Mississippi State Bulldogs • Week Two Game Notes September 12, 2009 • 6:00 P.M
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Mississippi State Bulldogs • Week Two Game Notes September 12, 2009 • 6:00 p.m. vs. Auburn (1-0) • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Mississippi State Schedule & Results WEEKLY NEWS AND NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Mississippi State vs. Auburn Sept. 5 JACKSON STATE W 45-7 BULLDOGS WIN OPENER, READY FOR FIRST SEC TEST (2009 per-game averages) Sept. 12 * at Auburn 6 p.m. The 32nd head coach in Mississippi State history, Dan Mullen led the Sept. 19 * at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. Bulldogs to a 45-7 win over Jackson State last Saturday at Davis Wade Mississippi State Auburn Sept. 26 * LSU TBA Stadium. Coach Mullen’s team will face its first Southeastern Conference opponent on Saturday the Bulldogs travel to Auburn to face the 1-0 Tigers. Overall Record . 1-0 . 1-0 Oct. 3 GEORGIA TECH TBA Conference Record . 0-0 . 0-0 Oct. 10 HOUSTON (HC) TBA OFFENSE EXPLODES FOR MOST POINTS SINCE 2002 Points Scored . .45.0 . 37.0 Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee TBA Dan Mullen came to Mississippi State with an impressive offensive resume Points Allowed . .7.0 . 13.0 Oct. 24 * FLORIDA TBA - as offensive coordinator at Florida last season, his Gator offense averaged Total Offense . .410.0 . 556.0 Oct. 31 * at Kentucky TBA 43.6 points per game, tops in the conference and fourth nationally. So it Rushing Yards . 238.0 . 301.0 Nov. 14 * ALABAMA TBA should come as no surprise the Bulldogs posted 45 points in their season- Passing Yards . 172.0 . 255.0 Nov. 21 * at Arkansas (in L.R.) TBA opening victory over Jackson State. Mississippi State hadn’t posted 40 Yards Allowed . 194.0 . 245.0 Nov. 28 * OLE MISS TBA points in a game since a 51-13 win over Jacksonville State on September Rushing Yards Allowed . .62.0 . 96.0 All times Central 14, 2002 - a stretch of 81 games. Passing Yards Allowed . .132.0 . 149.0 FOURTH STRAIGHT MSU COACH TO WIN DEBUT LOOKS TO BE The Series FIRST TO WIN SEC OPENER SINCE 1986 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Overall Record . 23-57-2 With last week’s win over Jackson State, Mullen became the fourth- Mississippi State vs. Auburn at Auburn . .AU leads 25-6 consecutive Mississippi State coach to post a win in his debut. But the last (2009 per-game averages) Last meeting: . Auburn 3-2, 2008 in Starkville two head men at MSU dropped their first SEC contest. The last Bulldog Last meeting in Auburn: . MSU 19-14, 2007 coach to win his SEC opener was Rockey Felker, whose 1986 squad upset Mississippi State Auburn Last 10 meetings: . Auburn leads 7-3 8th-ranked Tennessee on the road in the second week of the season. Rushing Yards-per-Game Current Series Win Streak: . AU 1 game BULLDOGS LOOK TO END ROAD WOES Chris Relf . 82.0 . 148.0 . O. McCalebb Mississippi State failed to win a road contest in 2008 and averaged just 9.2 Robert Elliott . 80.0 . 117.0 . Ben Tate Quick Facts - Mississippi State points per game away from home. It was the fourth time in eight seasons Passing Yards-per-Game Record . 1-0, 0-0 the Bulldogs went winless for the year in opposing stadiums. In contrast, Tyson Lee . 97.0 . 255.0 . Chris Todd Ranking (AP/Coaches') . NR / NR Mullen’s 2008 Florida offense averaged 43.6 points (218 points in five Receiving Yards-per-Game Head Coach . .Dan Mullen games) and were undefeated on the road. The Gators lost just four times Marcus Green . 40.0 . 98.0 . Terrell Zachery Career Record . 1-0 / First Season on the road during his four seasons there. Arnil Stallworth . 28.0 . 82.0 . Mario Fannin MSU Record . same Total Tackles YOUTH IS SERVED IN BULLDOG OPENER Jamar Chaney . 5 . 8 . .Zac Etheridge Quick Links The season opener for MSU wasn’t only the debut of a new coach and staff, Damein Anderson . 4 . 8 . Craig Stevens News the 45-7 victory over Jackson State was also the first appearance in game action for 33 new Bulldogs. Forty-four percent of the 75 players that saw Interceptions Roster game action were stepping onto Davis Wade Stadium for the first time in Mitchell/Broomfield . 1 . 1 . Daren Bates Team Stats a game. A breakdown of the 33 show 9 true freshman, seven transfers and Individual Stats 17 players that redshirted last season saw action. MSU STREAKS & 2008 RECORDS NCAA Stats Overall Streak 2009 SEC Stats DEFENSE STYMIES TIGERS, GETS OFFENSIVE TOO Overall . W1 . 1-0 Mississippi State Media Guide & Record Book Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush saw his defense hold JSU to only 194 Home . W2 . 1-0 Press Conference Video (Link posted after event) yards of total offense on 54 snaps last Saturday. Take away long comple- Away . L6 . — Press Conference Audio (Link posted after event) tions of 52 and 31 yards, the Bulldog ‘D’ held the Tigers to just over two yards per play (111 yards on 52 plays). Neutral . W1 . — State defenders weren’t satisfied with only stopping JSU, the group forced SEC Games . L1 . — Broadcast Information five (three fumbles and two interceptions) turnovers as well. The final inter- Non-Conference Games . W2 . 1-0 Television . Fox Sports Net ception was returned 43 yards by Corey Broomfield for Mississippi State’s Day Games . W1 . 1-0 Announcers . Bob Rathbun, first defensive touchdown in 15 games, dating back to November 2007. Night Games . L1 . — Radio . Mississippi State Radio Network August . L5 . — Announcers . Jack Cristil, Dave Archer, Jenn Hildreth BUMPHIS MAKES MOST OF FIRST COLLEGIATE GRABS September . W1 . 1-0 XM Radio Network . Channel 201 True freshman wideout Chad Bumphis became just the fourth Bulldog October . W1 . — Sirius Radio Network . Channel 217 player to start his first collegiate game since 1986 (Milton Smith, CB, 1986; November . L1 . — in Starkville . 107.9, WFCA Quinton Culberson, CB, 2003; Sean Ferguson, DE, 2008) and the first offensive player to do so in that time period. Bumphis caught two passes December . W1 . — in his debut, finding his way to the endzone on each. vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) . L16 . — MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CONTACTS vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) . L2 . — MEDIA RELATIONS - 662-325-2703 CHANEY RETURNS AS TEAM LEADER When MSU Scores First . W1 . 1-0 Joe Galbraith - 662-418-3970 Senior linebacker Jamar Chaney returned to play at Davis Wade Stadium When Opponent Scores First . L1 . — Jay Middleton - 662-418-9139 for the first time since he posted a team-leading eight tackles in State’s When MSU Leads at Halftime . W2 . 1-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE RADIO NETWORK - 662-325-4171 come-from-behind victory over Ole Miss in 2007. Chaney played in last When Tied at Halftime . W2 . — Don Williams - 662-312-2564 season’s opener, but his season was cut short with a broken bone in his leg. When Opp. Leads at Halftime . L3 . — TELEVISION CENTER - 662-325-1332 The senior leader had recorded 12 total tackles already against La. Tech. When MSU Leads After 3rd . W15 . 1-0 Bennie Ashford - 662-418-2165 Against JSU, Chaney led the defense with five tackles. When Tied After 3rd . W3 . — RELF SHINES IN EXTENDED WORK; LEE CONTINUES SOLID PLAY When Opp. Leads After 3rd . L8 . — SATELLITE INFORMATION Sophomore quarterback Chris Relf had thrown just nine passes in his When MSU Scores 25+ points . W4 . 1-0 Monday Press Conference - 4:30 - 4:45 p.m. (CT) collegiate career entering last week’s season opener. Against JSU, the When Opp. Scores 25+ points . L1 . — AMC-16 K 14 Montgomery, Ala., native completed 7-of-10 passes for 75 yards and three When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards . W4 . 1-0 Ku-Band/Analog touchdowns. He also rushed for 82 yards and a score on 12 attempts. When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards . L1 . — (AMC-16 is located at 85 degrees west) Senior QB Tyson Lee - the school’s all-time leader in completion percent- When MSU Rushes for <100 yards . L6 . — Downlink Frequency - 11980.0000 H age - completed 9-of-14 passes (64.3 percent) for 97 yards. When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . W4 . 1-0 Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Friday 11 Saturday 12 Sunday 13 12 p.m. 4 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 4 p.m. No Media Availability 6:00 p.m. 12:00 noon Practice Practice Coach Mullen on SEC Practice - Closed Kickoff vs. Auburn Coach Mullen on MSU (Closed to practice) (Open through stretch) Teleconference Teleconference 7 p.m. Postgame 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. Coach Mullen Radio Show Coach Mullen and selected Afternoon Press Conference Coach Mullen, players avail- Practice - Closed (Harvey’s) players available following Practice - Closed (Bryan Building) able post-practice game in M-Club interview area. Requested players available following Coach Mullen Please contact Joe Galbraith or Jay Middleton in the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations office if you have any questions or need any assistance. 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (AUBURN) OFFENSE DEFENSE X 6 BRANDON MCRAE 6-4 200 SR. LE 90 PERNELL MCPHEE 6-4 275 JR. -OR- 9 LEON BERRY 6-0 190 JR. 99 Sean Ferguson 6-3 245 So. H 1 CHAD BUMPHIS 5-10 195 FR. LT 95 KYLE LOVE 6-1 310 SR. 3 Brandon Heavens 5-10 170 Fr. 97 Josh Boyd 6-3 285 Fr. LT 79 DEREK SHERROD 6-7 310 JR. RT 92 CHARLES BURNS 6-1 275 SR. 63 Chris Spencer 6-4 310 Sr. 94 Fletcher Cox 6-4 275 Fr. LG 55 QUENTIN SAULSBERRY 6-3 300 SO.