Auburn key players Mississippi State key players No. Name Pos CL Game 2 No. Name Pos CL 2 Aairon Savage DB SR 1 Chad Bumphis WR FR 3 DeAngelo Benton WR FR Auburn vs. Mississippi State 2 Robert Elliott RB SO 4 Zac Etheridge S JR Jordan-Hare Stadium – Auburn, AL 3 Brandon Heavens ATH FR 5 Tommy Trott TE SR Sept. 12, 2009, 6:00 P.M. CT 4 Charles Mitchell DB SO 6 Walt McFadden DB SR 6 Brandon McRae WR SR 8 Harry Adams DB SO FSN 7 Wade Bonner DB SO 11 Mike Slade DB SO 9 Leon Berry WR JR 12 Chris Todd QB SR Quick Stats 12 Dennis Thames ATH FR 13 Tim Hawthorne WR JR 14 Chris Relf QB SO 15 DB SO Auburn Mississippi State 16 Tyson Lee QB SR 17 Tyrik Rollison QB FR • Beat La. Tech 37-13 in Week 1 • Beat Jackson State 45-7 in Week 1 18 Marcus Washington DB SR 17 LB JR • Offense: 556 total yds vs. La. Tech • Offense: 410 total yds vs. JSU 20 Louis Watson DB FR 18 WR JR • Defense: allowed 245 yds vs. La. Tech • Defense: allowed 194 yds vs. JSU 22 Jamar Chaney LB SR 18 Wes Byrum K JR 24 Anthony Dixon RB SR 19 Neil Caudle QB JR • RB McCalebb - 148 yds vs. La. Tech • QB Relf - 3 passing TDs vs. JSU 25 Corey Broomfield DB FR 20 Drew Cole DB SO 26 Damein Anderson DB SO 20 Woody Parramore WR SR Important Matchups 28 Tay Bowser ATH SR 21 LB SO Auburn Mississippi State 29 Christian Ducré RB SR 22 T'Sharvan Bell DB FR • #23 RB McCalebb and #44 RB Tate • #22 LB Cheney and MSU front seven 30 Arnil Stallworth RB SR 23 Onterio McCalebb RB FR 32 Marcus Green TE SO 24 D'Antoine Hood DB SO • #52 DE Coleman and #46 LB Stevens • #14 QB Relf and #16 QB Lee 33 Jamie Jones LB SO 24 Anthony Gulley WR FR • #18 K Wes Byrum • MSU kick coverage 34 K.J. Wright LB JR 25 DB FR 35 Patrick Hanrahan RB JR 26 Mike McNeil S JR Injuries/Suspensions 36 Nick Bell DL FR 27 RB JR Auburn Mississippi State 37 Sean Brauchle K JR 30 John Douglas RB SO WR Montez Billings (susp.) - out 38 Heath Hutchins P JR 31 Adam Herring LB SO S Mike McNeil (broken leg) - out 32 DB JR 40 Derek DePasquale K JR 35 Jonathan Evans LB FR CB Aairon Savage (torn Achilles) - out 42 Zach Smith DB JR 36 Wade Christopher LB SO WR Tim Hawthorne (broken foot) - out QB Tyson Lee (shoulder) - probable 44 Bo Walters LB SO 39 Spencer Pybus LB SO DE Antoine Carter (unk.) - ques. 46 Aaron Feld SN JR 48 Emmanuel Gatling DB JR 43 TE FR LB Eltoro Freeman (hamstring) - ques. 44 Ben Tate RB SR 49 Terrell Johnson LB SO 45 Antoine Carter DE JR DE Nosa Eguae (foot) - ques. 50 Chris White LB JR 52 Karlin Brown LB JR 46 Craig Stevens LB JR Keys To The Game 49 Michael Goggans DE JR 55 Quinton Saulsberry OL SO 50 OL JR Auburn Mississippi State 62 Addison Lawrence OL SO 52 Antonio Coleman DE SR • Defensive line must be aggressive • Take away the run, make QB beat you 63 Chris Spencer OL SR 53 Bart Eddins OL JR • Cut out special teams miscues • Give Dixon 20+ touches 64 Mark Lynn LB JR 55 Vance Smith OL SO 65 Joshua Jackson DL SO 57 Byron Isom OL JR Matchup Information 66 D.J. Looney OL SO . 58 Harris Gaston LB FR Auburn Mississippi State 70 J.C. Brignone OL JR 66 Mike Berry OL JR 72 John McMillian OL JR • 1-0 overall, 0-0 SEC • 1-0 overall, 0-0 SEC 71 John Sullen OL FR 73 Dakota Merritt OL SO 73 OL JR • AU leads series 57-23-2 • MSU is 5-26 at Auburn 74 Mark Melichar OL JR 75 Andrew McCain T SR • Last meeting (2008): AU won 3-2 • MSU won 19-14 at Auburn in 2007 75 Craig Jenkins OL SR 76 DE FR Auburn Offense Mississippi State Defense 76 Phillip Freeman OL JR 76 Jorell Bostrom OL JR 79 Derek Sherrod OL JR 78 Darrell Roseman OL JR 80 Andrew Ellard WR SR 79 Jared Cooper OL SO 81 O'Neal Wilder WR FR 80 Emory Blake WR FR 82 Thomas Webb TE JR 81 Terrell Zachery WR JR 83 Charles Bailey WR FR 83 Gabe McKenzie TE SR 84 Austin Wilbanks TE SR 85 Travante Stallworth WR FR 85 Brandon Henderson TE JR 86 John Cubelic WR JR 87 Chris Smith WR FR 87 Derek Winter WR SO 88 Kendrick Cook TE SO 89 WR SO 89 Kyle Roberts WR JR 90 DL SO 90 Pernell McPhee DL JR 91 Jake Ricks DL SR 91 Rodney Prince DL SO 92 Cameron Henderson DL FR 92 Charles Burns DL SR 93 Mike Blanc DL JR 93 Brandon Cooper DL JR 94 Nosa Eguae DL FR 94 Fletcher Cox DL FR 94 Luke Farmer DE SO 95 Kyle Love DL SR Auburn Defense Mississippi State Offense 96 Chris Humphries DE FR 97 Josh Boyd DL FR 97 Clinton Durst P SR 98 LaMarcus Williams DL JR 97 Derrick Lykes DL FR 99 Sean Ferguson DL SO 98 DL JR Mississippi State quick facts Auburn quick facts Head coach: Dan Mullen Head coach: Record at MSU: 1-0 (1st year) Record at AU: 1-0 (1st year) Overall: 1-0 (1st year) Overall: 6-19 (3rd year) Not ranked in any polls Not ranked in any polls

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