2001414 SpringSpring FootballFootball PProspectusrospectus 2014 Mississippi State Football Quick Facts @HailStateFB /HailStateFootball HailStateFB /MStateAthletics GENERAL INFORMATION 2014 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Location ...... Starkville, Miss. Aug. 30 SOUTHERN MISS ...... USM leads series 14-12-1 Founded ...... February 28, 1878 Sept. 6 UAB ...... MSU leads series 4-1 Nickname ...... Bulldogs Sept. 13 at South Alabama ...... MSU leads series 1-0 Enrollment ...... 20,365 Sept. 20 * at LSU...... LSU leads series 71-33-3 Offi cial Athletics Website ...... www.HailState.com Oct. 4 * TEXAS A&M ...... A&M leads series 4-3 President...... Dr. Mark Keenum Oct. 11 * AUBURN ...... AU leads series 61-24-2 Faculty Athletics Representative ...... Dr. Steven Turner Oct. 25 * at Kentucky ...... UK leads series 21-19 Conference...... Southeastern (West) Nov. 1 * ARKANSAS ...... UA leads series15-8-1 Colors...... Maroon (PMS 202) and White Nov. 8 TENNESSEE-MARTIN (HC) ...... MSU leads series 1-0 Stadium (Capacity) ...... Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Nov. 15 * at Alabama...... UA leads series 77-18-3 Constructed ...... 1914 Nov. 22 * VANDERBILT...... MSU leads series 12-7-2 Playing Surface ...... Hybrid Bermuda Grass (Certifi ed Tifway 419) Nov. 29 * at Ole Miss ...... UM leads series 61-43-6 DWS Record ...... 237-133-13 (.632) Dec. 6 SEC Championship Game ...... Atlanta, Ga.

COACHING STAFF All CAPS - denotes home game Head Coach (Alma Mater)...... Dan Mullen (Ursinus College, 1994) * - denotes Southeastern Conference game Record at Mississippi State ...... 36-28 (sixth season) Career Record ...... same 2013 FOOTBALL RESULTS Twitter ...... @CoachDanMullen Aug. 31 ^ vs. #13 Oklahoma State ...... L, 3-21 Assistant Coaches (year at MSU): Sept. 7 ALCORN STATE ...... W, 51-7 Geoff Collins...... Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (fourth season) Sept. 14 * at Auburn ...... L, 20-24 Billy Gonzales . . . . .Co-Off ensive Coord./Passing Game/WRs (second season) Sept. 21 TROY ...... W, 62-7 John Hevesy . . . . Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Running Game/OL (sixth season) Oct. 5 * #10 LSU ...... L, 26-59 Tony Hughes . . . Assistant HC/Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties (sixth season) Oct. 12 BOWLING GREEN ...... W, 21-20 Brian Johnson ...... Quarterbacks (fi rst season) Oct. 24 * KENTUCKY ...... W, 28-22 Greg Knox ...... Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator (sixth season) Nov. 2 * at #14 South Carolina ...... L, 16-34 Scott Sallach...... Tight Ends (sixth season) Nov. 9 * at #11 Texas A&M ...... L, 41-51 Deshea Townsend ...... Defensive Backs (second season) Nov. 16 * #1 ALABAMA ...... L, 7-20 David Turner ...... Defensive Line (fi fth season) Nov. 23 * at Arkansas ...... W, 24-17 (OT) Brett Elliott ...... Off ensive Quality Control Nov. 28 * OLE MISS...... W, 17-10 (OT) Ryan McNamara ...... Defensive Quality Control Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl vs. Rice ...... W, 44-7 Graduate Assistants: Joey Fitzgerald ...... Off ensive Graduate Assistant All CAPS - denotes home game Bryan Hahnfeldt ...... Defensive Graduate Assistant ^ - denotes Texas Kickoff Classic in Houston, Texas James Vallano ...... Administrative Graduate Assistant * - denotes Southeastern Conference game Justin Hinds ...... Defensive Graduate Assistant Floyd Womack ...... Off ensive Graduate Assistant DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Support Staff : Director of Athletics ...... Scott Stricklin Jon Clark ...... Assistant AD/Football Operations Executive Associate AD/Internal Operations, CFO ...... Duncan McKenzie Rick Court ...... Head Strength Coach Sr. Associate AD/Compliance...... Bracky Brett Lee Davis ...... Football Recruiting Specialist Sr. Associate AD/Women’s Sports, Student-Athlete Services ...... Ann Carr Brock Dulaney ...... Coordinator of Film & Computing Services Sr. Associate AD/Development...... Bo Hemphill Rockey Felker...... Director of Player Personnel Sr. Associate AD/Administration...... Mike Nemeth Justin Gremillion...... Athletic Trainer Sr. Associate AD/Bulldog Club, Ticket Operations ...... Mike Richey Phil Silva...... Equipment Manager Sr. Associate AD/External Aff airs...... Scott Wetherbee Neil Stopczynski ...... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator MEDIA RELATIONS FOOTBALL INFORMATION Football Contacts (Twitter handle): 2013 Overall Record ...... 7-6 Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) ...... Assistant AD/Media Relations 2013 SEC Record/Finish...... 3-5/5th (West) Martin phone ...... 662-325-0967 (offi ce)/662-418-3821 (cell) 2013 Bowl...... AutoZone Liberty (def. Rice, 44-7) Martin E-Mail...... [email protected] Off ensive System ...... Spread (Multiple) Sarah Fetters (@SarahFetters)...... Assistant Director Defensive System...... 4-3 (Multiple) Fetters phone ...... 662-325-0972 (offi ce)/662-418-9183 (cell) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Fetters E-Mail ...... [email protected] Total...... 57/12 (18 returning starters) Staff : Off ense...... 27/7 (8 returning starters) John R. Cade (@JRCade)...... Assistant AD/Digital Media Defense ...... 27/4 (9 returning starters) Gregg Ellis (@MSUSportsGregg) ...... Associate Director Specialist ...... 3/1 (1 returning starter) Kyle Niblett (@KyleNiblett) ...... Assistant Director First Year of Football ...... 1895 Brock Turnipseed (@BrockT_MSU) ...... Assistant Director All-Time Overall Record ...... 521-555-39 (115th season) Diane Keith ...... Administrative Secretary All-Time Southeastern Conference Record ...... 175-346-12 All-Time Bowl Record ...... 10-7 2014 Mississippi State Football Spring Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Will Redmond DB 6-0 182 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (East) 3 Jay Hughes DB 5-11 190 Sr. 2L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove) 4 Jameon Lewis WR 5-9 183 Sr. 3L Tylertown, Miss. (Tylertown) 5 Jamerson Love DB 5-10 175 Sr. 3L Aberdeen, Miss. (Aberdeen) 6 Malcolm Johnson TE 6-2 231 Sr. 3L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge) 7 Nick Griffin RB 6-0 226 Sr. 3L New Augusta, Miss. (Perry Central) 8 Fred Ross WR 6-2 205 So. 1L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 9 Justin Cox DB 6-3 190 Sr. 1L West Point, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 10 Brandon Holloway ATH 5-8 160 So. 1L Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) 11 Josiah Phillips QB 12 Robert Johnson WR 6-1 211 Sr. 3L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove) 13 Cedric Jiles DB 5-10 180 So. 1L Clinton, Miss. (Clinton) 14 Zach Jackson LB 6-2 210 Jr. 2L Heidelberg, Miss. (Heidelberg) 14 Damian Williams QB 6-1 225 So. 1L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 15 Dak Prescott QB 6-2 235 Jr. 2L Haughton, La. (Haughton) 16 Joe Morrow WR 6-4 210 Jr. 1L Ocean Springs, Miss. (Ocean Springs) 17 Nick Fitzgerald QB 6-5 215 Fr. HS Richmond Hill, Ga. (Richmond Hill) 18 Brandon Hill TE 6-2 240 Sr. 3L Columbus, Miss. (West Lowndes) 19 Gus Walley TE 6-4 230 So. SQ Richton, Miss. (Greene County) 20 Trey Braswell RB 5-9 170 Fr. RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 20 Tyrell Miller DB 5-9 177 Jr. SQ Hampton, Va. (Hampton) 21 Brandon Davis DB 5-9 170 So. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 22 Matthew Wells LB 6-2 215 Sr. 3L Monticello, Miss. (Lawrence County) 23 Taveze Calhoun DB 6-1 184 Jr. 2L Morton, Miss. (Morton) 24 Deontay Evans DB 5-10 205 So. 1L McComb, Miss. (McComb) 25 Jahmere Irvin-Sills DB 5-10 175 RFr. RS Elkton, Md. (Tri-State Christian Academy) 26 Kendrick Market DB 5-10 188 Jr. 2L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola) 27 Corey Qualls DB 28 Broderick Oliver DB 29 Quadry Antoine DB 5-10 225 So. SQ Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse) 30 Brandon Wells ATH 6-2 191 RFr. RS Bogue Chitto, Miss. (Bogue Chitto) 31 Tolando Cleveland DB 6-0 176 So. 1L Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove) 31 Kareem Vance WR 6-4 195 So. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 32 Ashton Shumpert RB 6-2 218 So. 1L Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba) 33 Kivon Coman DB 6-3 195 So. 1L Sheffield, Ala. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 34 Josh Robinson RB 5-9 215 Jr. 2L Franklinton, La. (Franklinton) 35 Gabe Myles ATH 6-0 190 RFr. RS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville) 37 Jacob Wiley DB 38 Dee Arrington DB 6-1 220 Jr. 2L Wiggins, Miss. (Stone County) 39 Richie Brown LB 6-2 235 So. 1L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 40 Devon Bell K 6-2 185 Jr. 2L Vicksburg, Miss. (Warren Central) 42 Beniquez Brown LB 6-1 235 So. 1L Florence, Ala. (Florence) 43 DeAndre Ward LB 6-0 209 So. SQ Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 44 Christian Holmes TE 6-1 230 Sr. 3L Puckett, Miss. (Puckett) 46 Dezmond Harris LB 6-4 230 RFr. RS McCalla, Ala. (McAdory) 47 A.J. Jefferson DL 6-3 265 So. 1L Summit, Miss. (North Pike) 48 Ryan Brown DL 6-6 260 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (Archbishop Shaw) 49 Torrey Dale DL 6-6 250 So. SQ Kenner, La. (John Curtis Christian) 50 Benardrick McKinney LB 6-5 245 Jr. 2L Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort) 51 Kelan Chairs LB 5-11 225 Fr. HS Harvey, La. (St. Augustine) 52 Ferlando Bohanna LB 6-0 230 Sr. 2L Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 55 Derek Miller LB 56 Corvell Harrison DL 6-3 270 Sr. 2L Laurel, Miss. (Northeast Jones) 58 Justin Senior OL 6-5 280 So. 1L Montreal, Quebec (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 2014 Mississippi State Football Spring Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 59 Archie Muniz OL 6-5 300 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek) 60 Jamaal Clayborn OL 6-4 315 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 62 Devon Desper OL 6-3 300 So. 1L Madison, Miss. (Madison Central) 63 Dillon Day OL 6-4 300 Sr. 3L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) 64 Evan Sobiesk K 5-8 188 So. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove) 66 Ben Beckwith OL 6-3 305 Sr. 3L Benton, Miss. (Benton Academy) 67 Rodney Lacy DL 5-11 290 So. SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Minor) 70 Justin Malone OL 6-7 320 Jr. 1L Madison, Miss. (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) 71 Cole Carter OL 6-6 302 So. SQ Caledonia, Miss. (Caledonia) 72 Winston Chapman SN 6-2 228 Jr. 2L Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope) 73 Jocquell Johnson OL 6-4 305 Jr. JC Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] CC) 74 Kent Flowers OL 6-5 298 RFr. RS Hollandale, Miss. (Simmons) 75 Blaine Clausell OL 6-7 315 Sr. 3L Mobile, Ala. (Baker) 76 Jake Thomas OL 6-5 300 RFr. RS Columbus, Miss. (Columbus) 77 Rufus Warren OL 6-7 295 Jr. 1L Indianola, Miss. (Gentry) 78 Damien Robinson OL 6-8 320 Sr. 3L Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 80 Shelby Christy WR 6-3 210 RFr. RS Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 81 De’Runnya Wilson WR 6-5 215 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah) 82 Westin Graves K 83 Cortland Daws K 84 Jeremey Chappelle WR 6-3 210 Sr. 1L Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC) 85 Artimus Samuel TE 6-2 260 So. 1L Columbus, Ga. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 86 Fred Brown WR 6-1 190 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill) 87 B.J. Hammond WR 6-4 235 RFr. RS Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City) 88 Lawrence Brown TE 88 Nick James DL 6-5 325 So. 1L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 89 Javous Nicks WR 6-0 170 So. SQ Brandon, Miss (University Christian) 91 Preston Smith DL 6-6 267 Sr. 3L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) 92 Kaleb Eulls DL 6-4 295 Sr. 3L Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo County) 93 P.J. Jones DL 6-3 296 Sr. 3L Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo) 94 Nelson Adams DL 6-3 295 So. 1L Brandon, Miss. (Brandon) 95 Jordan Washington DL 6-2 280 So. SQ Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 96 Chris Jones DL 6-5 300 So. 1L Houston, Miss. (Houston) 97 Trent Simpson DL 6-4 277 RFr. RS Oxford, Ala. (Oxford) 98 Curtis Virges DL 6-3 315 Sr. 3L West Point, Miss. (West Point) 99 John Harris DL 6-5 235 Jr. SQ Boynton Beach, Fla. (Boynton Beach Community)

BULLDOG COACHING STAFF

Dan Mullen Geoff Collins Billy Gonzales John Hevesy Tony Hughes Brian Johnson Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/ Co-Off ensive Coordinator/ Co-Off ensive Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach Quarterbacks Linebackers Passing Game/ Running Game/ Recruiting Coordinator/ Wide Receivers Off ensive Line Safeties

Greg Knox Scott Sallach Deshea Townsend David Turner Special Teams Coordinator/ Tight Ends Defensive Backs Defensive Line Running Backs 2014 Mississippi State Football Roster Breakdown

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (57) RETURNING STARTERS (18)

Offense (27): Offense (8): 4 Jameon Lewis (WR, 5-9, 183, Sr.) WR Joe Morrow (6-4, 210, Jr.) 6 Malcolm Johnson (TE, 6-2, 231, Sr.) WR Jameon Lewis (5-9, 183, Sr.) 7 Nick Griffin (RB, 6-0, 226, Sr.) WR Robert Johnson (6-1, 211, Sr.) 8 Fred Ross (WR, 6-2, 205, So.) LT Blaine Clausell (6-7, 315, Jr.) 10 Brandon Holloway (WR, 5-8, 160, So.) C Dillon Day (6-4, 300, Sr.) 12 Robert Johnson (WR, 6-1, 211, Sr.) RG Ben Beckwith (6-3, 305, Sr.) 14 Damian Williams (QB, 6-1, 225, So.) TE Malcolm Johnson (6-2, 231, Sr.) 15 Dak Prescott (QB, 6-2, 235, Jr.) QB Dak Prescott (6-2, 235, Jr.) 16 Joe Morrow (WR, 6-4, 210, Jr.) Defense (9): 18 Brandon Hill (TE, 6-2, 240, Sr.) DE Preston Smith (6-6, 267, Sr.) 32 Ashton Shumpert (RB, 6-2, 218, So.) DT P.J. Jones (6-3, 296, Sr.) 34 Josh Robinson (RB, 5-9, 215, Jr.) DT Kaleb Eulls (6-4, 295, Sr.) 44 Christian Holmes (TE, 6-1, 230, Sr.) LB Matt Wells (6-2, 215, Sr.) 58 Justin Senior (OL, 6-5, 280, So.) LB Benardrick McKinney (6-5, 245, Jr.) 59 Archie Muniz (OL, 6-5, 300, Sr.) CB Jamerson Love (5-10, 175, Sr.) 60 Jamaal Clayborn (OL, 6-4, 315, So.) CB Taveze Calhoun (6-1, 184, Jr.) 62 Devon Desper (OL, 6-3, 300, So.) SS Kendrick Market (5-10, 188, Jr.) 63 Dillon Day (C, 6-4, 300, Sr.) FS Deontay Evans (5-10, 205, So.) 66 Ben Beckwith (OL, 6-3, 305, Sr.) Specialists (1): 70 Justin Malone (OL, 6-7, 320, Jr.) PK Devon Bell (6-2, 185, Jr.) 75 Blaine Clausell (OL, 6-7, 315, Sr.) 77 Rufus Warren (OL, 6-7, 295, Jr.) 78 Damien Robinson (OL, 6-8, 320, Sr.) STARTERS LOST (6) 81 De’Runnya Wilson (WR, 6-5, 215, So.) 84 Jeremey Chappelle (WR, 6-3, 210, Sr.) Offense (3): 85 Artimus Samuel (TE, 6-2, 260, So.) RB LaDarius Perkins (5-10, 195, Sr.) 86 Fred Brown (WR, 6-1, 190, So.) OG Gabe Jackson (6-4, 340, Sr.) Defense (27): OT Charles Siddoway (6-7, 305, Sr.) 2 Will Redmond (DB, 6-0, 182, Jr.) Defense (2): 3 Jay Hughes (DB, 5-11, 190, Sr.) DE Denico Autry (6-5, 265, Sr.) 5 Jamerson Love (DB, 5-10, 175, Sr.) LB Deontae Skinner (6-2, 250, Sr.) 9 Justin Cox (DB, 6-3, 190, Sr.) Specialists (1): 13 Cedric Jiles (DB, 5-10, 180, So.) P Baker Swedenberg (6-0, 205, Sr.) 14 Zach Jackson (LB, 6-2, 210, Jr.) 22 Matthew Wells (LB, 6-2, 215, Sr.) * - note starters based on starting four or more games 23 Taveze Calhoun (DB, 6-1, 184, Jr.) 24 Deontay Evans (DB, 5-10, 205, So.) 26 Kendrick Market (DB, 5-10, 188, Jr.) 31 Tolando Cleveland (DB, 6-0, 176, So.) 33 Kivon Coman (DB, 6-3, 195, So.) 38 Dee Arrington (DB, 6-1, 220, Jr.) 39 Richie Brown (LB, 6-2, 235, So.) 42 Beniquez Brown (LB, 6-1, 235, So.) 45/56 Corvell Harrison (DL, 6-3, 270, Sr.) 47 A.J. Jefferson (DL, 6-3, 265, So.) 48 Ryan Brown (DL, 6-6, 260, Jr.) 50 Benardrick McKinney (LB, 6-5, 245, Jr.) 52 Fernando Bohanna (LB, 6-0, 230, Sr.) 88 Nick James (DL, 3-5, 325, So.) 91 Preston Smith (DL, 6-6, 267, Sr.) 92 Kaleb Eulls (6-4, 295, Sr.) 93 P.J. Jones (DL, 6-3, 296, Sr.) 94 Nelson Adams (DL, 6-3, 295, So.) 96 Chris Jones (DL, 6-5, 300, So.) 98 Curtis Virges (DL, 6-3, 315, Sr.) Specialists (3): 40 Devon Bell (K, 6-2, 185, Jr.) 64 Evan Sobiesk (K, 5-8, 188, So.) LB Benardrick McKinney returns as MSU’s leading tackler with 71 in 2013. 72 Winston Chapman (SN, 6-2, 228, Jr.) 2014 Mississippi State Football Signing Class

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (School) Brandon Bryant S 5-11 194 Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort HS) Deion Calhoun OL 6-3 325 Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Restoration Academy) Ronald Cochran OL 6-4 255 Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) Will Coleman DE 6-5 248 Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC) Logan Cooke K/P 6-5 200 Kokomo, Miss. (Columbia Academy) Deshon Cooper LB 6-2 209 Atlanta, Ga. (Columbia HS) Lashard Durr CB 5-11 181 Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) Nick Fitzgerald* QB 6-5 215 Richmond Hill, Ga. (Richmond Hill HS) Jamoral Graham WR 5-10 165 Decatur, Miss. (Newton County HS) J.T. Gray S 6-0 196 Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale HS) Gerri Green LB 6-4 221 Greenville, Miss. (Greenville Weston HS) Grant Harris DT 6-3 270 Bolton, Miss. (Clinton HS) Jordan Harris OL 6-5 299 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Braxton Hoyett DT 6-3 285 Pelham, Ala. (Pelham HS) Darrion Hutcherson TE 6-7 250 Dadeville, Ala. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Jesse Jackson WR 6-2 201 Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) Elgton Jenkins OL 6-4 283 Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale HS) Jocquell Johnson* OL 6-4 305 Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Dontavian Lee RB 6-1 211 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Forrest County HS) Ravian Pierce TE 6-4 215 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Plantation HS) Chris Rayford CB 6-0 182 Byhalia, Miss. (Byhalia HS) Elijah Staley QB 6-6 231 Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) Cory Thomas DT 6-5 273 Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory HS) Aeris Williams RB 6-1 200 West Point, Miss. (West Point HS)

* - early enrollee in January 2014, will participate in spring practice

Class Breakdown By Position Class Breakdown By State QB: 2 Mississippi: 14 RB: 2 Alabama: 4 WR: 2 Georgia: 4 TE: 2 Florida: 1 OL: 5 Texas: 1 DB: 4 DL: 4 LB: 2 ST: 1

Davis Wade Stadium’s new north endzone expansion opens in August 2014, pushing capacity to 61,337. 2014 Mississippi State Football Spring Notebook

MULLEN ENTERS SIXTH SEASON AT MSU coach at MSU in early February. Johnson, 27, comes to Starkville after Dan Mullen begins his sixth season at the helm of the MSU program. spending the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Utah, includ- He has a compiled a 36-28 record and sits in fourth place in MSU ing one season as the off ensive coordinator and one season as the career victories, just one game behind Emory Bellard (1979-85) for co-off ensive coordinator. He was recruited by then quarterbacks coach third place. Mullen owns the highest winning percentage for a Bulldog Dan Mullen at Utah as a high school signal caller growing up in Texas. coach since 1956 (.563). With the 44-7 victory over Rice in the Liberty Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy have been promoted to co-off ensive Bowl, Mullen became the all-time leading coach in MSU history for coordinators. Greg Knox will serve as special teams coordinator in bowl wins with three. He has guided the Bulldogs to four consecutive addition to running backs coach. Mullen will continue to call plays on bowl games for the fi rst time in school history. Prior to his arrival, MSU gameday. MSU has maintained a stable coaching staff since Mullen’s was 21-42. arrival in 2009. Since that time, the Bulldogs have only had nine assis- tant coaching turnovers, representing the third-fewest mark in the RECORD-SETTING OFFENSE SET FOR ENCORE IN 2014 SEC. Missouri leads the way with two in that time frame. Eight starters and 27 letterwinners return from MSU’s dominant 2013 off ense that shattered school records for total yards (5,647), yards RICK COURT TO LEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING per game (434.4), passing yards (3,178), fi rst downs (305), comple- Rick Court was named head strength and conditioning coach at MSU tions (253), passing yards per game (244.5) and completion percent- on Jan. 13, replacing Matt Balis. Court comes to Starkville after serving age (59.0). The Bulldogs’ entire receiving core of Jameon Lewis, as the associate strength and conditioning coach on Mickey Marotti’s De’Runnya Wilson, Joe Morrow and Robert Johnson remains intact. staff at Ohio State since January 2012. Court is no stranger to running MSU’s off ensive line will be anchored by three seniors – center Dillon a strength and conditioning department with four years of director Day, guard Ben Beckwith and tackle Blaine Clausell. Lewis is coming experience. He spent the 2011 season as the director of strength and off the most prolifi c receiving game in MSU history. The Off ensive MVP conditioning at San Diego State. He also spent six years at Bowling of the Liberty Bowl, Lewis shattered the Bulldog single-game record Green. for receiving yards with 220 on nine receptions against Rice, which also was a Liberty Bowl record. Lewis fi nished his junior season with CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF SCOTT FIELD 923 yards, good for fourth-most in program history. The 2014 season will be a special one as MSU celebrates the 100th anniversary of Scott Field. Opened in 1914, the Bulldogs have com- DAK ATTACK piled a 237-133-13 (.632) record in the previous 99 seasons in Davis Few teams in the SEC will have the experience under center that MSU Wade Stadium at Scott Field. The 100-year anniversary is also being will have. Dak Prescott returns for his junior season after an inspiring commemorated with the expansion and renovation of Davis Wade sophomore campaign that saw him toss for 1,940 yards on 156-of- Stadium. The north end zone expansion, which will increase sta- 267 passes with 10 touchdowns. He added a team-best 829 yards dium capacity from 55,082 to 61,337, is expected to make Davis on the ground with 13 rushing scores. Prescott leads all returning Wade Stadium the largest on campus football stadium in the state of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks with 17 career rushing touch- Mississippi. The project includes an additional 8,815 seats (net gain downs. His 829 rushing yards in 2013 were the most by an MSU QB of 6,255) with 1,739 new premium seats and 22 suites. MSU takes a in single-season history. Prescott accounted for 23 touchdowns as a streak of 30 consecutive home sellouts into the season-opener against sophomore, third most in MSU single-season annals. Prescott owns a Southern Miss on Aug. 30. 4-3 record as a starter and is fully healthy for 2014. REPLACING GABE JACKSON COLLINS’ DEFENSE Likely the biggest position to replace for MSU in 2014 will be at left Geoff Collins begins his second season as MSU’s full-time defensive guard, a spot dominated by All-American Gabe Jackson the past coordinator. He will lead a veteran squad that returns 27 letterwinners four seasons. Jackson started 52 straight games at the position and nine players who started at least four games a year ago. The entire and became the fi rst Bulldog to start four straight bowl games. He returning defense boasts 70 career starts. Three seniors make up the led all active FBS players for consecutive starts. Jackson is listed as defensive line in DE Preston Smith, DT P.J. Jones and DT Kaleb Eulls. the top off ensive guard prospect for May’s NFL Draft by ESPN.com. Sophomore DT Chris Jones is set for a follow-up to his impressive true Sophomore Jamaal Clayborn (6-4, 320) is likely to get the fi rst look freshman season in which he tied for the team lead in tackles for loss at left guard. Clayborn made his collegiate debut last season against with seven. Senior Matt Wells (50 tackles, 6.0 TFL) carries leadership Kentucky on Oct. 24. and experience at linebacker. He will be joined by junior Benardrick McKinney, who returns as MSU’s leading tackler with 71 in 2013 and THE 2014 SCHEDULE a team-best 3.5 sacks. MSU’s secondary will display plenty of versatil- Last season, MSU played the fi fth-toughest schedule among FBS ity and depth in 2014 with corners Taveze Calhoun and Jamerson teams, facing fi ve ranked teams and eventual BCS national champion- Love and safeties Kendrick Market and Jay Hughes. Market led the ship participant Auburn on the road. This season, MSU opens with secondary with 62 tackles last season, while Calhoun registered three three non-conference games (Southern Miss, UAB, at South Alabama) interceptions. before opening SEC play at LSU on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs then get Texas A&M (Oct. 4) and Auburn (Oct. 11) at home in consecutive week- COACHING STAFF FINALIZED FOR 2014 ends. The Egg Bowl rivalry continues in Oxford on Nov. 29 to wrap up Brian Johnson, the winningest quarterback in Utah history and for- the regular season. MSU’s 2014 opponents combined to go 80-71 dur- mer co-off ensive coordinator for the Utes, was named quarterbacks ing the 2013 season. 2014 Mississippi State Football Final 2013 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS MS OPP RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G SCORING 360 299 Dak Prescott 11 134 917 88 829 6.2 13 75 75.4 Points Per Game 27.7 23.0 LaDarius Perkins 12 137 593 51 542 4.0 2 35 45.2 FIRST DOWNS 305 232 Josh Robinson 13 78 480 21 459 5.9 3 51 35.3 Rushing 145 94 Ashton Shumpert 12 46 196 6 190 4.1 3 14 15.8 Passing 145 123 Jameon Lewis 13 13 122 5 117 9.0 3 44 9.0 Penalty 15 15 Damian Williams 6 37 143 31 112 3.0 1 25 18.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 2469 1874 Nick Griffin 13 24 104 8 96 4.0 1 10 7.4 Yards gained rushing 2771 2131 Derrick Milton 12 13 69 0 69 5.3 2 14 5.8 Yards lost rushing 302 257 Brandon Holloway 11 8 40 2 38 4.8 0 15 3.5 Rushing Attempts 527 445 Tyler Russell 7 26 87 72 15 0.6 0 15 2.1 Average Per Rush 4.7 4.2 Robert Johnson 13 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.7 Average Per Game 189.9 144.2 Sam Cowart 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 TDs Rushing 29 17 Josh Hand 2 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 PASSING YARDAGE 3178 2667 Charles Siddoway 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Comp-Att-Int 253-429-12 240-388-14 TEAM 8 0 18 -18 -2.2 0 0 -3.0 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.9 Total 13 527 2771 302 2469 4.7 29 75 189.9 Average Per Catch 12.6 11.1 Opponents 13 445 2131 257 1874 4.2 17 69 144.2 Average Per Game 244.5 205.2 TDs Passing 18 18 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE 5647 4541 Dak Prescott 11 126.6 156-267-7 58.4 1940 10 65 176.4 Total Plays 956 833 Tyler Russell 7 142.2 71-109-3 65.1 875 5 59 125.0 Average Per Play 5.9 5.5 Damian Williams 6 90.3 23-47-2 48.9 279 0 34 46.5 Average Per Game 434.4 349.3 Jameon Lewis 13 665.2 3-3-0 100.0 84 3 36 6.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-607 44-899 TEAM 0.0 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-87 13-78 Devon Bell 13 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-233 12-173 Total 13 129.5 253-429-12 59.0 3178 18 65 244.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.7 20.4 Opponents 13 127.7 240-388-14 61.9 2667 18 76 205.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.6 6.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.6 14.4 RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLES-LOST 15-6 17-11 Jameon Lewis 13 64 923 14.4 5 65 71.0 PENALTIES-Yards 64-515 65-559 Robert Johnson 13 34 389 11.4 0 61 29.9 Average Per Game 39.6 43.0 Malcolm Johnson 13 30 391 13.0 2 60 30.1 PUNTS-Yards 51-2053 70-3073 LaDarius Perkins 12 27 248 9.2 3 32 20.7 Average Per Punt 40.3 43.9 De’Runnya Wilson 13 26 351 13.5 3 59 27.0 Net punt average 36.8 40.9 Joe Morrow 13 18 211 11.7 1 31 16.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 70-4293 62-3783 Josh Robinson 13 12 115 9.6 0 23 8.8 Average Per Kick 61.3 61.0 Fred Ross 11 9 115 12.8 0 23 10.5 Net kick average 39.6 38.3 Brandon Holloway 11 7 77 11.0 0 34 7.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GM 33:16 26:44 Fred Brown 8 5 74 14.8 0 19 9.2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 69/176 63/180 Artimas Samuel 7 4 47 11.8 1 28 6.7 3rd-Down Pct 39% 35% Jeremey Chapelle 11 4 45 11.2 0 18 4.1 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/29 9/18 Ashton Shumpert 12 4 22 5.5 0 14 1.8 4th-Down Pct 45% 50% Nick Griffin 13 3 27 9.0 0 18 2.1 SACKS BY-Yards 20-145 23-150 Brandon Hill 7 2 53 26.5 0 38 7.6 MISC YARDS 68 16 Dak Prescott 11 2 53 26.5 2 36 4.8 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 48 36 Rufus Warren 11 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-21 14-18 Derrick Milton 12 1 14 14.0 1 14 1.2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 Total 13 253 3178 12.6 18 65 244.5 RED-ZONE SCORES (44-55) 80% (33-39) 85% Opponents 13 240 2667 11.1 18 76 205.2 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-55) 64% (25-39) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-42) 95% (35-35) 100% PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long ATTENDANCE 389868 301630 Jameon Lewis 22 51 2.3 0 16 Games/Avg Per Game 7/55695 4/75408 Brandon Holloway 2 36 18.0 0 23 Neutral Site Games 2/46860 Total 24 87 3.6 0 23 Opponents 13 78 6.0 1 28 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Mississippi State 91 140 58 57 14 360 Jameon Lewis 19 446 23.5 0 66 Opponents 89 64 77 69 0 299 Robert Johnson 4 41 10.2 0 19 Brandon Holloway 3 113 37.7 0 95 Corvell-Gay Harrison 1 7 7.0 0 7 Christian Holmes 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 28 607 21.7 0 95 Opponents 44 899 20.4 0 97 2014 Mississippi State Football Final 2013 Statistics

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long FG SEQUENCE Mississippi State Opponents Nickoe Whitley 5 42 8.4 0 29 Oklahoma State (40),32 49 Taveze Calhoun 3 101 33.7 0 53 Alcorn State (26) - Jamerson Love 3 78 26.0 1 70 Auburn 35 (40),(19),(47) Justin Cox 1 0 0.0 0 0 Troy (25),30,(24) - Deontae Skinner 1 7 7.0 0 7 LSU (35),(22),42 (29) Richie Brown 1 5 5.0 0 4 Bowling Green 44 (35),(45),45 Total 14 233 16.6 1 70 Kentucky 47 47,(45),(44) Opponents 12 173 14.4 0 40 South Carolina (38) (44),(37) Texas A&M 40 - FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Alabama 23 (33),(35) Nickoe Whitley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Arkansas (24),28,42 (54) Benard. McKinney 1 26 26.0 0 26 Ole Miss (36),39 27,(22) Beniquez Brown 1 5 5.0 0 5 Rice (19) - Total 3 31 10.3 0 26 Opponents 2 25 12.5 0 24 PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Baker Swedenburg 25 1063 42.5 53 3 7 6 7 0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Devon Bell 24 990 41.2 62 2 9 14 4 1 Dak Prescott 15 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-3 0 0 92 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jameon Lewis 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Total 51 2053 40.3 62 5 16 20 11 2 Devon Bell 0 6-14 25-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 43 Opponents 70 3073 43.9 63 6 19 21 10 1 LaDarius Perkins 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Evan Sobiesk 0 3-6 15-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Derrick Milton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Devon Bell 66 4063 61.6 25 1 De’Runnya Wilson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Taylor Earhart 3 172 57.3 0 0 Ashton Shumpert 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Evan Sobiesk 1 58 58.0 0 0 Josh Robinson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Total 70 4293 61.3 25 1 20.4 39.6 25 Malcolm Johnson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents 62 3783 61.0 32 0 21.7 38.3 26 Charles Siddoway 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jamerson Love 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G Joe Morrow 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jameon Lewis 13 117 923 51 446 0 1537 118.2 Artimas Samuel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Dak Prescott 11 829 53 0 0 0 882 80.2 Damian Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LaDarius Perkins 12 542 248 0 0 0 790 65.8 Nick Griffin 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 6 Josh Robinson 13 459 115 0 0 0 574 44.2 Taylor Earhart 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3 Robert Johnson 13 9 389 0 41 0 439 33.8 Tyler Russell 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Malcolm Johnson 13 0 391 0 0 0 391 30.1 Total 48 10-21 40-42 1-3 0 0-3 0 0 360 De’Runnya Wilson 13 0 351 0 0 0 351 27.0 Opponents 36 14-18 35-35 0-0 1 1-1 0 2 299 Brandon Holloway 11 38 77 36 113 0 264 24.0 Ashton Shumpert 12 190 22 0 0 0 212 17.7 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Joe Morrow 13 0 211 0 0 0 211 16.2 Dak Prescott 11 401 829 1940 2769 251.7 Nick Griffin 13 96 27 0 0 0 123 9.5 Tyler Russell 7 135 15 875 890 127.1 Fred Ross 11 0 115 0 0 0 115 10.5 LaDarius Perkins 12 137 542 0 542 45.2 Damian Williams 6 112 0 0 0 0 112 18.7 Josh Robinson 13 78 459 0 459 35.3 Taveze Calhoun 12 0 0 0 0 101 101 8.4 Damian Williams 6 84 112 279 391 65.2 Derrick Milton 12 69 14 0 0 0 83 6.9 Jameon Lewis 13 16 117 84 201 15.5 Jamerson Love 11 0 0 0 0 78 78 7.1 Ashton Shumpert 12 46 190 0 190 15.8 Fred Brown 8 0 74 0 0 0 74 9.2 Nick Griffin 13 24 96 0 96 7.4 Brandon Hill 7 0 53 0 0 0 53 7.6 Derrick Milton 12 13 69 0 69 5.8 Artimas Samuel 7 0 47 0 0 0 47 6.7 Brandon Holloway 11 8 38 0 38 3.5 J.Chapelle 11 0 45 0 0 0 45 4.1 Robert Johnson 13 1 9 0 9 0.7 Nickoe Whitley 11 0 0 0 0 42 42 3.8 Sam Cowart 2 1 6 0 6 3.0 Rufus Warren 11 0 23 0 0 0 23 2.1 Josh Hand 2 1 5 0 5 2.5 Tyler Russell 7 15 0 0 0 0 15 2.1 TEAM 6 10 -18 0 -18 -3.0 Deontae Skinner 11 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6 Total 13 956 2469 3178 5647 434.4 Corvell-Gay Harrison 13 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.5 Opponents 13 833 1874 2667 4541 349.3 Sam Cowart 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 Josh Hand 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd Richie Brown 13 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4 Devon Bell 6-14 42.9 0-0 4-5 1-4 1-5 0-0 40 1 TEAM 6 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -3.0 Evan Sobiesk 3-6 50.0 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-1 0-0 38 1 Total 13 2469 3178 87 607 233 6574 505.7 Taylor Earhart 1-1 100.0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 19 0 Opponents 13 1874 2667 78 899 173 5691 437.8 2014 Mississippi State Football Final 2013 Defensive Statistics

l------Tackles------l Sacks l---Pass Defense---l Fumbles # Player GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 50 Benardrick McKinney 13 42 29 71 7.0- 44 3.5- 36 . . . 4 2- 26 . . . 11 Deontae Skinner 11 33 31 64 4.5- 12 1.0- 6 1- 7 2 3 3 . . . . 26 Kendrick Market 13 43 19 62 1.5- 5 . . 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 Nickoe Whitley 11 38 17 55 1.0- 3 . 5- 42 2 7 1 1- 0 2 1 . 22 Matthew Wells 13 28 22 50 6.0- 12 1.0- 3 . 2 2 3 2- 0 1 . . 23 Taveze Calhoun 12 33 12 45 1.5- 4 . 3- 101 4 7 . 1- 0 1 . . 91 Preston Smith 12 29 15 44 6.5- 28 2.5- 15 . 3 3 9 . 1 . . 42 Beniquez Brown 13 16 23 39 4.5- 9 . . . . . 2- 5 . . . 39 Richie Brown 13 16 22 38 3.0- 15 2.0- 13 1- 5 . 1 . . . . . 14 Zach Jackson 13 16 17 33 2.5- 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 96 Chris Jones 13 17 15 32 7.0- 28 3.0- 26 . 3 3 10 . . . . 90 Denico Autry 13 14 17 31 6.5- 24 2.0- 13 . 3 3 8 . 1 . . 9 Justin Cox 13 23 8 31 0.5- 1 . 1- 0 3 4 . . . . . 5 Jamerson Love 11 22 5 27 1.0- 3 . 3- 78 7 10 . 1- 0 . . . 92 Kaleb Eulls 13 9 17 26 1.5- 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 93 P.J. Jones 11 9 16 25 3.0- 14 1.0- 12 . . . 4 . . . . 2 Will Redmond 8 14 9 23 2.5- 5 . . 2 2 . . . . . 13 Cedric Jiles 11 14 6 20 ...... 24 Deontay Evans 13 11 8 19 ...... 1 . . 47 A.J. Jefferson 13 12 7 19 4.0- 17 2.0- 11 . 1 1 3 . 1 . . 33 Kivon Coman 12 13 2 15 1.0- 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . . 48 Ryan Brown 13 6 7 13 2.5- 8 1.0- 5 . . . 3 . . . . 44 Christian Holmes 13 7 4 11 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 94 Nelson Adams 13 3 8 11 1.5- 1 ...... 1 . 38 Dee Arrington 3 6 4 10 1.0- 2 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . . 98 Curtis Virges 11 2 7 9 2.5- 8 1.0- 5 . . . 1 . . . . 31 Tolando Cleveland 12 7 2 9 0.5- 1 . . 1 1 . 1- 0 2 . . 40 Devon Bell 13 1 2 3 ...... 54 Quay Evans 5 1 2 3 1.0- 1 ...... 16 Joe Morrow 13 2 . 2 ...... 43 Ivan Muniz 2 2 . 2 ...... 6 Malcolm Johnson 13 2 . 2 ...... 49 Torrey Dale 2 2 . 2 ...... 77 Charles Siddoway 13 1 . 1 ...... 45 Corvell-Gay Harrison 13 1 . 1 ...... 66 Ben Beckwith 13 1 . 1 ...... 29 Quadry Antoine 5 1 . 1 ...... 61 Gabe Jackson 13 1 . 1 ...... 99 John Harris 3 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 12 Robert Johnson 13 1 . 1 ...... 3 Jay Hughes 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 83 Michael Hodges 3 1 . 1 ...... 52 Fernando Bohanna 1 . 1 1 ...... 84 Jeremey Chapelle 11 1 . 1 ...... 32 Ashton Shumpert 12 . 1 1 ...... Total 13 503 356 859 74- 260 20- 145 14- 233 38 52 52 11- 31 12 2 . Dan Mullen Head Coach Sixth Season Now entering his sixth season, Dan Mullen has revitalized and reenergized the Mississippi State fan base. From the moment of his introduction on Dec. 10, 2008, as the 32nd head coach in school history, supporters have turned out in record numbers and capacity crowds to support the Bulldogs. Mississippi State fans have sold out a school-record 30 consecutive home games at Davis Wade Stadium entering the 2014 season. Each of the last four years has seen the school’s attendance record broken, including the 55,695 who packed into the stadium during the 2013 season. In fact, 19 of the school’s Top 20 crowds have occurred in the last five seasons, with all seven crowds in 2013 ranking in the Top 25 all-time. The Bull- dog faithful have gone on to watch the head coach lead the Maroon and White’s football program to four straight bowl games for the the first time in the 114-year history of the program. Mullen became the MSU all-time leader in bowl game victories with three when the Bulldogs dominated Rice 44-7 in the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Just five years into his tenure, Mullen (36-28, .563) owns the highest winning percent- age as a coach at State since the late Darrell Royal in 1954-55 (.600), and he is already fourth in school history for wins by a MSU head coach (36). Mullen stands just one victory away from entering the top four. On top of that, Mullen has dominated the Egg Bowl PERSONAL rivalry (4-1), owning the second-highest winning percentage (.800) against Ole Miss. Mul- len (63 games) was the quickest Bulldog coach to 35 career wins since Allyn McKeen in Birthdate: April 27, 1972 1942. Age: 41 Mullen was widely regarded as one of the top young minds in college football when Hometown: Manchester, N.H. he arrived at Mississippi State, and he brought not only an impressive offensive resume Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and a list of NFL-developed quarterbacks, but also an energy and passion for the college and Sport Science from Ursinus College; 1996 game. – Master’s Degree in Education from Wagner Under Mullen’s guidance, the 2013 MSU offense went down as one of the most prolific College in school history. The Bulldogs shattered school records for total yards (5,647), yards per Wife: Megan game (434.4), passing yards (3,178), fi rst downs (305), completions (253), passing yards Children: Canon and Breelyn Elisabeth per game (244.5) and completion percentage (59.0). Mullen also helped develop Dak Prescott into one of the top signal callers in school history as the sophomore shattered COACHING EXPERIENCE the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback (829) and registered the third-high- est total off ense mark in school history (2,769). 2009-p Mississippi State (Head Coach) As a team, MSU showed constant improvement and went on an inspiring three-game 2005-08 Florida (Offensive Coordinator/ winning streak to close the 2013 season despite a rash of injuries. After a hard-fought Quarterbacks) game against No. 1 Alabama on Nov. 16, the Bulldogs bounced back a week later with 2003-04 Utah (Quarterbacks) their fi rst victory ever at Arkansas. Then on Thanksgiving night, Mullen continued his 2001-02 Bowling Green (Quarterbacks) dominance of the Egg Bowl rivalry as MSU, on a gutsy fi nal drive engineered by injured 1999-00 Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Dak Prescott, claimed its fourth Egg Bowl win in fi ve seasons with a 17-10 overtime tri- Offense) umph. The Bulldogs closed the year racking up a bowl school-record 533 yards to defeat 1998 Syracuse (Graduate Assistant Offense) Rice 44-7 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. The 37-point margin of victory 1996-97 Columbia (Wide Receivers) was the largest of the 2013 bowl season as MSU fi nished the year with a 7-6 record. 1994-95 Wagner (Wide Receivers) Off the fi eld, Mullen’s players are constant achievers in the classroom and the com- munity donating countless hours to the Starkville area and state of Mississippi. Eighteen BY THE NUMBERS Bulldogs were named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll earlier this year. During 36-28 Overall Record Mullen’s entire fi ve-year tenure at MSU, 90 players have earned the distinction of SEC 3-1 Bowl Game Record (most wins at MSU) Academic Honor Roll recipient. 4-1 Egg Bowl Record (vs. Ole Miss) 4 Bowl Games in Five Seasons 30 Consecutive Sellouts in DWS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD MSU WINNING PCT. SINCE 1956 Year School Overall Record SEC Record Noteable 2009 Mississippi State 5-7 3-5 def. #20 Ole Miss, 41-27 Coach Rec. Pct. 2010 Mississippi State 9-4 4-4 Gator Bowl champs, def. Mich. 1. Dan Mullen (2009-pres.) 36-28 .563 2011 Mississippi State 7-6 2-6 Music City Bowl champs 2. Jackie Sherrill (1991-2003) 75-75-2 .500 2012 Mississippi State 8-5 4-4 won fi rst seven games 3. Emory Bellard (1979-85) 37-42 .468 2013 Mississippi State 7-6 3-5 Liberty Bowl champs, def. UM 4. Paul Davis (1962-66) 20-28-2 .420 TOTALS 36-28 (.563) 16-24 (.400) 5. Wade Walker (1956-61) 22-32-2 .411 Dak Prescott Quarterback

“Dak Prescott has the talent and experience to be the next big thing at QB in the SEC.” - ESPN.com

“He’s the best running quarterback that Dan Mullen’s ever coached. He’s got that ‘it’ factor. I’m not compar- ing him to this guy as a player, but I do compare him to Tim Tebow in respect to his leadership and his com- petitive spirit.” - Jesse Palmer, ESPN

“The best is yet to come. Expect big things from the 6’2”, 230-pound rising junior in 2014.” - Bleacher Report

“You could see in him that he had that ‘it’ [factor]; he had that drive. Guys kind of have it or they don’t. He naturally has that ‘it.’” - Dan Mullen, MSU Head Coach

“I don’t think you can ask for a better young man. When you see him you can tell, he’s a quarterback. He carries himself with a certain demeanor that draws people to him.” - Brian Johnson, MSU Quarterbacks Coach

• Returns as MSU’s starting quarterback in 2014 after a stellar sophomore campaign in which he threw for 1,940 yards on 156- RETURNING SEC QBs CAREER RETURNING SEC QBs CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING YARDS of-267 passes with 10 touchdowns ... Added a team-best 829 yards on the ground with 13 rushing scores 1. Dak Prescott, MSU 17 1. Nick Marshall, Auburn 1,023 • Owns a 4-3 career record as a starter and has thrown for over 2. Bo Wallace, Ole Miss 14 2. Dak Prescott, MSU 947 200 yards five times in his career 3. Nick Marshall, Auburn 11 3. Bo Wallace, Ole Miss 745 • Accounted for 23 touchdowns as a sophomore and has accounted for 31 touchdowns in his career (14 passing, 17 rush- MSU ALL-TIME CAREER MSU CAREER QUARTERBACK ing) COMPLETION PERCENTAGE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • Ended the 2013 season with a 58.4 completion percentage, good for sixth in MSU single-season history and is tied for the 1. Dak Prescott, 2012-pres .588 1. Jackie Parker, 1952-53 24 school record in career completion percentage (58.8) Tyson Lee, 2008-09 .588 John Bond, 1980-83 24 • Racked up 2,769 yards of total offense in 2013, representing the 3. Tyler Russell, 2010-13 .587 3. Don Smith, 1983-86 21 third-highest total in MSU history ... Registered 5,661 yards of 4. Chris Relf, 2008-11 .580 4. Dak Prescott, 2012-pres 17 total offense in his career 5. Dave Marler, 1977-78 .568 5. Rockey Felker, 1972-74 14 • For his career, has tossed for 2,134 yards on 174-of-296 passing with 14 touchdowns while rushing for 947 yards and 17 ground MSU SINGLE-SEASON QB MSU SINGLE-SEASON QB scores RUSHING YARDS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • Overcame a nerve injury in his shoulder to engineer a game- winning drive to beat Ole Miss in the “Egg Bowl” capped by his 1. Dak Prescott, 2013 829 1. Jackie Parker, 1952 16 3-yard rushing touchdown on Nov. 28, 2013 2. Don Smith, 1986 740 2. Dak Prescott, 2013 13 3. John Bond, 1980 720 John Bond, 1983 13 • The MVP of the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl after leading MSU 4. Chris Relf, 2010 713 4. Don Smith, 1984 9 to a dominant 44-7 victory over Rice ... Accounted for a Liberty 5. John Bond, 1983 612 5. Jackie Parker, 1953 8 Bowl record five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) ... Was 17-of-28 for 283 yards passing and also ran for 78 yards on 14 carries