2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES

Mississippi State (3-2, 1-2 ) at Houston (3-1, 2-0 Conference USA) Saturday, October 9, 2010 • 7:00 p.m. • CBS College Sports Robertson Stadium (32,000)

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MISSISSIPPI STATE TRAVELS TO HOUSTON TO TAKE ON OFFENSE RETURNS TO OPENING WEEK RHYTHM, MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS HOUSTON IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION AGAIN SCORES 49 Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Mississippi State will hit the road this weekend for only In its season opening win over Memphis, the Mississippi State Sept. 4 MEMPHIS W 49-7 its second game away from home this season. The Bulldogs offense racked up 569 total yards and scored 49 points. Against Sept. 9 * #20 AUBURN (Thurs.) L 14-17 Sept. 18 * at #12 LSU L 7-29 travel to the University of Houston to take on the Cougars of Alcorn State a week ago, the Bulldogs finished with 566 yards Sept. 25 * GEORGIA W 24-12 Conference USA. State and Houston met in 2009, with UH claim- and again scored 49 points. The yardage totals rank as the fifth Oct. 2 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 ing a 31-24 victory. and sixth highest single game tallies in school history. Oct. 9 at Houston 7 p.m. This weekend’s game will be televised on CBS College Sports Oct. 16 at Florida TBA as part of the C-USA television package. Roger Twibell and Mike DOGS CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN GROUND GAME Oct. 23 * UAB (HC) TBA Leach will call the action, and the game will be available nation- In his 17 games as head coach at Mississippi State, Dan Oct. 30 * KENTUCKY TBA ally on Channel 613 on DirecTV and 152 on Dish Network. Mullen’s team has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in all but Nov. 13 * at Alabama TBA one contest. State has rushed for 100+ in each game this season, Nov. 20 * ARKANSAS TBA BULLDOGS, COUGARS TO PLAY FOR 16TH TIME including 230 last week against Alcorn State. The Bulldogs have Nov. 27 * at Ole Miss TBA Mississippi State and Houston have played 15 times dating also scored at least one rushing in each of the first all times Central back to the first meeting in 1956. The Cougars have a 9-6 advan- five contests, marking 15 times in the last 17 games the offense tage in the series, and have won each of the teams’ meetings this has scored at least one touchdown on the ground. The Series decade. Prior to renewing the series in 2003, State and Houston Overall Record: ...... Houston leads 9-6 had not faced off since 1972. The two schools played 11 times OFFENSE SPREADING BALL AROUND IN in Houston: ...... Houston leads 4-3 between 1960 and 1972, with the Bulldogs holding a 6-5 record BOTHUN R AND PASS GAME Last meeting: ...... Houston 31-24, 10/10/2009 in Starkville in those meetings. At nearly the halfway mark of the 2010 season, 11 different Last meeting in Houston: ...... UH 42-35, 9/20/2003 offensive players have at least one rushing attempt and 12 dif- Last 10 meetings: ...... Houston leads 7-3 STATEOOKS L TO EXTEND NON-CONFERENCE STREAK ferent players have at least one reception. In 2009, 12 players Current Series Win Streak: ...... Houston three games The Bulldogs began the 2010 campaign with a 49-7 vic- had rushing attempts and 13 Bulldogs caught passes all season tory over Conference USA’s Memphis Tigers after closing out the long. Quick Facts - Mississippi State Record ...... 3-2, 1-2 SEC non-league portion of their 2009 schedule with a 27-6 win over Ranking (AP/Coaches') ...... NR / RV Middle Tennessee. With last week’s victory over Alcorn State, the DIAZ, WILSON LEAD DEFENSE TO IMPRESSIVE START Head Coach ...... Dan Mullen Bulldogs have won three consecutive non-conference tilts for Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and co-defensive coor- Career Record ...... 8-9 / Second Season the first time since defeating Tulane, Gardner-Webb and UAB in dinator Chris Wilson joined the coaching staff with hopes of MSU Record ...... same 2007. State has not posted four-straight non-league wins since improving a defensive unit that finished 10th in the Southeastern winning eight regular season non-SEC games from 1998-2001. Conference in total defense a year ago. Quick Links Through five games, the Bulldog defense ranks 32nd nation- News MULLEN AIMING FOR ANOTHER YEAR 2 SUCCESS STORY ally in total defense, 22nd in scoring defense and 44th in passing Roster Head coach Dan Mullen had coached two or more seasons at defense. State ranks among the top half of the SEC in each of Team Stats six schools prior to taking the top spot at Mississippi State, and those categories. Individual Stats at nearly every stop along the way Year Two has seen marked NCAA Stats improvement. Wagner College went 6-5 in 1994 and 8-2 in 1995; DOGD’TINGY ‘ S IN REDZONE SEC Stats Notre Dame improved from 5-7 in 1999 to 9-3 in 2000; Bowling The Bulldog defense has been toughest when its back has Mississippi State Media Guide & Record Book Green went 8-3 in 2001 and 9-3 in 2002; Utah jumped from 10-2 been against the wall. Through five games, State has allowed in 2003 to 12-0 in 2004; and Florida improved from 8-3 in 2005 only four in 15 times the ball has reached inside Broadcast Information to 13-1 and national champions in 2006. its 20 yardline. Television ...... CBS College Sports The Bulldogs are 3-2 after five weeks of the 2010 season, one Announcers ...... Roger Twibell and Mike Leach game better than at the same mark of the 2009 campaign. DEFENSEOOKS L FOR MORE NEGATIVES; GETS A Radio ...... Mississippi State Radio Network BUNCHGAINST A ALCORN Announcers ...... Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis and John Correro BULLDOGO’ ‘ PUTTING UP POTENTIALLY The defense has worked on creating negative plays for the XM Radio Network ...... Channel 198 Sirius Radio Network ...... Channel 212 HISTORICAL NUMBERS opposition, and through the first four weeks tallied a total of in Starkville ...... 107.9, WFCA Looking at the single-season record book, the Mississippi 23 tackles for loss. Against Alcorn State in Week 5, the Bulldogs State offense is on pace to break or match several school marks. nearly doubled their season total as they recorded an astound- Through five games, the Bulldog offense would rank third all ing 15 tackles for loss. And the MSU defense was sharing the Mississippi State Athletic Media Contacts time in passing yards per game (220.2), first in completion per- wealth, as 13 different players had at least one half tackle for MEDIA RELATIONS - 662-325-2703 centage (60.7) and have nearly cracked the top 10 in touchdown loss. With their output last weekend, State jumped into the Joe Galbraith - 662-418-3970 passes. The total offense average of 392.6 trails only the 1982 national top 20, averaging 7.60 TFL per game. MISSISSIPPI STATE RADIO NETWORK - 662-325-4171 team that averaged 422 yards per game. Don Williams - 662-312-2564 Additionally, if State scores 40 points in a game again this BULLDOGS BECOMING SECOND HALF SQUAD TELEVISION CENTER - 662-325-1332 season, it will become only the seventh team in school history Through five games of the season Mississippi State has out- Bennie Ashford - 662-418-2165 to ever score 40+ points in three separate games during a single scored its foes by 43 points in the final two quarters. State has season (1911, 1914, 1944, 1946, 1994 and 2000). scored 35 points in the third period and 38 in the fourth quarter, FTP INFORMATION outpacing the opposition’s 14 and 16 in the same two quarters. Located on XOS Digital Xchange The Bulldog defense has pitched second-half shutouts Contact Bennie Ashford in Television Center for login against Auburn and Alcorn State, while allowing only garbage- time scores by both Memphis and Georgia.

Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday i 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 Sunday 10 1 p.m. Afternoon 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. No Media Availability 7:00 p.m. 12:00 Noon Press Conference Practice - Closed SEC Teleconference Coach Mullen Radio Show Kickoff at Houston MSU Teleconference (Bryan Building) (Harvey’s) Players available following 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Postgame Players available post-practice Players available post-practice Coach Mullen and selected (Offense) (Defense) players available following game 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

RELF SHOWS PLAYMAKING SKILLS LAST TWO WEEKS WILSON, SUMLIN WORKED AT OU TOGETHER STATISTICAL COMPARISON Junior Chris Relf enjoyed arguably the best Mississippi State defensive line coach Chris Wilson worked at Mississippi State vs. Houston game of his career against Georgia two weeks ago as the Oklahoma with Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin from 2005 to Montgomery, Ala., native completed nine of 14 passes for 148 2007, and Wilson took over the special teams from Sumlin when Mississippi State Houston yards and two scores. He also rushed for 109 yards on 20 carries, he left to take the Houston job. Overall Record ...... 3-2 ...... 3-0 becoming the first Bulldog quarterback since 2000 to eclipse Conference Record ...... 1-2 ...... 2-0 the 100-yard mark both rushing and passing in the same game. SPAVITAL WAS G.A. WHILE WILSON WAS IN NORMAN Points Scored ...... 28.6 . . . . . 44.2 Last week against Alcorn State, Relf set a new career mark Chis Wilson coached defensive ends at Oklahoma while Points Allowed ...... 16.2 . . . . . 26.5 with 209 passing yards while completing 11 of 15 attempts. He Houston cornerbacks coach Zac Spavital served as the defensive Total Offense ...... 392.6 ...... 465.5 has also thrown a pair of touchdowns each of the last two weeks, graduate assistant. Rushing Yards ...... 172.4 ...... 185.5 becoming the first Bulldog QB to throw two TDs in back-to-back Passing Yards ...... 220.2 ...... 280.0 weeks since Michael Henig in 2006. Relf would be the first passer KNOX, LEVINE CROSSED PATHS AT AUBURN Yards Allowed ...... 313.2 ...... 370.2 to throw 2 in three straight weeks since Kevin Fant threw at least Gregx Kno was coaching the wide receivers at Auburn in Rushing Yards Allowed ...... 124.6 ...... 162.8 2 in the first three games of the 2003 season. 2000 and 2001 when Houston assistant head coach Tony Levine Passing Yards Allowed ...... 186.8 ...... 207.5 was served as the staff’s offensive graduate assistant. BALLARD BECOMING BIG PLAY, TOUCHDOWN MACHINE INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Through five games of the 2010 season, junior BULLDOG NAMES ABOUND ON Mississippi State vs. Houston has already scored nine touchdowns. Ballard has scored at least PRESEASON WATCH LISTS one touchdown in each game, and leads the SEC with both a Through the summer, preseason watch lists for college Mississippi State Houston total of 54 points and eight rushing touchdowns. football awards were announced and Mississippi State players Ballard leads the Mississippi State offense with three rushes were mentioned on quite a few. Senior defensive end Pernell Rushing Yards-per-Game over 20 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown against Alcorn McPhee was named to both the Bednarik and Lombardi lists, Vick Ballard ...... 56.8 . . . . .104.5 . . . . .Bryce Beall State. It was the longest run by a Bulldog since while offensive lineman joined him on the Chris Relf ...... 39.8 . . . . .32.5 . . . Michael Hayes ripped off a 76-yarder against Florida in 2005. Lombardi watch list. Junior tight end Marcus Green was rec- Passing Yards-per-Game ognized by the Mackey Award and senior center J.C. Brignone Chris Relf ...... 123.6 . . . . .212.0 . . . Case Keenum WRIGHT PLACE, WRIGHT TIME caught the attention of Rimington Trophy. Senior linebackers Tyler Russell . . . . . 120.8 . . . . .129.0 .Terrance Broadway Senior linebacker K.J. Wright has been all over the field the K.J. Wright and were both on the initial Butkus Receiving Yards-per-Game last three weeks. Wright was credited with 12 total tackles, one- Award list, while Leon Berry was among the watch list for the Chad Bumphis ...... 70.4 . . . . .81.0 . . James Cleveland half tackle for loss and a pass breakup against LSU. In the victory Hornung Award, given to the nation’s most versatile player. Brandon Heavens ...... 32.8 . . 64.8 . . . Patrick Edwards over Georgia, Wright posted seven tackles, one-half sack, one- Total Tackles half tackle for loss and recorded four pass breakups and three CAPTAINS SELECTED FOR 2010 TEAM K.J. Wright ...... 38 . . . . .33 ...... Marcus McGraw quarterback hurries. Of Georgia’s 13 incompletions, Wright had MSU announced permanent team captains for the 2010 team Chris White ...... 35 . . . . .24 ...... Jamal Robinson a hand in forcing seven. His four pass breakups were the most prior to the first game of the year. By a vote of their teammates, by a Bulldog linebacker since Conner Stephens had four against Pernell McPhee, Derek Sherrod, Chris White and K.J. Wright Maurice Langston ...... 2 . . . . .3 ...... Nick Saenz Middle Tennessee in 2000. earned the honor. Nickoe Whitley ...... 1 . . . . .1 ...... Four players He again led the team in tackles with eight against Alcorn State, including a tackle for loss and another pass breakup. BULLDOGS EXCEL IN CLASSROOM MSU STREAKS & 2010 RECORDS Wright now leads the SEC with seven passes broken up on the 22 Bulldog football players were named to the 2009 SEC Overall Streak 2010 season. Academic Honor roll, including 18 members of the 2010 team. Overall ...... W2 . . . . . 3-2 Over the past two seasons, 50 members of the football program Home ...... W2 . . . . . 2-1 BUMPHIS BECOMING GO-TO GUY have earned the honor, including 29 current players. Away ...... L2 . . . . . 0-1 Sophomore wideout Chad Bumphis got his first snaps at quarterback in MSU’s win over Alcorn State last weekend. The 2010 BULLDOG BIG GAMES Neutral ...... W1 ...... — Tupelo native rushed for 38 yards on four carries, including a SEC Games ...... W1 . . . . . 1-2 24-yard scamper on his first attempt. 100ARDS Y RUSHING Non-Conference Games ...... W3 . . . . . 2-0 Bumphis also caught nine passes for 133 yards, both career Vick Ballard 119 (Alcorn State) Day Games ...... W2 . . . . . 1-0 highs. His four touchdowns on the season gives him eight for Chris Relf 109 (Georgia) Night Games ...... W1 . . . . . 2-2 his young career, one shy of entering the school’s career top 10. August ...... L5 ...... — 100ARDS Y RECEIVING September ...... W1 . . . . . 2-2 WHITLEY FORCING TURNOVERS FROM SAFETY SPOT Chad Bumphis 133 (Alcorn State) October ...... W2 . . . . . 1-0 Redshirt freshman safety Nickoe Whitley picked up his first Brandon Heavens 112 (Memphis) November ...... W1 ...... — career against Auburn. Whitley is now the sixth Chad Bumphis 100 (Memphis) December ...... W1 ...... — member of the Bulldog defensive backfield with at least one vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) ...... L19 ...... — career interception. In State’s win over Georgia, Whitley rocked 200ARDS Y PASSING vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) ...... L2 . . . . . 0-2 Georgia running back Washaun Ealey as he approached the end- Tyler Russell 256 (Memphis) When MSU Scores First ...... W3 . . . . . 3-0 zone, forcing and recovering a fumble to stop the drive. Chris Relf 209 (Alcorn State) When Opponent Scores First ...... L2 . . . . . 0-2 When MSU Leads at Halftime ...... W5 . . . . . 3-0 BULLDOGS LOOKING FOR MORE TURNOVERS MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWNS When Tied at Halftime ...... W2 ...... — Mississippi State’s defense has forced only five turnovers Tyler Russell vs. Memphis 4 (Passing) When Opp. Leads at Halftime ...... L4 . . . . . 0-2 through five games (special teams has recovered a pair of Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State 3 (Rushing) When MSU Leads After 3rd ...... W22 . . . . . 3-0 fumbles). The Bulldogs rank 94th nationally with a negative 0.80 Vick Ballard vs. Memphis 2 (Rushing) When Tied After 3rd ...... L1 ...... — turnover ratio per game (minus four turnovers). Brandon Heavens vs. Memphis 2 (Receiving) When Opp. Leads After 3rd ...... L16 . . . . . 0-2 Chad Bumphis vs. Memphis 2 (Receiving) Chris Relf vs. Georgia 2 (Passing) When MSU Scores 25+ points ...... W5 . . . . . 2-0 BULLDOGS AMONG NATION’S LEADERS IN PUNTING Mississippi State punter Heath Hutchins may not be leading Vick Ballard vs. Georgia 2 (1 Rush, 1 Receiving) When Opp. Scores 25+ points ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 the nation in punting yards, but the senior has punted 18 times Chris Relf vs. Alcorn State 2 (Passing) When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards . . . . . W2 . . . . . 3-2 and allowed only 14 return yards. After dropping 11 punts inside Chad Bumphis vs. Alcorn State 2 (Receiving) When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards . . . . . W2 . . . . . 2-2 the 20 a year ago, Hutchins has already pinned opponents inside When MSU Rushes for <100 yards ...... L7 ...... — the 20 eight times this season. When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . . . . . W2 . . . . . 1-0 State ranks 20th nationally and second in the SEC in net punting.

BULLDOG COACHING STAFF

Dan Mullen Manny Diaz Chris Wilson Melvin Smith Mark Hudspeth John Hevesy 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 ON FIELD PRESSBOX 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

SERIES HISTORY THE LAST MEETING... Mississippi State vs. Houston Houston 31, Mississippi State 24 STARKVILLE, Miss. - Turnovers and penalties plagued 1956: UH, 18-7 ...... at Houston Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State in close losses to nationally-ranked LSU and 1960: UH, 14-10 ...... at Starkville October 10, 2009 Georgia Tech in back-to-back weeks. 1961: MSU, 10-7 ...... at Houston Saturday afternoon in a homecoming affair against Houston, 1962: MSU, 9-3 ...... at Houston Scorey b Quarters unfortunately, the trend continued. 1963: MSU, 20-0 ...... at Starkville Houston 7 7 3 14 - 31 In front of a crowd of 48,019 at Scott Field under overcast 1964: MSU, 18-13 ...... at Starkville Mississippi State 7 10 0 7 - 24 skies, the Cougars scored twice in the fourth quarter to rally to 1965: MSU, 36-0 ...... at Houston a 31-24 victory. SCORING SUMMARY Houston’s high-octane offense manufactured 553 yards, with 1966: UH, 28-0 ...... at Houston 2009 1st Quarter quarterback Case Keenum accounting for 434 on 39-of-52 pass- 1967: UH, 43-6 ...... at Starkville MS - Mitchell 71 yd interception return (DePasuale kick), 5:07 ing. He also tossed four touchdowns. 1969: UH, 74-0 ...... at Houston HOU - Cleveland 5 yd pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2:38 And it was his third scoring strike that gave the Conference 1970: UH, 31-14 ...... at Starkville 2nd Quarter USA foe the lead for good when he connected with James 1972: MSU, 27-13 ...... at Starkville MS - 50 yd run (Derek DePasuale kick), 9:30 Cleveland from 3-yards out with 6:23 remaining for a 24-17 lead. 2003: UH, 42-35 ...... at Houston HOU - Carrier 16 yd pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 8:03 On their next possession, however, it appeared the Bulldogs 2005: UH, 28-16 ...... at Starkville MS - Derek DePasuale 34 yd field goal, 3:30 had tied the game on a rushing touchdown by Anthony Dixon. 2009: UH, 31-24 ...... at Starkville 3rd Quarter But the score was negated due to a penalty, and the drive later HOU - Bell 23 yd field goal, 6:39 stalled on a fumble, MSU’s fourth turnover on the day. at Starkville: Houston, 5-3 4th Quarter The Cougars (4-1) took advantage and extended their lead at Houston: Houston, 4-3 HOU - Cleveland 3 yd pass from Kennum (Bell kick), 6:23 to 31-17 on a 18-yard touchdown pass from Keenum to Tyron at Neutral Sites: N/A HOU - Carrier 18 yd pass from Keenum (Bell kick), 4:14 Carrier. MS - Anthony Dixon 1 yd run (Derek DePasuale kick), 1:22 MSU, which dropped to 2-4 and travels to Middle Tennessee next Saturday, didn’t fold. Team Stats HOU MSU Instead, the Bulldogs put together another solid drive and FIRST DOWNS 31 26 closed the gap to 31-24 on a 1-yard scoring plunge by Dixon, Rushing 11 14 who finished the day with 21 carries for 134 yards to pull him Passing 20 11 within 48 yards of Jerious Norwood’s school rushing record. Penalty 0 1 MSU’s final hopes of a comeback ended, though, when it NET YARDS RUSHING 119 330 failed to recover an onside kick. Rushing Attempts 25 51 The loss was the third straight for the Bulldogs, who totaled Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 490 yards of offense (they were also flagged eight times for 60 NET YARDS PASSING 434 160 yards). Quarterback Tyson Lee threw for 160 yards on 15-of-23 Completions-Attempts-Int 39-52-2 15-25-2 passing. He was also picked off twice. His favorite targets were Passing Touchdowns 4 0 Marcus Green and Chad Bumphis, who grabbed four and three TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 553 490 passes for 37 and 43 yards, respectively. Total offense plays 77 76 “When you turn the ball over four times, three in the red Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-2 zone, you’re not going to win,” MSU coach Dan Mullen said. Penalties: Number-Yards 2-32 8-60 Defense was the key to Mississippi State’s first quarter play. PUNTS-YARDS 2-85 2-60 MSU stopped Houston’s opening drive, and on the Cougars’ Average Yards Per Punt 42.5 30.0 next possession sophomore defensive back Charles Mitchell KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-374 4-249 intercepted quarterback Keenum’s pass and returned it 71-yards Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-6-0 for a Bulldog touchdown to put them on the scoreboard first. Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-95-0 5-131-0 However, the Cougars answered quickly, scoring on a 7-play Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-30-0 2-90-1 drive to end the first quarter tied 7-7. Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 In the second quarter, running back Anthony Dixon dis- Miscellaneous Yards 0 13 played the kind of effort Mullen has been talking about all sea- Possession Time 27:10 32:50 son long. The senior from Jackson, Miss., carried the ball, along 1st Quarter 9:48 5:12 with three Houston defenders, 50 yards to the Bulldog end zone 2nd Quarter 5:30 9:30 for a 14-7 lead. 3rd Quarter 6:28 8:32 However, Houston answered on its next drive with a 16-yard 4th Quarter 5:24 9:36 touchdown pass from Keenum to Carrier. Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 6 of 12 MSU continued to show first-class effort as it marched 44 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 yards down the field that resulted in a 34-yard field goal by Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 2-4 junior kicker Derek DePasquale as State regained the lead at Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 1-7 17-14. PAT Kicks 4-4 3-3 The third quarter was a battle of the defenses as only three Field Goals 1-2 1-2 points were scored. Houston tied the game at 17-all with its first offensive drive of the second half on a 23-yard field goal RUSHING: Houston- Beall 15-94; Sims 3-16; Keenum 3-13; by Ben Bell. Johnson 1-3; Team 3-minus 7. Mississippi State-Anthony Dixon The Bulldogs attempted to bounce back and get on the 21-134; Christian Ducre 9-87; Tyson Lee 12-68; Arnil Stallworth board after a key interception by senior linebacker Jamar 3-24; Robert Elliott 5-16; Brandon Heavens 1-1. Chaney with 2:27 left in the quarter, but that drive was thwarted by a Tyson Lee fumble. PASSING: Houston-Kenum 39-52-2-434. Mississippi State-Tyson Lee 5-23-2-160; TEAM 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING: Houston-CLEVELAND, J. 11-131; CARRIER, Tyron 7-83; SIMS, Charles 7-77; EDWARDS, P. 6-39; RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 2-52; BEALL, Bryce 2-31; CASTILE, L.J. 1-7; DUGAT, A.J. 1-6; JOHNSON, Justin 1-5; SMITH, E.J. 1-3. Mississippi State-Marcus Green 4-37; Chad Bumphis 3-43; Leon Berry 2-34; Brandon Heavens 2-10; Brandon McRae 1-18; Christian Ducre 1-12; Anthony Dixon 1-5; Chris Smith 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Houston-BRINKLEY, B. 2-30. Mississippi State- Charles Mitchell 1-71; Jamar Chaney 1-19.

FUMBLES: Houston-None. Mississippi State-Tyson Lee 2-2.

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STREAKS & RECORDS UNDER DAN MULLEN Streak Record DAN MULLEN Overall ...... W2 . . . . . 8-9 HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON Home ...... W2 . . . . . 5-6 Away ...... L2 . . . . . 3-3 Dan Mullen was widely regarded as one of the top young In 2007, he helped coach sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow Neutral ...... — ...... — minds in when he arrived at Mississippi State, into a Heisman Trophy, Maxwell and Davey O’Brien award win- SEC Games ...... W1 . . . . . 5-7 and he brought not only an impressive offensive resume and ner, 78th Sullivan Award winner and AP first-team All- American Non-Conference Games ...... W3 . . . . . 4-1 a list of NFL-developed quarterbacks but also an energy and among other honors. Day Games ...... W2 . . . . . 4-3 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 ...... W1 . . . . . 3-6 collegiate coaching ranks, Mullen was named the 32nd head Tebow, Percy Harvin, Cornelius Ingram, Brandon James, Jim Tartt August ...... — ...... — football coach in the history of Mississippi State University on and Drew Miller. September ...... W1 . . . . . 4-4 December 10, 2008. Mullen played an integral role in Florida’s 2006 national October ...... W2 . . . . . 3-3 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) ...... L2 . . . . . 1-6 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 ...... W3 . . . . . 6-3 Maroon-White Spring Game in April. lage, quarterback opened the contest by going 9-for- When Opponent Scores First ...... L2 . . . . . 1-6 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 ...... W5 . . . . . 7-1 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 ...... L4 . . . . . 1-8 four largest single-game crowds. 19 of which went for touchdowns. Florida passed for 29 touch- When MSU Leads After 3rd ...... W8 . . . . . 8-0 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 ...... L8 . . . . . 0-8 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 ...... W5 . . . . . 6-2 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 ...... L1 . . . . . 1-8 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 . . . . . W2 . . . . . 8-8 371.9 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 . . . . . W2 . . . . . 3-7 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 . . . . . 5-2 over MSU’s in-state rival, which brought the Golden Egg back to semifinalist status after matching the UF single-season record Wearing Maroon Jerseys & Maroon Pants . . . W1 . . . . . 1-1 Starkville. He became the only the third Mississippi State coach with 88 receptions, a figure that led the SEC and finished sixth Wearing Maroon Jerseys & White Pants . . . . . W2 . . . . . 4-3 to win his Egg Bowl debut since 1939, joining Allyn McKeen and nationally. Center Mike Degory was also named a finalist for the Wearing White Jerseys & Maroon Pants . . . . . W2 . . . . . 2-1 Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs posted a 5-7 overall record in 2009, Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top center, dur- Wearing White Jerseys & White Pants . . . . L1 . . . . . 1-2 including three road victories. ing that campaign. Both earned first-team All-SEC honors under Wearing Black Jerseys & White Pants ...... L1 . . . . . 0-1 During the previous four seasons as the offensive coordina- Mullen’s tutelage. Wearing Black Jerseys & Black Pants . . . . .L1 . . . . . 0-1 tor and quarterbacks coach at the University of Florida, Mullen Mullen went to Florida from Utah with head coach Urban molded a Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Award Meyer, with whom he had spent the past 10 seasons. While the winning quarterback, along with a Rimington Trophy finalist and quarterbacks coach at Utah, Mullen developed Alex Smith – the NFL PLAYERS – THRU 2010 NFL DRAFT a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist. first overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft – from a pocket WR Dallas Baker (7th) – Florida – Pittsburgh Steelers In 2008 alone, Mullen’s offensive attack ranked third nation- passer into an efficient executer of the spread offense, making OG Lance Butler (FA) – Florida – Cleveland Browns ally in scoring – averaging better than 45 points per game as him one of the most versatile threats in college football. Smith WR Andre Caldwell (3rd) – Florida – Cincinnati Bengals 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, LB Jamar Chaney (7th) – MSU – Philadelphia Eagles points scored eclipsed the previous University of Florida mark, passing for 2,247 yards and running for 452 to finish second in RB Anthony Dixon (6th) – MSU – set in 1996. the Mountain West Conference in total offense in 2003. OT Randy Hand (FA) – Florida – New England Patriots Florida has rushed for a new-school record 41 touchdowns The 2004 campaign saw Smith earn National Player of the QB Josh Harris (6th) – Bowling Green – that season and UF’s 80 rushing touchdowns over the two sea- Year honors from The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, WR Percy Harvin (1st) – Florida – Minnesota Vikings sons ranked second nationally Overall, Florida’s rushing yardage while also becoming Utah’s first-ever Heisman Trophy finalist TE Cornelius Ingram (5th) – Florida – Philadelphia Eagles of 2,987 this year ranks ninth nationally and is the third-highest and garnering final consideration for the Davey O’Brien and WR Chad Jackson (2nd) – Florida – New England Patriots total in school history. Walter Camp National Player of the Year Awards. Smith passed QB Omar Jacobs (5th) – Bowling Green – Pittsburgh Steelers Seven offensive players were recognized as All-Southeastern for 2,952 yards and 32 touchdowns and ran for 631 yards and QB Chris Leak (FA) – Florida – Chicago Bears Conference selections following the season in which Florida 10 scores on the year, ranking second in the nation with a 176.5 DL Kyle Love (FA) – MSU – New England Patriots claimed its second SEC Championship and a chance to play for efficiency rating and leading the Utes to a perfect 12-0 season C Drew Miller (FA) – Florida – Jacksonville Jaguars its second national championship in three seasons. and a Fiesta Bowl championship. As a team, Utah finished the WR Louis Murphy (4th) – Florida – Oakland Raiders The Gator offense ranked first in the SEC in scoring offense 2004 season third in the nation in scoring offense (45.3) and QB Alex Smith (1st) – Utah – San Francisco 49ers and total offense for a second-straight season in 2008, averaging total offense (499.8). OL Phil Trautwein (FA) – Florida – St. Louis Rams 45.2 points and 442.4 yards per game. Under Mullen’s tutelage in Prior to his stint at Utah, Mullen served as quarterbacks’ QB Tim Tebow (1st) – Florida – 2007, UF averaged 42.5 points and 457.2 yards. coach at Bowling Green for two seasons, putting up 6,627 yards OT Tavares Washington (FA) – Florida – San Francisco 49ers In 2007, Mullen directed the Gator offense to the third- of total offense and scoring 81 touchdowns during that span. OL Jason Watkins (FA) – Florida – Houston Texans 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 RB DeShawn Wynn (7th) – Florida – Green Bay Packers marks for rushing touchdowns and third-down conversion 737 yards and completed the campaign as the nation’s third- percentage. Florida’s offense scored 75 touchdowns during the leading scorer. COACHING EXPERIENCE season most in the SEC. Mullen spent the two years before his Bowling Green stint 2009- Mississippi State University (Head Coach) Mullen orchestrated a UF attack that was the only one in as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, making a Fiesta Bowl 2005-08 Florida (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks) the nation to have rushed for a touchdown and passed for a appearance, and assisted with Syracuse’s 1998 BIG EAST cham- 2003-04 Utah (Quarterbacks) touchdown in every game during the season. He also helped UF pionship and Orange Bowl run. 2001-02 Bowling Green (Quarterbacks) 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 1999-00 Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Offense) marking the best number since the stat was tracked by the SEC Collegeville, Pa., Mullen earned first-team All-Centennial 1998 Syracuse (Graduate Assistant Offense) in 2000. Florida also averaged 7.0 yards per play last year, the Conference honors as a senior. He is married to the former 1996-97 Columbia (Wide Receivers) 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. 1994-95 Wagner (Wide Receivers) per rush, the second-best number in school history.

PERSONAL INFORMATION Birthdate: April 27, 1972 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Hometown: Manchester, N.H. 2009 RESULTS 2010 RESULTS Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Science from Ursinus College; 1996 – Master’s Degree in Sept. 5 JACKSON STATE W 45-7 Sept. 4 MEMPHIS W 49-7 Education from Wagner College 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 @12 LSU L 7-29 Family: Married to the former Megan West Sept. 26 * #7 LSU L 26-30 Sept. 25 * GEORGIA W 24-12 Children: Son Canon Oct. 3 #25 GEORGIA TECH L 31-42 Oct. 2 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 Oct. 10 HOUSTON (HC) L 24-31 Oct. 9 at Houston 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee W 27-6 Oct. 16 at Florida TBA Oct. 24 * #1 FLORIDA L 19-29 Oct. 23 * UAB (HC) TBA 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 5 VS. ALCORN STATE

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 Larry Porter. 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; Arceto Clark 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; Michael Dyer 9-48; Mario Fannin 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; Kodi Burns Auburn’s Cam Newton 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 AU MS RECEIVING: Auburn-Terrell Zachery 4-32; Darvin Adams 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-Nick Fairley 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 6 AT HOUSTON

BATON ROUGE, La. - For the first two quarters, Mississippi State’s SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 stifling defense kept LSU’s big-play offense out of the end zone. MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 TIGER STADIUM • BATON ROUGE, LA. But in the third frame, the Tigers finally found their rhythm and ESPNU maintained it throughout the second half en route to posting a #12 LSU 29 29-7 victory. With the win, the raucous crowd of 92,538 at Tiger Stadium Scorey b Quarters Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-117-0 1-39-0 saw No. 12 LSU extend its winning streak to 11-consecutive games Mississippi State 0 0 7 0 - 7 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 5-106-0 against the Bulldogs, who fell to 1-2 on the year and 0-2 in SEC play. LSU 3 9 14 3 - 29 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0 Despite the final margin of victory, the Tigers led just 12-0 at Possession Time 31:29 28:31 the break behind four field goals by Josh Jasper covering 44, 32, 51 SCORING SUMMARY Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 6 of 12 and 37 yards. The Bulldogs, though, wouldn’t be deterred heading 1st Quarter Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 into intermission. LS - Josh Jasper 44 yd field goal, 9:38 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5 Instead, they came out of the locker room to start the second 2nd Quarter Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 1-6 half and orchestrated a 13 play, 81-yard drive that was capped by LS - Josh Jasper 32 yd field goal, 14:50 PAT Kicks 1-1 2-2 1-yard plunge up the middle by Vick Ballard, closing the gap to 12-7. Five plays into that drive, though, starting quarterback Chris LS - Josh Jasper 51 yd field goal, 7:37 Field Goals 0-0 5-5 Relf left the game for good with an injury. Freshman Tyler Russell LS - Josh Jasper 37 yd field goal, 1:18 replaced him and completed both of his passes for 36 yards in lead- 3rd Quarter RUSHING: Mississippi State-Chris Relf 7-46; Robert Elliott 9-39; ing MSU to its only score, while running twice for 9 yards. MS - Vick Ballard 1 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 8:11 Vick Ballard 11-28; L. Perkins 10-24; Tyler Russell 4-16; Adrian However, the momentum was short-lived. LS - Jo. Jefferson 16 yd run (Josh Jasper kick), 5:16 Marcus 1-0; P. Hanrahan 2-minus 1. LSU-Stevan Ridley 19-78; Jo. From that point, the Tigers, who haven’t lost to MSU in Baton LS - Stevan Ridley 2 yd run (Josh Jasper kick), 1:23 Jefferson 10-40; Alfred Blue 5-36; Russell Shepard 5-13. Rouge since 1991, answered with back-to-back touchdowns to 4th Quarter extend their lead to 26-7 before Jasper added his school-record fifth LS - Josh Jasper 21 yd field goal, 12:50 field goal in the fourth quarter for the game’s final points. PASSING: Mississippi State-Tyler Russell 5-10-3-81; Chris Relf The Tigers’ offensive rhythm, coupled with an LSU defense that 5-8-2-35. LSU-Jo. Jefferson 10-16-0-97. forced five turnovers, was just too much for Mississippi State to Team Stats MSU LSU overcome. FIRST DOWNS 17 16 In addition to forcing those miscues, which now totals nine the NET YARDS RUSHING 152 167 RECEIVING: Mississippi State-Arceto Clark 3-48; Chad Bumphis past two seasons combined, LSU (3-0, 2-0) held the Bulldogs to just Rushing Attempts 44 39 3-21; Brandon Heavens 2-27; Kendrick Cook 1-12; Chris Smith 268 yardsGame of total offense, with 115 coming through the air and 153 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.3 1-8. #3 LSU-Rueben Randle 4-34; T. Toliver 3-35; Russell Shepard on the ground. Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 2-28; Mitch Joseph 1-0. Relf, who was 5-of-8 passing for 34 yards and two interceptions NET YARDS PASSING 116 97 before his early exit, paced MSU on the ground with 46 yards, while Completions-Attempts-Int 10-18-5 10-16-0 Robert Elliott totaled 40. Passing Touchdowns 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS: Mississippi State-None. LSU-Mo. Claiborne In relief action, Russell threw for 81 yards while completing 5 of TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 268 264 2-57; Pa. Peterson 2-46; Drake Nevis 1-3. his 10 passes. He was also picked off three times. But just as stingy was MSU’s defense. The Tigers had just 15 first Total offense plays 62 55 downs, two fewer than Mississippi State, and was held to only 261 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-1 yards. Only 96 of those yards came through the air, as quarterback Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 5-35 FUMBLES: Mississippi State-Damein Anderson 1-0; Chris Relf Jordan Jefferson was 10 of 18 on the night. He also rushed for PUNTS-YARDS 2-83 1-39 1-0. LSU-Alfred Blue 1-1. another 41 yards and a score, while Stevan Ridley led all rushers KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-111 8-521 with 76 yards. Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-2-0 ATTENDANCE: 92,538.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Not since 1951 had Mississippi State fans SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 enjoyed a win against Georgia at Scott Field. And not since 1974 had GEORGIA 12 DAVIS WADE STADIUM • STARKVILLE, MISS. they witnessed a victory against UGA anywhere. FOX SPORTS NET That all changed with State’s 24-12 victory to the delight of an MISSISSIPPI STATE 24 enthusiastic crowd of 56,721, the third-largest in school history. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak to the visiting Bulldogs, Scorey b Quarters Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-3 while improving MSU’s record to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in SEC play. Georgia 0 6 0 6 - 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-6 After forcing Georgia to punt on its first drive, MSU drove 53 Mississippi State 7 0 0 17 - 24 PAT Kicks 0-0 3-3 yards in four plays and took the quick lead following a 13-yard Field Goals 2-2 1-1 scoring scamper by Vick Ballard with 12:17 to play in the opening SCORING SUMMARY quarter. 1st Quarter RUSHING: Georgia-Washaun Ealey 10-36; Aaron Murray 7-32; For MSU, that would be their last points until the 13:59 mark of MS - Ballard 13 yd pass from Relf (DePasquale kick), 12:17 Caleb King 9-23; Carlton Thomas 8-22. Mississippi State-Chris the fourth quarter, when Sean Brauchle drilled a 44-yard field goal 2nd Quarter Relf 20-109; Vick Ballard 13-64; L. Perkins 4-13; Robert Elliott 1-1; for a 10-6 advantage. It was his first made field goal of the season GA - Blair Walsh 25 yd field goal, 12:52 Chad Bumphis 1-minus 2; TEAM 4-minus 19. and the second longest of his career. When the outcome was in doubt, Georgia (1-3, 0-3) managed GA - Blair Walsh 35 yd field goal, 1:21 only two scoring drives, which ended with second-quarter field 4th Quarter PASSING: Georgia-Aaron Murray 18-31-0-274. Mississippi goals by Blair Walsh covering 25 and 35 yards. MS - Sean Brauchle 44 yd field goal, 13:59 State-Chris Relf 9-14-0-148; L. Perkins 0-1-1-0. Georgia had a touchdown denied in the opening quarter when MS - Arceto Clark 33 yd pass from Chris Relf (Brauchle kick), 4:22 State freshman defensive back Nickoe Whitley forced the ball loose, MS - Vick Ballard 1 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 3:15 RECEIVING: Georgia-F. Munzenmaier 5-36; Kris Durham 4-64; one of two UGA fumbles on the night, at the goal line and recovered GA - King 40 yd pass from Murray (Murray rush failed), 1:27 Logan Gray 3-42; Tavarres King 2-79; Washaun Ealey 2-31; it to preserve the MSU lead. Orson Charles 1-12; Marlon Brown 1-10. Mississippi State-Chad Still, the victory wasn’t sealed until MSU orchestrated an impres- Team Stats UGA MS Bumphis 4-64; Arceto Clark 2-47; Vick Ballard 2-28; Chris Smith sive drive to thwart any comeback the Dawgs might have had. FIRST DOWNS 21 18 1-9. Starting at the 10:07 mark, Mississippi State marched 93 yards in NET YARDS RUSHING 113 166 10 plays, capping the drive when Chris Relf hit Arceto Clark across Rushing Attempts 34 43 INTERCEPTIONS: Georgia-Darryl Gamble 1-1. Mississippi State- the middle for a 33-yard touchdown, sending the diehard MSU fans Average Per Rush 3.3 3.9 None. into a frenzy. Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 And as they had done all day, the defense punctuated the vic- NET YARDS PASSING 274 148 FUMBLES: Georgia-Bacarri Rambo 1-1; Washaun Ealey 1-1. tory with another stout series that kept the Georgia offense at bay Completions-Attempts-Int 18-31-0 9-15-1 Mississippi State-Chris Relf 2-0; TEAM 1-0. Four plays.Game No first downs. MSU ball at the 21. Passing Touchdowns 1 2 #4 Then came the dagger, delivered emphatically by Ballard on a TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 387 314 ATTENDANCE: 56,721 1-yard plunge for the Bulldogs’ final points of the evening. Total offense plays 65 58 Georgia would score again on a 40-yard reception by Tavarres Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 3-0 King, but it was too little, too late. Penalties: Number-Yards 9-63 4-30 MSU finished the game with 321 yards of offense, while Georgia manufactured 387, with 90 coming on its final possession with the PUNTS-YARDS 3-128 3-105 outcome already decided. KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-207 5-342 Relf posted one of his more effective games, completing 8 of his Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 1-1-0 13 passes for 135 yards. Chad Bumphis accounted for 64 of those Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-71-0 1-16-0 yards on four catches. Relf also rushed for 97 yards on a career-high Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-1-0 0-0-0 21 carries, giving him a career-best 232 total yards of offense. Ballard Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 grounded out 77 en route to scoring two touchdowns. Possession Time 30:29 29:31 Defensively, Charles Mitchell paced MSU with 10 tackles, while Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 13 K.J. Wright and Chris White were each credited with seven. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

STARKVILLE, Miss. – If it wasn’t Chad Bumphis making big OCTOBER 2, 2010 catches, it was Vick Ballard churning out big runs. ALCORN STATE 16 DAVIS WADE STADIUM • STARKVILLE, MISS. And on an absolutely gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Scott FOX SPORTS NET Field, those two Mississippi State standouts proved to be a lethal MISSISSIPPI STATE 49 threat as the Bulldogs routed Alcorn State, 49-16 in front of a crowd of 50,439 to mark MSU’s seventh-straight sellout. Scorey b Quarters Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-73-0 4-160-1 Bumphis, a sophomore from Tupelo, posted career highs Alcorn State 0 16 0 0 - 16 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-23-0 0-0-0 in receptions (9) and yards (133), while Ballard, a junior from Mississippi State 7 28 0 14 - 49 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-31-0 0-0-0 Pascagoula, rushed for a career-best 119 yards on just 8 carriers. Miscellaneous Yards -3 0 Both also showed the propensity to find the end zone, as they SCORING SUMMARY Possession Time 33:34 26:26 combined for five scores. 1st Quarter Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 11 Bumphis, who also totaled 38 yards on the ground, accounted MS - Bumphis 3 yd pass from Relf (Sean Brauchle kick), 11:51 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 for two, including the first that gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 advantage 2nd Quarter Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-7 on a 3-yard pass from Chris Relf three minutes into the game. His MS - Vick Ballard 17 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 12:50 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 4-26 second came midway through the second quarter to extend the lead to 21-7, this time on a 7-yard pass from Relf. ASU - Brandon Bridge 78 yd run (Arturo Tamayo kick), 12:25 PAT Kicks 1-2 7-7 Ballard, who entered the game with 165 yards through the MS - Bumphis 7 yd pass from Relf (Sean Brauchle kick), 8:43 Field Goals 1-2 0-1 first four games, became the first Mississippi State player to score ASU -Singleton 20 yd pass from Bridge (Tamayo kick failed), 5:40 three times since current San Francisco 49ers rookie Anthony Dixon MS - Vick Ballard 1 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 4:21 RUSHING: Alcorn State-Brandon Bridge 10-77; Jacqu Caldwell achieved the feat against Middle Tennessee State in 2007. ASU - Arturo Tamayo 43 yd field goal, 1:35 13-26; Josh Cragin 1-12; Gabriel Nash 10-7; Terrance Lewis 1-1; He scored on runs of 17, 1 and 75 yards, the longest play from MS - Leon Berry 97 yd kickoff return (Sean Brauchle kick), 1:22 Tavoris Doss 1-minus 1; Darius Smith 1-minus 1. Mississippi scrimmage this season. 4th Quarter State-Vick Ballard 8-119; L. Perkins 10-48; Chad Bumphis 4-38; The Bulldogs, who improved to 3-2 on the year and travel to MS - Vick Ballard 75 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 13:49 Robert Elliott 3-10; Tyler Russell 4-5; P. Hanrahan 1-0; Chris Relf Houston next Saturday for a 7 p.m. showdown with the Cougars, MS - L. Perkins 2 yd run (Sean Brauchle kick), 2:40 3-minus 2; Tobias Smith 0-12. also excelled in special teams. Senior Leon Berry returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, Team Stats MSU LSU PASSING: Alcorn State-Brandon Bridge 13-24-0-193; Darius marking his second return for a score (89-yarder a year ago against FIRST DOWNS 16 20 Smith 1-3-0-16. Mississippi State-Chris Relf 11-15-0-209; Tyler Georgia Tech). NET YARDS RUSHING 121 230 Russell 8-14-1-127. In all, MSU totaled 566 yards of offense, with 230 coming on the Rushing Attempts 37 33 ground.Game Through the air, Relf was 11-of-15 passing for a career-high Average Per Rush 3.3 7.0 RECEIVING:#5 Alcorn State-Edward Johnson 5-37; Ryan Singleton 209 yards, while Tyler Russell came off the bench to complete 8 of Rushing Touchdowns 1 4 4-66; Terrance Lewis 1-57; Jerry Salas 1-19; Donte Parker 1-16; his 14 passes for 127 yards. NET YARDS PASSING 209 336 Gabriel Nash 1-16; Simon Collier 1-minus 2. Mississippi State- In addition, LaDarious Perkins rushed for 48 yards on 10 carries Completions-Attempts-Int 14-27-0 19-29-1 Chad Bumphis 9-133; Leon Berry 3-97; Chris Smith 2-28; Arceto and scored the game’s final points with 2:40 left on a 2-yard plunge. Passing Touchdowns 1 2 Clark 2-21; Brandon Heavens 2-19; Sam Williams 1-38. Defensively, MSU limited the Braves (3-1) to 330 yards. Freshman TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 330 566 quarterback Brandon Bridge accounted for a majority of the produc- tion, as he threw for 193 yards and a score on 13-of-24 passing. He Total offense plays 64 62 INTERCEPTIONS: Alcorn State-Javori Tribune 1-23. MSU-None. also rushed for another 77 yards and a touchdown. Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1 The Bulldogs “D” also posted a season-high 15 tackles for loss, Penalties: Number-Yards 8-57 9-75 FUMBLES: Alcorn State-None. Mississippi State-Chris Relf 1-0; including four sacks. Chris White accounted for 2.5 sacks, while PUNTS-YARDS 7-268 2-84 L. Perkins 1-1. Corey Broomfield had one. K.H. Wright led all tacklers with eight. KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-228 8-483 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-19-0 ATTENDANCE: 50,439. 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON 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. 54 Trevor Stigers 6-5 260 So.

WR 19 ARCETO CLARK 5-10 180 SO. DT 97 JOSH BOYD 6-3 295 SO. 11 Ricco Sanders 5-11 195 RFr. 95 James Carmon 6-7 345 Jr.

WR 1 CHAD BUMPHIS 5-10 195 SO. DT 94 FLETCHER COX 6-4 300 SO. 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. 56 Corvell Harrison-Gay 6-3 225 Fr.

LG 61 GABE JACKSON 6-4 305 RFR. LB 48 EMMANUEL GATLING 6-0 220 SR. -OR- 67 TOBIAS SMITH 6-3 305 SO. 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 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. 68 Templeton Hardy 6-3 300 So. 45 Mike Hunt 6-3 245 So. -OR- 51 Deontae Skinner 6-2 235 RFr. 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 88 KENDRICK COOK 6-3 250 JR. -OR- 85 BRANDON HENDERSON 6-2 245 SR. SS 4 CHARLES MITCHELL 5-11 205 JR. 7 Wade Bonner 5-10 200 Jr. RB 28 VICK BALLARD 5-11 215 JR. -OR- 2 ROBERT ELLIOTT 6-0 215 JR. FS 5 NICKOE WHITLEY 6-0 200 RFR. 27 LaDarius Perkins 5-10 190 RFr. 42 Zach Smith 5-11 195 Sr.

FB 35 PATRICK HANRAHAN 5-11 235 SR. RCB 25 COREY BROOMFIELD 5-10 180 SO. 23 Sylvester Hemphill 5-11 235 So. 26 Damein Anderson 5-11 195 Jr. 20 Louis Watson 5-11 180 So. QB 14 CHRIS RELF 6-4 240 JR. 17 Tyler Russell 6-5 225 RFr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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

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 6 AT HOUSTON

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 (Omarr Conner 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. Alcorn State, 2010 (230) 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. Alcorn State, 2010 (4) Did not commit a turnover: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 Had three+ rushing TDs: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (4) Did not cause a turnover: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 Had two+ players with 100 yards rushing: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2004 (Jerious Norwood 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 ...... (Walt Harris - 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. Alcorn State, 2010 (336) Two players had 2+ interceptions ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (Corey Broomfield 2, Johnthan Banks 2) Had 200+ yards passing:...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (336) Had 40+ pass attempts: ...... vs. LSU, 2009 (40) Had 30+ pass attempts: ...... vs. Auburn, 2010 (35) 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. LSU, 2010 (97) Had five+ passes intercepted:...... vs. LSU, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Vanderbilt, 2009 (157) Had four passes intercepted:...... vs. LSU, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 250 or fewer yards total offense:...... vs. Memphis, 2010 (237) Had three passes intercepted: ...... vs. LSU, 2010 (5) Held opponent to 300 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Georgia, 2010 (274) 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 (Kevin Fant 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. Alcorn State, 2010 (4.0) ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (Chad Bumphis 133 receiving & Vick Ballard 119 rushing) 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. Alcorn State, 2010 (566) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (566) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (566) 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. Leon Berry, 2010 (Leon Berry- 97) 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 Scored 40+ points:...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (49) Had a punt blocked: ...... vs. Alabama, 2008 (Kareem Jackson) Scored 30+ points: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 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) Recovered an onside kick...... Auburn, 2010 Was held scoreless at Scott Field:...... vs. LSU, 2007 (0-45) 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.) MISCELLANEOUS Had 30+ first downs:...... vs. Tulane, 1991 (30) Held opponent scoreless: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Had 20+ first downs: ...... vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (20) Held opponent scoreless at Scott Field:...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Had 20+ penalties:...... vs. Clemson, 1999 (21) Held opponent scoreless on the road:...... vs. South Carolina, 1998 (38-0) Had 10+ penalties:...... vs. Auburn, 2009 (10) Held opponent scoreless at neutral site:...... vs. Kansas, 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl (10-0) Had 100+ yards in penalties: ...... vs. Gardner-Webb, 2007 (102) Held opponent without a touchdown: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (27-6) Had 35 minutes+ of possession time: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (37:51) Held two opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1998 Was involved in a tie game: ...... vs. Arkansas, 1993 (13-13) Held three opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1963 Was involved in an overtime game:...... at UAB, 2006 (won 16-10) Held four opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1947 Held five opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1946 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 6 AT HOUSTON

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 return yards: ...... Leon Berry vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (153, 4 ret.) Rushed for 100+ yards:...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (119) Totaled 150+ kick return yards: ...... Leon Berry vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (153, 4 ret.) Rushed for 100+ yards (quarterback):...... Chris Relf vs. Georgia, 2010 (109) 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:...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (3) Rushed for two+ touchdowns: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (3) Had a run of 80+ yards: ...... James Johnson vs. Alabama, 1997 (83) Had a run of 70+ yards: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (75) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (75) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (75)

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: ...... Chris Relf vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (209) 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:...... Michael Henig vs. LSU, 2007 (6) Threw four+ interceptions:...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Threw three+ interceptions:...... Tyler Russell vs. LSU, 2010 (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: ...... Chris Relf to Leon Berry vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (58)

RECEIVING Caught 15+ passes:...... Eric Moulds vs. Tennessee, 1995 (15) Caught 10+ passes: ...... Brandon McRae vs. Georgia Tech, 2008 (10) Caught seven+ passes: ...... Chad Bumphis vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (9) 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 vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (133) Caught three+ TD passes:...... Sammy Milner vs. Florida, 1969 (3) Caught two+ TD passes:...... Chad Bumphis vs. Alcorn State, 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:...... Chris Relf vs. Georgia, 2010 (109r/148p)

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:...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (3 rush) Scored two+ touchdowns: ...... Vick Ballard vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (3 rush) 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:...... Chris White vs. Alcorn State, 2010 (2.5) Recorded five+ tackles for loss:...... Deljuan Robinson vs. Auburn, 2006 (5.0) Recorded 20+ tackles:...... Mario Haggan vs. Arkansas, 2000 (20) Recorded 10+ tackles: ...... Charles Mitchell, vs. Georgia, 2010 (10) Recorded 10+ tackles in back-to-back games:...... K.J. Wright vs. Auburn & LSU (2010) 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

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:...... Alcorn State, 2010 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: ...... Alcorn State, 2010 (209) 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:...... Georgia, 2010 (31) ...... 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), 2007 (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: ...... Brandon Bridge (Alcorn State), 2010 (78) Had eight+ different receivers catch a pass...... Memphis, 2010 (10) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Brandon Bridge (Alcorn State), 2010 (78) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Brandon Bridge (Alcorn State), 2010 (78) 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: ...... Ryan Mallett (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 (Houston), 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...... Georgia, 2010 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: ...... Alcorn State, 2010 Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (512) Intercepted five+ MSU passes: ...... LSU, 2010 (5) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Case Keenum (Houston), 2009 (447) Intercepted four+ MSU passes: ...... LSU, 2010 (5) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing:...... Terrence Jones (Tulane, 1986), (119r/221p) Intercepted three+ MSU passes: ...... LSU, 2010 (5) 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:...... Craig Steltz (LSU), 2007 (3) Held MSU to 25 or fewer yards rushing:...... Ole Miss, 2008 (-51) Intercepted two+ passes:...... P. Peterson & M. Claiborne (LSU), 2010 (2) Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards passing: ...... Ole Miss, 2009 (95) Recorded three+ sacks:...... Jake Bequette (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: ...... LSU, 2010 (268) 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:...... Josh Jasper (LSU), 2010 (17) Kicked five+ field goals:...... Josh Jasper (LSU), 2010 (5) Kicked four field goals:...... Josh Jasper (LSU), 2010 (5) 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

2010 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 Berry Heavens AUBURN Clark Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawrence Hanrahan (FB) Relf Elliott Berry Bumphis at LSU Clark Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawrence Henderson Relf Elliott Berry Ballard (RB) GEORGIA Clark Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawrence Hanrahan (FB) Relf Ballard Berry Bumphis ALCORN STATE Clark Sherrod Jackson Brignone Saulsberry Lawrence Hanrahan (FB) Relf Ballard Berry Bumphis 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 McPhee Boyd Cox Bell Gatling White Wright Banks Mitchell Whitley Broomfield GEORGIA McPhee Boyd Cox Bell Gatling White Wright Banks Mitchell Whitley Broomfield ALCORN STATE McPhee Boyd Carmon Ferguson Gatling White Wright Banks Mitchell Whitley Broomfield at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

2010AREER C STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE DEFENSE LT WR DE SAF Sherrod - 27 Bumphis - 9 McPhee - 17 Mitchell - 17 Melichar - 2 Berry - 8 Ferguson - 10 Smith - 7 Clark - 4 Bell - 3 Banks - 7 LG Heavens - 2 McKenzie - 1 Whitley - 5 Saulsberry - 12 Smith - 2 Cox - 1 Bonner - 2 Jackson - 5 Sanders - 1 DT Broomfield - 1 Brignone - 1 Boyd - 8 CORNER C RB Cox - 6 Broomfield - 7 Brignone - 27 Elliott - 3 Jones - 1 Banks - 5 Looney - 1 Hanrahan - 3 Carmon - 1 Langston - 5 RG Ballard - 3 OLB Anderson - 5 Saulsberry - 5 Hemphill - 1 Wright - 27 Watson - 1 RT White - 12 Lawrence - 17 QB Gatling - 5 Saulsberry - 12 Relf - 5 MLB TE White - 5 2010 starts in BOLD Green - 9 Jones - 1 Cook - 3 Henderson - 1

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 4 2 X WR X WR WR 49 Krisjon Wilkerson 0 0 - - - - - 2 Robert Elliott 4 3 RB RB RB X X 50 Chris White 4 4 MLB MLB MLB OLB MLB 3 Brandon Heavens 4 1 WR X X X X 51 Deontae Skinner 1 0 X - - - X 4 Charles Mitchell 4 4 SS SS SS SS SS 52 Ferlando Bohanna 0 0 - - - - - 5 Nikoe Whitley 4 4 FS FS FS FS FS 53 Mark Lynn 0 0 - - - - - 6 Dylan Favre 0 0 - - - - - 54 Trevor Stigers 2 0 X - - X X 7 Wade Bonner 4 0 X X X X X 55 Quentin Saulsberry 4 4 RG RG RG RG RG 8 Chris Smith 3 0 - X X X X 56 Corvell Harrison-Gay 0 0 - - - - X 9 Leon Berry 4 4 WR WR WR WR WR 57 Johnathan McKenzie 3 1 DE X X - - 10 Cameron Lawrence 4 0 X X X X X 58 Brandon Wilson 4 0 X X X X X 11 Ricco Sanders 4 1 WR X X X X 59 Archie Muniz 0 0 - - - - - 12 Dennis Thames 4 0 X X X X X 60 Devin Jones 4 1 X DT X X X 13 Johnthan Banks 4 4 LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 61 Gabe Jackson 4 4 LG LG LG LG LG 14 Chris Relf 4 4 QB QB QB QB QB 62 Addison Lawrence 4 4 RT RT RT RT RT 15 Maurice Langston 4 0 X X X X X 63 Dillon Day 0 0 - - - - - 16 Brantley Adams 0 0 - - - - - 64 Eric Lawson 0 0 - - - - - 17 Tyler Russell 3 0 X X X - X 64 Mark Lynn 0 0 - - - - - 18 Brandon Hill 0 0 - - - - - 65 Joshua Jackson 0 0 - - - - - 19 Arceto Clark 4 3 X WR WR WR WR 65 Ben Beckwith 0 0 - - - - - 20 Louis Watson 3 0 X X - X X 66 D.J. Looney 0 0 - - - - - 22 Matthew Wells 0 0 - - - - - 67 Tobias Smith 4 0 X X X X X 23 Sylvester Hemphill 4 0 X X X X X 68 Templeton Hardy 1 0 X - - - - 24 Jamerson Love 0 0 - - - - - 69 Reggie Odom 3 0 X X - X X 25 Corey Broomfield 4 4 RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 70 J.C. Brignone 4 4 C C C C C 26 Damein Anderson 4 0 X X X X X 71 Sam Watts 4 0 X X X X X 27 LaDarius Perkins 4 0 X X X X X 72 John McMillan 4 0 X X X X X 28 Vick Ballard 4 2 X X RB RB RB 73 Paul Thompson 0 0 - - - - - 29 Nick Griffin 0 0 - - - - - 74 Mark Melichar 4 0 X X X X X 30 Jay Hughes 0 0 - - - - - 75 Blaine Clausell 0 0 - - - - - 31 Sam Williams 1 0 X - - - X 76 Phillip Freeman 4 0 X X X X X

32 Marcus Green 2 1 TE X - - - 77 Sam Latham 0 0 - - - - - 2010 MISSISSIPPISTATEFOOTBALLNOTES•GAME6ATHOUSTON 33 Jamie Jones 3 0 X X X - X 78 Damien Robinson 0 0 - - - - - 34 K.J. Wright 4 4 WLB WLB WLB MLB WLB 79 Derek Sherrod 4 4 LT LT LT LT LT 35 Patrick Hanrahan 4 2 X FB X FB FB 80 Malcolm Johnson 0 0 - - - - - 36 Nick Bell 4 3 X DE DE DE - 81 Robert Johnson 0 0 - - - - - 37 Sean Brauchle 4 4 K K K K K 82 Thomas Webb 2 0 - - X X X 38 Heath Hutchens 4 4 P P P 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 3 1 X X TE - - 40 Derek DePasquale 2 0 X - - X X 86 Michael Carr 2 0 X - X - X 40 William Berg 0 0 - - - - - 87 Kenneth Baldridge 0 0 - - - - - 41 Marvin Bure 3 0 X X - X X 88 Kendrick Cook 3 0 X - X X X 42 Zach Smith 4 0 X X X X X 89 Allen Tolbert 0 0 - - - - - 43 Asian Ruff 0 0 - - - - - 90 Pernell McPhee 4 4 DE DE DE 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 3 0 X - X X X 45 Michael Hunt 3 0 - X X X X 94 Fletcher Cox 4 3 DT X DT DT - 45 Adrian Marcus 4 0 X X X x X 95 James Carmon 4 0 X X X X DT 46 Aaron Feld 4 0 X X X X X 96 Shane McCardell 0 0 - - - - - 47 Chris Cameron 4 0 X X X X X 97 Josh Boyd 4 4 DT DT DT DE DT 48 Emmanuel Gatling 4 4 SLB SLB SLB OLB SLB 98 Curtis Virges 0 0 - - - - - 48 Randy Moulds 0 0 - - - - - 99 Sean Ferguson 4 0 X X X X DE 49 Chris Hughes 3 0 X X - X X

2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

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 41 (19) — 5-0 12-0 11-0 13-0 — MEMPHIS 79 Derek Sherrod 41 (28) 35 (27) 5-5 12-12 11-10 13-8 — 1 3-68 :56 Berry 55 pass from Relf 70 J.C. Brignone 40 (37) 29 (29) 5-5 12-12 12-12 11-0 — 1 7-91 2:42 Heavens 20 pass from Russell 34 K.J. Wright 39 (39) 27 (9) 5-5 12-10 12-12 10-0 — 2 5-71 2:21 Ballard 51 run 42 Zach Smith 34 (5) 7 (0) 5-0 5-5 12-2 12-0 — 3 8-75 2:30 Heavens 27 pass from Russell 48 Emmanuel Gatling 29 (28) 5 (5) 5-5 12-0 11-0 1-0 — 3 3-20 1:18 Ballard 1 run 55 Quentin Saulsberry 29 (29) 29 (29) 5-5 12-12 12-12 — — 3 1-72 :20 Bumphis 57 pass from Russell 99 Sean Ferguson 29 (29) 10 (0) 5-1 12-4 12-5 — — 4 9-61 4:00 Bumphis 25 pass from Russell 4 Charles Mitchell 29 (29) 17 (17) 5-5 12-12 12-0 — — AUBURN 74 Mark Melichar 28 (17) 2 (0) 5-0 12-0 2-2 9-0 — 1 3-20 1:27 G. Jackson 0 fumble recovery 33 Jamie Jones 26 (0) 1 (0) 4-0 11-0 12-1 — — 3 12-63 5:57 Ballard 1 run 26 Damein Anderson 27 (6) 5 (0) 5-0 11-5 11-0 — — LSU 7 Wade Bonner 27 (8) 2 (0) 5-0 10-2 12-0 — — 3 13-81 6:43 Ballard 1 run 62 Addison Lawrence 27 (17) 17 (17) 5-5 12-12 10-0 — — GEORGIA 88 Kendrick Cook 22 (3) 3 (0) 4-0 10-1 8-2 — — 1 4-53 1:21 Ballard 13 pass from Relf 85 Brandon Henderson 21 (0) 1 (0) 3-1 4-0 12-0 2-0 — 4 14-54 6:19 Brauchle 44 field goal 2 Robert Elliott 21 (17) 3 (0) 5-3 12-0 4-0 — — 4 10-93 5:45 Clark 33 pass from Relf 32 Marcus Green 16 (0) 8 (0) 2-1 12-6 2-1 — — 4 3-21 0:35 Ballard 1 run 72 John McMillian 17 (17) — 5-0 12-0 — — — 1 Chad Bumphis 17 (17) 9 (2) 5-3 12-6 — — — 23 Sylvester Hemphill 17 (17) 1 (0) 5-0 12-1 — — — 50 Chris White 17 (17) 17 (17) 5-5 12-12 — — — 90 Pernell McPhee 17 (17) 17 (17) 5-5 12-12 — — — 38 Heath Hutchins 17 (17) 17 (17) 5-5 12-12 — — — 3 Brandon Heavens 17 (17) 2 (0) 5-1 12-1 — — — 9 Leon Berry 17 (17) 8 (5) 5-5 12-3 — — — 10 Cameron Lawrence 17 (17) — 5-0 12-0 — — — 13 Johnthan Banks 17 (17) 12 (12) 5-5 12-7 — — — 25 Corey Broomfield 17 (17) 8 (6) 5-5 12-3 — — — 35 Patrick Hanrahan 17 (17) 4 (2) 5-3 12-1 — — — 47 Chris Cameron 17 (17) — 5-0 12-0 — — — 60 Devin Jones 17 (17) 1 (0) 5-1 12-0 — — — 97 Josh Boyd 17 (17) 8 (5) 5-5 12-3 — — — 14 Chris Relf 17 (10) 5 (5) 5-5 10-0 2-0 — — 36 Nick Bell 16 (0) 5 (0) 4-3 12-2 — — — 94 Fletcher Cox 16 (16) 7 (2) 4-3 12-4 — — — 76 Phillip Freeman 16 (11) — 5-0 11-0 — — — 69 Reggie Odom 15 (2) — 4-0 10-0 2-0 — — 8 Chris Smith 14 (4) 2 (0) 4-0 10-2 — — — 20 Louis Watson 13 (2) 1 (0) 4-0 9-1 — — — 15 Maurice Langston 13 (13) 5 (0) 5-0 8-5 — — — 82 Thomas Webb 13 (3) — 3-0 10-0 — — — 40 Derek DePasquale 12 (2) 7 (0) 3-0 9-7 — — — 58 Brandon Wilson 11 (5) — 5-0 6-0 — — — 91 Rodney Prince 8 (0) — — 1-0 — 7-0 — 37 Sean Brauchle 10 (5) 10 (5) 5-5 5-5 — — — 19 Arceto Clark 10 (5) 4 (4) 5-4 — 5-0 — — 54 Trevor Stigers 9 (2) — 3-0 6-0 — — — 45 Michael Hunt 9 (4) — 4-0 5-0 — — — 41 Marvin Bure 8 (2) — 4-0 4-0 — — — 67 Tobias Smith 8 (5) — 5-0 3-0 — — — 66 D. J. Looney 7 (0) 1 (0) — 3-0 4-1 — — 96 Shane McCardell 7 (0) — — 7-0 — — — 65 Joshua Jackson 6 (0) — — 1-0 5-0 — — 11 Ricco Sanders 5 (5) 1 (0) 5-1 — — — — 61 Gabe Jackson 5 (5) 5 (5) 5-5 — — — — 5 Nickoe Whitley 5 (5) 5 (5) 5-5 — — — — 12 Dennis Thames 5 (5) — 5-0 — — — — 27 LaDarius Perkins 5 (5) — 5-0 — — — — 28 Vick Ballard 5 (5) 3 (3) 5-3 — — — — 95 James Carmon 5 (5) 1 (0) 5-1 — — — — 71 Sam Watts 5 (5) — 5-0 — — — — 43 Adrian Marcus 5 (5) — 5-0 — — — — 17 Tyler Russell 4 (0) — 4-0 — — — — 49 Chris Hughes 4 (2) — 4-0 — — — — 93 Jeffrey Howie 4 (3) — 4-0 — — — — 57 Jonathan McKenzie 3 (3) 1 (0) 3-1 — — — — 86 Michael Carr 3 (0) — 3-0 — — — — 68 Templeton Hardy 2 (0) — 1-0 1-0 — — — 83 Charles Bailey 2 (0) — 1-0 1-0 — — — 31 Sam Williams 2 (0) — 2-0 — — — — 51 Deontae Skinner 2 (0) — 2-0 — — — —

GP - games played CGP - consecutive games played S - starts CS - consecutive starts 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

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 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 16-35-1 129 0 68-246 7-291 2-1 2-25 5-15 28:12 Mississippi State 7 17 10-6-1 44-152-1 10-18-5 116 0 62-268 2-83 2-0 5-40 8-15 31:29 LSU 29 16 10-5-1 39-167-2 10-16-0 97 0 55-264 1-39 1-1 5-35 6-12 28:31 Georgia 12 21 9-11-1 34-113-0 18-31-0 274 1 65-387 3-128 2-2 9-63 7-15 30:29 Mississippi State 24 18 8-9-1 43-166-1 9-15-1 148 2 58-314 3-105 3-0 4-30 7-13 29:31 Alcorn State 16 16 5-9-2 37-121-1 14-27-0 209 1 64-330 7-268 0-0 8-57 5-15 33:34 Mississippi State 49 20 5-14-1 33-330-4 19-29-1 336 2 62-566 2-84 2-1 9-75 7-11 26:26 Mississippi State Houston Mississippi State Florida UAB Mississippi State Kentucky Mississippi State Mississippi State Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATISTICS KICKOFFS INHEED T R ZONE (20 YARDS AND IN)* Touchbacks - 3 (3/25, 0.12%) MSU SCORES/RED ZONE ENTRIES - 12-15 (80.0%) Opp. Returns - 20, 431 yards (Avg. Return — 21.55) Scores - 12 Fair Catches - 0 • Out of Bounds - 2 Touchdowns - 12 (Passing - 4, Rushing - 8), Field Goals - 0 Onside Kicks - 1 (1 recovered) Non-Scores - 3 Missed Field Goals - 1, Loss of Downs - 1, Punts - 0 Turnovers - 0 (Fumbles - 0, Interceptions - 1, 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 - 10-15 (66.7%) MISSISSIPPI STATE 5-11 5-14 14-20 8-19 – 32-64 Scores - 10 Pct. .455 .357 .700 .421 – .500 Touchdowns - 4 (Passing - 2, Rushing - 2), Field Goals - 6 Opponents 9-21 6-19 5-15 6-16 – 26-71 Non-Scores - 5 Pct. .429 .316 .333 .375 – .366 Missed Field Goals - 0, Loss of Downs - 1, Punts - 0 Turnovers - 0 (Fumbles - 2, Interceptions - 0, Blocked Field Goal - 2) 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 14-23 8-13 7-17 3-11 32-64 Pct. .609 .615 .412 .273 .500 TURNOVERS Opponents 9-18 6-13 8-23 3-17 26-71 Takeaways - 7 Pct. .500 .462 .348 .176 .366 Giveaways - 11 Difference - (-4) 4THOWN D CONVERSIONS (BY QUARTER) Ratio Per Game: -0.8 1 2 3 4 OT Total Points Off TOs - MSU 14 (2 TD, 0 FG, 2 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) MISSISSIPPI STATE 0-1 1-1 0-0 2-3 – 3-5 Opp. 29 (2 TD, 5 FG, 2 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) Pct. .000 1.000 .000 .667 – .600 Points Off TOs/Game - MSU 2.8, Opp. 5.8 Opponents 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 – 1-3 Pct. 1.000 .000 .000 .000 – .333 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME STATISTICS 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

RUSHING Att.-Yds.-TD #2 Elliott #14 Relf #27 Perkins #28 Ballard #45 Marcus MEMPHIS 11-39-0 7-20-0 8-57-0 7-60-2 6-24-0 AUBURN 4-14-0 14-26-0 3-10-0 5-13-1 0-0-0 at LSU 9-39-0 7-46-0 10-24-0 11-28-1 1-0-0 GEORGIA 1-1-0 20-109-0 4-13-0 13-64-1 0-0-0 ALCORN STATE 3-10-0 3-(2)-0 10-48-1 8-119-3 0-0-0 at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss

RECEIVING Rec.-Yds.-TD #1 Bumphis #3 Heavens #9 Berry #19 Clark #32 Green #85 Henderson #28 Ballard MEMPHIS 4-100-2 5-112-2 5-91-1 2-19-0 2-25-0 2-25-0 - AUBURN 5-34-0 2-6-0 0-0-0 2-28-0 1-11-0 1-0-0 1-22-0 at LSU 3-21-0 2-27-0 0-0-0 3-48-0 - 0-0-0 - GEORGIA 9-133-2 2-19-0 3-97-0 2-21-0 - - 0-0-0 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 12-26-0-110-0 4-9-1-19-0 AUBURN - - AUBURN 7-41.6-3 at LSU 5-8-2-35-0 5-10-3-81-0 at LSU - - at LSU 2-41.5-0 GEORGIA 9-14-0-148-2 - GEORGIA 44 GEORGIA 3-35.0-2 ALCORN STATE 11-15-0-209-2 8-14-1-127-0 ALCORN STATE 33 ALCORN STATE 2-42.0-1 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 #90 McPhee #34 Wright #50 White #94 Cox #13 Banks #26 Anderson #60 Jones #25 Broomfield MEMPHIS 9-6-3-0.0-0.0 3-2-1-0.5-0.0 1-0-1-0.0-0.0 6-4-2-2.5-0.0 0-0-0-0.0-0.0 3-1-2-0.0-0.0 4-3-1-0.0-0.0 3-1-2-1.0-1.0 1-0-1-0.0-0.0 AUBURN 5-3-2-0.0-0.0 6-2-4-1.5-0.0 10-6-4-0.0-0.0 11-6-5-1.0-2 5-3-2-1.0-1.0 4-3-1-1.0-1.0 0-0-0-0.0-0.0 0-0-0-0.0-0.0 3-2-1-0.0-0.0 at LSU 5-2-3-0.0-0.0 4-2-2-0.5-0.0 12-4-8-0.5-0.0 5-1-4-1.0-0.0 3-0-3-0.5-0.0 6-3-3-0.0-0.0 0-0-0-0.0-0.0 1-0-1-1.0-0.0 4-3-1-0.5-0.0 GEORGIA 10-7-3-1.0-0.0 3-0-3-0.0-0.0 7-5-2-0.5-0.5 7-3-4-0.5-0.0 5-1-4-1.5-0.5 3-0-3-0.0-0.0 0-0-0-0.0-0.0 2-0-2-0.0-0.0 4-0-4-0-0 ALCORN STATE 1-1-0-0.0-0.0 2-1-1-1.5-0.0 8-7-1-1.0-0.0 6-3-3-2.5-2.5 - 3-2-1-0.0-0.0 1-1-0-0.0-0.0 4-1-3-1.0-0.0 2-1-1-1.0-1.0 at Houston at Florida UAB KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yards Type Player(s)...... Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD *97 KR Leon Berry...... Alcorn State 100+ 0 0 *75 Rush Vick Ballard...... Alcorn State 90-99 1 1 58 Pass Leon Berry from Chris Relf...... Alcorn State 80-89 0 0 *57 Pass Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell...... Memphis 70-79 1 1 55 Pass Chad Bumphis from Chris Relf...... Alcorn State 60-69 0 0 *55 Pass Leon Berry from Chris Relf...... Memphis 50-59 5 3 *51 Rush Vick Ballard...... Memphis 40-49 0 0 38 Pass Sam Williams from Tyler Russell ...... Alcorn State 30-39 6 1 35 PR Chad Bumphis...... Memphis 20-29 23 3 *33 Pass Arceto Clark from Chris Relf...... Georgia 31 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn 31 KR Leon Berry...... Alcorn State 30 Rush L. Perkins...... Alcorn State 29 KR M. Langston...... LSU 28 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis Long Plays By Type No. TD *27 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis Rushing 6 2 26 KR L. Perkins...... Memphis Passing 18 6 25 KR Leon Berry...... Alcorn State Punt returns 2 0 25 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn Kick returns 10 1 25 Pass Arceto Clark from Tyler Russell ...... LSU Interceptions 0 0 *25 Pass Chad Bumphis from Tyler Russell...... Memphis Fumble returns 0 0 24 Rush Chad Bumphis...... Alcorn State Other 0 0 23 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis TOTAL 36 9 23 Pass Leon Berry from Chris Relf...... Alcorn State 23 KR Leon Berry...... Auburn 22 Pass Brandon Heavens from Chris Relf...... LSU 22 Pass Vick Ballard from Chris Relf...... Auburn 22 KR Leon Berry...... Memphis

21 Rush Vick Ballard...... Georgia 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 21 Pass Chad Bumphis from Chris Relf...... Georgia Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 21 Pass Arceto Clark from Chris Relf...... Auburn Leon Berry 10 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 20 PR Chad Bumphis...... Memphis Chad Bumphis 9 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 *20 Pass Brandon Heavens from Tyler Russell...... Memphis Brandon Heavens 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 20 Pass Chad Bumphis from Chris Relf...... Georgia Vick Ballard 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 Rush Chris Relf...... Georgia Arceto Clark 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 KR Chad Bumphis...... LSU L. Perkins 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 M. Langston 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chris Relf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Williams 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 36 9 6 18 10 2 0 0 * touchdown scored on play

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR RUSHING 75 Vick Ballard vs Alcorn State (10/2/2010)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN 75 Vick Ballard vs Alcorn State (10/2/2010)

PASSING 58 Leon Berry from Chris Relf vs Alcorn State (10/2/2010)

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 97 Leon Berry vs Alcorn State (10/2/2010)

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

FUMBLEETURN R 5 Damein Anderson vs LSU (9/18/2010)

PUNT 53 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (9/9/2010)

FIELD GOAL 44 Sean Brauchle vs Georgia (9/25/2010) 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

MEMPHIS GAME - OFFENSE ALCORN STATE GAME - OFFENSE Plays Yards Time Result Plays Yards Time Result 2 5 :35 Interception 8 59 3:09 *TOUCHDOWN 3 68 :56 *TOUCHDOWN 5 24 2:02 Downs 7 91 2:42 *TOUCHDOWN 11 91 3:38 *TOUCHDOWN 3 2 1:35 Punt 5 23 1:58 Punt 8 66 3:59 Missed FG 2 30 0:31 *TOUCHDOWN 5 9 2:30 Punt 3 59 1:11 *TOUCHDOWN 5 71 2:21 *TOUCHDOWN 0 0 0:00 *TOUCHDOWN 1 -2 :17 End of Half 5 64 2:15 Missed FG 8 75 2:30 *TOUCHDOWN 8 30 3:22 Fumble 3 20 1:18 *TOUCHDOWN 2 -6 1:04 Interception 1 72 :20 *TOUCHDOWN 3 84 1:07 *TOUCHDOWN 6 37 :20 Punt 3 -2 1:05 Punt 9 61 4:00 *TOUCHDOWN 8 85 4:35 *TOUCHDOWN 4 19 3:18 Punt 2 5 1:25 End of Game Drives quarterbacked by Chris Relf Drives quarterbacked by Tyler Russell AUBURN GAME - OFFENSE ** Relf began drive, Russell entered in middle 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

LSU GAME - OFFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 6 8 3:45 Punt 8 41 4:23 Interception 8 34 3:09 Interception 4 19 1:18 End of Half ** 13 81 6:43 *TOUCHDOWN 6 26 2:45 Interception 5 12 2:12 Interception 4 10 1:30 Interception 3 2 2:21 Punt 5 40 2:26 End of Game

GEORGIA GAME - OFFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 4 53 1:21 *TOUCHDOWN 5 31 2:52 Punt 3 -1 1:32 Punt 5 32 3:04 Interception 2 6 1:16 End of Half 10 37 5:15 Punt 14 54 6:19 FIELD GOAL 10 93 5:45 *TOUCHDOWN 3 21 0:35 *TOUCHDOWN 3 -2 1:24 End of Half 2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 AT HOUSTON

MEMPHIS DRIVES - DEFENSE ALCORN STATE GAME - DEFENSE Plays Yards Time Result Plays Yards Time Result 3 8 1:50 Punt 3 -5 2:11 Punt 4 8 1:35 Missed FG 9 29 6:04 Punt 3 7 1:06 Punt 2 78 0:19 *TOUCHDOWN 4 8 1:51 Punt 3 -8 1:05 Punt 3 0 2:07 Punt 6 82 2:57 *TOUCHDOWN 5 35 2:08 Interception 7 48 2:39 *FIELD GOAL 4 20 2:35 Punt 2 0 1:22 End of Half 5 31 1:32 Missed FG 4 25 0:48 Punt 3 6 1:13 Interception 4 11 2:25 Punt 3 3 2:19 Punt 5 7 1:56 Missed FG 3 4 1:03 Punt 7 34 3:14 Downs 3 0 2:12 Punt 7 28 3:37 Punt 4 24 2:36 Punt 3 -1 1:46 Punt 8 68 3:39 *TOUCHDOWN 4 17 2:30 End of Game

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 End of Game

LSU GAME - DEFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 10 32 5:22 *FIELD GOAL 13 55 5:54 *FIELD GOAL 6 18 2:43 *FIELD GOAL 7 22 3:00 *FIELD GOAL 7 60 2:55 *TOUCHDOWN 3 28 1:01 *TOUCHDOWN 4 6 1:57 *FIELD GOAL 5 13 2:55 Punt 5 39 2:44 Fumble

GEORGIA GAME - DEFENSE Plays Yards Time Result 3 -3 1:22 Punt 13 80 6:57 Fumble 9 81 4:36 *FIELD GOAL 0 0 0:00 Fumble 15 58 6:55 *FIELD GOAL 9 37 4:27 Punt 7 15 3:41 Punt 4 1 0:32 Downs 7 90 0:25 *TOUCHDOWN Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Results (as of Oct 04, 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 * Sep 18, 2010 at #15 LSU L 7-29 1-2 0-2 2:45 92538 * Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 2-2 1-2 3:07 56721 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 3-2 1-2 3:07 50439 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Team Statistics MS OPP SCORING 143 81 Points Per Game 28.6 16.2 FIRST DOWNS 99 83 R u s h i n g 39 41 P a s s i n g5337 P e n a l t y 7 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 862 632 Yards gained rushing 974 777 Yards lost rushing 112 145 Rushing Attempts 194 177 Average Per Rush 4.4 3.6 Average Per Game 172.4 126.4 TDs Rushing 10 3 PASSING YARDAGE 1101 934 C o m p - A t t - I n t 74-122-9 74-127-3 Average Per Pass 9.0 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.9 12.6 Average Per Game 220.2 186.8 TDs Passing 9 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 1963 1566 Total Plays 316 304 Average Per Play 6.2 5.2 Average Per Game 392.6 313.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 18-431 20-431 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-73 5-14 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-15 9-139 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.9 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 2.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 15.4 FUMBLES-LOST 10-2 5-4 PENALTIES-Yards 23-200 34-278 Average Per Game 40.0 55.6 PUNTS-Yards 18-721 24-1030 Average Per Punt 40.1 42.9 Net punt average 39.3 38.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 3 3 0 : 3 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 32/64 26/71 3rd-Down Pct 50% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 1/3 4th-Down Pct 60% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 9-59 7-39 MISC YARDS -20 -3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 20 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 9-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES 11-14 79% 10-13 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 11-14 79% 4-13 31% PAT-ATTEMPTS 20-20 100% 6-7 86% ATTENDANCE 217998 92538 Games/Avg Per Game 4/54500 1/92538 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mississippi State 35 35 35 38 0 143 Opponents 10 41 14 16 0 81 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Vick Ballard 5 - 2 44 288 4 284 6.5 8 75 56.8 Chad Bumphis 9 73 8.1 0 35 Chris Relf 5 - 5 51 254 55 199 3.9 0 20 39.8 Total 9 73 8.1 0 35 L. Perkins 5 - 0 35 169 17 152 4.3 1 30 30.4 Opponents 5 14 2.8 0 11 Robert Elliott 5 - 3 28 108 5 103 3.7 0 12 20.6 Chad Bumphis 5 - 4 8 65 2 63 7.9 0 24 12.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Adrian Marcus 5 - 0 7 24 0 24 3.4 0 17 4.8 M. Langston 2 15 7.5 0 13 P. Hanrahan 5 - 4 6 21 1 20 3.3 0 13 4.0 Nickoe Whitley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tyler Russell 4 - 0 9 27 7 20 2.2 0 7 5.0 Total 3 15 5.0 0 13 Tobias Smith 5 - 0 0 12 0 12 0.0 0 0 2.4 Opponents 9 139 15.4 0 46 S. Hemphill 5 - 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 Gabe Jackson 5 - 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg TEAM 2 - 0 5 0 21 -21 -4.2 0 0 -10.5 Leon Berry 11 311 28.3 1 97 Total 5 194 974 112 862 4.4 10 75 172.4 Chad Bumphis 4 58 14.5 0 20 Opponents 5 177 777 145 632 3.6 3 78 126.4 Adrian Marcus 1 7 7.0 0 7 L. Perkins 1 26 26.0 0 26 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g M. Langston 1 29 29.0 0 29 Chris Relf 5 - 5 147.79 44-72-3 61.1 618 5 58 123.6 Total 18 431 23.9 1 97 Tyler Russell 4 - 0 150.56 30-49-5 61.2 483 4 57 120.8 Opponents 20 431 21.5 0 39 L. Perkins 5 - 0 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 146.05 74-122-9 60.7 1101 9 58 220.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 5 128.31 74-127-3 58.3 934 5 57 186.8 Damein Anderson 1 7 7.0 0 5 Total 1 7 7.0 0 5 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 1 31 31.0 0 31 Chad Bumphis 5 - 4 25 352 14.1 4 57 70.4 Brandon Heavens 5 - 1 11 164 14.9 2 28 32.8 Arceto Clark 5 - 4 11 163 14.8 1 33 32.6 Leon Berry 5 - 5 8 188 23.5 1 58 37.6 Chris Smith 4 - 0 6 66 11.0 0 19 16.5 Vick Ballard 5 - 2 3 50 16.7 1 22 10.0 Marcus Green 2 - 1 3 36 12.0 0 17 18.0 B. Henderson 3 - 0 3 25 8.3 0 17 8.3 Sam Williams 2 - 0 1 38 38.0 0 38 19.0 Kendrick Cook 4 - 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 3.0 P. Hanrahan 5 - 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 Robert Elliott 5 - 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.6 Total 5 74 1101 14.9 9 58 220.2 Opponents 5 74 934 12.6 5 57 186.8 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 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 9 ------54 Chris Relf 5 123 199 618 817 163.4 Chad Bumphis 4 ------24 Tyler Russell 4 58 20 483 503 125.8 Sean Brauchle - 1-2 13-13 - - - - - 16 Vick Ballard 5 44 284 0 284 56.8 Leon Berry 2 ------12 L. Perkins 5 36 152 0 152 30.4 Brandon Heavens 2 ------12 Robert Elliott 5 28 103 0 103 20.6 D. DePasquale - 0-1 7-7 - - - - - 7 Chad Bumphis 5 8 63 0 63 12.6 Arceto Clark 1 ------6 Adrian Marcus 5 7 24 0 24 4.8 L. Perkins 1 ------6 P. Hanrahan 5 6 20 0 20 4.0 Gabe Jackson 1 ------6 Tobias Smith 5 0 12 0 12 2.4 Total 20 1-3 20-20 - - - - - 143 S. Hemphill 5 1 6 0 6 1.2 Opponents 8 9-13 6-7 0-1 - - - - 81 TEAM 2 5 -21 0 -21 -10.5 Total 5 316 862 1101 1963 392.6 Opponents 5 304 632 934 1566 313.2

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 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 44 0 Heath Hutchins 18 721 40.1 53 0 9 8 1 0 D. DePasquale 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Total 18 721 40.1 53 0 9 8 1 0 Opponents 24 1030 42.9 57 2 7 12 5 0 FG Sequence Mississippi State Opponents Memphis 38 49,48 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Auburn - (34),37 Sean Brauchle 13 812 62.5 0 1 LSU - (44),(32),(51),(37),(21) D. DePasquale 12 754 62.8 3 1 Georgia (44) (25),(35) Total 25 1566 62.6 3 2 21.5 43.0 27 Alcorn State 33 (43),45 Opponents 21 1358 64.7 3 0 23.9 41.3 28

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Chad Bumphis 5 63 352 73 58 0 546 109.2 Leon Berry 5 0 188 0 311 0 499 99.8 Vick Ballard 5 284 50 0 0 0 334 66.8 Chris Relf 5 199 0 0 0 0 199 39.8 L. Perkins 5 152 0 0 26 0 178 35.6 Brandon Heaven 5 0 164 0 0 0 164 32.8 Arceto Clark 5 0 163 0 0 0 163 32.6 Robert Elliott 5 103 3 0 0 0 106 21.2 Chris Smith 4 0 66 0 0 0 66 16.5 M. Langston 5 0 0 0 29 15 44 8.8 Sam Williams 2 0 38 0 0 0 38 19.0 Marcus Green 2 0 36 0 0 0 36 18.0 Adrian Marcus 5 24 0 0 7 0 31 6.2 B. Henderson 3 0 25 0 0 0 25 8.3 P. Hanrahan 5 20 4 0 0 0 24 4.8 Tyler Russell 4 20 0 0 0 0 20 5.0 Tobias Smith 5 12 0 0 0 0 12 2.4 Kendrick Cook 4 0 12 0 0 0 12 3.0 S. Hemphill 5 6 0 0 0 0 6 1.2 TEAM 2 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -10.5 Total 5 862 1101 73 431 15 2482 496.4 Opponents 5 632 934 14 431 139 2150 430.0 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 34 K.J. Wright 5-5 22 16 38 2.0-6 0.5-3 . 7 3 . . . . 50 Chris White 5-5 17 18 35 7.5-23 2.5-13 . 1 1 . . . . 4 C. Mitchell 5-5 19 11 30 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 5 Nickoe Whitley 5-5 14 6 20 0.5-4 0.5-4 1-0 2 1 1-0 1 . . 13 Johnthan Banks 5-5 12 7 19 1.0-13 1.0-13 . 2 . . . . . 90 Pernell McPhee 5-5 7 11 18 4.0-18 . . 1 3 . . . . 48 E. Gatling 5-5 7 9 16 . . . 1 1 . . . . 10 C. Lawrence 5-0 8 7 15 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 25 C. Broomfield 5-5 10 4 14 1.5-13 1.0-9 . 3 1 . . . . 94 Fletcher Cox 4-3 4 9 13 3.0-16 1.5-9 . . . . . 1 . 60 Devin Jones 5-1 5 5 10 3.0-10 1.0-6 . . . . . 1 . 97 Josh Boyd 5-5 2 6 8 2.0-6 . . . 1 . . . . 45 Michael Hunt 4-0 3 5 8 . . . . 1 . . . . 99 Sean Ferguson 5-1 4 4 8 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 42 Zach Smith 5-0 5 3 8 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 36 Nick Bell 4-2 3 4 7 2.0-8 ...... 54 Trevor Stigers 3-0 3 4 7 2.5-7 ...... 12 Dennis Thames 5-0 6 1 7 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . . 58 Brandon Wilson 5-0 3 3 6 ...... 7 Wade Bonner 5-0 5 1 6 ...... 1 . . 35 P. Hanrahan 5-4 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 Damein Anderson 5-0 4 1 5 . . . 1 . 1-7 . . . 93 Jeffrey Howie 4-0 . 5 5 1.5-3 ...... 15 M. Langston 5-0 2 2 4 1.0-4 . 2-15 1 . . . . . 57 J. McKenzie 3-1 . 4 4 0.5-1 ...... 95 James Carmon 5-1 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 2 Robert Elliott 5-3 1 1 2 ...... 14 Chris Relf 5-5 2 . 2 ...... 33 Jamie Jones 4-0 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... 49 Chris Hughes 4-0 2 . 2 1.0-1 ...... 40 D. DePasquale 4-0 1 1 2 ...... 37 Sean Brauchle 5-0 2 . 2 ...... 20 Louis Watson 4-0 2 . 2 ...... 67 Tobias Smith 5-0 1 . 1 ...... 55 Q. Saulsberry 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 1 Chad Bumphis 5-4 1 . 1 ...... 51 Deontae Skinner 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 79 Derek Sherrod 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 47 Chris Cameron 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 38 Heath Hutchins 5-0 1 . 1 ...... Total 5 186 155 341 38-143 9-59 3-15 24 15 4-7 2 2 . Opponents 5 201 128 329 26-86 7-39 9-139 16 8 2-31 6 . . Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 56032 All games 3-2 3-1 0-1 0-0 * Sep 09, 2010 #21 AUBURN L 14-17 54806 Conference 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 * Sep 18, 2010 at #15 LSU L 7-29 92538 Non-Conference 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 56721 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 50439 Team Statistics MS OPP FIRST DOWNS 99 83 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g R u s h i n g 39 41 Vick Ballard 5 - 2 44 288 4 284 6.5 8 75 56.8 P a s s i n g 5 3 3 7 Chris Relf 5 - 5 51 254 55 199 3.9 0 20 39.8 P e n a l t y 7 5 L. Perkins 5 - 0 35 169 17 152 4.3 1 30 30.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 862 632 Robert Elliott 5 - 3 28 108 5 103 3.7 0 12 20.6 Rushing Attempts 194 177 Chad Bumphis 5 - 4 8 65 2 63 7.9 0 24 12.6 Average Per Rush 4.4 3.6 Adrian Marcus 5 - 0 7 24 0 24 3.4 0 17 4.8 Average Per Game 172.4 126.4 P. Hanrahan 5 - 4 6 21 1 20 3.3 0 13 4.0 TDs Rushing 10 3 Tyler Russell 4 - 0 9 27 7 20 2.2 0 7 5.0 PASSING YARDAGE 1101 934 Tobias Smith 5 - 0 0 12 0 12 0.0 0 0 2.4 C o m p - A t t - I n t 74-122-9 74-127-3 S. Hemphill 5 - 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 Average Per Pass 9.0 7.4 Gabe Jackson 5 - 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Average Per Catch 14.9 12.6 TEAM 2 - 0 5 0 21 -21 -4.2 0 0 -10.5 Average Per Game 220.2 186.8 Total 5 194 974 112 862 4.4 10 75 172.4 TDs Passing 9 5 Opponents 5 177 777 145 632 3.6 3 78 126.4 TOTAL OFFENSE 1963 1566 Average Per Play 6.2 5.2 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 392.6 313.2 Chris Relf 5 - 5 147.79 44-72-3 61.1 618 5 58 123.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 18-431 20-431 Tyler Russell 4 - 0 150.56 30-49-5 61.2 483 4 57 120.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-73 5-14 L. Perkins 5 - 0 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-15 9-139 Total 5 146.05 74-122-9 60.7 1101 9 58 220.2 FUMBLES-LOST 10-2 5-4 Opponents 5 128.31 74-127-3 58.3 934 5 57 186.8 PENALTIES-Yards 23-200 34-278 PUNTS-AVG 18-40.1 24-42.9 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 3 3 0 : 3 7 Chad Bumphis 5 - 4 25 352 14.1 4 57 70.4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 32/64 26/71 Brandon Heavens 5 - 1 11 164 14.9 2 28 32.8 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 1/3 Arceto Clark 5 - 4 11 163 14.8 1 33 32.6 Leon Berry 5 - 5 8 188 23.5 1 58 37.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Chris Smith 4 - 0 6 66 11.0 0 19 16.5 M. Langston 2 15 7.5 0 13 Vick Ballard 5 - 2 3 50 16.7 1 22 10.0 Nickoe Whitley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Marcus Green 2 - 1 3 36 12.0 0 17 18.0 B. Henderson 3 - 0 3 25 8.3 0 17 8.3 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Sam Williams 2 - 0 1 38 38.0 0 38 19.0 Heath Hutchins 18 721 40.1 53 09810 Kendrick Cook 4 - 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 3.0 P. Hanrahan 5 - 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Robert Elliott 5 - 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.6 Chad Bumphis 9 73 8.1 0 35 Total 5 74 1101 14.9 9 58 220.2 Total 9 73 8.1 0 35 Opponents 5 74 934 12.6 5 57 186.8 Opponents 5 14 2.8 0 11

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Sean Brauchle 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 44 0 Leon Berry 11 311 28.3 1 97 D. DePasquale 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Chad Bumphis 4 58 14.5 0 20 L. Perkins 1 26 26.0 0 26 PAT M. Langston 1 29 29.0 0 29 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Adrian Marcus 1 7 7.0 0 7 Vick Ballard 9 ------54 Total 18 431 23.9 1 97 Chad Bumphis 4 ------24 Opponents 20 431 21.5 0 39 Sean Brauchle - 1-2 13-13 - - - - - 16 Leon Berry 2 ------12 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Brandon Heavens 2 ------12 Chad Bumphis 5 63 352 73 58 0 546 109.2 D. DePasquale - 0-1 7-7 - - - - - 7 Leon Berry 5 0 188 0 311 0 499 99.8 Arceto Clark 1 ------6 Vick Ballard 5 284 50 0 0 0 334 66.8 L. Perkins 1 ------6 Chris Relf 5 199 000019939.8 Gabe Jackson 1 ------6 L. Perkins 5 152 0 0 26 0 178 35.6 Total 20 1-3 20-20 - - - - - 143 Total 5 862 1101 73 431 15 2482 496.4 Opponents 8 9-13 6-7 0-1 - - - - 81 Opponents 5 632 934 14 431 139 2150 430.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Chris Relf 5 123 199 618 817 163.4 Tyler Russell 4 58 20 483 503 125.8 Vick Ballard 5 44 284 0 284 56.8 L. Perkins 5 36 152 0 152 30.4 Robert Elliott 5 28 103 0 103 20.6 Total 5 316 862 1101 1963 392.6 Opponents 5 304 632 934 1566 313.2

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 34 K.J. Wright 5-5 22 16 38 2.0-6 0.5-3 . 7 3 . . . . 50 Chris White 5-5 17 18 35 7.5-23 2.5-13 . 1 1 . . . . 4 C. Mitchell 5-5 19 11 30 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 5 Nickoe Whitley 55 14 6 20 054 054 10 2 1 10 1 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 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 Sep 18 at LSU 44 152 1 14 10 116 0 25 10-18-5 116 0 25 7 117 0 29 0 0 0 0 268 Sep 25 GEORGIA 43 166 1 21 9 148 2 33 9-15-1 148 2 33 1 16 0 16 1 1 0 1 314 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 33 230 4 75 19 336 2 58 19-29-1 336 2 58 4 160 1 97 3 19 0 12 566 Mississippi State 194 862 10 75 74 1101 9 58 74-122-9 1101 9 58 18 431 1 97 9 73 0 35 1963 Opponents 177 632 3 78 74 934 5 57 74-127-3 934 5 57 20 431 0 39 5 14 0 11 1566

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 4.4 Avg per catch: 14.9 Pass efficiency: 146.05 Kick ret avg: 23.9 Punt ret avg: 8.1 All purpose avg/game: 496.4 Total offense avg/gm: 392.6 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 Sep 18 at LSU 33 38 71 6.0-15 1.0-2 1 1-7 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 25 GEORGIA 37 29 66 5.0-17 1.0-6 1 2-0 0-0 6 9 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 40 26 66 15.0-54 4.0-26 0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 7-7 0 0 0 49 Mississippi State 186 155 341 38.0-143 9.0-59 2 4-7 3-15 15 24 2 20-20 0 0 0 143 Opponents 201 128 329 26.0-86 7.0-39 6 2-31 9-139 8 16 0 6-7 0 0 0 81

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 Sep 18 at LSU 2 83 41.5 42 00100 0-000211155.5 0 1 Sep 25 GEORGIA 3 105 35.0 37 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 44 0 5 342 68.4 2 0 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 2 84 42.0 49 00201 0-100848360.4 1 1 Mississippi State 18 721 40.1 53 0 0 9 1 8 1-3 44 0 25 1566 62.6 3 2 Opponents 24 1030 42.9 57 0275129-13 51 2 21 1358 64.7 3 0 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 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 Sep 18 at LSU 39 167 2 20 10 97 0 21 10-16-0 97 0 21 1 39 0 39 1 2 0 2 264 Sep 25 GEORGIA 34 113 0 15 18 274 1 40 18-31-0 274 1 40 3 71 0 39 1 0 0 0 387 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 37 121 1 78 14 209 1 57 14-27-0 209 1 57 6 73 0 18 0 0 0 0 330 Opponents 177 632 3 78 74 934 5 57 74-127-3 934 5 57 20 431 0 39 5 14 0 11 1566 Mississippi State 194 862 10 75 74 1101 9 58 74-122-9 1101 9 58 18 431 1 97 9 73 0 35 1963

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 3.6 Avg per catch: 12.6 Pass efficiency: 128.31 Kick ret avg: 21.5 Punt ret avg: 2.8 All purpose avg/game: 430.0 Total offense avg/gm: 313.2 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 Sep 18 at LSU 29 60 89 7.0-20 1.0-6 1 0-0 5-106 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 29 Sep 25 GEORGIA 40 8 48 2.0-3 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-1 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 12 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 44 16 60 4.0-18 2.0-11 2 1-31 1-23 1 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 16 Opponents 201 128 329 26.0-86 7.0-39 6 2-31 9-139 8 16 0 6-7 0 0 0 81 Mississippi State 186 155 341 38.0-143 9.0-59 2 4-7 3-15 15 24 2 20-20 0 0 0 143

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 Sep 18 at LSU 1 39 39.0 39 00001 5-5510852165.1 1 0 Sep 25 GEORGIA 3 128 42.7 52 0 1 1 1 1 2-2 35 0 3 207 69.0 2 0 Oct 02 ALCORN STATE 7 268 38.3 48 00103 1-2431422857.0 0 0 Opponents 24 1030 42.9 57 0 2 7 5 12 9-13 51 2 21 1358 64.7 3 0 Mississippi State 18 721 40.1 53 00918 1-3440251566 62.6 3 2 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Chris Relf vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Yards Rushing 119 Vick Ballard vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) TD Rushes 3 Vick Ballard vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Long Rush 75 Vick Ballard vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 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 58 Chris Relf vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Receptions 9 Chad Bumphis vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Yards Receiving 133 Chad Bumphis vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) TD Receptions 2 Brandon Heavens vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 Chad Bumphis vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 Chad Bumphis vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Long Reception 58 Leon Berry vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Field Goals 1 Sean Brauchle vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Long Field Goal 44 Sean Brauchle vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Punts 7 Heath Hutchins vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Punting Avg 42.0 Heath Hutchins vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 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 97 Leon Berry vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Tackles 12 K.J. Wright at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Sacks 2.5 Chris White vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Chris White vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2.5 Chris White vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) 2.5 Trevor Stigers vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Interceptions 2 M. Langston vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 44 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Rushing 230 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Yards Per Rush 7.0 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) TD Rushes 4 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 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 9.1 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Points 49 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 49 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Sacks By 4 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) First Downs 28 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Penalties 9 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Penalty Yards 75 vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Turnovers 5 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Interceptions By 2 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 Stevan Ridley, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Rushing 78 Stevan Ridley, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) TD Rushes 1 Jo. Jefferson, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) 1 Stevan Ridley, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) 1 Brandon Bridge, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Long Rush 78 Brandon Bridge, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Pass attempts 31 Aaron Murray, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Pass completions 18 Aaron Murray, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Yards Passing 274 Aaron Murray, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) TD Passes 2 Cameron Newton, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Long Pass 57 Brandon Bridge, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Receptions 5 J. Mckenzie, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 5 F. Munzenmaier, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) 5 Edward Johnson, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Yards Receiving 79 Tavarres King, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) TD Receptions 1 Marcus Rucker, vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 1 Emory Blake, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 1 Darvin Adams, vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 1 Tavarres King, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) 1 Ryan Singleton, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Long Reception 57 Terrance Lewis, vs Alcorn State (Oct 02, 2010) Field Goals 5 Josh Jasper, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Long Field Goal 51 Josh Jasper, at LSU (Sep 18, 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 39 Pa. Peterson, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) 39 Brandon Boykin, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Tackles 10 Ryan Baker, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) 10 Akeem Dent, vs Georgia (Sep 25, 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 2 Pa. Peterson, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) 2 Mo. Claiborne, at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 04, 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 4.3 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) TD Rushes 2 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Pass attempts 32 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Pass completions 20 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Passing 274 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Yards Per Pass 8.8 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) TD Passes 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Total Plays 67 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) Total Offense 387 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Yards Per Play 6.0 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Points 29 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Sacks By 3 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) First Downs 21 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 21 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Penalties 9 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Penalty Yards 88 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) Turnovers 2 vs Memphis (Sep 04, 2010) 2 vs Auburn (Sep 09, 2010) 2 vs Georgia (Sep 25, 2010) Interceptions By 5 at LSU (Sep 18, 2010) Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Mississippi State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 1171100000000 Sep 09, 2010 AUBURN L 14-17 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18, 2010 at LSU L 7-29 1171100000000 Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 7 5 35 5 3 2 0110000 Totals 14 11 77 11 8 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 of 14 (78.6%)

Opponents Inside Mississippi State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 0000000000000 Sep 09, 2010 AUBURN L 14-17 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18, 2010 at LSU L 7-29 5 5 23 2 2 0 3000000 Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 3161010110000 Totals 13 10 45 4 2 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 of 13 (76.9%) Mississippi State Football Mississippi State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 5-10 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 09, 2010 AUBURN L 14-17 5-15 33.3 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-4 0.0 Sep 18, 2010 at LSU L 7-29 8-15 53.3 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 2-4 50.0 Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 7-13 53.8 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5-6 83.3 1-4 25.0 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 7-11 63.6 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 Mississippi State 32-64 50.0 5-11 45.5 5-14 35.7 14-20 70.0 8-19 42.1 0-0 0.0 Opponents 26-71 36.6 9-21 42.9 6-19 31.6 5-15 33.3 6-16 37.5 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 09, 2010 AUBURN L 14-17 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 18, 2010 at LSU L 7-29 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Mississippi State 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 MEMPHIS W 49-7 31:16 6:19 8:36 7:47 8:34 Sep 09, 2010 AUBURN L 14-17 28:12 8:18 6:02 7:59 5:53 Sep 18, 2010 at LSU L 7-29 31:29 3:54 9:07 11:04 7:24 Sep 25, 2010 GEORGIA W 24-12 29:31 4:13 5:57 10:33 8:48 Oct 02, 2010 ALCORN STATE W 49-16 26:26 6:39 6:19 6:41 6:47 Mississippi State Total 146:54 29:23 36:01 44:04 37:26 0:00 Avg. 29:22 5:52 7:12 8:48 7:29 0:00 Opponents Total 153:06 45:37 38:59 30:56 37:34 0:00 Avg. 30:37 9:07 7:47 6:11 7:30 0:00 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Games Played (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS UM AU LS GA ASU 26 Damein Anderson 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 83 Charles Bailey 1/- X X X ...... 28 Vick Ballard 5/2 X X X X X X X X X START START 13 Johnthan Banks 5/5 START START START START START 36 Nick Bell 4/2 X X X START X X X START . . . 9 Leon Berry 5/5 START START START START START 7 Wade Bonner 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 97 Josh Boyd 5/5 START START START START START 37 Sean Brauchle 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 C. Broomfield 5/5 START START START START START 1 Chad Bumphis 5/4 X X X START START START START 41 Marvin Bure 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 70 J.C. Brignone 5/5 START START START START START 47 Chris Cameron 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 95 James Carmon 5/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X START 86 Michael Carr 2/- X X X ...... X X X 19 Arceto Clark 5/4 X X X START START START START 88 Kendrick Cook 4/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X 94 Fletcher Cox 4/3 START X X X START START . . . 40 D. DePasquale 4/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X 2 Robert Elliott 5/3 START START START X X X X X X 46 Aaron Feld 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 99 Sean Ferguson 5/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X START 76 Phillip Freeman 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 48 E. Gatling 5/5 START START START START START 32 Marcus Green 2/1 START X X X ...... 35 P. Hanrahan 5/4 X X X START START START START 68 Templeton Hardy 1/- X X X ...... 56 C. Harrison-Gay 1/- ...... X X X 3 Brandon Heavens 5/1 START X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 S. Hemphill 5/1 X X X X X X START X X X X X X 85 B. Henderson 3/- X X X X X X X X X ...... 93 Jeffrey Howie 4/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X 49 Chris Hughes 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 45 Michael Hunt 4/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 38 Heath Hutchins 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 34 K.J. Wright 5/5 START START START START START 61 Gabe Jackson 5/5 START START START START START 60 Devin Jones 5/1 X X X START X X X X X X X X X 33 Jamie Jones 4/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X 15 M. Langston 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 62 A. Lawrence 5/5 START START START START START 10 C. Lawrence 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4A Adrian Marcus 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 57 J. McKenzie 3/1 START X X X X X X ...... 72 John McMillan 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 90 Pernell McPhee 5/5 START START START START START Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Games Played (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS UM AU LS GA ASU 74 Mark Melichar 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 C. Mitchell 5/5 START START START START START 69 Reggie Odom 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 27 L. Perkins 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 Chris Relf 5/5 START START START START START 43 Asian Ruff 2/- ...... X X X . . . X X X 17 Tyler Russell 4/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X 11 Ricco Sanders 5/1 START X X X X X X X X X X X X 55 Q. Saulsberry 5/5 START START START START START 79 Derek Sherrod 5/5 START START START START START 51 Deontae Skinner 2/- X X X ...... X X X 8 Chris Smith 4/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 67 Tobias Smith 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 42 Zach Smith 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 54 Trevor Stigers 3/- X X X ...... X X X X X X 12 Dennis Thames 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20 Louis Watson 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 71 Sam Watts 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 82 Thomas Webb 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X 50 Chris White 5/5 START START START START START 5 Nickoe Whitley 5/5 START START START START START 31 Sam Williams 2/- X X X ...... X X X 58 Brandon Wilson 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

Total Tackles UA-A Total UM AU LS GA ASU K.J. Wright LB 22-16 38 0 - 1 6 - 4 4 - 8 5 - 2 7 - 1 Chris White LB 17-18 35 4 - 2 6 - 5 1 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 3 C. Mitchell DB 19-11 30 6 - 3 3 - 2 2 - 3 7 - 3 1 - 0 Nickoe Whitley DB 14-6 20 2 - 1 4 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 1 Johnthan Banks DB 12-7 19 1 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 3 3 - 0 2 - 1 Pernell McPhee DL 7-11 18 2 - 1 2 - 4 2 - 2 0 - 3 1 - 1 E. Gatling LB 7-9 16 1 - 0 3 - 3 0 - 2 1 - 3 2 - 1 C. Lawrence LB 8-7 15 2 - 1 1 - 2 4 - 1 1 - 3 - C. Broomfield DB 10-4 14 0 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 1 Fletcher Cox DL 4-9 13 - 3 - 2 0 - 3 1 - 4 D N P Devin Jones DL 5-5 10 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 3 Zach Smith DB 5-3 8 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 Sean Ferguson DL 4-4 8 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 Michael Hunt LB 3-5 8 D N P 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 2 Josh Boyd DL 2-6 8 - 0 - 1 0 - 3 - 2 - 2 Dennis Thames DB 6-1 7 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 3 - 0 Nick Bell DL 3-4 7 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 2 - D N P Trevor Stigers DL 3-4 7 1 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 1 2 - 3 Wade Bonner DB 5-1 6 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 P. Hanrahan 3-3 6 2 - 1 1 - 1 - - 0 - 1 Brandon Wilson LB 3-3 6 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 Jeffrey Howie DL 0-5 5 0 - 1 D N P 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 2 Damein Anderson DB 4-1 5 3 - 1 - - - 1 - 0 M. Langston DB 2-2 4 1 - 0 0 - 2 - - 1 - 0 J. McKenzie DL 0-4 4 0 - 3 0 - 1 - D N P D N P James Carmon DL 1-2 3 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - Jamie Jones LB 1-1 2 1 - 0 - - D N P 0 - 1 Chris Relf 2-0 2 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - Sean Brauchle 2-0 2 - 2 - 0 - - - Louis Watson DB 2-0 2 1 - 0 - D N P - 1 - 0 Chris Hughes LB 2-0 2 - - D N P - 2 - 0 D. DePasquale 1-1 2 - D N P 0 - 1 1 - 0 - Robert Elliott 1-1 2 - - - - 1 - 1 Q. Saulsberry 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 - - - Chris Cameron 0-1 1 0 - 1 - - - - Tobias Smith 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 - - Chad Bumphis 1-0 1 - - - - 1 - 0 Heath Hutchins 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 - - Deontae Skinner LB 1-0 1 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P - Derek Sherrod 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 - - Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

#14 Chris Relf Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Memphis 7 9 1 77.8 116 1 55 1-8 200.49 Auburn 12 26 0 46.2 110 0 22 3-14 81.69 LSU 5 8 2 62.5 35 0 22 1-6 49.25 Georgia 9 14 0 64.3 148 2 33 0-0 200.23 Alcorn State 11 15 0 73.3 209 2 58 1-5 234.37 TOTALS 44 72 3 61.1 618 5 58 6-33 147.79

#17 Tyler Russell Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Memphis 13 16 0 81.2 256 4 57 0-0 298.15 Auburn 4 9 1 44.4 19 0 10 0-0 39.96 LSU 5 10 3 50.0 81 0 25 0-0 58.04 Alcorn State 8 14 1 57.1 127 0 38 1-6 119.06 TOTALS 30 49 5 61.2 483 4 57 1-6 150.56

#27 L. Perkins Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Georgia 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 -200.00 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 -200.00 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD UM AU LS GA ASU Vick Ballard RB 44-284/8 7-60/2 5-13/1 11-28/1 13-64/1 8-119/3 Chris Relf QB 51-199/0 7-20/0 14-26/0 7-46/0 20-109/0 3--2/0 L. Perkins RB 35-152/1 8-57/0 3-10/0 10-24/0 4-13/0 10-48/1 Robert Elliott RB 28-103/0 11-39/0 4-14/0 9-39/0 1-1/0 3-10/0 Chad Bumphis WR 8-63/0 - 3-27/0 - 1--2/0 4-38/0 Adrian Marcus 7-24/0 6-24/0 - 1-0/0 - - P. Hanrahan FB 6-20/0 - 3-21/0 2--1/0 - 1-0/0 Tyler Russell QB 9-20/0 1--1/0 - 4-16/0 DNP 4-5/0 S. Hemphill FB 1-6/0 - 1-6/0 - - - TEAM 5--21/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP 4--19/0 DNP

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UM AU LS GA ASU Chad Bumphis WR 25-352/4 4-100/2 5-34/0 3-21/0 4-64/0 9-133/2 Leon Berry WR 8-188/1 5-91/1 - - - 3-97/0 Brandon Heavens WR 11-164/2 5-112/2 2-6/0 2-27/0 - 2-19/0 Arceto Clark WR 11-163/1 2-19/0 2-28/0 3-48/0 2-47/1 2-21/0 Chris Smith WR 6-66/0 DNP 2-21/0 1-8/0 1-9/0 2-28/0 Vick Ballard RB 3-50/1 - 1-22/0 - 2-28/1 - Sam Williams WR 1-38/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-38/0 Marcus Green TE 3-36/0 2-25/0 1-11/0 DNP DNP DNP B. Henderson TE 3-25/0 2-25/0 1-0/0 - DNP DNP Kendrick Cook TE 1-12/0 - DNP 1-12/0 - - P. Hanrahan FB 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 - - - Robert Elliott RB 1-3/0 - 1-3/0 - - - Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds UM AU LS GA ASU Chad Bumphis 9-73 4-49 1-4 - 1-1 3-19

KICK RETURNS No-Yds UM AU LS GA ASU Leon Berry 11-311 1-22 3-79 3-41 1-16 3-153 Chad Bumphis 4-58 - 1-11 3-47 - - M. Langston 1-29 - - 1-29 - - L. Perkins 1-26 1-26 - - - - Adrian Marcus 1-7 - - - - 1-7

INT. RETURNS No-Yds UM AU LS GA ASU M. Langston 2-15 2-15 - - - - Nickoe Whitley 1-0 - 1-0 - - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds UM AU LS GA ASU Damein Anderson 1-7 - - 1-7 - - Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

SACKS UA-A Total UM AU LS GA ASU Chris White LB 2-1 2.5 - - - - 2.5-13 Fletcher Cox DL 1-1 1.5 - 1.0-6 - 0.5-3 DNP C. Lawrence LB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-2 - - Devin Jones DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-6 - - - - C. Broomfield DB 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-9 Johnthan Banks DB 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-13 - - - Nickoe Whitley DB 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-4 K.J. Wright LB 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-3 - Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total UM AU LS GA ASU Chris White LB 5-5 7 . 5 2.5-4 1.0-2 1.0-3 0.5-1 2.5-13 Pernell McPhee DL 2-4 4 . 0 0.5-6 1.5-6 0.5-0 - 1.5-6 Devin Jones DL 3-0 3 . 0 1.0-6 - 1.0-3 - 1.0-1 Fletcher Cox DL 2-2 3 . 0 - 1.0-6 0.5-1 1.5-9 DNP Trevor Stigers DL 2-1 2 . 5 - DNP DNP - 2.5-7 K.J. Wright LB 1-2 2 . 0 - - 0.5-1 0.5-3 1.0-2 Josh Boyd DL 1-2 2 . 0 - 0.5-1 - - 1.5-5 Nick Bell DL 1-2 2 . 0 1.0-7 - 1.0-1 - DNP C. Broomfield DB 1-1 1 . 5 - - 0.5-4 - 1.0-9 Jeffrey Howie DL 0-3 1 . 5 0.5-1 DNP - 0.5-0 0.5-2 C. Lawrence LB 1-0 1 . 0 - - 1.0-2 - - Chris Hughes LB 1-0 1 . 0 - - DNP - 1.0-1 Dennis Thames DB 1-0 1 . 0 - - - - 1.0-2 Johnthan Banks DB 1-0 1 . 0 - 1.0-13 - - - Sean Ferguson DL 0-2 1 . 0 - - - 0.5-2 0.5-1 M. Langston DB 0-2 1 . 0 - 1.0-4 - - - C. Mitchell DB 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-1 - Jamie Jones LB 0-1 0 . 5 - - - DNP 0.5-1 Zach Smith DB 0-1 0 . 5 - - - 0.5-1 - J. McKenzie DL 0-1 0 . 5 0.5-1 - - DNP DNP Nickoe Whitley DB 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - 0.5-4 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2010) All games

FUMBLES No-Lost UM AU LS GA ASU Chris Relf QB 6-1 - 2-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 Tyler Russell QB 1-0 1-0 - - DNP - L. Perkins RB 1-1 - - - - 1-1 TEAM 1-0 - DNP DNP 1-0 DNP Damein Anderson 1-0 - - 1-0 - -

FUMBLES FORCED Number UM AU LS GA ASU Nickoe Whitley 1 - - - 1 - Wade Bonner 1 - - 1 - -

FUMBLES RECOVERED Number UM AU LS GA ASU P. Hanrahan FB 1 - 1 - - - Chris Cameron WR 1 - - - 1 - Damein Anderson 1 - - 1 - - Nickoe Whitley 1 - - - 1 -