 1999 to 9-3 in 2000; Bowling Taking over for Jamar Chaney, now with the Philadelphia Quick Facts - Mississippi State Record ...... 1-1, 0-1 SEC Green went 8-3 in 2001 and 9-3 in 2002; Utah jumped from 10-2 Eagles, had big shoes to fill as he made the transi- Ranking (AP/Coaches') ...... NR / RV in 2003 to 12-0 in 2004; and Florida improved from 8-3 in 2005 tion from outside to the middle of the field. In his Head Coach ...... Dan Mullen to 13-1 and national champions in 2006. first game at his new position, White posted six total tackles and Career Record ...... 6-8 / Second Season recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, a new career high, and the highest MSU Record ...... same OFFENSE LOOKS TO GET BACK TO WEEK 1 RHYTHM total of tackles behind the line for a Bulldog linebacker since En route to scoring 49 points in the season-opening victory Chaney reached the same number in 2006 against Kentucky. Quick Links over Memphis, the Bulldog offense racked up 569 total yards, In Week 2, White posted 11 total tackles with another tackle News the fifth-highest mark in school history. State’s two for loss. Entering week three, he’s among the top seven in the Roster combined to complete 20-of-25 passes for 372 yards, which tied Southeastern Conference in both total tackles and tackles Team Stats for 8th most in a single game. State’s 49 points were the most behind the line of scrimmage. Individual Stats in a season-opener since 1974, the most in any game since 2002 NCAA Stats and the most against a Division I-A opponent since 2000. SHINE AGAINST AUBURN SEC Stats Chris White wasn’t the only Bulldog linebacker to have a Mississippi State Media Guide & Record Book DOGS CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN GROUND GAME good night last Thursday. Senior K.J. Wright also posted a In his 14 games as head coach at Mississippi State, Dan double-digit tackle total with 10. First year starter and former Broadcast Information Mullen’s team has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in all but walk-on Emmanual Gatling tallied a career-best six stops on the Television ...... ESPNU one contest. State rushed for 192 yards against Memphis and evening. White and Wright are the first Bulldog duo to each post Announcers . . . . . Clay Matvick, Herm Edwards and Jessica Mendoza 117 yards against Auburn. The Bulldogs also scored a pair of 10+ tackles in the same contest since Chaney and Wright did it Radio ...... Mississippi State Radio Network rushing in each of the first two contests, marking last season against Kentucky. Announcers ...... Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis and John Correro the 12th time in the last 14 games the offense has scored at least XM Radio Network ...... Channel 199 (LSU Broadcast) Sirius Radio Network ...... Channel 125 one rushing . WHITLEY GETS FIRST CAREER PICK in Starkville ...... 107.9, WFCA Redshirt freshman safety Nickoe Whitley picked off his first RUSHING ATTACK WAS AMONG NATION’S BEST IN 2009; career last week against Auburn. Whitley is now the AND FOUR OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS RETURN sixth member of the Bulldog defensive backfield with at least Mississippi State Athletic Media Contacts A year ago, the Bulldog rushing attack averaged 227.6 yards one career interception. MEDIA RELATIONS - 662-325-2703 per game, a total that ranked ninth nationally and led the SEC. Joe Galbraith - 662-418-3970 The offensive line that paved the way for the rushing attack McPHEE KEEPS PACE IN OFFENSIVE BACKFIELDS MISSISSIPPI STATE RADIO NETWORK - 662-325-4171 returns four players that started all 12 games, and the group Last season senior defensive end Pernell McPhee posted a Don Williams - 662-312-2564 now has 94 combined career starts. team-leading 12.0 tackles for loss. In the first two games of 2010, TELEVISION CENTER - 662-325-1332 In its first outing of 2010 State ran for 197 yards on 41 carries, McPhee has recorded 2.0 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, Bennie Ashford - 662-418-2165 an average of nearly five yards per attempt. Against Auburn, continuing his 1.0 TFL-per-game average. State gained 117 yards on 33 attempts, 3.5 yards per carry. FTP INFORMATION COX RETURNS TO BLOCK PARTY Located on XOS Digital Xchange Sophomore defensive lineman Fletcher Cox blocked a Contact Bennie Ashford in Television Center for login fourth-quarter field goal attempt by Auburn last weekend, the second such block of his young career. Cox also swatted away a field goal attempt against Houston last season. Sunday 12 Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday i15 Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 12:00 Noon 1 p.m. Afternoon 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. No Media Availability 7:00 p.m. MSU Teleconference Press Conference Practice - Closed SEC Teleconference Coach Mullen Radio Show Kickoff at LSU (Bryan Building) (Harvey’s) Players available following 6:00 p.m. Postgame Players available post-practice Coach Mullen and selected Afternoon players available following Practice - Closed game

6:00 p.m. Players available post-practice 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

RUSSELL HAS COMING OUT PARTY AGAINST MEMPHIS BULLDOG NAMES ABOUND ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Redshirt freshman Tyler Russell didn’t disappoint in his first Through the summer, preseason watch lists for college Mississippi State vs. LSU career game action. Russell completed 13-of-16 passes for 256 football awards were announced and Mississippi State players yards and tied a school record with four touchdowns. were mentioned on quite a few. Senior defensive end Pernell Mississippi State LSU McPhee was named to both the Bednarik and Lombardi lists, Overall Record ...... 1-1 ...... 2-0 NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR EFFORT while offensive lineman joined him on the Conference Record ...... 0-1 ...... 1-0 Following his outstanding collegiate debut, Russell was Lombardi watch list. Junior tight end Marcus Green was rec- Points Scored ...... 31.5 . . . . . 28.5 named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. ognized by the Mackey Award and senior center J.C. Brignone Points Allowed ...... 12.0 . . . . . 13.5 Teammates Corey Broomfield and Johnthan Banks each caught the attention of Rimington Trophy. Senior linebackers Total Offense ...... 407.5 ...... 352.5 earned the honor last season, the first year the league began K.J. Wright and Chris White were both on the initial Butkus Rushing Yards ...... 157.0 ...... 221.0 honoring freshman with the weekly award. Award list, while Leon Berry was among the watch list for the Passing Yards ...... 250.5 ...... 131.5 Hornung Award, given to the nation’s most versatile player. Yards Allowed ...... 292.5 ...... 285.5 RELF SOLID IN FIRST CAREER STARTS Rushing Yards Allowed ...... 115.5 . . . . . 44.5 Junior earned his first career starting TWO DOGS HAVE EARNED ALL-SEC HONORS, Passing Yards Allowed ...... 177.0 ...... 241.0 nod in the season opener, and completed 7-of-9 passes for 116 SIX RECOGNIZED AS FRESHMEN yards and a touchdown. After his first pass was intercepted, Relf Pernell McPhee and Derek Sherrod each were named to INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON settled in and completed seven of eight and led State to three All-Southeastern Conference teams following the 2009 cam- Mississippi State vs. LSU scoring drives. paign. State tied for the league lead with four players named Against Auburn, Relf didn’t turn the ball over and completed to the freshman team, as Johnthan Banks, Corey Broomfield, Mississippi State LSU 12-of-26 passes for 110 yards. Chad Bumphis and Fletcher Cox were each honored by the Rushing Yards-per-Game league’s coaches. and Charles Mitchell ...... 36.5 . . . . .120.0 . . . BUMPHIS LEADS OFFENSE IN BOTH RUSHING AND both earned freshman team recognition in 2008. LaDarius Perkins . . . . 33.5 . . . . .57.5 . . . RECEIVING YARDS VERSUS AUBURN Passing Yards-per-Game Sophomore wideout Chad Bumphis rushed three times for CAPTAINS SELECTED FOR 2010 TEAM Tyler Russell . . . . . 137.5 . . . . .123.5 . . 27 yards against Auburn and hauled in five passes for 34 yards. Mississippi State announced permanent team captains for Chris Relf ...... 113.0 . . . . .16.0 . . . . . Both yardage totals were best on the team, marking only the the 2010 team prior to the first game of the year. By a vote of Receiving Yards-per-Game fourth time since 2000 a Bulldog offensive player led the squad their teammates, Pernell McPhee, Derek Sherrod, Chris White Chad Bumphis ...... 67.0 . . . . .50.5 . . . .Ruben Randle in both rushing yards and receiving yards in the same game. and K.J. Wright earned the honor. Brandon Heavens ...... 59.0 . . 25.5 . . . . Mitch Joseph did it last season against Alabama, and Dicenzo Total Tackles Miller led the team against both LSU in 2001 and Arkansas in BULLDOGS EXCEL IN CLASSROOM Chris White ...... 17 . . . . .19 ...... 2000. The Bulldogs lost all four games. 22 Bulldog football players were named to the 2009 SEC Charles Mitchell . . . . . 14 . . . . .12 ...... Tyrann Mathieu Academic Honor roll, including 18 members of the 2010 team. LANGSTON KEEPS THEME OF TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE Over the past two season, 50 members of the football program Maurice Langston ...... 2 . . . . .- ...... None GOING IN DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD have earned the honor, including 29 current players. Nickoe Whitley ...... 1 ...... Last season it seemed as if every time a Bulldog picked off a pass, he quickly picked off another. Charles TIGERSND A TIGERS AND TIGERS! OH MY MSU STREAKS & 2010 RECORDS Mitchell, Johnthan Banks and Corey Broomfield each had a two The Bulldogs open up the 2010 season with a trio of oppo- Overall Streak 2010 interception day (and Banks did it twice). In the season-opener nents with the same mascot. Memphis, Auburn and LSU are all Overall ...... L1 . . . . . 1-1 against Memphis, Maurice Langston picked up where they left Tigers. Home ...... L1 . . . . . 1-1 off, intercepting a pass in both the second and third quarters. Away ...... L1 ...... — 2010 BULLDOG BIG GAMES Neutral ...... W1 ...... — KOENNING, KNOX HAVE COACHED WITH ENSMINGER SEC Games ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 Offensive coordinator Les Koenning and running backs 100ARDS Y RUSHING Non-Conference Games ...... W2 . . . . . 1-0 coach Gregx Kno have each coached with LSU tight ends coach NONE Day Games ...... W1 ...... — Steve Ensminger. Koenning served as wide receivers coach at Night Games ...... L1 . . . . . 1-1 Texas A&M from 1994-96 while Ensminger was the offensive 100ARDS Y RECEIVING August ...... L5 ...... — coordinator. From 2003-08, Knox and Ensminger were on the Brandon Heavens 112 (Memphis) September ...... L1 . . . . . 1-1 same offensive staff at Auburn. Chad Bumphis 100 (Memphis) October ...... W1 ...... ­— November ...... W1 ...... — MULLEN, HEVESY WORKED WITH 200ARDS Y PASSING December ...... W1 ...... — GONZALES, STUDRAWA Tyler Russell 256 (Memphis) vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) ...... L19 ...... — Head coach Dan Mullen and offensive line coach John vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 Hevesy both worked with LSU wide receivers coach Billy MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWNS When MSU Scores First ...... W1 . . . . . 1-0 Gonzales from 2001-2008. Gonzales served as the wide receivers Tyler Russell vs. Memphis 4 (Passing) When Opponent Scores First ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 coach for at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida as Mullen coached Vick Ballard vs. Memphis 2 (Rushing) When MSU Leads at Halftime ...... W3 . . . . . 1-0 quarterbacks and was the offensive coordinator and Hevesy Brandon Heavens vs. Memphis 2 (Receiving) When Tied at Halftime ...... W2 ...... — tutored the offensive line and tight ends. Chad Bumphis vs. Memphis 2 (Receiving) When Opp. Leads at Halftime ...... L3 . . . . . 0-1 LSU offensive line coach coached the offen- When MSU Leads After 3rd ...... W20 . . . . . 1-0 sive line at Bowling Green in 2001-02. When Tied After 3rd ...... L1 ...... — When Opp. Leads After 3rd ...... L15 . . . . . 0-1 HUGHES, WILSON COACHED IN OXFORD TOGETHER When MSU Scores 25+ points ...... W4 . . . . . 1-0 Safeties coach Tony Hughes worked on Ed Orgeron’s staff When Opp. Scores 25+ points ...... W1 ...... — along with LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson from 2005-07. When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards ...... L1 . . . . . 1-1 The pair both worked on the offensive staff in 2007 as Hughes When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards ...... L2 . . . . . 0-1 worked with the tight ends and Wilson coached the running When MSU Rushes for <100 yards ...... L7 ...... — backs. When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . . . . . W2 . . . . . 1-0 COOPER, HALEY HAVE COACHED IN STARKVILLE LSU defensive coaches Ron Cooper and Brick Haley each coached at Mississippi State. Cooper as defensive coordinator in 2003 and Haley as defensive line coach from 2004 to 2006.

BULLDOG COACHING STAFF

Dan Mullen Manny Diaz Chris Wilson Melvin Smith Mark Hudspeth Greg Knox Les Koenning Scott Sallach Tony Hughes Head Coach Defensive Coord. / LBs Co-Defensive Coord. / Corners / Nickles Passing Game Coord. / Running Game Coord. / Running Backs Offensive Coord. / Tight Ends Safeties Defensvie Line Wide Receivers Offensive Line Quarterbacks ON FIELD PRESSBOX 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

SERIES HISTORY Mississippi State vs. LSU THE LAST MEETING... 1896: LSU, 52-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 1902: LSU, 6-0 ...... at Starkville #7 LSU 30, Mississippi State 26 STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State was one-inch away from 1903: MSU, 11-0 ...... at Starkville Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss. defeating the seventh-ranked LSU Tigers Saturday in front of the 1905: LSU, 15-0 ...... at Baton Rouge September 26, 2009 sixth-largest crowd in MSU history. 1906: Tied 0-0 ...... at Columbus, Miss. 1907: LSU, 23-11 ...... at Baton Rouge However, the Bulldogs’ victory hopes were thwarted when 1908: LSU, 50-0 ...... at Baton Rouge Scorey b Quarters quarterback Tyson Lee was stopped one inch from the goal line 1909: LSU, 15-0 ...... at Baton Rouge LSU 13 3 7 7 - 30 with just over a minute to play. 1910: MSU, 3-0 ...... at Columbus, Miss. 1911: MSU, 6-0 ...... at Gulfport, Miss. Mississippi State 14 0 7 5 - 26 The end result was the Tigers hanging on to a hard-fought 1912: MSU, 7-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 30-26 victory in front of 53,612 fans at Scott Field to extend their 1913: Tied 0-0 ...... at Starkville 2009SCORING SUMMARY winning streak against MSU to 10 games. 1915: LSU, 10-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 1st Quarter The loss dropped the Bulldogs, who host Georgia Tech here 1916: LSU, 13-3 ...... at Starkville 1917: MSU, 9-0 ...... at Baton Rouge LS - Peterson 37 yd interception return (TEAM failed), 12:47 at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, to 2-2 on the year, 1-2 in Southeastern 1919: MSU, 6-0 ...... at Starkville MS - Dixon 2 yd run (Brauchle kick), 7:14 Conference play. LSU improved to 4-0, 2-0. 1920: MSU, 12-7 ...... at Baton Rouge LS - LaFell 4 yd pass from Jefferson (Jasper kick), 3:45 The game featured three lead changes, but it was the pos- 1921: LSU, 17-14 ...... at Starkville MS - Dixon 1 yd run (Brauchle kick), 0:41 sible fourth-lead change first-year coach Dan Mullen was hop- 1922: MSU, 7-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 1923: MSU, 14-7 ...... at Starkville 2nd Quarter ing for. 1926: MSU, 7-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. LS - Jasper 22 yd field goal, 6:16 But despite two impressive runs by Anthony Dixon that gave 1927: LSU, 9-7 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 3rd Quarter MSU first-and-goal at the 2, State failed to capitalize when Lee 1928: LSU, 31-0 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 1929: LSU, 31-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. LS - LaFell 58 yd pass from Jefferson (Jasper kick), 13:30 was stopped on fourth-and-goal. 1930: MSU, 8-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. MS - Green 50 yd pass from Lee (Brauchle kick), 6:33 Still, the Bulldogs would get one more chance. 1931: LSU, 31-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 4th Quarter After being held on three-straight plays to minimum gains, 1932: LSU, 24-0 ...... at Monroe, La. LS - Chad Jones 93 yd punt return ( kick), 14:36 LSU opted for the safety when punting from the end zone. MSU 1933: LSU, 21-6 ...... at Monroe, La. 1934: LSU, 25-3 ...... at Baton Rouge MS - Sean Brauchle 22 yd field goal, 10:13 got the ball back, but the game ended on Lee’s final pass that 1935: LSU, 28-13 ...... at Baton Rouge MS - TEAM safety, 0:51 fell incomplete. 1936: LSU, 12-0 ...... at Baton Rouge The senior signal caller finished 15-of-38 passing for 172 1937: LSU, 41-0 ...... at Baton Rouge yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. In all, State 1938: LSU, 32-7 ...... at Baton Rouge 1939: MSU, 15-12 ...... at Baton Rouge Team Stats LSU MSU outgained LSU in total yardage, 374-263. Dixon again eclipsed 1940: MSU, 22-7 ...... at Baton Rouge FIRST DOWNS 12 21 the 100-yard mark with 106 yards on 27 carries. He also scored 1941: Tied 0-0 ...... at Baton Rouge NET YARDS RUSHING 30 151 twice to become the all-time leader scorer in MSU history with 1942: LSU, 16-6 ...... at Baton Rouge 1944: MSU, 13-6 ...... at Baton Rouge Rushing Attempts 31 46 222 points. 1945: MSU, 27-20 ...... at Baton Rouge Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 It was that kind of gutsy play MSU displayed from the start. 1946: LSU, 13-6 ...... at Baton Rouge NET YARDS PASSING 233 223 Mississippi State quickly got the ball rolling in a rain- 1947: LSU, 21-6 ...... at Baton Rouge Completions-Attempts-Int 15-28-0 17-40-3 drenched first quarter and showed LSU that this was going to 1948: MSU, 7-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 1949: LSU, 34-7 ...... at Baton Rouge Passing Touchdowns 2 1 be a battle. On State’s second possession, Lee connected with 1950: MSU, 13-7 ...... at Baton Rouge TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 263 374 tight end Marcus Green for a 32-yard pick up that was the start 1951: LSU, 3-0 ...... at Baton Rouge Total offense plays 59 86 of an impressive scoring drive for the Bulldogs. Dixon capped off 1952: MSU, 33-14 ...... at Baton Rouge : Number-Lost 2-0 2-1 a 9-play 66-yard drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown to give 1953: MSU, 26-13 ...... at Baton Rouge 1954: MSU, 25-0 ...... at Baton Rouge Penalties: Number-Yards 8-65 2-10 MSU a 7- 6 early lead. 1955: LSU, 34-7 ...... at Baton Rouge PUNTS-YARDS 7-301 5-205 However, Tigers matched State’s intensity and quickly 1956: MSU, 32-13 ...... at Baton Rouge Average Yards Per Punt 43.0 41.0 scored to give LSU a 13-7 lead with 3:39 left in the quarter. 1957: MSU, 14-6 ...... at Baton Rouge 1958: LSU, 7-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Net Yards Per Punt 39.3 21.4 Unfortunately for the Tigers, their next possession ended in 1959: LSU, 27-0 ...... at Baton Rouge KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-413 5-291 disaster on a bad snap exchange from center to punter that 1960: LSU, 7-3 ...... at Baton Rouge Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.0 58.2 resulted in the Bulldogs getting the ball on the 1 with 49 sec- 1961: LSU, 14-6 ...... at Baton Rouge Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.6 37.2 onds left in the quarter. Dixon made the visitors from Baton 1962: LSU, 28-0 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 1963: MSU, 7-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-98-1 1-6-0 Rouge pay for their miscue when scored his record-breaking TD 1964: LSU, 14-10 ...... at Baton Rouge Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-105-0 7-122-0 to give State a 14-13 advantage. 1965: LSU, 37-20 ...... at Baton Rouge Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-36-1 0-0-0 Then it was LSU’s turn to take advantage of a turnover. 1966: LSU, 17-7 ...... at Baton Rouge Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Following a fumble by running back Arnil Stallworth on State’s 1967: LSU, 55-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 1968: LSU, 20-16 ...... at Baton Rouge Possession Time 25:58 33:52 22-yard line, the Tigers settled for a 22-yard field goal to go up 1969: LSU, 61-6 ...... at Baton Rouge 1st Quarter 7:12 7:48 16-14. 1970: LSU, 38-7 ...... at Baton Rouge 2nd Quarter 10:06 4:54 LSU opened the second half with a 58-yard touchdown to 1971: LSU, 28-3 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 1972: LSU, 28-14 ...... at Baton Rouge 3rd Quarter 3:56 10:54 increase their lead to 23 - 14. Yet in the middle of the third, Lee 1973: LSU, 26-7 ...... at Baton Rouge 4th Quarter 4:44 10:16 threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Green to put State back 1974: MSU, 7-6 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 19 within two. 1975: *MSU, 16-6 ...... at Baton Rouge Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 4 LSU’s Chad Jones returned a punt 95-yards in the beginning 1976: *MSU, 21-13 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 1977: LSU, 27-24 ...... at Baton Rouge Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-4 of the fourth, putting the Tigers on top 30-21. Backup quarter- 1978: MSU, 16-14 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-18 back Chris Relf found wide out O’Neal Wilder to set up a 9 play 1979: LSU, 21-3 ...... at Baton Rouge PAT Kicks 3-4 3-3 drive that resulted in a 22-yard field goal by junior kicker Sean 1980: MSU, 55-31 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Field Goals 1-2 1-1 Brauchle to close the gap to 30-24 with 10:09 to play. 1981: MSU, 17-9 ...... at Baton Rouge 1982: MSU, 27-24 ...... at Starkville Defensively, State limited the Tigers to just 30 rushing yards 1983: MSU, 45-26 ...... at Baton Rouge RUSHING: LSU-Russell Shepard 4-26; Ke. Williams 9-20; Charles on 31 carries. 1984: MSU, 16-14 ...... at Starkville Scott 6-15; Jo. Jefferson 7-6; Tr. Holliday 1-0; TEAM 4-minus 37. 1985: LSU, 17-15 ...... at Baton Rouge 1986: LSU, 47-0 ...... at Jackson, Miss. Mississippi State-Anthony Dixon 27-106; Christian Ducre 7-30; 1987: LSU, 34-14 ...... at Baton Rouge Arnil Stallworth 3-15; Tyson Lee 5-10; Chris Relf 2-4; Brandon 1988: LSU, 20-3 ...... at Starkville Heavens 1-minus 6; TEAM 1-minus 8. 1989: LSU, 44-20 ...... at Baton Rouge 1990: MSU, 34-22 ...... at Jackson, Miss. 1991: MSU, 28-19 ...... at Baton Rouge PASSING: LSU-Jo. Jefferson 15-28-0-233. Mississippi State-Tyson 1992: LSU, 24-3 ...... at Baton Rouge Lee 15-38-3-172; Chad Bumphis 1-1-0-5; Chris Relf 1-1-0-46. 1993: LSU, 18-16 ...... at Starkville 1994: LSU, 44-24 ...... at Baton Rouge RECEIVING: LSU-Brandon LaFell 6-101; T. Toliver 4-60; Richard 1995: LSU, 34-16 ...... at Starkville 1996: LSU, 28-20 ...... at Baton Rouge Dickson 2-14; R.J. Jackson 1-40; De. Peterson 1-13; Chris Mitchell 1997: LSU, 24-9 ...... at Starkville 1-5. Mississippi State-Marcus Green 5-100; Chad Bumphis 1998: LSU, 41-6 ...... at Baton Rouge 4-24; Leon Berry 3-42; O’Neal Wilder 2-51; Brandon McRae 2-7; 1999: MSU, 17-16 ...... at Starkville 2000: LSU, 45-38 ...... at Baton Rouge Anthony Dixon 1-minus 1. 2001: LSU, 42-0 ...... at Starkville 2002: LSU, 31-13 ...... at Baton Rouge INTERCEPTIONS: LSU-Pa. Peterson 1-37; Brandon Taylor 1-0; 2003: LSU, 41-6 ...... at Starkville Chris Hawkins 1-minus 1. Mississippi State-None. 2004: LSU, 51-0 ...... at Baton Rouge 2005: LSU, 37-7 ...... at Starkville 2006: LSU, 47-17 ...... at Baton Rouge FUMBLES: LSU-TEAM 1-0; Charles Scott 1-0. Mississippi State- 2007: LSU, 45-0 ...... at Starkville Arnil Stallworth 1-1; Tyson Lee 1-0. 2008: LSU, 34-24 ...... at Baton Rouge 2009: LSU, 30-26 ...... at Starkville ATTENDANCE: 53,612 at Starkville: LSU, 12-6-1 at Baton Rouge: LSU, 45-18-1 at Neutral Sites: LSU, 10-9-1 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

STREAKS & RECORDS UNDER DAN MULLEN Streak Record DAN MULLEN Overall ...... L1 . . . . . 6-8 HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON Home ...... L1 . . . . . 3-6 Away ...... L1 . . . . . 3-2 Dan Mullen was widely regarded as one of the top young In 2007, he helped coach sophomore quarterback Neutral ...... — ...... — minds in when he arrived at Mississippi State, into a , Maxwell and Davey O’Brien award win- SEC Games ...... L1 . . . . . 4-6 and he brought not only an impressive offensive resume and ner, 78th Sullivan Award winner and AP first-team All- American Non-Conference Games ...... W2 . . . . . 3-1 a list of NFL-developed quarterbacks but also an energy and among other honors. Day Games ...... W1 . . . . . 3-3 passion for the college game. With 15 years of experience in the He also tutored six offensive players to the All-SEC team: Night Games ...... L1 . . . . . 2-5 collegiate coaching ranks, Mullen was named the 32nd head Tebow, , , , Jim Tartt August ...... — ...... — football coach in the history of Mississippi State University on and Drew Miller. September ...... L1 . . . . . 3-3 December 10, 2008. Mullen played an integral role in Florida’s 2006 national October ...... W1 . . . . . 2-3 From the moment of Mullen’s announcement, Mississippi championship, overseeing an offense that averaged 29.7 points November ...... W1 . . . . . 1-2 State fans have been reenergized. Supporters have turned out in and 396.1 yards per game. In the BCS National Championship December ...... — ...... — the form of capacity crowds at Mullen’s appearances around the Game, he engineered an attack that produced 41 points against vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) ...... L3 . . . . . 0-3 Southeast and the Bulldog faithful set a new State of Mississippi a top-ranked Ohio State squad that was limiting opponents to vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) ...... L1 . . . . . 1-5 record with more than 31,000 in attendance at the team’s 2009 less than 11 points per game on the year. Under Mullen’s tute- When MSU Scores First ...... W1 . . . . . 4-3 Maroon-White Spring Game in April. lage, quarterback opened the contest by going 9-for- When Opponent Scores First ...... L1 . . . . . 1-5 The excitement continued throughout Mullen’s first fall on 9 for 99 yards and a touchdown en route to earning Offensive When MSU Leads at Halftime ...... W3 . . . . . 5-1 campus, as MSU set school records for total home attendance, MVP honors. When Tied at Halftime ...... — ...... — average home attendance and posted three of the school’s top The 2006 Gator offense posted 76 plays of 20 yards or more, When Opp. Leads at Halftime ...... L3 . . . . . 1-7 four largest single-game crowds. 19 of which went for touchdowns. Florida passed for 29 touch- When MSU Leads After 3rd ...... W6 . . . . . 6-0 Improvement wasn’t limited to fan enthusiasm, as Mullen downs in 2006, while Leak ranked among the national leaders When Tied After 3rd ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 ignited the Bulldog offense despite facing the nation’s toughest with 23 scoring tosses. Tebow matched UF’s single-season When Opp. Leads After 3rd ...... L7 . . . . . 0-7 schedule. State’s rushing attack, led by first-team all-Southeast- record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with eight When MSU Scores 25+ points ...... W4 . . . . . 5-2 ern Conference selection Anthony Dixon, finished ninth nation- scores, and his 5.3 average yards per carry were second nation- When Opp. Scores 25+ points ...... W1 . . . . . 1-7 ally with a 227.6 rushing yard average per game. State averaged ally among signal callers. Six different players averaged at least When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards ...... L1 . . . . . 6-7 371.9 yards of total offense per game, the eighth highest total in 5.0 yards per carry last season, including SEC Freshman of the When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards ...... L2 . . . . . 1-6 school history and the most since 2000. Year Harvin. When MSU Rushes for <100 yards ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 Mullen’s first season concluded with a rousing 41-27 victory In 2005, Chad Jackson played his way to Biletnikoff Award When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . . . . . W2 . . . . . 1-0 over MSU’s in-state rival, which brought the Golden Egg back to semifinalist status after matching the UF single-season record Starkville. He became the only the third Mississippi State coach with 88 receptions, a figure that led the SEC and finished sixth to win his Egg Bowl debut since 1939, joining Allyn McKeen and nationally. Center Mike Degory was also named a finalist for the NFL PLAYERS – THRU 2010 NFL DRAFT Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs posted a 5-7 overall record in 2009, Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top center, dur- WR (7th) – Florida – including three road victories. ing that campaign. Both earned first-team All-SEC honors under OG Lance Butler (FA) – Florida – During the previous four seasons as the offensive coordina- Mullen’s tutelage. WR (3rd) – Florida – tor and quarterbacks coach at the , Mullen Mullen went to Florida from Utah with head coach Urban LB Jamar Chaney (7th) – MSU – molded a Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Award Meyer, with whom he had spent the past 10 seasons. While the RB Anthony Dixon (6th) – MSU – winning quarterback, along with a Rimington Trophy finalist and quarterbacks coach at Utah, Mullen developed Alex Smith – the OT Randy Hand (FA) – Florida – a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist. first overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft – from a pocket QB Josh Harris (6th) – Bowling Green – In 2008 alone, Mullen’s offensive attack ranked third nation- passer into an efficient executer of the spread offense, making WR Percy Harvin (1st) – Florida – ally in scoring – averaging better than 45 points per game as him one of the most versatile threats in college football. Smith TE Cornelius Ingram (5th) – Florida – Philadelphia Eagles the Gators scored at least 30 points in 12 of 13 games. The 587 took over the starting job three games into Mullen’s tenure, WR Chad Jackson (2nd) – Florida – New England Patriots points scored eclipsed the previous University of Florida mark, passing for 2,247 yards and running for 452 to finish second in QB Omar Jacobs (5th) – Bowling Green – Pittsburgh Steelers set in 1996. the Mountain West Conference in total offense in 2003. QB Chris Leak (FA) – Florida – Florida has rushed for a new-school record 41 touchdowns The 2004 campaign saw Smith earn National Player of the DL Kyle Love (FA) – MSU – New England Patriots that season and UF’s 80 rushing touchdowns over the two sea- Year honors from The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, C Drew Miller (FA) – Florida – sons ranked second nationally Overall, Florida’s rushing yardage while also becoming Utah’s first-ever Heisman Trophy finalist WR (4th) – Florida – Oakland Raiders of 2,987 this year ranks ninth nationally and is the third-highest and garnering final consideration for the Davey O’Brien and QB Alex Smith (1st) – Utah – San Francisco 49ers total in school history. Walter Camp National Player of the Year Awards. Smith passed OL (FA) – Florida – St. Louis Rams Seven offensive players were recognized as All-Southeastern for 2,952 yards and 32 touchdowns and ran for 631 yards and QB Tim Tebow (1st) – Florida – Conference selections following the season in which Florida 10 scores on the year, ranking second in the nation with a 176.5 OT Tavares Washington (FA) – Florida – San Francisco 49ers claimed its second SEC Championship and a chance to play for efficiency rating and leading the Utes to a perfect 12-0 season OL Jason Watkins (FA) – Florida – its second national championship in three seasons. and a Fiesta Bowl championship. As a team, Utah finished the RB DeShawn Wynn (7th) – Florida – The Gator offense ranked first in the SEC in scoring offense 2004 season third in the nation in scoring offense (45.3) and and total offense for a second-straight season in 2008, averaging total offense (499.8). COACHING EXPERIENCE 45.2 points and 442.4 yards per game. Under Mullen’s tutelage in Prior to his stint at Utah, Mullen served as quarterbacks’ 2009- Mississippi State University (Head Coach) 2007, UF averaged 42.5 points and 457.2 yards. coach at Bowling Green for two seasons, putting up 6,627 yards 2005-08 Florida (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks) In 2007, Mullen directed the Gator offense to the third- of total offense and scoring 81 touchdowns during that span. 2003-04 Utah (Quarterbacks) highest point total ever by a UF unit and the top single-season In 2002, quarterback Josh Harris threw for 2,425 yards, ran for 2001-02 Bowling Green (Quarterbacks) marks for rushing touchdowns and third-down conversion 737 yards and completed the campaign as the nation’s third- 1999-00 Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Offense) percentage. Florida’s offense scored 75 touchdowns during the leading scorer. 1998 Syracuse (Graduate Assistant Offense) season most in the SEC. Mullen spent the two years before his Bowling Green stint 1996-97 Columbia (Wide Receivers) Mullen orchestrated a UF attack that was the only one in as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, making a Fiesta Bowl 1994-95 Wagner (Wide Receivers) the nation to have rushed for a touchdown and passed for a appearance, and assisted with Syracuse’s 1998 BIG EAST cham- touchdown in every game during the season. He also helped UF pionship and Orange Bowl run. BOWLAMES G AS A COACH score on 83 of 152 drives in 2007 for a league-best 54.6 percent, A two-year starter at tight end for Ursinus College in 2009: BCS National Championship Game marking the best number since the stat was tracked by the SEC Collegeville, Pa., Mullen earned first-team All-Centennial 2008: Capital One in 2000. Florida also averaged 7.0 yards per play last year, the Conference honors as a senior. He is married to the former 2007: BCS National Championship Game fourth-best total in the nation and the Gators averaged 5.3 yards Megan West, and the couple has a one-year-old son, Canon. 2006: Outback per rush, the second-best number in school history. 2005: Fiesta 2003: Liberty 2001: Fiesta GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS 1999: Orange 2009 RESULTS 2010 RESULTS Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Date Opponent W-L Score/Time PERSONAL INFORMATION Sept. 5 JACKSON STATE W 45-7 Sept. 4 MEMPHIS W 49-7 Birthdate: April 27, 1972 Sept. 12 * at Auburn L 24-49 Sept. 9 * #20 AUBURN (Thurs.) L 14-17 Sept. 19 * at Vanderbilt W 15-3 Sept. 18 * at LSU 6 p.m. Hometown: Manchester, N.H. Sept. 26 * #7 LSU L 26-30 Sept. 25 * GEORGIA TBA Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Oct. 3 #25 GEORGIA TECH L 31-42 Oct. 2 ALCORN STATE TBA Science from Ursinus College; 1996 – Master’s Degree in Oct. 10 HOUSTON (HC) L 24-31 Oct. 9 at Houston 7 p.m. Education from Wagner College Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee W 27-6 Oct. 16 at Florida TBA Family: Married to the former Megan West Oct. 24 * #1 FLORIDA L 19-29 Oct. 23 * UAB (HC) TBA Children: Son Canon Oct. 31 * at Kentucky W 31-24 Oct. 30 * KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 14 * #3 ALABAMA L 3-31 Nov. 13 * at Alabama TBA Nov. 21 * at Arkansas (in L.R.) L 21-42 Nov. 20 * ARKANSAS TBA Nov. 28 * #20 OLE MISS W 41-27 Nov. 27 * at Ole Miss TBA 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Little time was wasted in Mississippi State SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 establishing its dominance. MEMPHIS 7 DAVIS WADE STADIUM • STARKVILLE, MISS. Two drives, in fact. ESPNU Saturday night in front of an electrified crowd of 56,032 at Scott MISSISSIPPI STATE 49 Field, the fourth largest in school history, the Bulldogs ushered in the 2010 campaign in grand fashion by blowing past Memphis, Scorey b Quarters Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-10-0 2-15-0 49-7, and spoiling the debut of Tigers coach . Memphis 0 0 0 7 - 7 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 It was MSU’s largest margin of victory since routing East Mississippi State 14 7 21 7 - 49 Possession Time 28:44 31:16 Tennessee State 53-6 in October of 1998. Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 5 of 10 MSU racked up 569 yards of total offense with 372 coming SCORING SUMMARY Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 through the air behind the arms of both Chris Relf and Tyler Russell. 1st Quarter Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 2-2 The Tigers (0-1), on the other hand, manufactured just 237 yards MS - Berry 55 pass from Relf (Brauchle kick), 10:04 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 1-6 and were stymied throughout the night by the Bulldogs’ tenacious MS - Heavens 20 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick), 6:11 PAT Kicks 1-1 7-7 defense. 2nd Quarter Field Goals 0-2 0-1 The first score was the result of a 55-yard strike from Relf to Leon Berry, his first-career touchdown, while the second came less than MS - Ballard 51 run (DePasquale kick), 1:58 four minutes later when Russell made his highly-anticipated debut. 3rd Quarter RUSHING: Memphis-Jerrell Rhodes 10-26; Gregory Ray 9-20; The former Meridian standout wasted little time living up to the MS - Heavens 27 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick), 12:23 Cannon Smith 1-1; Ryan Williams 1-minus 6. Mississippi State- hype coming out of high school when his first drive was capped MS - Ballard 1 run (DePasquale kick), 9:45 Vick Ballard 7-60; L. Perkins 8-57; Robert Elliott 11-39; Adrian with a 20-yard throw to Brandon Heavens to swell the lead to 14-0 MS - Bumphis 57 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick), 6:57 Marcus 6-24; Chris Relf 7-20; Tyler Russell 1-minus 1; TEAM with 6:11 left in the opening frame. 4th Quarter 1-minus 2. From that point, the scoring momentarily slowed. But with 2:21 MS - Bumphis 25 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick), 11:23 left to intermission, the Bulldogs again found the endzone, this time UM - Rucker 27 pass from Smith (Henriques kick), 1:39 PASSING: Memphis-Ryan Williams 10-17-2-85; Cannon Smith when Vick Ballard, who had a game high 60 yards on the ground, 10-15-0-111. Mississippi State-Tyler Russell 13-16-0-256; Chris scored his first-career touchdown on a 51-yard scamper to put his Team Stats UM MS Relf 7-9-1-116. team up 21-0. FIRST DOWNS 9 28 Heavens, who totaled a game-high 112 receiving yards, scored NET YARDS RUSHING 41 197 RECEIVING: Memphis-J. Mckenzie 5-45; Marcus Rucker 3-45; his second touchdown, this time on a 27-yard pass across the Rushing Attempts 21 41 Curtis Johnson 2-32; Gregory Ray 2-27; Billy Foster 2-15; Jerrell middle from Russell at the 12:23 mark. Three minutes later, Ballard Average Per Rush 2.0 4.8 Rhodes 2-3; Tannar Rehrer 1-18; D. Robinson 1-6; Brooks found Gamepay dirt again when he powered his way up the middle from Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Johnson#1 1-3; Jus. Henderson 1-2. Mississippi State-Brandon the 1 for a 35-0 lead. NET YARDS PASSING 196 372 Heavens 5-112; Leon Berry 5-91; Chad Bumphis 4-100; Marcus Then it was Chad Bumphis’ turn to get in on the scoring fun. Completions-Attempts-Int 20-32-2 20-25-1 Green 2-25; B. Henderson 2-25; 2-19. With 6:57 left in the third, the sophomore from Tupelo hauled Passing Touchdowns 1 5 in a 57-yard pass from Russell to go up 42-0. Early in the fourth, the TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 237 569 INTERCEPTIONS: Memphis-T. Thomas 1-10. Mississippi two hooked up again, this time from 25 yards out for a 49-0 lead. Total offense plays 53 66 State-M. Langston 2-15. Bumphis finished with 100 receiving yards, while Russell was 13-of-16 passing for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Relf was 7 of Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 9 for 116 yards. Penalties: Number-Yards 8-88 3-30 FUMBLES: Memphis-None. Mississippi State-Tyler Russell 1-0. Defensively, Charles Mitchell led MSU’s assault with nine tackle, PUNTS-YARDS 9-438 4-158 while Maurice Langston had two interceptions. KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-134 8-495 ATTENDANCE: 56,032 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-1-0 4-49-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-184-0 2-48-0

STARKVILLE, Miss. – It wasn’t 3-2 as it was here two years ago, but SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 the defensive intensity was just as prevalent. #20 AUBURN 17 DAVIS WADE STADIUM • STARKVILLE, MISS. Thursday night in front of a nationally-televised ESPN audience ESPN and an energetic crowd of 54,806 at Scott Field, No. 21 Auburn sur- MISSISSIPPI STATE 14 vived a valiant effort from Mississippi State to claim a hard-fought 17-14 victory in the SEC opener for both teams. Scorey b Quarters Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 2-19 In a game filled with big plays at crucial moments, it was only Auburn 7 10 0 0 - 17 PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2 fitting that the outcome wasn’t decided until the closing seconds. Mississippi State 7 0 7 0 - 14 Field Goals 1-2 0-0 In their final drive set up by a blocked 34-yard field goal by Fletcher Cox, the Bulldogs drove to the Auburn 41 after converting SCORING SUMMARY both fourth- and third-down opportunities. However, with 22 sec- 1st Quarter RUSHING: Auburn-Cameron Newton 18-70; O. McCalebb onds left and MSU facing a fourth-and-15, the upset was thwarted AU - Blake 39 yd pass from Newton (Byrum kick), 11:22 12-68; 9-48; 5-6; Eric Smith 1-0; when Chris Relf’s pass fell incomplete at the Auburn 25. MS - 0 yd fumble recovery (Brauchle kick), 2:30 TEAM 1-minus 2. Mississippi State-Chad Bumphis 3-27; Chris The Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1) finished with 246 yards of offense, while 2nd Quarter Relf 14-26; P. Hanrahan 3-21; Robert Elliott 4-14; Vick Ballard Auburn (2-0, 1-0) totaled 348 despite not scoring in the second half. Relf finished the day 12-of-26 passing for 110 yards, while Chad AU - Adams 12 yd pass from Newton (Byrum kick), 8:37 5-13; L. Perkins 3-10; S. Hemphill 1-6; Gabe Jackson 0-0. Bumphis paced the MSU on the ground with 27 yards on three AU - Wes Byrum 34 yd field goal, 4:29 carries. He also led the Bulldogs with five receptions for 34 yards. 3rd Quarter PASSING: Auburn-Cameron Newton 11-19-1-136; Auburn’s threw for 136 yards on 11-of-19 passing MS - Vick Ballard 1 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 8:55 1-2-0-22. Mississippi State-Chris Relf 12-25-0-110; Tyler Russell while rushing for a game-high 70 yards. 4-9-1-19; M. Langston 0-1-0-0. Defensively, Chris White paced MSU with 11 tackles, while K.J. Wright registered 10. The Bulldogs also forced two turnovers (one Team Stats UM MS RECEIVING: Auburn-Terrell Zachery 4-32; 3-38; interception and one fumble recovery) and totaled two sacks. FIRST DOWNS 21 16 Emory Blake 2-39; Cameron Newton 1-22; Mario Fannin 1-14; “Every time we hit a high note, no one made the big play,” Mullen NET YARDS RUSHING 190 117 Eric Smith 1-13. Mississippi State-Chad Bumphis 5-34; Arceto said. “That’s when you’ve got to explode and make those plays.” Rushing Attempts 46 33 Clark 2-28; Chris Smith 2-21; Brandon Heavens 2-6; Vick Ballard The Tigers struck first on their opening possession, moving 68 Average Per Rush 4.1 3.5 1-22; Marcus Green 1-11; P. Hanrahan 1-4; Robert Elliott 1-3; B. yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead on a 39-yard scoring strike Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Henderson 1-0. from Newton to Emory Blake. NET YARDS PASSING 158 129 However, the Bulldogs battled back and with 2:30 left in the Completions-Attempts-Int 12-21-1 16-35-1 INTERCEPTIONS: Auburn- 1-minus 1. Mississippi opening quarter tied the game when offensive lineman Gabe Passing Touchdowns 2 0 State-Nickoe Whitley 1-0. JacksonGame recovered a Chris Relf fumble in the end zone to avoid TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 348 246 #2 disaster and bring to life the raucous crowd that filled the stands Total offense plays 67 68 FUMBLES: Auburn-Cameron Newton 1-0; Quindarius Carr 1-1. early on this muggy evening. Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-1 Mississippi State-Chris Relf 2-1. After Newton threw his second touchdown, this time from 12 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-35 2-25 yards out to Darvin Adams, Auburn swelled the lead to 17-7 on a PUNTS-YARDS 4-157 7-291 ATTENDANCE: 54,806 34-yard field goal by Wes Bryum. But coming out of the locker room following intermission, the KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-268 2-135 momentum shifted back toward the Bulldogs. Behind the arm of Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-11-0 1-4-0 Relf, MSU orchestrated a 12-play, 63-yard drive and closed the gap Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-64-0 4-90-0 to 17-14 at the 8:55 mark when Vick Ballard powered his way up the Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1--1-0 1-0-0 middle from the 1. Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mullen then pulled out his bag of tricks with an onside kick that Possession Time 31:48 28:12 was recovered by Sean Brauchle. However, the Bulldogs failed to Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 5 of 15 capitalize and were forced to punt three players later. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 9 LEON BERRY 6-0 205 SR. DE 90 PERNELL MCPHEE 6-4 285 SR. 8 Chris Smith 6-2 210 So. 57 Johnathan McKenzie 6-6 265 RFr.

WR 11 RICCO SANDERS 5-11 195 RFR. DT 97 JOSH BOYD 6-3 295 SO. 19 Arceto Clark 5-10 180 SO. 95 James Carmon 6-7 345 Jr.

WR 1 CHAD BUMPHIS 5-10 195 SO. DT 94 FLETCHER COX 6-4 300 SO. -OR- 3 BRANDON HEAVENS 5-10 175 SO. 60 Devin Jones 6-0 270 So.

LT 79 DEREK SHERROD 6-6 305 SR. DE 99 SEAN FERGUSON 6-3 255 JR. 75 Blaine Clausell 6-7 305 Fr. -OR- 36 NICK BELL 6-3 265 SO.

LG 61 GABE JACKSON 6-4 305 RFR. LB 48 EMMANUEL GATLING 6-0 220 SR. 63 Dillon Day 6-4 275 Fr. 10 Cameron Lawrence 6-2 225 So.

C 70 J.C. BRIGNONE 6-1 300 SR. LB 50 CHRIS WHITE 6-4 245 SR. 55 Quentin Saulsberry 6-2 305 Jr. 58 Brandon Wilson 6-0 245 So.

RG 55 QUENTIN SAULSBERRY 6-2 305 JR. LB 34 K.J. WRIGHT 6-4 250 SR. -OR- 67 TOBIAS SMITH 6-3 305 SO. 51 6-2 235 RFr. -OR- 45 Mike Hunt 6-3 245 So. RT 62 ADDISON LAWRENCE 6-4 300 JR. 76 Phillip Freeman 6-6 305 Sr. LCB 13 JOHNTHAN BANKS 6-2 180 SO. 15 Maurice Langston 5-10 180 Sr. TE 32 MARCUS GREEN 6-1 235 JR. 85 Brandon Henderson 6-2 245 Sr. SS 4 CHARLES MITCHELL 5-11 205 JR. 88 Kendrick Cook 6-3 250 Jr. 7 Wade Bonner 5-10 200 Jr.

RB 2 ROBERT ELLIOTT 6-0 215 JR. FS 5 NICKOE WHITLEY 6-0 200 RFR. -OR- 28 VICK BALLARD 5-11 215 JR. 42 Zach Smith 5-11 195 Sr. 27 LaDarius Perkins 5-10 190 RFr. RCB 25 COREY BROOMFIELD 5-10 180 SO. FB 35 PATRICK HANRAHAN 5-11 235 SR. 26 Damein Anderson 5-11 195 Jr. 23 Sylvester Hemphill 5-11 235 So. 20 Louis Watson 5-11 180 So.

QB 14 CHRIS RELF 6-4 240 JR. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 17 Tyler Russell 6-5 225 RFr. 1 Chad BUMPHIS...... BUMP-fiss 3 Brandon HEAVENS...... HEVV-ens SPECIALISTS 12 DENNISHAMES T ...... duh-NYE-us TIMMS 16 JAMEON Lewis...... JAY-me-on PK 37 SEAN BRAUCHLE 5-10 180 SR. 37 Sean BRAUCHLE...... BROCK-lee 41 Marvin BURE...... burr -OR- 40 DEREK DEPASQUALE 5-8 180 JR. 70 J.C. BRIGNONE...... brig-NO-nee 74 Mark MELICHAR...... MELL-eh-car P 38 HEATH HUTCHINS 6-1 205 SR. 79 Derek SHERROD...... shuh-ROD 39 Baker Sweedenburg 6-0 190 Fr. Les KOENNING...... KENN-ing Scott SALLACH...... SALL-ack KOR 9 LEON BERRY 6-0 205 SR. Matt BALIS...... BAY-liss 1 Chad Bumphis 5-10 195 So.

PR 1 CHAD BUMPHIS 5-10 195 SO. 9 Leon Berry 6-0 205 SR.

H 47 CHRIS CAMERON 5-10 185 SO.

SN 46 AARON FELD 6-1 230 SR.

2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

THEAST L TIME MSU... Held three SEC opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1942 RUSHING Held four SEC opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1941 Scored a two-point conversion passing:...... vs. Tennessee, 2003 (Brent Smith to Nick Signaigo) Had 400+ yards rushing:...... vs. Arkansas State, 1992 (464) Scored a two-point conversion rushing: ...... vs. Tulane, 2006 ( rush) Had 300+ yards rushing:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (317) Attempted a 2-point conversion:...... vs. Florida, 2009 (rush failed) Had 250+ yards rushing:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (317) Had 200+ yards rushing:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (317) Had 70+ rushing attempts:...... vs. Arkansas State, 1992 (73) TURNOVERS Committed eight+ turnovers: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2003 (8) Had 60+ rushing attempts:...... vs. Ole Miss, 1994 (62) Committed seven+ turnovers:...... vs. LSU, 2007 (7) Had 50+ rushing attempts:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (59) Had five+ fumbles:...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (5) Had seven+ rushing TDs:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (7) Lost four+ fumbles:...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (4) Had six+ rushing TDs:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (7) Lost three fumbles: ...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (4) Had four+ rushing TDs:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 (4) Did not commit a turnover: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 Had three+ rushing TDs: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2009 (3) Did not cause a turnover: ...... vs. Alabama, 2009 Had two+ players with 100 yards rushing: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2004 ( 165, Fred Reid 109) Recorded six+ takeaways:...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (6) Had three+ players with 100 yards rushing:...... Recorded five+ takeaways:...... vs. Jackson State, 2009 (5) ...... vs. NE Louisiana, 1996 (Tony Buckhalter 119, Nakia Greer 110, Robert Isaac 103) Returned three+ interceptions for TDs: ...... vs. Arkansas State, 1994 PASSING ...... ( - 41; Jimmy Lipscomb - 28; Dwayne Curry - 29) Returned two+ interceptions for TDs:...... vs. Florida, 2009 (Johnthan Banks - 100, 20) Had 450+ yards passing:...... vs. Tulane, 1994 (466) Returned one interception for a TD: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (Corey Broomfield - 64) Had 400+ yards passing:...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Returned a fumble for a TD:...... vs. Tulane, 2006 (Marcus Washington - 9) Had 300+ yards passing:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (372) Two players had 2+ interceptions ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (Corey Broomfield 2, Johnthan Banks 2) Had 200+ yards passing:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (372) Had 40+ pass attempts: ...... vs. LSU, 2009 (40) Had 30+ pass attempts: ...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (30) DEFENSE Held opponent to 10 or fewer first downs: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (9) Had 25+ pass completions: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2008 (26) Held opponent to 0 or fewer yards rushing:...... vs. Florida, 2000 (-78 yds, 22 att.) Had 20+ pass completions: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (20) Held opponent to 25 or fewer yards rushing: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2001 (2 yds, 17 att.) Had five passing TDs:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 50 or fewer yards rushing: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (41 yds , 21 att.) Had four passing TDs:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 50 or fewer yards passing: ...... vs. ETSU, 1998 (27) Had three+ passing TDs: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 100 or fewer yards passing: ...... vs. Vanderbilt, 2008 (62) Had five+ passes intercepted:...... vs. LSU, 2007 (6) Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Vanderbilt, 2009 (157) Had four passes intercepted:...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Held opponent to 250 or fewer yards total offense:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (237) Had three passes intercepted: ...... vs. Alabama, 2009 (3) Held opponent to 300 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (237) RECEIVING Intercepted five+ passes:...... vs. Memphis, 2002 (5) Intercepted four+ passes:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (4) Had two players with 100 yards receiving:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (Brandon Heavens 112 & Chad Bumphis 100) Intercepted three+ passes:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (4) Had 10+ different receivers catch a pass...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 (10) Scored a safety: ...... vs. LSU, 2009 (team) Had eight+ different receivers catch a pass ...... vs. Auburn, 2010 (9) Scored two+ safeties:...... vs. Florida, 2000 (2) COMBINATION OFFENSE Recorded nine+ sacks: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1996 (9.0) Recorded eight+ sacks:...... vs. Oklahoma State, 1999 (8.0) Had one 300-yard passer and one 100-yard rusher in a game:...... Recorded six+ sacks:...... vs. Florida, 2000 (7.0) ...... vs. Brigham Young, 2001 ( 346 pass & Dicenzo Miller 119 rush) Recorded five+ sacks:...... vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2008 (5.0) Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher in a game:...... Recorded four+ sacks:...... vs. South Carolina, 2006 (4.0) ...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (Chad Bumphis 123 receive & Anthony Dixon 106 rush) Did not record a sack...... vs. Alabama, 2009 TOTALFFENSE O Had three players record 10+ tackles:...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (K.J. Wright, P. McPhee, J. Chaney) Had two players record 10+ tackles:...... vs. Auburn, 2010 (Chris White (11), K.J. Wright (10) Had 550+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (569) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (569) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (569) SPECIALEAMS T Returned a punt for a TD: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2007 (Derek Pegues - 75) Had 85+ plays total offense:...... vs. LSU, 2009 (86) Returned a blocked punt for a TD:...... vs. Auburn, 2009 (Robert Elliott - 10) Had 80+ plays total offense: ...... vs. LSU, 2009 (86) Returned a kickoff for a TD:...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (Leon Berry- 89) Had 75+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Houston, 2009 (76) Blocked one punt: ...... vs. Auburn, 2009 (Patrick Hanrahan) Had 70+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (70) Blocked two punts: ...... vs. LSU, 1999 (Robert Bean, Eugene Clinton, Rob Knight) SCORING Blocked three punts:...... vs. LSU, 1999 (Robert Bean, Eugene Clinton, Rob Knight) Punted 10+ times: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2008 (10) Scored 60+ points:...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (61) Did not punt:...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 Scored 50+ points:...... vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 (51) Blocked a field goal...... vs. Auburn, 2010 (Fletcher Cox) Scored 40+ points:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (49) Had a punt blocked: ...... vs. Alabama, 2008 () Scored 30+ points: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (49) Had a field goal blocked: ...... vs. Georgia Tech, 2008 (Adam Carlson 18 yard attempt) Allowed 60+ points:...... vs. South Carolina, 1995 (65) Blocked a PAT kick:...... vs. Louisiana Tech, 2008 (Tay Bowser) Allowed 50+ points:...... vs. LSU, 2004 (51) Scored on a blocked PAT kick:...... vs. Texas A&M, 2000 (Julius Griffith) Allowed 40+ points:...... vs. Arkansas, 2009 (42) Missed a kicking PAT:...... vs. UAB, 2007 Allowed 30+ points: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2009 (42) Had a kicking PAT blocked:...... vs. Kentucky, 2008 Was held scoreless:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2008 (0-45) Attempted and on-sides kickoff:...... vs. Auburn, 2010 Was held scoreless at Scott Field:...... vs. LSU, 2007 (0-45) Recovered an on-sides kickoff: ...... vs. Auburn, 2010 Was held scoreless on the road: ...... at Ole Miss, 2008 (0-45) Was held scoreless at a non-campus site:...... vs. Florida, 1989 (21-0 in Tampa, Fla.) Held opponent scoreless: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Held opponent scoreless at Scott Field:...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) MISCELLANEOUS Had 30+ first downs:...... vs. Tulane, 1991 (30) Held opponent scoreless on the road:...... vs. South Carolina, 1998 (38-0) Had 20+ first downs: ...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (28) Held opponent scoreless at neutral site:...... vs. Kansas, 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl (10-0) Had 20+ penalties:...... vs. Clemson, 1999 (21) Held opponent without a touchdown: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (27-6) Had 10+ penalties:...... vs. Auburn, 2009 (10) Held two opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1998 Had 100+ yards in penalties: ...... vs. Gardner-Webb, 2007 (102) Held three opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1963 Had 35 minutes+ of possession time: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (37:51) Held four opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1947 Was involved in a tie game: ...... vs. Arkansas, 1993 (13-13) Held five opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1946 Was involved in an overtime game:...... at UAB, 2006 (won 16-10) Held six opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1939 Held seven opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1936 Held an SEC opponent scoreless:...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Held two SEC opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1998 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

THEAST L TIME A MISSISSIPPI STATE PLAYER... RUSHING SPECIALEAMS T Rushed 40+ times:...... Michael Davis vs. Ole Miss, 1993 (40) Scored 10+ points kicking:...... Adam Carlson vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2008 (10) ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Arkansas, 1998 (5) Rushed 35+ times:...... James Johnson vs. Alabama, 1998 (36) Kicked five+ field goals: ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Arkansas, 1998 (5) Rushed 30+ times:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Kentucky, 2009 (33) Kicked four+ field goals: ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Memphis, 1997 (51, 53) Rushed 25+ times: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Kentucky, 2009 (33) Kicked two field goals of 50+ yards: ...... Brent Smith vs. Tennessee, 2002 (53) Rushed for 250+ yards:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Kentucky, 2009 (252) Kicked one field goal of 50+ yards: Rushed for 200+ yards:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Kentucky, 2009 (252) Kicked a punt of 70+ yards:...... Blake McAdams vs. Kentucky, 2008 (72) Rushed for 175+ yards:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Arkansas, 2009 (176) Kicked a punt of 60+ yards:...... Blake McAdams vs. Kentucky, 2008 (72) ...... Blake McAdams vs. Ole Miss, 2008 (12) Rushed for 150+ yards:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Arkansas, 2009 (176) Punted 10+ times ...... Leon Berry vs. Florida, 2009 (184, 7 ret.) Rushed for 125+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon and Chris Relf vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (133 and 131) Totaled 175+ kick : ...... Leon Berry vs. Florida, 2009 (184, 7 ret.) Rushed for 100+ yards:...... Anthony Dixon and Chris Relf vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (133 and 131) Totaled 150+ kick return yards: ...... Chad Bumphis vs. Alabama, 2009 (114, 4 ret.) Rushed for 100+ yards (quarterback):...... Chris Relf vs. Ole Miss, 2009 (131) Totaled 100+ kick return yards: ...... Leon Berry vs. Vanderbilt, 2009 (53, 4 ret.) Rushed for four+ touchdowns:...... James Johnson vs. Central Florida, 1997 (4) Totaled 50+ punt return yards: Rushed for three+ touchdowns:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 (3) Rushed for two+ touchdowns: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Memphis, 2010 (2) Had a run of 80+ yards: ...... James Johnson vs. Alabama, 1997 (83) Had a run of 70+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Akansas, 2009 (70) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Akansas, 2009 (70) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Memphis, 2010 (51)

PASSING Passed for 450+ yards: ...... Derrick Taite vs. Tulane, 1994 (466) Passed for 400+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Passed for 300+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Passed for 200+ yards: ...... Tyler Russell vs. Memphis, 2010 (256) Attempted 45+ passes:...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (51) Attempted 35+ passes:...... Tyson Lee vs. LSU, 2009 (38) Completed 20+ passes: ...... Tyson Lee vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 (20) Threw four+ touchdown passes:...... Tyler Russell vs. Memphis, 2010 (4) Threw three+ touchdown passes: ...... Tyler Russell vs. Memphis, 2010 (4) Threw five+ interceptions:...... vs. LSU, 2007 (6) Threw four+ interceptions:...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Threw three+ interceptions:...... Tyson Lee vs. Florida, 2009 (3) Completed pass for 90+ yards: ...... Kevin Fant to Terrell Grindle vs. Kentucky, 2002 (91) Completed pass for 80+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Completed pass for 70+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Completed pass for 60+ yards: ...... Tyson Lee to O’Neal Wilder vs. Kentucky, 2009 (67) Completed pass for 50+ yards: ...... Tyler Russell to Chad Bumphis vs. Memphis, 2010 (57)

RECEIVING Caught 15+ passes:...... Eric Moulds vs. Tennessee, 1995 (15) Caught 10+ passes: ...... Brandon McRae vs. Georgia Tech, 2008 (10) Caught seven+ passes: ...... Arnil Stallworth vs. Kentucky, 2008 (8) Had 200+ yards receiving:...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (208) Had 175+ yards receiving:...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (208) Had 150+ yards receiving:...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (208) Had 100+ yards receiving: ...... Chad Bumphis & Brandon Heavens vs. Memphis, 2010 (100 & 112) Caught three+ TD passes:...... Sammy Milner vs. Florida, 1969 (3) Caught two+ TD passes:...... Chad Bumphis & Brandon Heavens vs. Memphis, 2010 (2)

TOTALFFENSE O Had 450+ yards total offense: ...... Derrick Taite vs. Tulane, 1994 (468) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (441) Had 350 yards+ total offense: ...... Tyson Lee vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 (366) Had 300 yards+ total offense: ...... Tyson Lee vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 (366) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing:...... vs. BYU, 2000 (104r/150p)

SCORING Accounted for four+ touchdowns:...... Tyler Russell vs. Memphis, 2010 (4 pass) Accounted for three+ touchdowns:...... Tyler Russell vs. Memphis, 2010 (4 pass) Scored four+ touchdowns:...... Jerious Norwood vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (3 rush, 1 rec.) Scored three+ touchdowns:...... Anthony Dixon vs. Arkansas, 2008 (2 rec., 1 rush) Scored two+ touchdowns: ...... Vick Ballard, Chad Bumphis & Brandon Heavens vs. Memphis, 2010 (2 apiece) Scored two+ non-offensive TDs:...... Johnthan Banks (2 IR) vs. Florida, 2009

DEFENSE Intercepted three+ passes:...... Jeramie Johnson vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (3) Intercepted two+ passes:...... Maurice Langston vs. Memphis, 2010 (2) Recovered three+ fumbles:...... Chris Correro vs. Memphis State, 1987 (3) Recovered two+ fumbles:...... Kamau Jackson vs. Tennessee, 2002 (2) Forced two+ fumbles:...... Demario Bobo vs. Gardner-Webb, 2007 (2) Recorded five+ sacks:...... Greg Favors vs. Ole Miss, 1996 (5.5) Recorded three+ sacks:...... Willie Evans vs. Tulane, 2005 (3.0) Recorded two+ sacks:...... K.J. Wright vs. Arkansas, 2008 (2.0) Recorded five+ tackles for loss:...... Deljuan Robinson vs. Auburn, 2006 (5.0) Recorded 20+ tackles:...... Mario Haggan vs. Arkansas, 2000 (20) Recorded 10+ tackles: ...... Chris White (11), K.J. Wright (10), vs. Auburn, 2010 Recorded 10+ tackles in back-to-back games:...... Jamar Chaney vs. Florida & Kentucky (2009) 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

THEAST L TIME AN OPPONENT... SPECIALEAMS T RUSHING Returned a punt for a TD: ...... LSU, 2009 (Chad Jones - 93) Had 400+ yards rushing: ...... Georgia Tech, 2008 (438) Returned a blocked punt for a TD:...... Florida, 2005 (Terrence Holmes) Had 300+ yards rushing:...... Auburn, 2009 (390) Returned a kickoff for a TD:...... Arkansas, 2006 (Darren McFadden - 92) Had 200+ yards rushing:...... Alabama, 2009 (252) Punted 10+ times: ...... Vanderbilt, 2009 (11) Had 70+ rushing attempts:...... Oklahoma State, 1998 (71) Did not punt:...... LSU, 2004 Had 60+ rushing attempts:...... Ole Miss, 2004 (62) Missed a kicking PAT:...... Louisiana Tech, 2008 Had 50+ rushing attempts:...... Georgia Tech, 2009 (54) Missed two kicking PATs:...... Tulane, 2006 Had six+ rushing TDs:...... Auburn, 2003 (6) Blocked a field goal:...... Georgia Tech, 2008 Had four+ rushing TDs:...... Georgia Tech, 2009 (4) Blocked a punt:...... Florida, 2009 Had two players with 100 yds rushing:...... Auburn, 2009 (B. Tate 147 & O. McCalebb 114) MISCELLANEOUS PASSING Had 30+ first downs:...... Houston, 2009 (31) Had 400+ yards passing:...... Houston, 2009 (434) Had 10+ penalties:...... Jackson State, 2009 (15) Had 300+ yards passing:...... Arkansas, 2009 (313) Had 100+ yards in penalties: ...... West Virginia, 2006 (132) Had 200+ yards passing: ...... Ole Miss, 2009 (295) Had 35 minutes+ of possession time:...... Georgia Tech, 2009 (36:03) Had 60+ pass attempts:...... Memphis, 2003 (61) Had two 100-yard rushers and one 100-yard receiver:...... Had 50+ pass attempts:...... Houston, 2009 (52) ...... Auburn, 2009 (B. Tate 157 rush, O. McCalebb 114 rush, D. Adams 116 rec.) Had 40+ pass attempts:...... Houston, 2009 (52) Had one 100-yard rusher and one 100-yard receiver: ...... Had 30+ pass attempts:...... Memphis, 2010 (32) ...... Auburn, 2009 (B. Tate 157 rush, O. McCalebb 114 rush, D. Adams 116 rec.) Had 40+ pass completions:...... Kentucky, 1997 (40) Had 30+ pass completions:...... Ole Miss, 2009 (30) THEAST L TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... Had 25+ pass completions: ...... Ole Miss, 2009 (30) INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Had 20+ pass completions: ...... Memphis, 2010 (20) Rushed 40+ times:...... Deuce McAllister (Ole Miss), 1998 (40) Had five+ passing TDs:...... Arkansas, 2009 (5) Rushed 35+ times:...... Kevin Smith (UCF), 2004 (35) Had four+ passing TDs:...... Arkansas, 2009 (5) Rushed for 200+ yards:...... Kenneth Darby (Alabama), 2004 (200) Had three+ passing TDs: ...... Arkansas, 2009 (5) Rushed for 175+ yards:...... Steve Slaton (West Virginia), 2006 (185) Rushed for 150+ yards:...... Ben Tate (Auburn), 2009 (157) RECEIVING Rushed for 125+ yards:...... Mark Ingram 149 (Alabama), 2009 Had two players with 100 yards receiving in a game:...... Rushed for 100+ yards:...... Mark Ingram 149 (Alabama), 2009 ...... Tulane, 2003 (Roydell Williams 114 & Chris Bush 107) Rushed for five+ touchdowns:...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6) Had four+ players catch five+ passes:...... Houston, 2009 (4) Rushed for four+ touchdowns:...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6) Had three+ players catch five+ passes:...... Houston, 2009 (4) Had a run of 80+ yards: ...... Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech), 2008 (88) Had 12+ players catch a pass...... Georgia, 2005 (12) Had a run of 70+ yards: ...... Mark Ingram (Alabama), 2009 (70) Had eight+ different receivers catch a pass...... Memphis, 2010 (10) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Mark Ingram (Alabama), 2009 (70) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Mark Ingram (Alabama), 2009 (70) TOTALFFENSE O Had 650+ yards total offense: ...... South Carolina, 1995 (652) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Had 600+ yards total offense: ...... Florida, 2001 (640) Passed for 450+ yards: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (473) Had 550+ yards total offense: ...... Houston, 2009 (553) Passed for 400+ yards: ...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (434) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... Houston, 2009 (553) Passed for 300+ yards: ...... (Arkansas), 2009 (313) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Alabama, 2009 (444) Attempted 60+ passes:...... Danny Wimprine (Memphis), 2003 (60) Had 80+ plays total offense:...... Auburn, 2009 (83) Attempted 50+ passes:...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (434) Had 75+ plays total offense:...... Houston, 2009 (553) Completed 30+ passes: ...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (39) Completed 20+ passes: ...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (39) THEAST L TIME AN OPPONENT... Threw five+ touchdown passes:...... Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), 2009 (5) SCORING Threw four+ touchdown passes:...... Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), 2009 (5) Scored 60+ points:...... South Carolina, 1995 (65) Completed a pass for 80+ yards:...... Nathan Dick to Lucas Miller (Alabama), 2003 (87) Scored 50+ points:...... LSU, 2004 (51) Completed a pass for 70+ yards:...... Jevan Snead to Mike Wallace (Ole Miss), 2008 (72) Scored 40+ points:...... Arkansas, 2009 (42) Scored 30+ points: ...... Arkansas, 2009 (42) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Scored a two-point conversion rushing: ...... Auburn, 2004 Caught 10+ passes: ...... James Cleveland (Arkansas), 2009 (11) Scored a two-point conversion passing:...... Troy State, 2002 Caught seven+ passes:...... Cleveland, Carrier, Sims (Houston), 2009 (11,7,7) Failed on a two-point conversion attempt...... Middle Tennessee, 2008 Had 150+ yards receiving: ...... Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech), 2009 (174) Had 100+ yards receiving:...... Cobi Hamilton (Arkansas), 2009 (131) TURNOVERS Caught three+ TD passes:...... Chris Hannon (Tennessee), 2003 (3) Had five+ fumbles:...... LSU, 2004 (5) Caught two+ TD passes:...... Hamilton, Cobi (Houston), 2009 (2) Had four+ fumbles lost:...... LSU, 2004 (4) Committed five+ turnovers:...... Jackson State, 2009 (5) INDIVIDUAL TOTAL OFFENSE Did not commit a turnover: ...... Alabama, 2009 Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (512) Intercepted five+ MSU passes: ...... LSU, 2007 (6) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (447) Intercepted four+ MSU passes: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (4) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing:...... Terrence Jones (Tulane, 1986), (119r/221p) Intercepted three+ MSU passes: ...... Alabama, 2009 (3) Returned an interception for a TD: ...... Florida, 2009 (Dustin Doe - 23) INDIVIDUAL SCORING Returned a fumble for a TD:...... Georgia Tech, 2009 (Jerrard Tarrant- 40) Accounted for six+ touchdowns:...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6 rush) Accounted for five+ touchdowns: ...... Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), 2009 (5 pass) DEFENSE Accounted for four+ touchdowns:...... Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), 2009 (5 pass) Held MSU to 10 or fewer first downs: ...... Ole Miss, 2008 (10) Scored four+ touchdowns:...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6 rush) Recorded 10+ sacks:...... Ole Miss, 2008 (11) Scored three+ touchdowns:...... Kodi Burns (Auburn), 2009 (3 rush) Recorded seven+ sacks:...... Ole Miss, 2008 (11) Scored a safety:...... Alabama, 2008 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Scored two safeties:...... Florida, 2005 Intercepted three+ passes:...... (LSU), 2007 (3) Held MSU to 25 or fewer yards rushing:...... Ole Miss, 2008 (-51) Intercepted two+ passes:...... (Alabama), 2009 (2) Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards passing: ...... Ole Miss, 2009 (95) Recorded three+ sacks:...... (Arkansas), 2009 (3, 22) Held MSU to 50 or fewer yards passing: ...... Arkansas, 2009 (49) Recorded two+ sacks:...... Jake Bequette (Arkansas), 2009 (3, 22) Held MSU to 300 or less yards total offense: ...... Auburn, 2010 (246) Held MSU to 200 or less yards total offense: ...... Ole Miss, 2008 (37) SPECIALEAMS T Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards both rushing & passing:...... Ole Miss, 2008 (-51r/88p) Scored 10+ points kicking:...... (Florida), 2009 (11) Kicked five+ field goals:...... Doug Pelfrey (Kentucky), 1992 (5) Kicked four field goals:...... Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), 2007 (4) 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

2010SU M GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR MEMPHIS Sanders Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawrence Green Relf Elliott Heavens Berry AUBURN Clark Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawerence Hanrahan (FB) Relf Elliott Bumphis Berry at LSU GEORGIA ALCORN STATE at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

DEFENSE E DT DT E SLB MLB WLB LC SS FS RC MEMPHIS McPhee Boyd Cox McKenzie Gatling White Wright Banks Mitchell Whitley Broomfield AUBURN McPhee Boyd Jones Bell Gatling White Wright Banks Mitchell Whitley Broomfield at LSU GEORGIA ALCORN STATE at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

2010SU M CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE DEFENSE LT WR DE SAFETY Sherrod - 24 Bumphis - 7 McPhee - 14 Mitchell - 14 Melichar - 2 Berry - 5 Ferguson - 9 Smith - 7 Heavens - 2 McKenzie - 1 Banks - 7 LG Smith - 2 Bell - 1 Whitley - 2 Saulsberry - 12 Sanders - 1 Cox - 1 Bonner - 2 Jackson - 2 Clark - 1 DT Broomfield - 1 Brignone - 1 RB Boyd - 5 CORNER C Elliott - 2 Cox - 4 Langston - 5 Brignone - 24 FB Jones - 1 Anderson - 5 Looney - 1 Hanrahan - 2 OLB Broomfield - 4 RG Hemphill - 1 Wright - 24 Banks - 2 Saulsberry - 2 QB White - 12 Watson - 1 RT Relf - 2 Gatling - 2 Lawrence - 14 MLB Jenkins - 12 White - 2 Saulsberry - 12 Jones - 1 2010 starts in BOLD TE Green - 9 Cook - 3 Wilbanks - 2

9/4 9/9 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/13 11/20 11/27 9/4 9/9 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/13 11/20 11/27 No. Name GP GS MEM AU LSU UGA ASU UH UF UAB UK UA AR UM No. Name GP GS MEM AU LSU UGA ASU UH UF UAB UK UA AR UM 1 Chad Bumphis 2 1 X WR 49 Krisjon Wilkerson 0 0 - - 2 Robert Elliott 2 2 RB RB 50 Chris White 2 2 MLB MLB 3 Brandon Heavens 2 1 WR X 51 Deontae Skinner 1 0 X - 4 Charles Mitchell 2 2 SS SS 52 Ferlando Bohanna 0 0 - - 5 Nikoe Whitley 2 2 FS FS 53 Mark Lynn 0 0 - - 6 Dylan Favre 0 0 - - 54 Trevor Stigers 1 0 X - 7 Wade Bonner 2 0 X X 55 Quentin Saulsberry 2 2 RG RG 8 Chris Smith 1 0 - X 56 Corvell Harrison-Gay 0 0 - - 9 Leon Berry 2 2 WR WR 57 Johnathan McKenzie 2 1 DE X 10 Cameron Lawrence 2 0 X X 58 Brandon Wilson 2 0 X X 11 Ricco Sanders 2 1 WR X 59 Archie Muniz 0 0 - - 12 Dennis Thames 2 0 X X 60 Devin Jones 2 1 X DT 13 Johnthan Banks 2 2 LCB LCB 61 Gabe Jackson 2 2 LG LG 14 Chris Relf 2 2 QB QB 62 Addison Lawrence 2 2 RT RT 15 Maurice Langston 2 0 X X 63 Dillon Day 0 0 - - 16 Brantley Adams 0 0 - 64 Eric Lawson 0 0 - - 17 Tyler Russell 2 0 X X 64 Mark Lynn 0 0 - - 18 Brandon Hill 0 0 - - 65 Joshua Jackson 0 0 - - 19 Arceto Clark 2 1 X WR 65 Ben Beckwith 0 0 - - 20 Louis Watson 2 0 X X 66 D.J. Looney 0 0 - - 22 Matthew Wells 0 0 - - 67 Tobias Smith 2 0 X X 23 Sylvester Hemphill 2 0 X X 68 Templeton Hardy 1 0 X - 24 Jamerson Love 0 0 - - 69 Reggie Odom 2 0 X X 25 Corey Broomfield 2 2 RCB RCB 70 J.C. Brignone 2 2 C C 26 Damein Anderson 2 0 X X 71 Sam Watts 2 0 X X 27 LaDarius Perkins 2 0 X X 72 John McMillan 2 0 X X 28 Vick Ballard 2 0 X X 73 Paul Thompson 0 0 - - 29 Nick Griffin 0 0 - - 74 Mark Melichar 2 0 X X 30 Jay Hughes 0 0 - - 75 Blaine Clausell 0 0 - - 31 Sam Williams 1 0 X - 76 Phillip Freeman 2 0 X X 32 Marcus Green 2 1 TE X 77 Sam Latham 0 0 - - 33 Jamie Jones 2 0 X X 78 Damien Robinson 0 0 - -

34 K.J. Wright 2 2 WLB WLB 79 Derek Sherrod 2 2 LT LT 2010 MISSISSIPPISTATEFOOTBALLNOTES•GAME3ATLSU 35 Patrick Hanrahan 2 1 X FB 80 Malcolm Johnson 0 0 - - 36 Nick Bell 2 1 X DE 81 Robert Johnson 0 0 - - 37 Sean Brauchle 2 2 K K 82 Thomas Webb 0 0 - - 38 Heath Hutchens 2 2 P P 83 Charles Bailey 1 0 X - 39 Baker Swedenburg 0 0 - - 84 Reed Gordon 0 0 - - 39 Dane Leake 0 0 - - 85 Brandon Henderson 2 0 X X 40 Derek DePasquale 1 0 X - 86 Michael Carr 1 0 X - 40 William Berg 0 0 - - 87 Kenneth Baldridge 0 0 - - 41 Marvin Bure 2 0 X X 88 Kendrick Cook 1 0 X - 42 Zach Smith 2 0 X X 89 Allen Tolbert 0 0 - - 43 Asian Ruff 0 0 - - 90 Pernell McPhee 2 2 DE DE 43 William Shumpert 0 0 - - 91 Rodney Prince 0 0 - - 44 Christian Holmes 0 0 - - 92 Kaleb Eulls 0 0 - - 44 Ivan Muniz 0 0 - - 93 Jeffrey Howie 1 0 X - 45 Michael Hunt 1 0 - X 94 Fletcher Cox 2 1 DT X 45 Adrian Marcus 2 0 X X 95 James Carmon 2 0 X X 46 Aaron Feld 2 0 X X 96 Shane McCardell 0 0 - - 47 Chris Cameron 2 0 X X 97 Josh Boyd 2 2 DT DT 48 Emmanuel Gatling 2 2 SLB SLB 98 Curtis Virges 0 0 - - 48 Randy Moulds 0 0 - - 99 Sean Ferguson 2 0 X X 49 Chris Hughes 2 0 X X

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CAREER GAMES 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCORING DRIVES / PLAYS PLAYED & STARTS LISTING Career 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 No. Name GP (CGP) S (CS) GP-S GP-S GP-S GP-S GP-S Q P-YD TOP SCORE 46 Aaron Feld 38 (16) — 2-0 12-0 11-0 13-0 — MEMPHIS 70 J.C. Brignone 37 (34) 26 (26) 2-2 12-12 12-12 11-0 — 1 3-68 :56 Berry 55 pass from Relf 34 K.J. Wright 36 (36) 24 (6) 2-2 12-10 12-12 10-0 — 1 7-91 2:42 Heavens 20 pass from Russell 79 Derek Sherrod 35 (24) 24 (24) 2-2 12-12 10-10 11-0 — 2 5-71 2:21 Ballard 51 run 42 Zach Smith 31 (2) 7 (0) 2-0 5-5 12-2 11-0 — 3 8-75 2:30 Heavens 27 pass from Russell 48 Emmanuel Gatling 27 (26) 2 (2) 2-2 12-0 12-0 1-0 — 3 3-20 1:18 Ballard 1 run 55 Quentin Saulsberry 26 (26) 26 (26) 2-2 12-12 12-12 — — 3 1-72 :20 Bumphis 57 pass from Russell 99 Sean Ferguson 26 (26) 9 (0) 2-0 12-4 12-5 — — 4 9-61 4:00 Bumphis 25 pass from Russell 4 Charles Mitchell 26 (26) 14 (14) 2-2 12-12 12-0 — — AUBURN 33 Jamie Jones 25 (8) 1 (0) 2-0 11-0 12-1 — — 1 3-20 1:27 G. Jackson 0 fumble recovery 26 Damein Anderson 24 (3) 5 (0) 2-0 11-5 11-0 — — 3 12-63 5:57 Ballard 1 run 7 Wade Bonner 24 (5) 2 (0) 2-0 10-2 12-0 — — 74 Mark Melichar 24 (14) 2 (0) 2-0 12-0 2-2 8-0 — 62 Addison Lawrence 23 (14) 14 (14) 2-2 12-12 9-0 — — 88 Kendrick Cook 19 (0) 3 (0) 1-0 10-1 8-2 — — 85 Brandon Henderson 19 (5) — 2-0 4-0 12-0 1-0 — 2 Robert Elliott 18 (14) 2 (2) 2-2 12-0 4-0 — — 32 Marcus Green 16 (14) 8 (0) 2-1 12-6 2-1 — — 72 John McMillian 15 (14) — 2-0 12-0 1-0 — — 69 Reggie Odom 14 (3) — 2-0 10-0 2-0 — — 14 Chris Relf 14 (7) 2 (2) 2-2 10-0 2-0 — — 1 Chad Bumphis 14 (14) 7 (1) 2-1 12-6 — — — 23 Sylvester Hemphill 14 (14) 1 (0) 2-0 12-1 — — — 50 Chris White 14 (14) 14 (14) 2-2 12-12 — — — 90 Pernell McPhee 14 (14) 14 (14) 2-2 12-12 — — — 38 Heath Hutchins 14 (14) 14 (14) 2-2 12-12 — — — 3 Brandon Heavens 14 (14) 2 (0) 2-1 12-1 — — — 9 Leon Berry 14 (14) 5 (2) 2-2 12-3 — — — 10 Cameron Lawrence 14 (14) — 2-0 12-0 — — — 13 Johnthan Banks 14 (14) 9 (9) 2-2 12-7 — — — 25 Corey Broomfield 14 (14) 5 (3) 2-2 12-3 — — — 35 Patrick Hanrahan 14 (14) 2 (0) 2-1 12-1 — — — 36 Nick Bell 14 (14) 4 (0) 2-1 12-2 — — — 47 Chris Cameron 14 (14) — 2-0 12-0 — — — 60 Devin Jones 14 (14) 1 (1) 2-1 12-0 — — — 94 Fletcher Cox 14 (14) 6 (0) 2-1 12-4 — — — 97 Josh Boyd 14 (14) 5 (2) 2-2 12-3 — — — 76 Phillip Freeman 14 (7) — 2-0 12-0 — — — 8 Chris Smith 11 (1) 3 (0) 1-0 10-2 — — — 20 Louis Watson 11 (2) 1 (0) 2-0 9-1 — — — 40 Derek DePasquale 10 (0) 7 (0) 1-0 9-7 — — — 15 Maurice Langston 10 (10) 5 (0) 2-0 8-5 — — — 82 Thomas Webb 10 (0) — — 10-0 — — — 91 Rodney Prince 8 (0) — — 1-0 — 7-0 — 54 Trevor Stigers 7 (0) — 1-0 6-0 — — — 66 D. J. Looney 7 (0) 1 (0) — 3-0 4-1 — — 96 Shane McCardell 7 (0) — — 7-0 — — — 37 Sean Brauchle 7 (2) 7 (2) 2-2 5-5 — — — 65 Joshua Jackson 6 (0) — — 1-0 5-0 — — 89 Arceto Clark 7 (2) 1 (0) 2-1 — 5-0 — — 58 Brandon Wilson 8 (2) — 2-0 6-0 — — — 45 Michael Hunt 6 (1) — 1-0 5-0 — — — 41 Marvin Bure 6 (2) — 2-0 4-0 — — — 67 Tobias Smith 5 (2) — 2-0 3-0 — — — 11 Ricco Sanders 2 (2) 1 (0) 2-1 — — — — 61 Gabe Jackson 2 (2) 2 (2) 2-2 — — — — 57 Jonathan McKenzie 2 (2) 1 (0) 2-1 — — — — 5 Nickoe Whitley 2 (2) 2 (2) 2-2 — — — — 12 Dennis Thames 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 17 Tyler Russell 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 27 LaDarius Perkins 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 28 Vick Ballard 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 95 James Carmon 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 49 Chris Hughes 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 71 Sam Watts 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 68 Templeton Hardy 2 (0) — 1-0 1-0 — — — 83 Charles Bailey 2 (0) — 1-0 1-0 — — — 43 Adrian Marcus 2 (2) — 2-0 — — — — 31 Sam Williams 1 (0) — 1-0 — — — — 51 Deontae Skinner 1 (0) — 1-0 — — — — 86 Michael Carr 1 (0) — 1-0 — — — — 93 Jeffrey Howie 1 (0) — 1-0 — — — —

GP - games played CGP - consecutive games played S - starts CS - consecutive starts 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

TEAMAME G BY GAME STATISTICS 1st Downs Rushing Passing Tot. Off. Punts Fumbles Penalties 3rd Time of Game Score Tot Ru-Pa-Pe No-Yds-TD C-A-I Yds TD Pl-Yds No-Yds F-L No-Yds Dns Poss. Memphis 7 9 3-5-1 21-41-0 20-32-2 196 1 53-237 9-438 0-0 8-88 2-15 28:44 Mississippi State 49 28 9-16-3 41-197-2 20-25-1 372 5 66-569 4-158 1-0 3-30 5-10 31:16 Auburn 17 21 14-7-0 46-190-0 12-21-1 158 2 67-348 4-157 2-1 4-35 6-14 31:48 Mississippi State 14 16 7-8-1 33-117-2 16-35-1 143 0 68-246 7-291 2-1 2-25 5-15 28:12 Mississippi State LSU Georgia Mississippi State Alcorn State Mississippi State Mississippi State Houston Mississippi State Florida UAB Mississippi State Kentucky Mississippi State Mississippi State Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State Mississippi State Ole Miss

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATISTICS KICKOFFS INHEED T R ZONE (20 YARDS AND IN)* Touchbacks - 0 (0/10, 0.0%) MSU SCORES/RED ZONE ENTRIES - 4-4 (100.0%) Opp. Returns - 10, 248 yards (Avg. Return — 24.8) Scores - 4 Fair Catches - 0 • Out of Bounds - 0 Touchdowns - 4 (Passing - 1, Rushing - 3), Field Goals - 0 Onside Kicks - 1 (1 recovered) Non-Scores - 0 Missed Field Goals - 0, Loss of Downs - 0, Punts - 0 Turnovers - 0 (Fumbles - 0, Interceptions - 0, Blocked Field Goal - 0) CONVERSIONS End of half - 0; End of game - 0 3RDOWN D CONVERSIONS (BY QUARTER) 1 2 3 4 OT Total OPPONENT SCORES/RED ZONE ENTRIES - 2-3 (66.7%) MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-6 1-5 3-6 3-8 – 10-25 Scores - 2 Pct. .500 .200 .500 .375 – .400 Touchdowns - 1 (Passing - 1, Rushing - 0), Field Goals - 1 Opponents 1-8 2-7 3-8 2-6 – 8-29 Non-Scores - 1 Pct. .125 .286 .375 .333 – .276 Missed Field Goals - 0, Loss of Downs - 0, Punts - 0 Turnovers - 0 (Fumbles - 0, Interceptions - 0, Blocked Field Goal - 1) 3RDOWN D CONVERSIONS (BY DISTANCE) End of half - 0; End of game - 0 3rd and: 1-3 4-6 7-10 11+ Total * - Offensive series only; does not include overtimes MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-7 4-4 2-9 1-5 10-25 Pct. .429 1.000 .222 .200 .400 TURNOVERS Opponents 3-9 2-5 2-6 1-9 8-29 Takeaways - 4 Pct. .300 .400 .333 .111 .276 Giveaways - 3 Difference - (+1) 4THOWN D CONVERSIONS (BY QUARTER) Ratio Per Game: +0.5 1 2 3 4 OT Total Points Off TOs - MSU 14 (2 TD, 0 FG, 2 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) MISSISSIPPI STATE 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 – 1-2 Opp. 10 (1 TD, 1 FG, 1 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) Pct. .000 .000 .000 .500 – .500 Points Off TOs/Game - MSU 7.0, Opp. 5.0 Opponents 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 – 1-1 Pct. 1.000 .000 .000 .000 – 1.000 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME STATISTICS 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

RUSHING Att.-Yds.-TD #1 Bumphis #2 Elliott #14 Relf #27 Perkins #28 Ballard #35 Hanrahan #45 Marcus MEMPHIS 0-0-0 11-39-0 7-20-0 8-57-0 7-60-2 0-0-0 6-24-0 AUBURN 3-27-0 4-14-0 14-26-0 3-10-0 5-13-1 3-21-0 0-0-0 at LSU GEORGIA ALCORN STATE at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

RECEIVING Rec.-Yds.-TD #1 Bumphis #3 Heavens #8 Smith #9 Berry #19 Clark #32 Green #85 Henderson MEMPHIS 4-100-2 5-112-2 DNP 5-91-1 2-19-0 2-25-0 2-25-0 AUBURN 5-34-0 2-6-0 2-21-0 0-0-0 2-28-0 1-11-0 1-0-0 at LSU GEORGIA ALCORN STATE at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

PASSING FIELD GOALS PUNTING

Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD #14 Relf #17 Russell Made, Missed #37 Brauchle #40 DePasquale No.-Avg.-In 20 #38 Hutchins MEMPHIS 7-9-1-116-1 13-16-0-256-4 MEMPHIS 38 — MEMPHIS 4-39.5-2 AUBURN 12-25-0-110-0 4-9-1-19-0 AUBURN — — AUBURN 7-41.6-3 at LSU at LSU at LSU GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA ALCORN STATE ALCORN STATE ALCORN STATE at Houston at Houston at Houston at Florida at Florida at Florida UAB UAB UAB KENTUCKY KENTUCKY KENTUCKY at Alabama at Alabama at Alabama ARKANSAS ARKANSAS ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Ole Miss at Ole Miss

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES TT-UT-AT-TFL-Sck. #4 Mitchell #5 Whitley #15 Langston #26 Anderson #34 Wright #50 White #60 Jones #90 McPhee #94 Cox #97 Boyd MEMPHIS 9-6-3-0-0 3-2-1-0-0 1-1-0-0-0 4-3-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0 6-4-2-2.5-0 3-1-2-1.0-1.0 3-2-1-0.5-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 AUBURN 5-3-2-0-0 6-4-2-0-0 2-0-2-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 10-6-4-0-0 11-6-5-1.0-0 0-0-0-0-0 6-2-4-1.5-0 5-3-2-1.0-1.0 1-0-1-0.5-0 at LSU GEORGIA ALCORN STATE at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yards Type Player(s)...... Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD *57 Pass Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 100+ 0 0 *55 Pass Leon Berry from Chris Relf...... Memphis 90-99 0 0 *51 Rush Vick Ballard...... Memphis 80-89 0 0 35 PR Chad Bumphis...... Memphis 70-79 0 0 31 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn 60-69 0 0 28 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 50-59 3 3 *27 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 40-49 0 0 26 KR L. Perkins...... Memphis 30-39 2 0 *25 Pass Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 20-29 12 3 25 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn 23 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 23 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn 22 KR Leon Berry...... Memphis 22 Pass Vick Ballard from Chris Relf...... Auburn 21 Pass Arceto Clark from Chris Relf...... Auburn Long Plays By Type No. TD *20 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 100+ 0 0 20 PR Chad Bumphis...... Memphis 90-99 0 0 80-89 0 0 * touchdown scored on play 70-79 0 0 60-69 0 0 50-59 3 3 40-49 0 0 30-39 2 0 20-29 12 3

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Leon Berry 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 Brandon Heavens 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 Chad Bumphis 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 Vick Ballard 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 L. Perkins 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Arceto Clark 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 17 6 1 9 5 2 0 0

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR RUSHING 51 Vick Ballard vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN 51 Vick Ballard vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

PASSING 57 Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

PASSINGOUCHDOWN T 57 Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

PUNTETURN R 35 Chad Bumphis vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

KICKETURN R 31 Leon Berry vs Auburn (9/9/2010)

INTERCEPTION RETURN 13 Maurice Langston vs Memphis (9/4/2010)

FUMBLEETURN R - PUNT 53 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (9/9/2010)

FIELD GOAL - 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

MEMPHIS GAME - OFFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 2 5 :35 Interception 3 68 :56 *TOUCHDOWN 7 91 2:42 *TOUCHDOWN 3 2 1:35 Punt 8 66 3:59 Missed FG 5 9 2:30 Punt 5 71 2:21 *TOUCHDOWN 1 -2 :17 End of Half 8 75 2:30 *TOUCHDOWN 3 20 1:18 *TOUCHDOWN 1 72 :20 *TOUCHDOWN 6 37 :20 Punt 9 61 4:00 *TOUCHDOWN 4 19 3:18 Punt 2 5 1:25 End of Game

AUBURN GAME - OFFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 8 38 3:21 Punt 3 -13 1:56 Punt 3 20 1:27 *TOUCHDOWN ** 9 29 4:05 Interception 4 31 1:04 Fumble 5 20 2:03 Punt 12 63 5:57 *TOUCHDOWN 3 0 0:27 Punt 3 9 1:27 Punt 3 0 1:05 Punt 5 25 2:51 Punt 10 39 1:57 Downs

Drives quarterbacked by Chris Relf Drives quarterbacked by Tyler Russell ** Relf began drive, Russell entered at end of quarter 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3 AT LSU

MEMPHIS DRIVES - DEFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 3 8 1:50 Punt 4 8 1:35 Missed FG 3 7 1:06 Punt 4 8 1:51 Punt 3 0 2:07 Punt 5 35 2:08 Interception 4 20 2:35 Punt 5 31 1:32 Missed FG 3 6 1:13 Interception 3 3 2:19 Punt 3 4 1:03 Punt 3 0 2:12 Punt 4 24 2:36 Punt 8 68 3:39 *TOUCHDOWN

AUBURN GAME - DEFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 8 68 3:38 *TOUCHDOWN 3 5 2:00 Punt 0 0 0:00 Fumble 3 13 0:54 Interception 8 50 3:44 TOUCHDOWN 7 28 2:56 FIELD GOAL 9 46 2:18 Half 12 36 6:16 Punt 6 19 3:06 Punt 4 8 2:13 Punt 8 57 4:11 Missed FG 1 -2 0:22 Game

2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Results (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 1-0 0-0 3:00 56032 * Sep 09, 2010 #21 AUBURN L 14-17 1-1 0-1 3:10 54806 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

Team Statistics MS OPP SCORING 63 24 Points Per Game 31.5 12.0 FIRST DOWNS 44 30 R u s h i n g 16 17 P a s s i n g2412 P e n a l t y 4 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 314 231 Yards gained rushing 361 292 Yards lost rushing 47 61 Rushing Attempts 74 67 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.4 Average Per Game 157.0 115.5 TDs Rushing 4 0 PASSING YARDAGE 501 354 C o m p - A t t - I n t 36-60-2 32-53-3 Average Per Pass 8.4 6.7 Average Per Catch 13.9 11.1 Average Per Game 250.5 177.0 TDs Passing 5 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 815 585 Total Plays 134 120 Average Per Play 6.1 4.9 Average Per Game 407.5 292.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 6-138 10-248 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-53 3-12 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-15 2-9 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 24.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.6 4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 4.5 FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 5-55 12-123 Average Per Game 27.5 61.5 PUNTS-Yards 11-449 13-595 Average Per Punt 40.8 45.8 Net punt average 39.7 40.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 4 4 3 0 : 1 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 10/25 8/29 3rd-Down Pct 40% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 1/1 4th-Down Pct 50% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 3-25 4-22 MISC YARDS -20 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 9 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 1-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (2-3) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-4) 100% (1-3) 33% PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-9) 100% (3-3) 100% ATTENDANCE 110838 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/55419 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mississippi State 21 7 28 7 0 63 Opponents 7 10 0 7 0 24 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Vick Ballard 2 12 74 1 73 6.1 3 51 36.5 Chad Bumphis 5 53 10.6 0 35 L. Perkins 2 11 70 3 67 6.1 0 19 33.5 Total 5 53 10.6 0 35 Robert Elliott 2 15 56 3 53 3.5 0 12 26.5 Opponents 3 12 4.0 0 11 Chris Relf 2 21 83 37 46 2.2 0 19 23.0 Chad Bumphis 2 3 27 0 27 9.0 0 16 13.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Adrian Marcus 2 6 24 0 24 4.0 0 17 12.0 M. Langston 2 15 7.5 0 13 P. Hanrahan 2 3 21 0 21 7.0 0 13 10.5 Nickoe Whitley 1 0 0.0 0 0 S. Hemphill 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Total 3 15 5.0 0 13 Gabe Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Opponents 2 9 4.5 0 10 Tyler Russell 2 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 2 74 361 47 314 4.2 4 51 157.0 Leon Berry 4 101 25.2 0 31 Opponents 2 67 292 61 231 3.4 0 17 115.5 Chad Bumphis 1 11 11.0 0 11 L. Perkins 1 26 26.0 0 26 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 6 138 23.0 0 31 Chris Relf 2 112.24 19-35-1 54.3 226 1 55 113.0 Opponents 10 248 24.8 0 33 Tyler Russell 2 205.20 17-25-1 68.0 275 4 57 137.5 Total 2 150.97 36-60-2 60.0 501 5 57 250.5 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 2 123.84 32-53-3 60.4 354 3 39 177.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Chad Bumphis 2 9 134 14.9 2 57 67.0 Brandon Heavens 2 7 118 16.9 2 28 59.0 Leon Berry 2 5 91 18.2 1 55 45.5 Arceto Clark 2 4 47 11.8 0 21 23.5 Marcus Green 2 3 36 12.0 0 17 18.0 B. Henderson 2 3 25 8.3 0 17 12.5 Chris Smith 1 2 21 10.5 0 17 21.0 Vick Ballard 2 1 22 22.0 0 22 11.0 P. Hanrahan 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Robert Elliott 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 Total 2 36 501 13.9 5 57 250.5 Opponents 2 32 354 11.1 3 39 177.0 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Vick Ballard 3 ------18 Tyler Russell 2 26 -1 275 274 137.0 Brandon Heavens 2 ------12 Chris Relf 2 56 46 226 272 136.0 Chad Bumphis 2 ------12 Vick Ballard 2 12 73 0 73 36.5 Leon Berry 1 ------6 L. Perkins 2 11 67 0 67 33.5 D. DePasquale - - 6-6 - - - - - 6 Robert Elliott 2 15 53 0 53 26.5 Gabe Jackson 1 ------6 Chad Bumphis 2 3 27 0 27 13.5 Sean Brauchle - 0-1 3-3 - - - - - 3 Adrian Marcus 2 6 24 0 24 12.0 Total 9 0-1 9-9 - - - - - 63 P. Hanrahan 2 3 21 0 21 10.5 Opponents 3 1-4 3-3 - - - - - 24 S. Hemphill 2 1 6 0 6 3.0 TEAM 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 134 314 501 815 407.5 Opponents 2 120 231 354 585 292.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Sean Brauchle 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Heath Hutchins 11 449 40.8 53 0 4 5 1 0 Total 11 449 40.8 53 0 4 5 1 0 FG Sequence Mississippi State Opponents Opponents 13 595 45.8 57 1 5 7 4 0 Memphis 38 49,48 Auburn - (34),37 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Sean Brauchle 8 516 64.5 0 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. D. DePasquale 2 114 57.0 0 0 Total 10 630 63.0 0 0 24.8 38.2 31 Opponents 6 402 67.0 0 0 23.0 44.0 26 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Chad Bumphis 2 27 134 53 11 0 225 112.5 Leon Berry 2 0 91 0 101 0 192 96.0 Brandon Heaven 2 0 118 0 0 0 118 59.0 Vick Ballard 2 73 22 0 0 0 95 47.5 L. Perkins 2 67 0 0 26 0 93 46.5 Robert Elliott 2 53 3 0 0 0 56 28.0 Arceto Clark 2 0 47 0 0 0 47 23.5 Chris Relf 2 46 0 0 0 0 46 23.0 Marcus Green 2 0 36 0 0 0 36 18.0 P. Hanrahan 2 21 4 0 0 0 25 12.5 B. Henderson 2 0 25 0 0 0 25 12.5 Adrian Marcus 2 24 0 0 0 0 24 12.0 Chris Smith 1 0 21 0 0 0 21 21.0 M. Langston 2 0 0 0 0 15 15 7.5 S. Hemphill 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 Tyler Russell 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.5 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 314 501 53 138 15 1021 510.5 Opponents 2 231 354 12 248 9 854 427.0 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 50 Chris White 2 10 7 17 3.5-6 ...... 4 C. Mitchell 2 9 5 14 . . . . 1 . . . . 34 K.J. Wright 2 6 5 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 90 Pernell McPhee 2 4 5 9 2.0-12 . . . 2 . . . . 5 Nickoe Whitley 2 6 3 9 . . 1-0 1 1 . . . . 13 Johnthan Banks 2 4 3 7 1.0-13 1.0-13 . 1 . . . . . 48 E. Gatling 2437 ...... 10 C. Lawrence 2 3 3 6 ...... 94 Fletcher Cox 2 3 2 5 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . 1 . 35 P. Hanrahan 2 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 Damein Anderson 2314 ...... 36 Nick Bell 2 2 2 4 1.0-7 ...... 25 C. Broomfield 2224 . . .2. .... 57 J. McKenzie 2 . 4 4 0.5-1 ...... 12 Dennis Thames 2213 . . .2. .... 60 Devin Jones 2 1 2 3 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 42 Zach Smith 2213 . . .1. .... 15 M. Langston 2 1 2 3 1.0-4 . 2-15 ...... 95 James Carmon 2112 . . .1. .... 99 Sean Ferguson 2 1 1 2 ...... 7 Wade Bonner 2112 ...... 37 Sean Brauchle 2 2 . 2 ...... 45 Michael Hunt 1112 ...... 58 Brandon Wilson 2 . 2 2 ...... 93 Jeffrey Howie 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 54 Trevor Stigers 1 1 . 1 ...... 51 Deontae Skinner 11.1 ...... 97 Josh Boyd 2 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 47 Chris Cameron 2.11 ...... 33 Jamie Jones 2 1 . 1 ...... 20 Louis Watson 21.1 ...... 55 Q. Saulsberry 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 76 62 138 12-57 3-25 3-15 9 5 1-0 . 1 . Opponents 2 88 44 132 13-45 4-22 2-9 6 5 1-0 2 . . 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 04 MEMPHIS 41 197 2 51 20 372 5 57 20-25-1 372 5 57 2 48 0 26 4 49 0 35 569 Sep 09 AUBURN 33 117 2 16 16 129 0 22 16-35-1 129 0 22 4 90 0 31 1 4 0 4 246 Mississippi State 74 314 4 51 36 501 5 57 36-60-2 501 5 57 6 138 0 31 5 53 0 35 815 Opponents 67 231 0 17 32 354 3 39 32-53-3 354 3 39 10 248 0 33 3 12 0 11 585

Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 4.2 Avg per catch: 13.9 Pass efficiency: 150.97 Kick ret avg: 23.0 Punt ret avg: 10.6 All purpose avg/game: 510.5 Total offense avg/gm: 407.5 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 04 MEMPHIS 35 28 63 6.0-25 1.0-6 0 0-0 2-15 2 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 49 Sep 09 AUBURN 41 34 75 6.0-32 2.0-19 0 1-0 1-0 3 3 1 2-2 0 0 0 14 Mississippi State 76 62 138 12.0-57 3.0-25 0 1-0 3-15 5 9 1 9-9 0 0 0 63 Opponents 88 44 132 13.0-45 4.0-22 2 1-0 2-9 5 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 24

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 04 MEMPHIS 4 158 39.5 49 00202 0-100849561.9 0 0 Sep 09 AUBURN 7 291 41.6 53 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 2 135 67.5 0 0 Mississippi State 11 449 40.8 53 00415 0-1001063063.0 0 0 Opponents 13 595 45.8 57 0 1 5 4 7 1-4 34 1 6 402 67.0 0 0 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 04 MEMPHIS 21 41 0 13 20 196 1 27 20-32-2 196 1 27 8 184 0 32 1 1 0 1 237 Sep 09 AUBURN 46 190 0 17 12 158 2 39 12-21-1 158 2 39 2 64 0 33 2 11 0 11 348 Opponents 67 231 0 17 32 354 3 39 32-53-3 354 3 39 10 248 0 33 3 12 0 11 585 Mississippi State 74 314 4 51 36 501 5 57 36-60-2 501 5 57 6 138 0 31 5 53 0 35 815

Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 3.4 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 123.84 Kick ret avg: 24.8 Punt ret avg: 4.0 All purpose avg/game: 427.0 Total offense avg/gm: 292.5 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 04 MEMPHIS 49 18 67 6.0-19 1.0-8 1 0-0 1-10 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 09 AUBURN 39 26 65 7.0-26 3.0-14 1 1-0 1--1 4 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Opponents 88 44 132 13.0-45 4.0-22 2 1-0 2-9 5 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Mississippi State 76 62 138 12.0-57 3.0-25 0 1-0 3-15 5 9 1 9-9 0 0 0 63

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 04 MEMPHIS 9 438 48.7 57 00345 0-200213467.0 0 0 Sep 09 AUBURN 4 157 39.2 42 0 1 2 0 2 1-2 34 1 4 268 67.0 0 0 Opponents 13 595 45.8 57 01547 1-4341640267.0 0 0 Mississippi State 11 449 40.8 53 0 0 4 1 5 0-1 0 0 10 630 63.0 0 0 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 14 Chris Relf vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Rushing 60 Vick Ballard vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Rushes 2 Vick Ballard vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Rush 51 Vick Ballard vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts 26 Chris Relf vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass completions 13 Tyler Russell vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Passing 256 Tyler Russell vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Passes 4 Tyler Russell vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Pass 57 Tyler Russell vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Receptions 5 Brandon Heavens vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 5 Leon Berry vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 5 Chad Bumphis vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Receiving 112 Brandon Heavens vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Receptions 2 Brandon Heavens vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 Chad Bumphis vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Reception 57 Chad Bumphis vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Punts 7 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Punting Avg 41.6 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Punt 53 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Punt Return 35 Chad Bumphis vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 31 Leon Berry vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Tackles 11 Chris White vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Sacks 1.0 Devin Jones vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 1.0 Johnthan Banks vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 1.0 Fletcher Cox vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Chris White vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Interceptions 2 M. Langston vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 41 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Rushing 197 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Rush 4.8 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Rushes 2 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass attempts 35 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass completions 20 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Passing 372 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Pass 14.9 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Passes 5 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Total Plays 68 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Total Offense 569 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Play 8.6 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Points 49 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Sacks By 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) First Downs 28 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Penalties 3 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Penalty Yards 30 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Turnovers 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Interceptions By 2 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Rushing 70 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Rush 17 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass attempts 19 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass completions 11 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Passing 136 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) TD Passes 2 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Pass 39 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Receptions 5 J. Mckenzie, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Receiving 45 J. Mckenzie, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 45 Marcus Rucker, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) TD Receptions 1 Marcus Rucker, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 1 Darvin Adams, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 1 Emory Blake, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Reception 39 Emory Blake, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Field Goals 1 Wes Byrum, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Field Goal 34 Wes Byrum, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Punts 9 Tom Hornsey, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg 48.7 Tom Hornsey, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt 57 Tom Hornsey, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt Return 11 Quindarius Carr, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 33 D. Washington, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Tackles 9 Jamon Hughes, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 9 Eltoro Freeman, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Sacks 1.5 Nick Fairley, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Frank Trotter, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2.5 Nick Fairley, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Interceptions 1 T. Thomas, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 1 Nick Fairley, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 2010 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 09, 2010) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Rushing 190 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Per Rush 4.1 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Pass attempts 32 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Pass completions 20 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Passing 196 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Pass 7.5 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) TD Passes 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Total Plays 67 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Total Offense 348 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Per Play 5.2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Points 17 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Sacks By 3 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) First Downs 21 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Penalties 8 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Penalty Yards 88 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Turnovers 2 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Interceptions By 1 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 1 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010)