STATE GAME NOTES

MSTATE (6-5, 3-4 SEC) VS. OLE MISS (3-8, 0-7 SEC) DAVIS WADE STADIUM AT SCOTT FIELD (55,082) • NOVEMBER 23, 2007 • 11:30 A.M. CT

MSTATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS MISSISSIPPI STATE ENDS REGULAR SEASON IN BATTLE FOR GOLDEN EGG Date Opponent W-L Score/Time Following last week's 45-31 Western Divison loss at Arkansas, Mississippi Aug. 30 * LSU L 0-45 State closes its regular season with the Battle for the Golden Egg against arch-rival Ole Miss, Friday, Sept. 8 at Tulane W 38-17 Nov. 23, in Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. The game will kick off at 11:30 a.m. CT and will be Sept. 15 * at Auburn W 19-14 televised by Lincoln Financial Sports. Sept. 22 GARDNER-WEBB W 31-15 Sept. 29 * at South Carolina L 21-38 BULLDOGS LOOK TO ASSURE POST- MISSISSIPPI STATE RETURNING TO EARLY Oct. 6 UAB (Homecoming) W 30-13 Oct. 13 * TENNESSEE L 21-33 SEASON BOWL DATE WITH 7TH WIN MORNING SUCCESS ON TELEVISION? Oct. 20 at West Virginia L 13-38 Mississippi State won its sixth game of the 2007 season Mississippi State is 20-24 (.455) in games aired by the Oct. 27 * at Kentucky W 31-14 against two weeks ago, qualifying the school for SEC's current early television window partner (Lincoln Nov. 10 * ALABAMA W 17-12 Nov. 17 * at Arkansas (Little Rock) L 31-45 post-season bowl consideration for the first time in seven Financial Sports/Jefferson Pilot Sports). That record has Nov. 23 * OLE MISS 11:30 a.m. years. MSU looks to assure itself of a post-season bowl been skewed by a 5-13 mark in televised morning games All times Central reward with a seventh regular season victory against Ole since 2001, however, the Bulldogs have now won four of The Series Miss Friday. MSU has now beaten two teams ranked in their last five in the early morning time slot. And those Overall Record ...... Ole Miss leads, 59-38-6 the nation's top 25 when it played them (Kentucky and five wins were big Bulldog victories -- a 38-31 win over at Starkville ...... Ole Miss leads, 20-10-3 at Oxford ...... Ole Miss leads, 20-10-3 Alabama, in back-to-back games), and won three road Florida in 2004, a 24-16 win at Alabama last fall, and a at Neutral Sites ...... Ole Miss leads, 19-18 games in the same season overall, for the first time since 19-14 victory at Auburn, a 31-14 triumph over nationally Last meeting: ...... Ole Miss 20-17, 2006 in Oxford Last meeting in Starkville: ...... State 35-14, 2005 2000. State has not won four league games since 2000. ranked Kentucky, and a 17-12 win over nationally ranked Last 10 meetings: ...... Ole Miss leads 6-4 Alabama this year. Prior to the 5-13 stretch, State was Current Series Win Streak: ...... Ole Miss, 1 game MISSISSIPPI STATE, OLE MISS MEET IN 15-11 in such games. MSU is 5-7 all-time vs. Ole Miss on Sylvester Croom vs. Ole Miss: ...... 1-2 at Starkville ...... 1-0 TRADITIONAL GAME FOR 104TH TIME TV, 1-2 on LF/JP. This marks the first time in four years the vs. Mississippi State: ...... 1-1 Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi will Battle for the Golden Egg will be televised. at Starkville ...... 0-1 Croom vs. Orgeron: ...... 1-1 meet for the 104th time in the long history of this series, tying for the 16th-longest rivalry TUTOR SMITH ONLY STATE Broadcast Information in the country, the second longest in the Southeastern COACH WITH OLE MISS ON RESUME Television ...... Lincoln Financial Sports Announcers ...... Dave Neal, Dave Archer, Dave Baker Conference (111; Auburn vs. Georgia). The two teams Mississippi State cornerback coach Melvin Smith served as Radio ...... Mississippi State Radio Network first met in 1901 and the series has been interrupted just wide receivers coach at the University of Mississippi (1992- Announcers ...... Jack Cristil, Jim Ellis, John Correro XM Radio...... Channel 201 twice (1912-14 and 1943). 94) prior to his first stint on the Bulldog coaching staff. in Starkville ...... 107.9, WFCA STATE BRAGGING RIGHTS, 81-YEAR OLD MSTATE'S GRIMES SHARES COACHING Quick Facts - Mississippi State Record ...... 6-5, 3-4 TROPHY RIDE ON GAME'S OUTCOME BACKGROUND WITH UM'S THOMPSON Ranking (AP/Coaches')...... NR / NR The traditional season-ending game between Mississippi Mississippi State's offensive line coach J.B. Grimes served Last Game ...... L, vs. Arkansas, 31-45 Head Coach ...... Sylvester Croom State and Ole Miss has annually provided the winner with in the same capacity at the in 1982 Career Record ...... 15-30 / fourth season 365 days of bragging rights and possession of an 81-year when Ole Miss defensive coordinator was the staff's MSU Record ...... 15-30 / fourth season old trophy resembling a golden egg. Ole Miss has won defensive graduate assistant.

Quick Facts - Ole Miss four of the last five meetings in the series. Record ...... 3-8, 0-7 FRIDAY IS MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL'S Ranking (AP/Coaches')...... NR / NR Last Game ...... L, vs. LSU, 24-41 MSU TO APPEAR ON TUBE FOR EIGHTH BEST DAY OF THE WEEK Head Coach ...... Ed Orgeron TIME, MOST SINCE 2001 SEASON Mississippi State has posted a 27-18-2 (.596) record Career Record ...... 10-24 / third season Mississippi State looks to improve on a 53-76 all-time all-time when playing on Friday. The Friday date is the Ole Miss Record ...... 10-24 / third season record (.411) when appearing on television. State is 4-3 Bulldogs' best record day, excluding a perfect 1.000 per- MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS on the tube this season. The MSU-Ole Miss game marks centage in just three Wednesday games. P.O. Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS 39762 the Bulldogs' eighth televised game of the 2007 season, Football Contacts: Mike Nemeth, Joe Galbraith the most televised Bulldog games since eight games were Phone: (662) 325-2703 • Fax: (662) 325-2563 shown on live television during the 2001 season.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels • November 23, 2007 • Football Game Notes • Early Week Notes MAJORITY OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD MEDIA SERVICES HAIL FROM THE MAGNOLIA STATE STATISTICAL COMPARISON MONDAY TELECONFERENCE Mississippi State lists 36 of its pre-season 84 scholarship Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss MSU head football coach Sylvester Croom will conduct a Monday teleconference (10 a.m. CT) prior players from the state of Mississippi, while Ole Miss shows (2007 per-game averages) to Bulldog games this year. Contact the MSU Athletic 35 of the 107 players listed in its media guide from the Media Relations Office (662-325-2703) for access info. Magnolia State. As one might expect, numerous associa- Mississippi State Ole Miss

TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE tions exist between the two teams' players in-state alone, Overall Record ...... 6-5...... 3-8 Coach Croom will conduct a weekly press confer- with connections coming in Batesville, Columbus, Jackson, Conference Record ...... 3-4...... 0-7 ence each Tuesday prior to an MSU game. The confer- Meridian and Olive Branch. Points Scored ...... 22.9...... 20.6 ence will be held at the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Coach Croom's press conference begins at Points Allowed ...... 25.8...... 29.5 1 p.m. (CT). Selected players will be available following MSTATE OFFENSE CONTINUES TO Total Offense ...... 308.3...... 347.6 Croom's presentation (approximately 1:30 p.m.). To CONVERT, MAINTAIN BALL CONTROL Rushing Yards ...... 140.3...... 124.9 request specific players, media members must contact MSU Athletic Media Relations (662-325-2703) by 5 p.m. Mississippi State made six-of-15 third-down conversion Passing Yards ...... 168.0...... 222.7 the Monday preceding each respective press confer- attempts against Arkansas this past Saturday, and has now Yards Allowed...... 343.2...... 437.1 ence. converted third-down opportunities at a 41.2 percent rate Rushing Yards Allowed ...... 154.9...... 209.8

WEDNESDAY SEC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE (sixth in the SEC). The Bulldogs also held onto the football Passing Yards Allowed...... 188.3...... 227.3 Coach Croom will join the league's other 11 coach- for 30:50 at Little Rock, an edge that now has the team First Downs...... 17.8...... 18.5 es on the SEC's Wednesday teleconference. Coach ranking fourth in the league in time of possession average Time of Possession...... 31:02...... 27:17 Croom's seven-minute segment is scheduled from 11:03-11:10 a.m. (CT). The teleconference phone num- (31:02 average per game). By comparison, the Bulldogs 3rd Down Conversion ...... 41%...... 38% ber can be obtained by calling the MSU Athletic Media converted 36 percent of its third-down opportunities a year Relations office. ago, and averaged only 29:26 of possession time. State INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON

WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS held the ball for 9:31 in the first quarter against Arkansas Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss During game week, all player interviews must and 8:29 in the second. MSU's 15-play, 80-yard (2007 per-game averages) be conducted by Tuesday evening and need to be drive in the first quarter was its 13th scoring possession of arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Players MAY NOT be interviewed after Tuesday evening. Players 10 plays or more this season. In contrast, MSU had only Mississippi State Ole Miss will be notified of requested telephone interviews via a four scoring drives of 10 or more plays last season. That Rushing Yards-per-Game message placed on the player's locker. The player will series was also State's ninth drive consuming more than five Dixon ...... 86.7...... 92.7 ...... Green-Ellis call following practice at his convenience. Please coordinate all player requests with the MSU minutes of possession time (LSU and Georgia entered the Ducre ...... 41.8...... 23.1 ...... Hall Athletic Media Relations office (662-325-2703). day leading the SEC with nine). Williams ...... 8.7...... 20.2 ...... Schaeffer

PRACTICE COVERAGE The first six periods (approximately one hour) of MSU TURNS TO PASSING GAME AT LITTLE Passing Yards-per-Game MSU's practice sessions are open to the media (still ROCK, SHOWS AIR ASSAULT ABILITY Carroll...... 111.2...... 179.9 ...... Adams photo & TV video). The remainder of practice is closed Mississippi State churned out 501 yards of total offense at Riddell ...... 80.0 ...... 92.6 ...... Schaeffer to the media who may return following practice for interview purposes. Little Rock, outgaining Arkansas by 72 yards and recorded Henig ...... 77.0 27 first downs to the Razorbacks' 20. MSU passed for 421 SEC PHOTO DATABASE of those yards. It was the most total yards gained in a game Receiving Yards-per-Game A digital image database for the SEC is available to media members throughout the year. Photos, logos by the Bulldogs since amassing 547 vs. Jacksonville State in Smith ...... 41.4...... 64.3 ...... Wallace and other images for all 12 schools can be found by 2002, and the most yards passing in a game since tossing Burks...... 38.0...... 51.3 ...... Hodge going to www.secsportsmedia.com and registering as for 466 against Tulane in 1994. Husband ...... 17.5...... 44.6 ...... McCluster an accredited media outlet.

MSU SATELLITE SERVICES MSTATE DEFENSE CONTROLS HEISMAN- Total Tackles Segments of MSU's weekly press conference and HOPEFUL McFADDEN ON GROUND Chaney ...... 73...... 84...... Palmer postgame highlights of the Bulldogs’ six home games will be available to television outlets via satellite. Mississippi State's defense held Arkansas Douglas ...... 69...... 79...... Sanford Weekly press conference feeds will be uplinked hopeful Darren McFadden to just 88 yards on O'Neal ...... 62...... 78...... Fein each Tuesday prior to MSU games during the season. the ground, more than 50 yards per game less than his aver- Information about the feeds will be available through the MSU Media Relations office (662-325-2703). aging coming into the contest. That effort has helped MSU Highlights from MSU’s home games will also be rank fifth in the league in total defense (343.2) heading into Johnson ...... 3...... 2...... Palmer available. Please contact Bennie Ashford in the MSU the season finale. State also ranks fifth in the conference Pegues ...... 3...... 2...... Mouzon Television Center (662-325-1332) for the time of each postgame uplink (times will vary each week). in pass defense, allowing 188.3 yards per game, and leads the league in both fourth-down conversions against (.167) Sacks and red-zone defense (.725). T. Brown ...... 8.0...... 10.0 ...... Hardy two tied ...... 2.0...... 3.0 ...... Jerry

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM TITUS BROWN REMAINS AMONG SEC DIXON RUSHES UP TD LIST, ON VERGE OF SACK, TACKLE FOR LOSS LEADERS ENTERING RECORD BOOK ELSEWHERE MSU STREAKS Mississippi State senior defensive end Titus Brown Mississippi State sophomore halfback & (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) has recorded 35.5 tackles for loss (minus (Jackson, Miss.) has now rushed 421 times in his career 2007 RECORDS 169 yards), 18.5 of which were sacks (minus for 1,622 yards and 22 . He now stands 10th Overall Streak 2007

114 yards) his career. Brown, who has recorded at least one on the school's all-time rushing attempts list, surpass- Overall ...... L1 ...... 6-5 tackle for loss in nine of the season's 11 games, is eighth ing Dontae Walker (417, 1999-2002). Michael Haddix Home ...... W1 ...... 3-2 in the league with 1.09 TFL per game. His 0.73 sack-per- (425; 1979-82) is just ahead. Dixon remained 16th on the Away ...... W1 ...... 3-2 game average is fourth best in the SEC. His 18.5 sacks school's all-time rushing yardage list, but needs just 25 Neutral...... L2 ...... 0-1 are good for seventh place all-time at Mississippi State in yards to catch Keffer McGee (1,647; 1994-96). And his 22 SEC Games ...... L1 ...... 3-4 that category. Greg Favors (19.5; 1994-97) is next on the rushing touchdowns have moved him into a fifth-place tie Non-Conference Games ...... L1 ...... 3-1 school list. Brown has now had at least one TFL in 15 of on the school's all-time list with Walker (22, 1999-2002). Day Games ...... L1 ...... 4-4 the last 18 games, dating to last season, and a QB sack in Dixon needs just 46 yards vs. Ole Miss to become just the Night Games ...... W2 ...... 2-1 12 of the last 18. seventh Bulldog to crack the 1,000-yard rushing plateau in a single season. August ...... L4 ...... 0-1 DEREK PEGUES REMAINS ON THE VERGE September...... L1 ...... 3-1 OF ENTERING ALL-TIME LEADER LIST JAMAYEL SMITH HAS A October ...... W1 ...... 2-2 Mississippi State junior Derek Pegues DAY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS VS. UA November ...... L1 ...... 1-1

(Batesville, Miss.) has made eight career pass interceptions, Junior wide receiver Jamayel Smith (East Point, Ga.) had 10 vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) ...... L13 ...... 0-2 returning three of those eight picks for touchdown, the catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) ...... W2 ...... 2-4 most in school history. He is just one theft away from break- this past Saturday, setting individual game career highs in Television Games ...... W2 ...... 4-3 ing into the school's all-time top 10 in that category (9; Bill all three receiving categories. The 10 receptions were the ABC ...... L5 ...... — Kiser, 1965-67, Emile Petro and Ken Phares, 1970-72). most by a Bulldog since had 10 grabs against CBS ...... L2 ...... — Auburn in 1995. He became only the fourth Bulldog with CSS ...... W1 ...... 1-0 PEGUES REACHES TOP OF KICK RETURN 200 yards or more receiving in a game, tying Sammy Milner CSTV ...... W1 ...... — CHART, NEARING IN YARDAGE TOO (vs. Texas Tech, 1968) and Danny Knight (vs. Florida, 1982) ESPN ...... L5 ...... 0-1 Derek Pegues is now tied for first on the school's all-time for second on the single-game chart. ESPN2 ...... L1 ...... — kick return (78) chart and is nearing the top of the school's ESPN Regional...... L1 ...... 0-1 kick return yardage (1,753) list as well. He matched Tony TRUE FRESHMAN QB CARROLL JOINS James in the attempts category and trails only his yardage SMITH IN STATE'S SINGLE-GAME BOOK Fox...... L1 ...... — number (1989-92; 78-1,862). Pegues' kickoff returns are True freshman quarterback Wesley Carroll (Parkland, Fla.) Jefferson-Pilot / Lincoln-Financial . . W2 ...... 3-1 tied for the sixth most in Southeastern Conference history completed 29-of-51 passes for 421 yards, four touchdowns NBC ...... W2 ...... — and his yardage is ninth-most ever in the league. He also and four interceptions. All his passing numbers repre- When MSU Wins Coin Toss ...... W2 ...... 4-3 ranks sixth on the school's all-time punt returns list (47), sented his collegiate highs. His completions and attempts When Opponent Wins Toss ...... L1 ...... 2-2 passing Eddie Myles (46; 1987-90) and Glen Young (46; fell just short of MSU all-time records (32 and 53) and his When MSU Scores First ...... L1 ...... 3-1

1979-82), and is sixth on the all-time yardage ranking (531), passing yardage was the third-most ever in a single game. When Opponent Scores First ...... W1 ...... 3-4 passing Young (512). Pegues now trails (1956- It was the most passing yards in a game since Derrick Taite When MSU Leads at Halftime ...... W9 ...... 3-0 58; 52-580) on both charts. threw for a school-record 466 yards against Tulane in 1994. When Tied at Halftime...... W1 ...... 1-0 The four TD tosses tie him with Tony Shell (Georgia and When Opp. Leads at Halftime ...... L3 ...... 2-5 CENTER BLACKLEDGE CLOSING HIS Alabama, 1988), Derrick Taite (Tulane, 1994 and Memphis, When MSU Leads After 3 Quarters. . W10 ...... 4-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE CAREER IN FINE FORM 1995) and (Murray State, 2005) for the most When Tied After 3 Quarters ...... W2 ...... — Mississippi State senior center Royce Blackledge in school history in one game. When Opp. Leads After 3 Quarters . . . L3 ...... 2-5 (Sandersville, Miss.) has now started 29 consecutive games When MSU Scores 25+ points...... L1 ...... 4-1 for the Bulldogs, including 23 in a row at center. He has JUNIOR JAMAR CHANEY been on the field for every offensive snap 18 times. He RECORDS 14 STOPS AT ARKANSAS When Opp. Scores 25+ points ...... L18 ...... 0-5 has recorded an 84 percent blocking average thus far in Junior linebacker Jamar Chaney (Fort Pierce, Fla.) regis- When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards . . . W2 ...... 6-2 the 2007 season, leading the offensive linemen in blocking tered a career-high 14 tackles, including one for loss (minus When Opp. Rushes for 100+ yards . . . . L1 ...... 3-5 grades five times in the season's first 10 weeks. Against 1 yard) at Arkansas. It was his second career double-digit When MSU Rushes for <100 yards . . .L29 ...... 0-3

Alabama, he was on the field for all 66 offensive snaps and tackle game (11 vs. UAB, 10/6/07), and the most tackles by When Opp. Rushes for <100 yards . . . W3 ...... 3-0 posted an 82 percent blocking grade, leading the way with a Bulldog since Titus Brown had 18 stops against Arkansas 11 knockdown blocks. in 2004.

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (OLE MISS)

OFFENSE DEFENSE

X 89 JAMAYEL SMITH 6-0 183 JR. LE 54 TITUS BROWN 6-3 250 SR. 87 Aubrey Bell 6-3 217 Jr. 39 Tim Bailey 6-3 241 Jr.

LT 77 MIKE BROWN 6-3 300 JR. LT 95 KYLE LOVE 6-1 320 SO. 74 Mark Melichar 6-5 284 RFr. 90 Cortez McCraney 6-4 272 Jr.

LG 53 ANTHONY STRAUDER 6-3 290 JR. RT 94 JESSIE BOWMAN 6-1 305 JR. 78 Michael Gates 6-4 305 Jr. 98 LaMarcus Williams 6-1 290 Fr.

C 76 ROYCE BLACKLEDGE 6-4 293 SR. RE 51 AVERY HANNIBAL 6-1 240 SR. 59 Johnny Carpenter 6-2 290 So. 93 Brandon Cooper 6-3 240 RFr. 97 Jimmie Holmes 6-3 235 Jr. RG 78 MICHAEL GATES 6-4 305 JR. 75 Craig Jenkins 6-4 315 So. SLB 5 GABE O’NEAL 6-1 220 SR. 34 K.J. Wright 6-3 215 Fr. RT 60 J.D. HAMILTON 6-4 295 SR. 79 6-5 298 Fr. MLB 22 JAMAR CHANEY 6-1 236 JR. 36 Jamon Hughes 6-0 230 So. TE 48 DEZMOND SHERROD 6-3 245 SR. 88 Eric Butler 6-3 255 Sr. WLB 10 DOMINIC DOUGLAS 6-2 227 JR. 82 Jason Husband 6-3 230 Sr. 56 Anthony Littlejohn 6-2 225 Jr.

Z 4 TONY BURKS 6-4 217 SR. LCB 11 ANTHONY JOHNSON 5-10 194 SO. 86 Lance Long 5-11 186 Sr. 28 Tay Bowser 6-3 185 So. 81 Brandon McRae 6-4 200 So. SS 8 DE’MON GLANTON 6-1 190 JR. FB 38 ERIC HOSKINS 5-11 230 JR. 1 Keith Fitzhugh 5-11 206 Jr. 35 Brandon Hart 5-11 240 Jr. FS 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. HB 24 ANTHONY DIXON 6-1 240 SO. 6 Demario Bobo 6-0 180 Sr. 29 Christian Ducre 6-0 215 So. 42 Zach Smith 6-0 180 Fr. 33 Justin Williams 5-10 207 Sr. RCB 23 JASPER O’QUINN 5-10 185 JR. QB 13 WESLEY CARROLL 6-1 190 FR. 18 Marcus Washington 5-10 180 So. 7 6-1 195 Jr.

SPECIALISTS PK 37 ADAM CARLSON 6-4 195 JR. 41 Brad Moore 6-1 190 RFr.

P 43 BLAKE McADAMS 5-10 190 JR. 37 Adam Carlson 6-4 195 Jr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE SN 46 AARON FELD 6-1 225 RFR. 65 Anthony Bowles 5-11 220 Jr. 3 Derek PEGUES ...... puh-GEESE H 43 BLAKE McADAMS 5-10 190 JR. 45 Ben Shelton 5-11 196 Jr. 7 Michael HENIG ...... HEN-igg 17 Josh RIDDELL ...... RIDD-uhl KR 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. 29 Christian Ducre 6-0 215 So. 29 Christian DUCRE ...... doo-CREE 45 DE’MON Glanton ...... duh-MAHN PR 3 DEREK PEGUES 5-10 196 JR. 86 Lance Long 5-11 186 Sr. 47 DOMINIC Douglas ...... dom-in-EEK 48 Dezmond SHERROD ...... shuh-ROD 53 Anthony STRAUDER ...... STRAW-der 70 J.C. BRIGNONE ...... brig-NO-nee 74 Mark MELICHAR ...... MELL-eh-car 79 Derek SHERROD ...... shuh-ROD 89 JAMAYEL Smith ...... juh-MAIL

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM THE LAST MEETING Mississippi State 17 THE LAST MEETING Ole Miss 20 November 25, 2006 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Miss.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Marshay Adams returned a punt 47 yards for a touch- down late in the fourth quarter to give Mississippi a 20-17 win over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Saturday. GAME NOTES The game between two of the • MSU compiled 314 yards of total offense, the sixth time this season it Southeastern Conference's worst teams eclipsed the 300-yard mark, and the featured little offense, but the Rebels third time in the last four weeks. (4-8, 2-6 SEC) managed a touchdown • State's second-quarter touchdown drive went 11 plays and 80 yards and pass to defensive end Greg Hardy early took 5:35 off the clock. It was the in the game and held on to the victory Bulldogs longest scoring drive of the season in time elapsed. with the help of two short field goals by • MState entered the week averaging Joshua Shene. 6.45 tackles for loss per game as a Mississippi State kicker Adam Carlson team, the fourth-highest total in the SEC. The Bulldogs pulled down seven missed a 51-yard field goal that would TFLs today. have tied the game as time expired. • The Bulldog defense continued to put together impressive numbers against Ole Miss returns the Egg Bowl trophy opponents' rushing attacks. The given to the winner to Oxford for the Bulldogs allowed more than 130 yards on the ground just once this season. fourth time in the last five years. The Bulldogs (3-9, 1-7) finish with the worst record in the SEC and have not Mississippi State 0 10 0 7 = 17 won more than three games in a season Ole Miss 7 3 3 7 = 20 since 2000. Omarr Conner led a late rally to get 1st Quarter OM - Hardy 23 pass from Schaeffer the Bulldogs to 20-17 on an 8-yard touch- (Shene kick), 11:02 down pass to Jason Husband with 2:20 2nd Quarter remaining. But Mico McSwain recovered MS - Carlson 41 FG, 12:59 Mississippi State's ensuing onside kick OM - Shene 22 FG, 8:30 MS - Dixon 2 run (Carlson kick), 2:55 attempt to end one threat. 3rd Quarter Mississippi State controlled the game UM - Shene 20 FG, 2:57 in the first half as freshman tailback 4th Quarter Anthony Dixon rushed for 97 of his 125 UM - Green 47 punt return yards, including a 2-yard dive late in (Shene kick), 3:29 MS - Husband 8 pass from Conner the second quarter that tied it 10-10 at (Carlson kick), 2:20 halftime. Mississippi State held Ole Miss run- MSU OM ning back BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1 yard First Downs 19 10 Rushes-Yards 35-152 27-58 short of 1,000 for the season. He finished Passing Yards 162 142 with 37 yards. Passes (C-A-I) 16-34-1 10-23-0 Ole Miss took a lead on its first drive Total Offense 314 200 when hit Hardy for a 23- -Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-25 7-60 yard touchdown. Hardy, a high school Time of Possession 33:15 26:45 tight end who stands 6-foot-4, lined up at wide receiver and outleaped 5-11 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 25-125 TD, Williams 7-24, Thornton 1-12, Hart 1-1, Conner 1-(- Keith Fitzhugh for the score with 11:02 10). (OM) Green-Ellis 17-37, McSwain 2-15, left in the first quarter. Schaeffer 3-5, Cook 2-4, Hall 1-0, Adams Ole Miss had little offensive success 2-(-3). PASSING: (MSU) Conner 16-31-1 162 TD, the rest of the way with 200 total yards. Team 0-3-0. (OM) Schaeffer 9-19 131 TD, The Rebels now lead the all-time series Adams 1-3-0 11, Hall 0-1-0. 59-38-6. RECEIVING: (MSU) Butler 4-49, Dixon 3-22, Burks 2-25, Prosser 2-24, Husband 2-17 TD, Williams 1-9, Smith 1-9, Long 1-7. (OM) McSwain 3-29, Hodge 2-31, Wallace 1-38, Hardy 1-23 TD, Lane 1-12, Hough 1-12, Green-Ellis 1-(-3).

2006 Attendance: 57,658.

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS

It has acquired the nickname “Egg Bowl”, but no invitations are issued, or THE NATION’S MOST-PLAYED DIVISION I-A RIVALRIES required. Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi have Rnk. Games ...... Teams standing reservations each November to battle for school pride, bragging 1. 116 ...... Minnesota - Wisconsin rights and a battered 79-year old trophy symbolizing football supremacy in 2. 115 ...... Missouri - Kansas the state of Mississippi. 3. 113 ...... Nebraska - Kansas One of the Deep South's great football rivalries, this feud between State 113 ...... Texas - Texas A&M and UM will be renewed a 104th time on Nov. 23, 2007, in Starkville. Whether 5. 111 ...... Miami (Ohio) - Cincinnati known as “The Battle for the Golden Egg”, or just “State-Ole Miss”, it is the 111 ...... North Carolina - Virginia most signifi cant athletic event of each year in the Magnolia State. Seasons 7. 110 ...... Auburn - Georgia and careers are made and hearts broken by the outcome, and gameday fi nds 110 ...... Oregon - Oregon State no one in the state neutral on the subject. 9. 109 ...... Purdue - Indiana In 1998, for the fi rst time in 27 years, the Battle for the Golden Egg returned 109 ...... Stanford - California to Thanksgiving Day to accommodate a national television audience on ESPN 11. 107 ...... Army - Navy and was carried by the nation’s leading cable network for six-straight seasons 12. 106 ...... Utah - Utah State on Thanksgiving from 1998-2003. 13. 104 ...... Baylor - TCU While then-Mississippi A&M began playing football in 1885, and Missis- 104 ...... Clemson - South Carolina sippi two years earlier, the schools did not meet until October 28, 1901. The 104 ...... Kansas - Kansas State Mississippi Rebels were returning from playing Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and 16. 103 ...... MISSISSIPPI - MISSISSIPPI STATE stopped in Starkville for a game with the A&M Aggies. The inaugural meet- 103 ...... North Carolina - Wake Forest ing was contested on the south end of campus, on a fi eld still used for prac- 18. 102 ...... Michigan - Ohio State tice by the Famous Maroon Band. The Aggies, who had played only seven 102 ...... Tennessee - Kentucky previous football games, scored the fi rst points in school history that day and 20. 101 ...... Georgia - Georgia Tech shut out the visitors 17-0. 101 ...... Nebraska - Iowa State Thus began a rivalry that has only gotten fi ercer with 100-plus years of 101 ...... Oklahoma - Oklahoma State seasoning. Ole Miss currently holds a 59-38-6 advantage, their margin largely 101 ...... Texas - Oklahoma built in the quarter-century between World War II and Vietnam. The series has been interrupted only twice, with no games from 1912-14 and in 1943. MSU-UM SERIES RECORDS However, there were two meetings in one season, in 1918, with A&M winning TEAM RECORDS both: 34-0 at Starkville and 13-0 at Oxford. POINTS SCORED ...... 65 by MSU (1915) But the game did not acquire its distinctive symbol, and thus the unique ti- MARGIN OF VICTORY ...... 65 [65-0] by MSU (1915) tle, until 1927. It came about after Mississippi broke a 14-game losing streak INTERCEPTIONS THROWN ...... 5 by MSU (1950, 1972) to A&M on Nov. 25, 1926, in Starkville. Celebrating Rebel fans took the fi eld to tear down the goal posts, angry Aggies attempted to protect them, and INDIVIDUAL a general melee ensued. Hoping to prevent similar episodes in future years, RUSHES ...... 40 by Deuce McAllister (1998) both schools agreed that the winner of the annual game would take posses- ...... Michael Davis, MSU (1993) sion of a trophy...... Kayo Dottley, UM (1949) The next year's game debuted a regulation-size, gold-plated football RUSHING YARDS ...... 242 by Dou Innocent, UM (1995) mounted on a pedestal where the outcome of each year's game would be RUSHING TDS ...... 7 by Showboat Boykin, UM (1951) recorded. Because the trophy was shaped as the standard, more rounded PASSES ATTEMPTED ...... 45 by Tony Shell, MSU (1988) ball of the day, it eventually came to be called the “Golden Egg.” Today it is PASSES COMPLETED ...... 24 by , MSU (1969) awarded immediately following every Battle for the Golden Egg, presented YARDS PASSING ...... 340 by , MSU (2002) by the student body president of the previous winning school, and proudly TD PASSES ...... 3 by Mark Young, UM (1988) paraded on-fi eld by the victors...... , UM (2003) The series’ commonly used title “Egg Bowl” was hatched in the 1970s RECEPTIONS ...... 14 by David Smith, MSU (1969) when a newspaper sports editor wanted a shorter, distinctive name for the YARDS RECEIVING...... 194 by David Smith, MSU (1969) big game than “Battle for the Golden Egg”. It seemed natural to call the an- FIELD GOALS ...... 3 by Artie Cosby, MSU (1983) nual MSU-UM meeting a “bowl” game and to title it after the prize...... Kinney Jordan, MSU (1976) The Battle for the Golden Egg has been played on 10 different fi elds in ...... James C. Elmer, UM (1906) seven different cities, but since 1922 has been contested only on the respec- tive campuses or in the state capital of Jackson. There have been 33 games LONG PLAYS played in Starkville, 32 in Oxford, and 30 in Jackson. The Jackson mark in- RUSH ...... 90, Fred Collins, MSU (1979) cludes a run of 18 consecutive years, from 1973-90, at Mississippi Veteran's PASS ...... 84, Omarr Conner to Brad Freeman, MSU (2004) Memorial Stadium. PUNT: ...... 77, John Bruce, UM (1944) The series returned to campus in 1991, in Starkville, with host MSU taking FIELD GOAL ...... 51, Artie Cosby, MSU (1983) a 24-9 win. KICKOFF RETURN...... 97, Lee Davis, UM (1984) PUNT RETURN ...... 78, Ray Hapes, UM (1937) RETURN ...... 97, Jack Nix, MSU (1938)

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ALABAMA (6-5, 4-3 SEC) KENTUCKY (7-4, 3-4 SEC) TENNESSEE (8-3, 5-2 SEC) Sept. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 52-6 Sept. 1 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 50-10 Sept. 1 at California L, 31-45 Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt W, 24-10 Sept. 8 KENT STATE W, 56-20 Sept. 8 SOUTHERN MISS W, 39-19 Sept. 15 ARKANSAS W, 41-38 Sept. 15 LOUISVILLE W, 40-34 Sept. 15 at Florida L, 20-59 Sept. 22 GEORGIA L, 23-26 (OT) Sept. 22 at Arkansas W, 42-39 Sept. 22 ARKANSAS STATE W, 48-27 Sept. 29 at Florida State L, 14-21 Sept. 29 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 45-17 Oct. 6 GEORGIA W, 35-14 Oct. 6 HOUSTON W, 30-24 Oct. 4 at South Carolina L, 23-38 Oct. 13 at Mississippi State W, 33-21 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss W, 27-24 Oct. 13 LSU W, 43-37 (3OT) Oct. 20 at Alabama L, 17-41 Oct. 20 TENNESSEE W, 41-17 Oct. 20 FLORIDA L, 37-45 Oct. 27 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 27-24 (OT) Nov. 3 LSU L, 34-41 Oct. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 14-31 Nov. 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 59-7 Nov. 10 at Mississippi State L, 12-17 Nov. 10 at Vanberbilt W, 27-20 Nov. 10 ARKANSAS W, 34-13 Nov. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE L, 14-21 Nov. 17 at Georgia L, 24-13 Nov. 17 VANDERBILT W, 25-24 Nov. 24 at Auburn Nov. 24 TENNESSEE Nov. 24 at Kentucky

ARKANSAS (7-4, 3-4 SEC) LSU (10-1, 6-1 SEC) TULANE (4-7, 3-4 C-USA) Sept. 1 TROY W, 46-26 Aug. 30 at Mississippi State W, 45-0 Sept. 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 17-38 Sept. 15 at Alabama L, 38-41 Sept. 8 VIRGINIA TECH W, 48-7 Sept. 15 HOUSTON L, 10-34 Sept. 22 KENTUCKY L, 29-42 Sept. 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 44-0 Sept. 22 SE LOUISIANA W, 35-27 Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS W, 66-7 Sept. 22 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 28-16 Sept. 29 LSU L, 9-34 Oct. 6 UT-CHATTANOOGA W, 34-15 Sept. 29 at Tulane W, 34-9 Oct. 6 at Army L, 17-20 (OT) Oct. 13 AUBURN L, 7-9 Oct. 6 FLORIDA W, 28-24 Oct. 13 at UAB L, 21-26 Oct. 20 at Ole Miss W, 44-8 Oct. 13 at Kentucky L, 37-43 (3OT) Oct. 20 at SMU W, 41-34 (OT) Oct. 27 FLORIDA-INTERNATIONAL W, 58-10 Oct. 20 AUBURN W, 30-24 Oct. 27 MEMPHIS L, 27-28 Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 48-36 Nov. 3 at Alabama W, 41-34 Nov. 3 TULSA L, 25-49 Nov. 10 at Tennessee L, 13-34 Nov. 10 LOUISIANA TECH W, 58-10 Nov. 10 UTEP W, 34-19 Nov. 17 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 45-31 Nov. 17 at Ole Miss W, 41-24 Nov. 17 at Rice W, 45-31 Nov. 23 at LSU Nov. 23 ARKANSAS Nov. 24 at East Carolina

AUBURN (7-4, 4-3 SEC) OLE MISS (3-8, 0-7 SEC) UAB (2-9, 1-6 C-USA) Sept. 1 KANSAS STATE W, 23-13 Sept. 1 at Memphis W, 23-21 Sept. 1 at Michigan State L, 18-55 Sept. 8 SOUTH FLORIDA L, 23-26 (OT) Sept. 8 MISSOURI L, 25-38 Sept. 8 at Florida State L, 24-34 Sept. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 14-19 Sept. 15 at Vanderbilt L, 17-31 Sept. 15 ALCORN STATE W, 22-0 Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 55-20 Sept. 22 FLORIDA L, 24-30 Sept. 26 at Tulsa L, 30-38 Sept. 29 at Florida W, 20-17 Sept. 29 at Georgia L, 17-45 Oct. 6 at Mississippi State L, 13-30 Oct. 6 VANDERBILT W, 35-7 Oct. 6 LOUISIANA TECH W, 24-0 Oct. 13 TULANE W, 26-21 Oct. 13 at Arkansas W, 9-7 Oct. 13 ALABAMA L, 24-27 Oct. 20 HOUSTON L, 10-45 Oct. 20 at LSU L, 24-30 Oct. 20 ARKANSAS L, 8-44 Oct. 27 at East Carolina L, 6-41 Oct. 27 OLE MISS W, 17-3 Oct. 27 at Auburn L, 3-17 Nov. 3 SOUTHERN MISS L, 7-37 Nov. 3 TENNESSEE TECH W, 35-3 Nov. 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 38-31 Nov. 10 UCF L, 31-45 Nov. 10 at Georgia L, 20-45 Nov. 17 LSU L, 24-41 Nov. 17 at Memphis L, 9-25 Nov. 24 ALABAMA Nov. 23 at Mississippi State Nov. 24 at Marshall

GARDNER-WEBB (5-6, 2-2 BIG SOUTH) SOUTH CAROLINA (6-5, 3-5 SEC) WEST VIRGINIA (9-1, 4-1 BIG EAST) Sept. 1 at Ohio L, 14-36 Sept. 1 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 28-14 Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 62-24 Sept. 8 JACKSONVILLE W, 27-6 Sept. 8 at Georgia W, 16-12 Sept. 8 at Marshall W, 48-23 Sept. 22 at Mississippi State L, 15-31 Sept. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 38-3 Sept. 13 at Maryland W, 31-14 Sept. 29 AUSTIN PEAY W, 20-13 Sept. 22 at LSU L, 16-28 Sept. 22 EAST CAROLINA W, 48-7 Oct. 6 at Appalachian State L, 7-45 Sept. 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 38-21 Sept. 28 at South Florida L, 13-21 Oct. 13 at Wofford L, 17-54 Oct. 4 KENTUCKY W, 38-23 Oct. 6 at Syracuse W, 55-14 Oct. 20 at VMI W, 36-22 Oct. 13 at North Carolina W, 21-15 Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 38-13 Oct. 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 29-25 Oct. 20 VANDERBILT L, 6-17 Oct. 27 at Rutgers W, 31-3 Nov. 3 SAVANNAH STATE W, 66-0 Oct. 27 at Tennessee L, 24-27 (OT) Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE W, 38-31 Nov. 10 at Coastal Carolina L, 14-17 Nov. 3 at Arkansas L, 36-48 Nov. 17 at Cincinnati W, 28-23 Nov. 17 LIBERTY L, 0-31 Nov. 10 FLORIDA L, 31-51 Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT Nov. 24 CLEMSON Dec. 1 PITTSBURGH

OPPONENT TOTALS Overall Record ...... 74-57 Teams in Top 5 ...... 2 (LSU, West Virginia) MSU record vs. Opponents with winning record ...... 3-5 Non-Conference Opponent Record ...... 20-23 Teams in Top 10 ...... 2 (LSU, West Virginia) MSU record vs. Opponents with even record ...... 0-0 SEC Opponent Record ...... 54-34 Teams in Top 20 ...... 3 (LSU, Tennessee, West Virginia) MSU record vs. Opponents with losing record ...... 3-0 Teams in Top 25 ...... 4 (Auburn, LSU, ...... Tennessee, West Virginia)

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No. 2 LSU 45 Mississippi State 38 Mississippi State 0 Tulane 17 August 30, 2007 September 8, 2007 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss. The Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - LSU opened the 2007 season by showing why it's the No. 2-ranked NEW ORLEANS, La. - Behind a strong second-half performance, Mississippi State team in the country Thursday night, downing homestanding Mississippi State 45-0 at posted a 38-17 road win over home-standing Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome. After Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in the lidlifter for both squads. The loss was State's the Bulldogs (1-1) and Green Wave (0-1) battled to a 17-17 tie at the half, State shut out eighth in a row to the Tigers. TU 21-0 in the second half to secure the triumph. The Tigers picked off six State passes in the contest to aid in the shutout effort over Highlighting the night for MSU was sophomore running back Anthony Dixon, who MSU. State struggled offensively all evening against the highly touted LSU defensive unit, rushed 27 times for 131 yards (both career highs) and two second-half touchdowns. managing just 146 yards from scrimmage. MSU quarterback Michael Henig could not find Starting quarterback Michael Henig completed 20-of-31 passes for 223 yards and a touch- a rhythm on the home field as he threw a school record-tying six interceptions. down, and scored his first career rushing touchdown. Meanwhile, LSU's offense tallied 347 yards in total. Quarterback was 12-of- The Bulldogs jumped on top of the Green 19 for 128 yards through the air, including two touchdown passes, one to GAME NOTES Wave early, with Gabe O'Neal intercepting • State had 489 yards of total offense who had 78 yards receiving on the night. Tiger - most since State racked up 547 total Scott Elliot's second pass of the game and running back Keiland Williams ran in a pair yards against Jacksonville State in returning it 47 yards for the score. Tulane GAME NOTES 2002. of scores for the Tigers on the ground in the answered on its next drive on a • Tonight’s captains were seniors Titus • Mississippi State finished with 290 Brown and Royce Blackledge and junior first half. Backup signal-caller yards rushing - most since rolling up touchdown run from 39 yards out. The Bulldog Jamar Chaney. rushed and threw for scores in the fourth quar- 304 yards against Ole Miss in 2005. defense held the highly touted running back in • Junior Michael Henig’s six interceptions • Michael Henig’s first-quarter rushing tied Max Stainbrook’s individual school ter to round out scoring. touchdown (18 yards) was his first check otherwise, as he ended the night with record (vs. Cincinnati, 1949). The offenses for both squads came out career rushing touchdown. just 47 yards on the ground. • MSU’s longest reception of the game • Anthony Dixon finished with 131 yards was a 45-yard pass to senior wide flat at first, not scoring a single touchdown in rushing on 27 carries. Both are career State went up 14-7 later in the first period receiver Tony Burks from Henig. the first quarter. The only points came on a bests for the sophomore (previous: on Henig's 18-yard touchdown run, but Tulane • With his 86 yards recorded on kickoff 27-yard field goal from LSU kicker Colt David. 25 carries, twice; 125 yards, Ole Miss returned the favor on its ensuing possession to returns this evening, junior returner 2006). Derek Pegues moves into fifth on the The Tigers held a 3-0 lead at the end of the • Dixon, Christian Ducre and Justin knot the score at 14-14. MSU career list for kickoff return yard- period. Williams all set career high rushing In the second quarter, both defenses played age. Pegues is also now tied with Reid totals. for fifth on the all-time list with 61 In the second quarter, the Bulldogs still well, allowing only a field goal apiece. Henig career kickoff returns. couldn’t muster up any offensive production. engineered an 82-yard State drive but was Henig threw four of his six interceptions in the unable to get a touchdown in the red zone. first half. He was 11-of-28 for 120 yards in Mississippi State 14 3 14 7 = 38 Adam Carlson then connected on 23-yard field LSU 3 14 14 14 = 45 Tulane 14 3 0 0 = 17 Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 = 0 the game. On the other side of the ball, the goal with 6:25 before the half to put State up Bulldog defense started to lose ground as the 1st Quarter 17-14. On the next drive, Tulane drove 65 1st Quarter MS - O'Neal 47 INT return LSU - David 27 FG, 6:28 Tigers put up 14 points in the last six minutes (Carlson kick), 13:50 yards before being stopped inside the 10-yard 2nd Quarter of the first half to head into the locker room TU - Forte 39 run (Thevenot kick), 12:16 line. Their resulting field goal left the score tied LSU - Williams 1 run (David kick), 5:52 MS - Henig 18 run (Carlson kick), 5:10 LSU - Williams 1 run (David kick), 0:00 with a 17-0 lead. The Bulldogs were outgained TU - McKinney 8 pass from Elliott at 17 at the intermission. 3rd Quarter 185-79 in the first half. (Thevenot kick), 2:33 The Bulldog offense came out firing in the LSU - Doucet 11 pass from Flynn 2nd Quarter (David kick), 12:53 At the beginning of the second half, the MS - Carlson 23 FG, 6:25 second half. MSU drove the ball 67 yards, LSU - Scott 11 pass from Flynn TU - Thevenot 26 FG, 3:21 (David kick), 2:09 Tigers continued their attack, scoring on their 3rd Quarter scoring when Henig completed an 8-yard pass 4th Quarter first drive, an 11-yard touchdown pass from MS - Jones 8 pass from Henig to Jeremy Jones. The defense continued its LSU - Perrilloux 3 run (David kick), 8:20 (Carlson kick), 11:30 LSU - LaFell 15 pass from Perrilloux Flynn to Doucet to push the lead to 24-0. LSU MS - Dixon 27 run (Carlson kick), 5:45 strong play by holding Tulane's offense to (David kick), 5:45 then capitalized on another Henig interception 4th Quarter negative yardage for the third quarter and by MS - Dixon 7 run (Carlson kick), 9:33 LSU MSU by scoring another touchdown, a Flynn pass to forcing a that led to a 27-yard touch- First Downs 22 9 Charles Scott to go up 31-0. MSU TU down run by Dixon. Rushes-Yards 50-198 26-10 First Downs 27 8 Passing Yards 149 136 LSU also kept State sophomore running Rushes-Yards 54-266 17-44 Dixon continued to carry the load in the Passes (C-A-I) 14-22-0 14-33-6 Passing Yards 223 199 Total Offense 347 146 back Anthony Dixon from breaking loose, only Passes (C-A-I) 20-31-1 16-29-1 fourth quarter. He rushed the ball on all but Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 tallying 29 yards rushing on 13 carries. Senior Total Offense 489 243 one play on State's final scoring drive of the Penalties-Yards 8-60 7-39 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Time of Possession 32:45 27:15 Tony Burks led the Bulldog receiving corps with Penalties-Yards 8-85 7-60 night, completing the charge with a 7-yard 45 yards on one catch. Time of Possession 39:04 20:56 scoring run. The defense held Tulane to only RUSHING: (LSU) Hester 14-68, Flynn 11-42, Murphy 6-35, Holliday 6-19, Williams 7-18 Dominic Douglas, making his first career RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 27-131 2TD, six yards of offense in the second half. 2TD, Perrilloux 7-12, Scott 3-4. (MSU) Dixon start, led the team with nine tackles on the Williams 9-60, Ducre 9-46, Henig 6-23, Defensively, the Bulldogs were paced by 13-29, Williams 4-10, Ducre 1-(-2), Carroll Stallworth 1-6, Carroll 1-1, Team 1-(-1). (TU) 3-(-6), Henig 5-(-25). night. He, along with Jimmie Holmes and Forte 14-47, Williams 1-8, Elliott 2-(-11). Jamar Chaney's six tackles. In addition to his PASSING: (LSU) Flynn 12-19-0 128 2TD, PASSING: (MSU) Henig 20-31-1 223 TD. Perrilloux 2-3-0 21 TD. (MSU) Henig 11-28-6 preseason all-SEC defensive end Titus Brown, (TU) Elliott 15-26-1 197 TD, Scelfo 1-2-0 2, first career interception, O'Neal also recov- 120, Carroll 3-5-0 16. accounted for one sack apiece. Forte 0-1-0 0. ered a Green Wave fumble. Keith Fitzhugh RECEIVING: (LSU) Doucet 9-78 TD, Toliver RECEIVING: (MSU) Smith 4-53, Burks 4- 1-19, Mitchell 1-16, LaFell 1-15 TD, Scott Junior defensive back Derek Pegues moved 31, Husband 2-27, Riley 2-16, Long 2-13, notched five tackles and a sack for State on 1-11 TD, Hester 1-10. (MSU) Stallworth 3-33, into fifth place on the MSU career list for kick- Butler 2-13, McRae 1-33, Bell 1-33, Jones the evening. Long 2-16, Ducre 2-2 Burks 1-45, Husband 1- 1-8 TD, Stallworth 1-(-4). (TU) Forte 6-49, 26, Smith 1-11, Williams 1-4, Jones 1-0, Riley off return yardage. He is also fifth all-time in Williams 4-85, King 3-48, McKinney 2-10 TD, 1-0, Butler 1-(-1). career kickoff returns. He had 100 all-purpose Guidroz 1-7. Attendance: 50,112. yards for the night. Attendance: 31,076.

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2007 GAME RECAPS Mississippi State 19 Gardner-Webb 15 Auburn 14 Mississippi State 31 September 15, 2007 September 22, 2007 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Ala. Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss.

AUBURN, Ala. - An interception that led to a mid-fourth-quarter drive by Mississippi STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State won its third straight football game, downing State proved to be the difference in the Bulldogs' 19-14 upset win at Auburn Saturday non-conference visitor Gardner-Webb 31-15 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. It afternoon on the Plains. marks the first time since the 2000 season the Bulldogs have won three consecutive After Blake McAdams' 73-yard punt had pinned Auburn deep in its own territory, gridiron contests. Demario Bobo's first career interception of a tipped Tiger pass at the AU 44-yard line State (3-1) amassed 379 yards of total offense in the game, led by another solid rushing would set up an MSU drive that was the only scoring play of the second half. State drove effort from running back Anthony Dixon. Dixon tallied 86 yards on 16 carries while scoring the 44 yards on 10 plays and finished it with a 5-yard Christian Ducre rush with 5:29 to go in regulation. The two-point conversion failed. Ducre had an 18-yard rush earlier on the two of the Bulldogs' early touchdowns in the affair. drive on a third-and-12 draw play from the Auburn 25. MSU scored on its opening possession, completing a 68-yard drive with a 6-yard Neither team had mounted much momentum in the second half of action before the touchdown run by Dixon. On Gardner Webb’s opening drive, De’Mon Glanton inter- MSU score, trading short drives back and forth throughout. The only other possessions of cepted Devin Campbell’s pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 significance in the half were Auburn's first and last of the half. AU took the ball to open Bulldog advantage. Glanton’s return marked the third quarter and went 60 yards to the MSU 16 before fumbling the ball away. GAME NOTES the third consecutive week a Bulldog player On its last attempt of the game, to try and answer MSU's score, Auburn starting • For the third straight week, Mississippi had returned an interception for a touchdown quarterback Brandon Cox returned to the field after being benched early on in favor of State ended the opponent’s opening on the opponents’ opening drive. backup Kodi Burns. Cox quickly moved Auburn down the field 67 yards on 12 plays - to drive on an interception returned for About halfway through the second quarter, the Bulldog 9 - before State's defense stood touchdown. • With tonight’s win, MState won their Josh Riddell replaced starting quarterback GAME NOTES strong, finally watching a last-minute, fourth third-straight game for the first time • The Bulldogs have won their last three down attempt fall incomplete in the end zone. since the 2000 season (75 weeks). Wesley Carroll (both splitting time in place games in the State of Alabama (at both Highlighting the day statistically for MSU • It is also the first time since the 2000 of the injured Michael Henig) and drove the UAB and Alabama in 2006). campaign the Bulldogs have started was running back Anthony Dixon, who posted Bulldogs down the field for another Dixon • State ended a six-game slide against the year 3-1. Auburn with today’s win. his fourth career 100-yard game, rambling for • Dixon recorded his third and fourth touchdown run, this one for 12 yards. On • Derek Pegues’ INT return was his third 103 yards on 29 carries. Dominic Douglas led touchdowns of the season during the career pick-six, setting a new school the next drive for State, Riddell threw his first the MSU defensive effort with nine tackles. first half of Saturday’s game. It was also record. the second two-touchdown game of career touchdown pass, hitting Tony Burks for • Blake McAdams boomed a 73-yard State opened the game strong, building a the year for the running back. a 30-yarder to give the Bulldogs a 28-0 lead at punt in the fourth quarter. It was the 13-0 lead, only to see Auburn score twice late longest of his career, and the longest the intermission. in the first half to lead 14-13 at the intermis- by a Bulldog punter since Jeff Walker The Bulldog defense held the Running hit a 79-yarder at Alabama in 1999. sion. • Anthony Dixon finished with 103 yards Bulldogs’ option offense to only 64 yards in MSU took the opening drive and went 58 Gardner-Webb 0 0 6 9 = 15 on a career-high 29 carries. yards on 12 plays before being halted by the Mississippi State 14 14 3 0 = 31 the first half. • Titus Brown moved into a tie for ninth AU defense. Adam Carlson was then true on Bulldog penalties and a stagnant offense place on the school’s all-time sack list. 1st Quarter a 32-yard field goal. Bulldog starting quarter- MS - Dixon 9 run (Carlson kick), 10:02 helped GWU back into the game in the sec- back Michael Henig suffered a broken bone MS - Glanton 60 INT return ond half. MSU had nine penalties for 102 (Carlson kick), 7:55 Mississippi State 10 3 0 6 = 19 in his throwing hand on the drive and never 2nd Quarter yards, and those penalties helped the Running Auburn 0 14 0 0 = 14 returned. Reserves Wesley Carroll and Josh MS - Dixon 12 run (Carlson kick), 2:42 Bulldogs get in good field position. However, MS - Burks 30 pass from Riddell 1st Quarter Riddell would split time under center for State (Carlson kick), 1:18 they could not capitalize as the MSU defense MS - Carlson 32 FG, 9:19 the remainder of the afternoon. 3rd Quarter MS - Pegues 20 INT return only allowed one touchdown, a 6-yard Phillip On the second play of the ensuing Tiger GW - Kay 22 FG, 10:43 (Carlson kick), 8:34 MS - Carlson 33 FG, 7:19 Peoples scoring run, and forced three Evan 2nd Quarter possession, Bulldog Derek Pegues intercepted GW - Kay 20 FG, 4:34 Kay field goals. MS - Carlson 30 FG, 12:27 a tipped Cox pass and returned it 20 yards for GW - Peoples 6 run (pass failed), 12:21 AU - Tate 28 run (Byrum kick), 4:18 GW - Kay 28 FG, 6:10 The Bulldogs lone second-half points came AU - Burns 1 run (Byrum kick), 0:30 a touchdown. Carlson's extra point made the 4th Quarter State lead 10-0 just 6:24 into the contest. GW MSU from an Adam Carlson field goal. He had MS - Ducre 5 run (Carlson kick), 5:27 First Downs 20 19 missed one earlier, the result of a bad hold. After the teams went scoreless the remain- Rushes-Yards 35-131 39-215 MSU AU der of the first quarter, the Bulldogs added to Passing Yards 203 166 In addition to Dixon's night, backup First Downs 14 16 their lead early in the second period with a Passes (C-A-I) 21-37-1 12-19-1 Rushes-Yards 43-172 46-216 Total Offense 334 381 Christian Ducre’ ran for an additional 52 of his Passing Yards 41 107 Carlson 30-yarder, the result of an AU fumble Fumbles-Lost 4-1 4-1 own. Riddell ended the night 8-for-11 through Passes (C-A-I) 5-18-0 12-22-3 forced by an 11-yard sack from State's De'Mon Penalties-Yards 7-63 9-102 Total Offense 213 323 Time of Possession 31:53 28:07 the air with 124 yards, one touchdown and one Glanton. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 interception. Penalties-Yards 7-40 4-42 But Auburn would get things cranked up RUSHING: (GW) Montgomery 10-42, Time of Possession 29:11 30:49 Peoples 7-33 TD, Collins 2-25, Doolittle On the defensive side of the ball, Gabe late in the half under the direction of the 13-19, Jackson 3-12. (MSU) Dixon 15-88 O’Neal led the way for the Bulldogs with 10 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 29-103, Ducre 10- option-style, signal-caller Burns, scoring twice 2TD, Ducre 10-51, Carroll 2-33, Williams 63 TD, Riley 1-12, TEAM 2-(-2), Riddell 1-(-4). in the final 4:18. He led the Tigers on a 5-play, 6-27, Riddell 2-10, Stallworth 2-9, Bell 1-1, tackles. Titus Brown added two sacks and (AU) Tate 15-91 TD, Burns 22-87, Fannin Long 1-(-4). 7-40, Cox 2-(-2). 54-yard drive - capped by a 28-yard rumble PASSING: (GW) Doolittle 19-33-0 191, moved into eighth place on the school's career PASSING: (MSU) Henig 1-3-0 16, Riddell by Ben Tate. Campbell 2-4-1 12. (MSU) Riddell 8-11-1 sack list. 1-5-0 15, Carroll 3-10-0 6. (AU) Burns 8-12-1 124 TD, Carroll 4-8-0 42. 65, Cox 4-10-2 42. State then handed AU a golden opportunity RECEIVING: (GW) Collins 6-94, Flagler 6-57, RECEIVING: (MSU) Bell 1-16, Burks 1-15, when Pegues fumbled the ensuing kickoff at Montgomery 4-23, Pittman 2-5, Millere 1-13, Long 1-6, Carroll 1-2, Riley 1-2. (AU) Smith Jackson 1-7, Dixon 1-4. (MSU) Dixon 3-41, 4-78, McKenzie 2-11, Dunn 2-6, Tate 2-(-4), the MSU 30. Seven plays later, Burns dove in Burks 2-49 TD, Bell 2-30, Long 2-5, Smith Fannin 1-16, Steward 1-0. from a yard out to give the Tigers their 14-13 1-25, Butler 1-12, Hart 1-4. halftime lead. Attendance: 82,129. Attendance: 42,272.

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No. 16 South Carolina 38 Mississippi State 30 September 29, 2007 October 6, 2007 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, S.C. Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mississippi State's upset bid at 16th-ranked South Carolina fell short STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State (4-2) scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, as the Gamecocks used a blocked punt to change momentum and pull away for a 38-21 including two in a late 15-second span, to hold off a pesky UAB team (1-4) for a 30-13 victory. It marked the fifth win in a row for USC (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) in the victory Saturday afternoon at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. MSU is 4-2 for the first series with MSU (3-2, 1-2) and broke a three-game State win streak. time since the 2000 season. With South Carolina leading 17-14 at halftime, neither team mounted much of a drive State trailed 10-3 at halftime and 13-9 after three quarters of play before putting on their first tries of the second half. But State, on its second possession of the third together an impressive 11-play, 80-yard drive early in the fourth period that lasted seven quarter, would take the lead on a solid scoring drive of five plays - all rushes by Christian minutes. The possession ended in a 10-yard Anthony Dixon touchdown run to put State Ducré and Anthony Dixon. Dixon finished off the march with a 2-yard score and MSU led up 16-13. 21-17 at the 8:56 mark of the third. The Bulldogs would then shut down UAB's offense the remainder of the day, while The Bulldog defense forced a 50-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop on the next producing two more scores of their own. After forcing a punt, State drove 60 yards possession. But as quickly as State seemed to have gained a bit of momentum, it would for another score, capped by a 12-yard Dixon run. On the Blazers' next drive, State's lose it just as fast. After the Gamecocks stopped MSU on five plays, Eric Norwood broke Anthony Johnson picked off Sam Hunt's pass on the first play and returned it 30 yards through the line and blocked Blake McAdams' punt, which Carolina recovered on the for a score. MSU 27. On the very next play, Gamecock quarterback Chris Smelley hit receiver Kenny Dixon led MSU's offensive performance on McKinley near the goal line and McKinley then darted into the end zone to put the home the day, registering a career-best 152 yards squad back on top 24-21. GAME NOTES • Junior Dominic Douglas and three touchdowns on 32 carries. It was his The longest drive State would muster following that scenario was 32 yards. Meanwhile, and Jamar Chaney posted double digit fifth career 100-yard contest on the ground, USC tacked on two more touchdowns, both tackles against UAB to become the first the third of 2007. GAME NOTES rushes by back Mike Davis, to pull away for Bulldogs to accomplish the feat since Neither team scored in the first quarter, but • With a Derek Pegues interception, the victory. Titus Brown (11) and Darren Williams the Blazers broke the ice within the first minute State intercepted a pass in the opening The Bulldog offensive production was once (10) against Mississippi on Nov. 27, of the second period with a 42-yard field goal period in each of the last four games. 2004. again led by Dixon, who amassed 83 yards and from Swayze Waters, capping a 30-yard drive • Mississippi State’s 14-play, seven min- two touchdowns on the day. Ducré added 68 • With today’s win, Mississippi State ute touchdown drive in the second that was setup by an interception of MSU's rushing yards for the MSU cause. Josh Riddell, moves to 4-2 on the year for the first quarter was its longest scoring drive time since 2000. Mike Henig. Wesley Carroll received the start this season. in his first career start at quarterback for State, • Anthony Johnson’s fourth quarter for State, but Henig played for the majority • Junior quarterback Josh Riddell and went 9-for-21 for 101 yards, a touchdown and interception returned for touchdown of the first half, playing for the first time since junior wide receiver Co-Eric Riley each one interception. marks the first time since 2000 that the breaking his hand Sept. 15 at Auburn. He was earned his first career start. Gabe O’Neal and Anthony Johnson led the Bulldogs have posted four interception 2-for-8 on the day for 26 yards and two inter- • Junior wideout Aubrey Bell’s first-quar- returns for scores in the same season. way defensively for State with seven tackles ceptions. He did not play in the second half. ter 28-yard touchdown reception was apiece. Titus Brown adds two more sacks to • Sophomore running back Anthony the first score of his career. On the next Blazer drive, Bulldog Kyle Love his SEC-leading total. Derek Pegues tallied the Dixon’s three touchdowns give him 18 in his career. He is now tied with blocked another Waters field goal attempt. lone Bulldog interception of the afternoon. Dennis Johnson (1974-77) at #10 on the That led to a 39-yard field goal from MSU's Mississippi State 7 7 7 0 = 21 The Gamecocks were paced by Davis, who school's all-time list. Adam Carlson to tie the game with 10:01 to South Carolina 7 10 7 14 = 38 had 59 yards and three scores on the ground. go in the first half. McKinley was also stellar on the receiving 1st Quarter UAB answered that with its best drive of SC - Davis 3 run (Succop kick), 10:22 end, hauling in four catches for 107 yards and UAB 0 10 3 0 = 13 the afternoon, a 13-play, 87-yard march that MS - Bell 28 pass from Riddell two touchdowns. Smelley was solid in his new Mississippi State 0 3 6 21 = 30 (Carlson kick), 5:17 was topped off with a 31-yard Hunt pass to starting role for USC, completing 19-of-37 2nd Quarter 2nd Quarter Frantrell Forrest. That gave the Blazers their SC - McKinley 20 pass from Smelley aerials for 279 yards, two touchdowns and one UAB - Waters 42 FG, 14:08 10-3 lead at the intermission. (Succop kick), 13:28 interception. MS - Carlson 39 FG, 10:01 MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick), 8:56 Mississippi State scored on the opening In a penalty-plagued first half (15 called UAB - Forrest 31 pass from Hunt SC - Succop 4 FG, 0:02 (Waters kick), 3:12 drive of the second half, a 1-yard, fourth-down 3rd Quarter between the two teams), South Carolina got 3rd Quarter touchdown run from Dixon. The drive, which MS - Dixon 2 run (Carlson kick), 8:56 on the board first in the game taking the open- MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick failed), 5:46 SC - McKinley 27 pass from Smelley went 75 yards, was the longest scoring of the ing drive 12 plays and capping it with a 3-yard UAB - Waters 29 FG, 2:24 (Succop kick), 3:43 4th Quarter season for MSU. 4th Quarter touchdown run by Davis. MS - Dixon 10 run (Carlson kick), 8:00 UAB's lone score of the second half came SC - Davis 2 run (Succop kick), 14:07 After the teams traded possessions and MS - Dixon 12 run (Carlson kick), 2:03 on the ensuing possession, Waters hitting SC - Davis 12 run (Succop kick), 0:58 McAdams pinned the Gamecocks at their own MS - Johnson 30 INT return from 29 yards away after a 69-yard drive by 3-yard line, MSU capitalized by stopping USC (Carlson kick), 1:49 MSU USC the Blazers. First Downs 18 21 on three downs and forcing an errant punt that UAB MSU Rushes-Yards 43-140 35-123 Although being out rushed 165-71 in the gave the Bulldogs the ball on the USC 31. Two First Downs 11 16 Passing Yards 118 279 Rushes-Yards 23-71 45-165 contest, the Blazers still collected 288 yards Passes (C-A-I) 12-27-1 19-37-1 plays later, Riddell found Aubrey Bell for a 28- Passing Yards 217 119 of total offense as compared to the Bulldogs' Total Offense 258 402 yard touchdown pass. Passes (C-A-I) 16-35-1 11-20-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 284. South Carolina got good field position Total Offense 58-288 65-284 Penalties-Yards 9-87 11-94 Carroll ended his first career start for MSU Time of Possession 30:21 29:39 for its next score, a punt return leaving the Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 ball at the MSU 37. The fourth play of the Penalties-Yards 10-70 1-15 9-for-12 for 93 yards. His longest pass went to Possession Time 27:57 32:03 RUSHING: (MSU) Dixon 22-83 2TD, Ducre drive saw Smelley find McKinley for a 20-yard Aubrey Bell for 19 yards. 15-68, Stallworth 1-6, TEAM 1-(-2), Carroll With his three rushing touchdowns on the touchdown. RUSHING: (UAB) Slaughter 12-43, Thornton 2(-4), Riddell 1-(-11). (SC) Davis 18-59 3TD, day, Dixon now has nine touchdowns on the Boyd 11-58, Smelly 5-7, Culliver 1-(-1). But the Bulldogs would answer again on 8-34, Mencer 1-3, Barnett 2-(-6). (MSU) PASSING: (MSU) Riddell 9-21-1 101 TD, its last drive of the first half, taking the ball 62 Dixon 32-152 3TD, Ducre 8-20, Carroll 2-1, season and 18 for his career. That moves him Carroll 3-6-0 17. (SC) Smelley 19-37-1 279 TEAM 2-(-2), Henig 1-(-6). into 10th place on the all-time list, tied with yards on 14 plays, highlighted by solid running PASSING: (UAB) Hunt 16-35-1 217 TD. 2TD. Dennis Johnson. RECEIVING: (MSU) Riley 3-20, Burks 2- from Ducré and Dixon - Dixon scoring from a (MSU) Carroll 9-12-0 93, Henig 2-8-2 26. 44, Bell 1-28 TD, Butler 1-11, Smith 1-9, yard out. RECEIVING: (UAB) Forrest 7-122 TD, On the defensive side of the ball, Bulldog Stallworth 1-5, Jones 1-3, Husband 1-0, South Carolina used the remaining 2:20 of Slaughter 3-2, Sigler 2-43, Coon 2-37, Jamar Chaney tallied 11 tackles, a career- Ducre 1-(-2). (SC) McKinley 4-107 2TD, Cook Wright 1-9, Johnson 1-4. (MSU) Smith 4-38, high and the most by any Bulldog player this 4-66, Brown 3-50, Davis 3-16, Lecorn 2-12, the half to take a small lead into the locker Long 2-21, Bell 1-19, Butler 1-15, Hoskins DiMarco 1-9, Saunders 1-6, Stafford 1-3, room. After gaining 54 yards on 10 quick plays, 1-15, Stallworth 1-6, Burks 1-5. season. Dominic Douglas was second with 10, Boyd 0-10. Succop nailed a 45-yard field goal for a 17-14 also a career best. Johnson interception was Attendance: 78,883. Attendance: 45,259. USC advantage. his second of the season.

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No. 25 Tennessee 33 Mississippi State 13

Mississippi State 21 No. 7 West Virginia 38 October 13, 2007 October 20, 2007 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss. Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, W. Va.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Tennessee held off a strong Mississippi State upset bid 33-21 MORGANTOWN, W. Va.. - West Virginia scored 28 first-quarter points and the ninth- at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field as the Volunteers improved to 4-2 and 2-1 in ranked Mountaineers never looked back in a 38-13 victory over visiting Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference play. State fell to 4-3, 1-3 in the league, while dropping their the second meeting ever between the teams, the first on the Morgantown campus. fifth straight to the Volunteers in the series. With the loss, the Bulldogs dropped to 4-4 overall. WVU improved to 6-1. The Leading 27-21 early in the fourth quarter Tennessee mounted a solid drive, marching Mountaineers claimed both meetings in the two-year series, also winning last season in 69 yards on 14 plays and eating up 5:42 of the clock. The drive was capped by a 26-yard Starkville. field goal from Daniel Lincoln, handing the Vols a 30-21 lead with 5:45 remaining. The opening minute of the game set the tone for the afternoon. West Virginia fumbled Tennessee would shut down the Bulldog offense, which had a very productive day, the the opening kickoff and MSU recovered deep in WVU territory, but the play was called rest of the way, ultimately shutting them out of scoring completely in the fourth period. back due to an offsides penalty against the Bulldogs. After the rekick, the Mountaineers The Vols were led by a solid performance from senior quarterback Eric Ainge who struck very quickly as quarterback Patrick White scampered 64 yards for a touchdown on completed 22-of-36 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns and was intercepted once. the first play from scrimmage and WVU led 7-0 just 21 seconds into the contest. Receiver Lucas Taylor hauled in 11 catches for 186 yards and a score. Running back Arian After stopping State on three plays, the Mountaineers drove 88 yards on 12 plays for Foster also greatly contributed to the UT offensive effort, which produced 470 yards from their second score of the afternoon. White hit Owen Schmitt on a 12-yard pass to cap the scrimmage, by rushing 21 times for 139 yards and one score. possession. After a 51-yard return by Derek Pegues on the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs MSU's offense, which tallied 338 total yards of its own, got another 100-yard effort would assist West Virginia on its next score when Anthony Dixon fumbled on the first play from running back Anthony Dixon, who tallied and WVU's Marc Magro returned the loose ball to the State 16-yard line. Three plays later, GAME NOTES 108 yards and a touchdown on the ground. the Mountaineers found paydirt again, White hitting Darius Reynaud on a 10-yard comple- Rookie quarterback Wesley Carroll, in just • Mississippi State did not commit a tion. WVU led 21-0 at the 6:09 mark of the first period. turnover in Saturday’s contest. The last his third collegiate start, completed 18-of-33 WVU got great field position again on its time MSU accomplished this feat was passes for 203 yards and two scores. Tony GAME NOTES next drive after a 23-yard MSU punt went out against Houston in 2005. Burks and Jamayel Smith each had five recep- • State’s 28 points allowed in the first of bounds at the Bulldog 48. West Virginia • Freshman quarterback Wesley Carroll’s tions and a touchdown. quarter were the most allowed by took advantage again, completing its impres- 38-yard touchdown pass to Burks was Tennessee built a 17-14 lead at halftime and the Bulldogs in a single period since sive first period of play with a five-play drive his first career touchdown pass. expanded it to 24-14 when Foster scored on Oregon scored 28 in the opening quar- that ended with running back Steve Slaton's • Sophomore running back Anthony a 1-yard. But MSU answered with a 67-yard ter in 2003. Dixon’s early second quarter score was 26-yard touchdown jaunt. Slaton had another drive, as Carroll found Smith on 14-yard pass • The Bulldogs third-quarter-opening 13- big day on the ground, gaining 127 yards on the 19th touchdown of his career and play, 58-yard drive over five minutes to the corner of the end zone on a third-down 23 carries. ties him with Tom “Shorty” McWilliams and 10 seconds was State’s ninth scor- (1944-48) for ninth on the all-time list. play. ing drive of 10 or more plays this sea- State's defense would step up the rest of The Vols threatened the end zone again son and the sixth that took more than the way, limiting the Mountaineers to just 10 on their next drive, but State's defense stood five minutes off the clock. points the final three quarters. strong and forced another Lincoln field goal, After a WVU field goal six ticks into the this one from 29 yards away with 3:47 to go in second quarter, the Bulldog offense finally got Tennessee 7 10 10 6 = 33 the third gave Tennessee a 27-21 lead. on the board later in the period. A State punt Mississippi State 7 7 7 0 = 21 After the Bulldogs drove 48 yards on nine Mississippi State 0 7 6 0 = 13 pinned the Mountaineers at their own 1-yard West Virginia 28 3 0 7 = 38 1st Quarter plays to the UT 35, MSU faced a fourth-and-6 line and, after a three-and-out by WVU, the UT - Brown 4 pass from Ainge early in the fourth quarter. The Bulldog opted 1st Quarter resulting punt was returned by Pegues to the (Lincoln kick), 9:05 to go for the first down, but Carroll's pass to WV - White 64 run (McAfee kick), 14:39 West Virginia 29. Bulldog quarterback Wesley MS - Burks 38 pass from Carroll WV - Schmitt 12 pass from White (Carlson kick), 5:21 Arnil Stallworth was tipped, forcing Stallworth (McAfee kick), 7:46 Carroll found Jamayel Smith on a 22-yard pass 2nd Quarter to lean back toward the line of scrimmage to WV - Reynaud 10 pass from White play to open the State drive. Four Dixon rushes MS - Dixon 30 run (Carlson kick), 14:52 make the catch, which came up a yard shy of (McAfee kick), 6:09 later, he found the end zone from a yard out on UT - Taylor 51 pass from Ainge the first down. WV - Slaton 26 run (McAfee kick), 2:20 (Lincoln kick), 8:05 2nd Quarter fourth down for MSU's first points of the day. UT - Lincoln 47 FG State would intercept Ainge on the third WV - McAfee 42 FG, 14:54 WVU led 31-7 at halftime. 3rd Quarter play of the ensuing possession, but the Vols MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick), 3:51 State's offense opened the second half UT - Foster 1 run (Lincoln kick), 12:12 forced MSU to punt after just three plays. UT 3rd Quarter MS - Smith 14 pass from Carroll MS - Ducre 3 run (pass failed), 9:50 impressively, taking the opening kickoff and (Carlson kick), 8:21 then put together a long, clock-eating drive for 4th Quarter driving 58 yards on 13 plays. Christian Ducre UT - Lincoln 29 FG, 3:47 the field goal that put them up 30-21. WV - Reynaud 13 pass from Brown ended the possession with a 3-yard scoring 4th Quarter The Vols opened scoring on the afternoon (McAfee kick), 14:19 UT - Lincoln 26 FG, 5:45 rush. MSU's two-point conversion failed and UT - Lincoln 43 FG, 2:32 by marching 78 yards on nine plays on their MSU WV WVU led 31-13 at the 9:50 mark of the third first drive of the day. Ainge hit Chris Brown on First Downs 12 17 period. Both teams would go scoreless the UT MSU a 4-yard touchdown pass for the score. Rushes-Yards 33-45 42-262 remainder of the quarter. First Downs 23 18 Passing Yards 169 84 Rushes-Yards 42-211 36-135 After the teams exchanged punts, the Passes (C-A-I) 18-35-0 12-20-1 The final points of the game came less than Passing Yards 259 203 Bulldogs evened things with a short touch- Total Offense 214 346 a minute into the final period. West Virginia Passes (C-A-I) 22-36-1 18-33-0 down drive set up by an excellent pooch punt Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0 notched a seven-play, 48-yard drive led by Total Offense 470 338 Penalties-Yards 7-45 9-82 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 from place-kicker Adam Carlson from field goal Time of Possession 31:30 28:30 backup quarterback Jarrett Brown, who found Penalties-Yards 7-72 2-14 formation. Reynaud for his second TD reception of the Time of Possession 31:39 28:21 State would take a 14-7 lead early in the RUSHING: (MS) Dixon 20-61 TD, Ducre afternoon, a 13-yard scoring pass. second quarter behind a 76-yard drive which 7-23 TD, TEAM 1-1, Long 1-(-12), Carroll RUSHING: (UT) Foster 21-139 TD, Hardesty 4-(-28). (WV) Slaton 23-127 TD, White 5-89 All told, the Mountaineers outgained the 16-73, Coker 2-6, Team 3-(-12). (MS) Dixon was mostly highlighted by the running of TD, Brown 6-38, Bednarik 1-6, Schmitt 4-3, Bulldogs 343 yards to 214, 260 of WVU's effort 26-108 TD, Bell 1-11, Carroll 4-11, Ducre 3-6, Dixon. The sophomore capped the drive with Reynaud 1-1, Sanders 2-(-2). coming on the ground. Williams 2-(-1). an impressive 30-yard scamper. PASSING: (MS) Carroll 18-35-0 169. (WV) State was led by Dixon, who finshed with PASSING: (UT) Ainge 22-36-1 259 2TD. (MS) White 8-12-1 61 2TD, Brwon 4-8-0 23 TD. Carroll 18-33-0 203 2TD. The Volunteers would answer three drives RECEIVING: (MS) Burks 6-41, Husband 3-22, 61 yards and one score. Carroll completed RECEIVING: (UT) Taylor 11-186 TD, Brown later with a five-play, 78-yard march, Ainge Hoskins 2-15, Stallworth 2-12, Riley 1-30, 18-of-35 passes for 169 yards. Tony Burks led 4-26 TD, Rogers 3-28, Briscoe 2-10, Foster floating an aerial into the hands of Taylor for a Smith 1-22, Dixon 1-14, Ducre 1-8, Bell the Bulldog receiving effort with six catches 2-9. (MS) Burks 5-79 TD, Smith 5-70 TD, 1-5. (WV) Slaton 4-36, Reynaud 3-20 2TD, Stallworth 2-16, Hoskins 2-7, Williams 1-14, 51-yard touchdown. Gonzales 2-15, Schmitt 2-13 TD, Johnson for 41 yards. Husband 1-7, Jones 1-6, Bell 1-4. 1-0.

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Mississippi State 31 No. 21 Alabama 12

No. 14 Kentucky 14 Mississippi State 17 October 27, 2007 November 10, 2007 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Ky. Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field • Starkville, Miss.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two critical turnovers by Kentucky early in the second half led to 10 STARKVILLE, Miss. - Two Mississippi State interceptions of Alabama quarterback John Mississippi State points and helped the Bulldogs upset the 14th-ranked Wildcats 31-14. Parker Wilson led to 14 key Bulldog points as MSU upset the 21st-ranked Crimson Tide The victory upped State's record to 5-4 overall, 2-3 in the Southeastern Conference. 17-12 Saturday afternoon at Davis Wade Stadium. With State leading 14-7 at halftime, UK (6-3, 2-3) took the opening kickoff of the A school-record crowd of 56,188 fans witnessed the victory, which was MSU's second second half but Alfonso Smith fumbled and Bulldog Keith Fitzhugh fell on the ball at the in as many years over UA and upped State's record to 6-4 overall, 3-3 in Southeastern Wildcat 32. Seven plays later, place-kicker Adam Carlson hit a 31-yard field goal to give Conference. 'Bama fell to 6-4, 4-3. It also gave MSU bowl eligibility for the first time since MSU a 17-7 lead early in the third period. the 2000 campaign. On UK's next possession, the Bulldogs forced a punt, but Wildcat punter Tim Masthay With Alabama leading 9-3 late in the second quarter, 'Bama appeared it was going to was forced to pull the ball down and run. State took over at the UK 26. Wesley Carroll take control of the game on a well-clock-managed possession which began at the 4:08 found Jason Husband to convert a third-and-11; and two Anthony Dixon rushes later, mark of the second period. UA drove 78 yards on 13 plays to the Bulldog 1 where it State was in the end zone and led 24-7 with 8:16 to go in the third quarter. faced a third-and-goal with 21 seconds remaining before halftime. After a timeout, Wilson State's defense would be the story the rest of the way, allowing the potent Wildcat dropped back to pass, but a heavy rush from MSU's Titus Brown forced him to throw offense just seven points in the second half. The remainder of the game would see the early and short. Waiting in the end zone was Bulldog Anthony Johnson, who intercepted Bulldog defense stop the Wildcats twice on downs, pick off three Kentucky passes, the pass and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. That huge momentum swing, which recover one UK fumble, and force one punt. The fumble set up State's final points of the broke a 70-year-old pickoff return record held by Jack Nix, gave State a 10-9 advantage day. Two rushes by Bulldog Christian Ducre, the second a 34-yard scamper to paydirt, at the intermission. gave MSU its 31-14 advantage. On Alabama's first drive of the second half, the Bulldogs would pick off Wilson again, Jamon Hughes led the State defense with this time the interception being made by Derek Pegues. Pegues returned the ball 40 GAME NOTES nine tackles. Avery Hannibal collected two yards to the Crimson Tide 25-yard line. Five • State now has 11 scoring drives of 10 or sacks and Titus Brown added one more to GAME NOTES plays later, State running back Anthony Dixon more plays this season. his season totals as well. Fitzhugh, De'Mon • The game attendance of 56,188 set a plunged in on the right side from three yards • MSU recovered three fumbles, a season Glanton and Marcus Washington all had inter- new school record. out. Adam Carlson's extra point put MSU up high and the third time the defense has • With five interceptions returned for 17-9 with 11:35 to go in the third period. fallen on at least two miscues this year. ceptions for the Bulldogs. touchdowns this season, Mississippi The remainder of the game would highlight • Dixon’s early score was the 21st touch- UK's star quarterback Woodson ended the State joins Hawai’i and Wake Forest as both teams' defenses, as only a fourth-quarter down of his career and he is now tied day 24-of-42 for 230 yards, but had the three the nation’s leaders in the category. for sixth all time on the school list. interceptions against two touchdown passes. • The last time the Bulldogs posted back- Alabama field goal would be scored the rest • Sophomore Christian Ducre set career The Wildcat running game, with its top two to-back wins against ranked opponents of the way and State would hold on for the highs with 119 yards on 19 rushes. backs out with injuries, managed just 89 yards was in 2000 vs. #3 Florida and #15 victory. The Crimson Tide, which has now • Wesley Carroll has now thrown 137 on the ground. Auburn. not scored an offensive touchdown against passes with out an interception, a new • Sophomore Anthony Johnson's 100- Mississippi State since the 2004 season, never school record (122, , Meanwhile, State's signal-caller - the rookie yard interception return set an MSU penetrated MSU territory any deeper than the 2000-01) Carroll - produced another very solid day under school record for the longest intercep- Bulldog 46-yard line in the second half (exclud- center for the Bulldogs. He completed 17-of- tion returned for a score (previous 28 passes for 152 yards and two scores. He was 97 yards, Jack Nix vs. Mississippi, ing the field goal drive). was complemented very well by the running of 11/26/38). In addition to being State's second straight Mississippi State 7 7 10 7 = 31 win over 'Bama, it also marked Bulldog head Kentucky 7 0 7 0 = 14 Ducre and Dixon. Ducre tallied 119 yards and his TD run on 19 carries. Dixon ended with coach Sylvester Croom's second consecutive 1st Quarter 75 yards and a score on the ground, and also win over his alma mater. It was also Crimson MS - Husband 11 pass from Carroll Tide head coach 's first career loss (Carlson kick), 9:08 hauled in one of Carroll's two scoring aerials. Alabama 6 3 0 3 = 12 UK - Johnson 18 pass from Woodson The Bulldogs enjoyed a 14-7 halftime lead Mississippi State 0 10 7 0 = 17 against MSU (was 5-0 vs. the Bulldogs while (Seiber kick), 5:17 at LSU). by notching impressive 80-yard drives on their 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter Two Alabama field goals were the only scor- MS - Dixon 1 pass from Carroll first two possessions of the game. Strong UA - Tiffin 39 FG, 12:00 (Carlson kick), 13:36 running by Dixon and Ducre, and accurate UA - Tiffin 51 FG, 8:25 ing in the first period of the game. The Crimson 3rd Quarter throwing from Carroll, helped State manage 2nd Quarter Tide's first score was setup after MSU's first UA - Tiffin 29 FG, 8:39 MS - Carlson 31 FG, 12:27 drive ended with quarterback Wesley Carroll's MS - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick), 8:16 the clock and limit Kentucky's offensive oppor- MS - Carlson 35 FG, 4:12 UK - Johson 37 pass from Woodson tunities. MS - Johnson 100 INT return first career pass interception, leaving UA at the (Seiber kick), 5:15 State took the opening kickoff and marched (Carlson kick), 0:04 Bulldog 34. After State's defense stood strong, 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 80 yards on 14 plays. Carroll hit Husband on Leigh Tiffin nailed a 39-yard field goal for an MS - Ducre 34 run (Carlson kick), 8:15 MS - Dixon 3 run (Carlson kick), 11:35 an 11-yard pass to cap the drive. UK would 4th Quarter early 3-0 Alabama lead. MSU UK answer with a nine-play, 73-yard drive of its UA - Tiffin 50 FG, 6:47 After the Tide held MSU to a second three- First Downs 22 19 and-out possession, Alabama drove 25 yards own. Woodson found Johnson for an 18-yard UA MSU Rushes-Yards 51-200 27-89 on five plays to the State 34. From there, Tiffin Passing Yards 152 230 scoring pass and the teams were tied at 7-7 at First Downs 23 14 Passes (C-A-I) 17-28-0 24-42-3 the 5:17 mark of the first period. Rushes-Yards 37-153 42-115 connected on a 51-yard field goal effort for a Total Offense 352 319 Passing Yards 121 100 6-0 'Bama lead. The Bulldogs then came right back and Passes (C-A-I) 16-35-2 9-21-1 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 4-3 Alabama extended its lead to 9-0 on its first Penalties-Yards 2-20 5-51 went 80 yards again, this time on 17 plays. Total Offense 274 215 Time of Possession 34:09 25:51 After a fumble that was recovered by Carroll Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 drive of the second quarter. After moving the Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-75 ball 52 yards on 10 plays, Tiffin connected on nearly ended the drive at the UK 1, Carroll Time of Possession 29:29 30:31 RUSHING: (MS) Ducre 19-119 TD, Dixon his third kick attempt of the day, this time a 25-75 TD, Burks 1-3, Carroll 5-3, Team 1-0. would find Dixon on the next play for a 1-yard (UK) Locke 11-46, Allen 6-30, Smith 4-22, pass to put MSU up 14-7 just 1:24 into the RUSHING: (UA) Grant 19-75, Lowe 7-40, 29-yard effort. Woodson 5-0, Masthay 1-(-9). second quarter. Carroll was 6-of-7 for 60 yards Wilson 9-37, Upchurch 2-1. (MS) Dixon 26- State would answer, posting its first points 84 TD, Ducre 12-42, Carroll 4-(-11). PASSING: (MS) Carroll 17-28-0 152 2TD. on the drive. of the afternoon on the ensuing possession. (UK) Woodson 24-42-3 230 2TD. PASSING: (UA) Wilson 16-34-2 121. (MS) RECEIVING: (MS) Ducre 5-30, Husband 2- The only other scoring threat by either team Carroll 9-21-0 100. The Bulldogs marched 52 yards on 11 plays 33 TD, Bell 2-25, Burks 2-21, Hoskins 2-18, in the first half was when the Wildcats had a RECEIVING: (UA) Hall 5-46, Caddell 3-53, to the Crimson Tide 18-yard line, setting up a Dixon 2-1 TD, Butler 1-15, Long 1-9. (UK) Greant 3-0, Brown 2-12, McCoy 1-10, Lowe Carlson 35-yard field goal. 34-yard field goal try sail wide right with 1:33 1-5, Walker 1-(-5). (MS) Burks 2-29, Hoskins Tamme 6-46, Ford 4-34, Johnson 3-69 2TD, 'Bama's next drive ended in Johnson's Lyons 3-48, Locke 3-16, Smith 3-9, Allen left before the intermission. 2-15, Smith 1-19,. McRae 1-17, Sherod 1-10, 2-8. Ducre 1-7, Long 1-3. game-changing interception return.

Attendance: 68,173. Attendance: 56,188.

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2007 GAME RECAPS Mississippi State 31 Arkansas 45 November 17, 2007 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Ark.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Despite Mississippi State's largest offensive day in five years, an equally potent Arkansas offensive output, coupled with Bulldog turnovers, led the Razorbacks to a 45-31 victory over visiting Mississippi State at War Memorial Stadium. With the win Arkansas improved to 7-4 overall, 3-4 in the Southeastern Conference. State fell to 6-5, 3-4. It marked the ninth consecutive win in the series for the Razorbacks who now own a 12-5-1 advantage over the Bulldogs all-time. MSU scored first on Wesley Carroll's 4-yard touchdown pass to Jamayel Smith with 3:58 to go in the first quarter and that would be the only points of the period. Smith and Carroll would both end the afternoon with career numbers. Smith grabbed 10 receptions for 208 yards and two scores. The true freshman Carroll completed 29-of-51 attempts for 421 yards and four scores, but would also suffer four interceptions. Arkansas took control of the game in the GAME NOTES second quarter, scoring 24 unanswered points to lead 24-7 at halftime. After an early field • With 501 yards of total offense today, Mississippi State tallied its highest goal in the period cut the MSU lead to 7-3, the offensive output since accumulating Razorbacks took the lead on a seven-play, 79- 547 against Jacksonville St. in 2002. yard drive which ended with Casey Dick's first • Wesley Carroll's 421 yards passing touchdown connection of the day, a 30-yard marks the third-highest total in school strike to Farod Jackson. UA led 10-7 with 10:44 history. to go before intermission. • Jamayel Smith’s 208 receiving yards While holding the Bulldog offense in check, were the most posted by a Bulldog since 1982 and ties for second on the Arkansas would manufacture two more scores single-game receiving record list. in the final 5:01 of the first half. After State was forced to punt deep in its own territory, UA's Jerell Norton returned to the Bulldog 35. On Mississippi State 7 0 10 14 = 31 the Razorbacks' first play of the ensuing pos- Kentucky 0 24 7 14 = 45 session, Dick hooked up with receiver Robert 1st Quarter Johnson on a 35-yard pass and UA led 17-7. MS - Smith 4 pass from Carroll After holding State on three downs on the (Carlson kick), 3:58 next drive, a short punt would give Arkansas 2nd Quarter AR - Tejada 39 FG, 14:55 the ball at its own 45. On a third-and-16 play AR - Jackson 30 pass from Dick from the MSU 19, Dick spotted Marcus Monk (Tejada kick), 10:44 for his third touchdown of the day and the AR - Johnson 35 pass from Dick Hogs led 24-7 at the half. Dick ended the day (Tejada kick), 5:01 AR - Monk 19 pass from Dick 14-of-17 for 199 yards and four scores through (Tejada kick), 0:43 the air. 3rd Quarter The second half featured two touchdowns MS - Carlson 25 FG, 10:20 AR - McFadden 57 pass from Dick by each squad in the fourth quarter. (Tejada kick), 9:33 After the Bulldogs trimmed the lead to 24- MS - Burks 35 pass from Carroll 10 early in the half, Arkansas answered when (Carlson kick), 3:17 4th Quarter Dick found Darren McFadden for a 57-yard AR - Johnson 24 pass from McFadden scoring pass for his fourth passing TD of the (Tejada kick), 9:44 afternoon. The Razorback offense featured MS - Smith 80 pass from Carroll (Carlson kick), 9:26 a balanced attack, passing for 223 yards and AR - Robinson 30 INT return rushing for 206. (Tejada kick), 6:48 State got to within two scores at the 3:17 MS - Husband 19 pass from Carroll mark of the third period. Derek Pegues' 37- (Carlson kick), 5:00 yard punt return to the UA 35-yard line setup MSU ARK the next play, a 35-yard scoring strike from First Downs 27 20 Carroll to Tony Burks. Rushes-Yards 31-80 45-206 Passing Yards 421 223 Arkansas extended the lead again with 9:44 Passes (C-A-I) 29-51-4 15-18-0 to go in the contest, as McFadden demon- Total Offense 501 429 strated his passing skills. The UA star found Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-31 6-59 Johnson for a 24-yard touchdown to put UA Time of Possession 30:50 29:10 up 38-17. But State would not give in to the Arkansas RUSHING: (MS) Dixon 17-40, Ducre 7-20, Carroll 7-20. (AR) McFadden 28-88, Hillis 11- charge. On the second snap of the next drive, 65, Crawford 2-52, Smith 2-4, Team 2-(-3). Carroll found Smith again, this time on an 80- PASSING: (MS) Carroll 29-51-4 421 4TD. yard aerial and the Bulldogs were down two (AR) Dick 14-17-0 199 4TD, McFadden 1- scores with 9:26 to go in regulation. 1-0 24 TD. RECEIVING: (MS) Smith 10-208 2TD, On State's next possession Antwain Husband 6-78 TD, Burks 4-59 TD, Ducre 2- Robinson intercepted Carroll and returned the 28, Long 2-25, Bell 2-10, Hart 1-7, Butler 1-6. ball 30 yards for a score and a 45-24 Arkansas (AR) McFadden 4-50 TD, Johnson 3-71 2TD, Monk 3-52 TD, Hillis 2-14, Jackson 1-30 TD, advantage. Davie 1-6, Jones 1-0. State drove 60 yards on nine plays and Carroll found Jason Husband for the final score Attendance: 55,185. of the game.

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TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP 2007 RECORD & RESULTS RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:02 28:58 ALL GAMES 6-5-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 0-1-0 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 68/165 63/163 CONFERENCE 3-4-0 1-2-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 3rd-Down Pct 41% 39% NON-CONFERENCE 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/13 2/12

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND/TIME 4th-Down Pct 46% 17% Aug. 30 * LSU (NR-#2) L 0-45 50,112 SACKS BY-YARDS 15-93 18-149 Sept. 8 at Tulane W 38-17 31,076 MISC YARDS 41 0 Sept. 15 at Auburn W 19-14 82,129 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 33 Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb W 31-15 42,272 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-11 18-22 Sept. 29 at South Carolina (NR-#16) L 21-38 78,883 Oct. 6 UAB (Homecoming) W 30-13 45,259 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 Oct. 13 TENNESSEE (NR-#25) L 21-33 50,217 RED-ZONE SCORES 27-30 90% 29-40 73% Oct. 20 at West Virginia (NR-#7) L 13-38 61,022 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 20-30 67% 20-40 50% Oct. 27 at Kentucky (NR-#14) W 31-14 68,173 PAT-ATTEMPTS 30-31 97% 32-32 100% Nov. 10 ALABAMA (NR- #21) W 17-12 56,188 ATTENDANCE 244048 321283 Nov. 17 at Arkansas (Little Rock) L 31-45 55,185 Nov. 23 OLE MISS 11:30 a.m. Games/Avg Per Game 5/48810 5/64257 Neutral Site Games 1/55185

TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SCORING 252 284 SCORE BY QUARTERS Points Per Game 22.9 25.8 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total FIRST DOWNS 196 200 Mississippi State 66 61 70 55 — 252 Rushing 94 93 Opponents 72 91 54 67 — 284 Passing 89 86 Penalty 13 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 1543 1704 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Yards gained rushing 1831 1946 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg YPG Yards lost rushing 288 242 Anthony Dixon 11 252 1027 73 954 3.8 13 30 86.7 Rushing Attempts 442 399 Christian Ducre 11 101 479 19 460 4.6 3 34 41.8 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.3 Justin Williams 11 21 99 3 96 4.6 0 24 8.7 Average Per Game 140.3 154.9 Arnil Stallworth 11 4 21 0 21 5.2 0 8 1.9 TDs Rushing 17 13 Wesley Carroll 11 34 123 103 20 0.6 0 27 1.8 PASSING YARDAGE 1848 2071 Aubrey Bell 11 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 11 1.1 Att-Comp-Int 316-165-16 333-187-14 Co-Eric Riley 10 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 1.2 Average Per Pass 5.8 6.2 Tony Burks 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Average Per Catch 11.2 11.1 Josh Riddell 3 4 10 15 -5 -1.2 0 6 -1.7 Average Per Game 168.0 188.3 TEAM 8 8 1 7 -6 -0.8 0 0 -0.8 TDs Passing 11 19 Michael Henig 5 12 44 52 -8 -0.7 1 18 -1.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 3391 3775 Lance Long 11 2 0 16 -16 -8.0 0 0 -1.5 Total Plays 758 732 TOTAL 11 442 1831 288 1543 3.5 17 34 140.3 Average Per Play 4.5 5.2 OPPONENTS 11 399 1946 242 1704 4.3 13 64 154.9 Average Per Game 308.3 343.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 48-907 47-1043 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lg YPG PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-183 26-294 Wesley Carroll 11 111.07 113-209-5 54.1 1223 8 80 111.2 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 14-332 16-176 Michael Henig 5 73.77 34-70-9 48.6 385 1 45 77.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.9 22.2 Josh Riddell 3 110.16 18-37-2 48.6 240 2 35 80.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 11.3 TOTAL 11 102.70 165-316-16 52.2 1848 11 80 168.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 23.7 11.0 OPPONENTS 11 118.82 187-333-14 56.2 2071 19 67 188.3 FUMBLES-LOST 22-9 19-8 PENALTIES-YARDS 63-555 75-628 Average Per Game 50.5 57.1 PUNTS-YARDS 61-2358 54-2230 Average Per Punt 38.7 41.3 Net punt average 33.2 34.6

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RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Lg YPG |------PATs ------| Tony Burks 11 30 418 13.9 3 45 38.0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Jamayel Smith 11 28 455 16.2 3 80 41.4 Anthony Dixon 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Jason Husband 11 16 193 12.1 2 27 17.5 Adam Carlson 0 8-11 30-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Lance Long 11 13 98 7.5 0 14 8.9 Tony Burks 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Christian Ducre 11 13 73 5.6 0 12 6.6 Christian Ducre 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Aubrey Bell 11 12 170 14.2 1 33 15.5 Jamayel Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Arnil Stallworth 11 10 68 6.8 0 20 6.2 Anthony Johnson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Eric Hoskins 7 9 70 7.8 0 15 10.0 Jason Husband 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Eric Butler 11 8 71 8.9 0 15 6.5 Jeremy Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Co-Eric Riley 10 8 68 8.5 0 30 6.8 Derek Pegues 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Anthony Dixon 11 6 56 9.3 1 18 5.1 Aubrey Bell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jeremy Jones 11 4 17 4.2 1 8 1.5 Gabe O'Neal 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brandon McRae 11 2 50 25.0 0 33 4.5 De'Mon Glanton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Justin Williams 11 2 18 9.0 0 14 1.6 Michael Henig 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brandon Hart 11 2 11 5.5 0 7 1.0 Wesley Carroll 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 0 Dezmond Sherrod 11 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 TOTAL 33 8-11 30-31 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 252 Wesley Carroll 11 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 OPPONENTS 33 18-22 32-32 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 284 TOTAL 11 165 1848 11.2 11 80 168.0 OPPONENTS 11 187 2071 11.1 19 67 188.3

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Derek Pegues 21 179 8.5 0 37 Lance Long 1 4 4.0 0 4 TOTAL 22 183 8.3 0 37 OPPONENTS 26 294 11.3 0 35

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Derek Pegues 3 75 25.0 1 40 Anthony Johnson 3 138 46.0 2 100 Demario Bobo 2 0 0.0 0 0 De'Mon Glanton 2 60 30.0 1 60 Marcus Washington 1 12 12.0 0 12 Gabe O'Neal 1 47 47.0 1 47 Jasper O'Quinn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Keith Fitzhugh 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 14 332 23.7 5 100 OPPONENTS 16 176 11.0 1 51

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Derek Pegues 21 507 24.1 0 51 Justin Williams 8 134 16.8 0 24 Co-Eric Riley 6 126 21.0 0 29 Arnil Stallworth 6 38 6.3 0 15 Christian Ducre 3 63 21.0 0 25 Lance Long 2 39 19.5 0 29 Jeremy Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ben Shelton 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 48 907 18.9 0 51 OPPONENTS 47 1043 22.2 0 49

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG None TOTAL 0 0 0.0 0 0 OPPONENTS 2 64 32.0 0 39

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TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Wesley Carroll 11 243 20 1223 1243 113.0 Anthony Dixon 11 954 56 0 0 0 1010 91.8 Anthony Dixon 11 252 954 0 954 86.7 Derek Pegues 11 0 0 179 507 75 761 69.2 Christian Ducre 11 101 460 0 460 41.8 Christian Ducre 11 460 73 0 63 0 596 54.2 Michael Henig 5 82 -8 385 377 75.4 Jamayel Smith 11 0 455 0 0 0 455 41.4 Josh Riddell 3 41 -5 240 235 78.3 Tony Burks 11 3 418 0 0 0 421 38.3 Justin Williams 11 21 96 0 96 8.7 Justin Williams 11 96 18 0 134 0 248 22.5 Arnil Stallworth 11 4 21 0 21 1.9 Co-Eric Riley 10 12 68 0 126 0 206 20.6 Co-Eric Riley 10 1 12 0 12 1.2 Jason Husband 11 0 193 0 0 0 193 17.5 Aubrey Bell 11 2 12 0 12 1.1 Aubrey Bell 11 12 170 0 0 0 182 16.5 Tony Burks 11 1 3 0 3 0.3 Anthony Johnson 11 0 0 0 0 138 138 12.5 TEAM 8 8 -6 0 -6 -0.8 Arnil Stallworth 11 21 68 0 38 0 127 11.5 Lance Long 11 2 -16 0 -16 -1.5 Lance Long 11 -16 98 4 39 0 125 11.4 TOTAL 11 758 1543 1848 3391 308.3 Eric Butler 11 0 71 0 0 0 71 6.5 OPPONENTS 11 732 1704 2071 3775 343.2 Eric Hoskins 7 0 70 0 0 0 70 10.0 De'Mon Glanton 11 0 0 0 0 60 60 5.5 FIELD GOALS FG-AT Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Brandon McRae 11 0 50 0 0 0 50 4.5 Adam Carlson 8-11 72.7 0-0 2-3 6-6 0-1 0-1 39 0 Gabe O'Neal 11 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.3 Wesley Carroll 11 20 2 0 0 0 22 2.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Jeremy Jones 11 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.5 Blake McAdams 58 2310 39.8 73 2 3 15 1 Marcus Washington 10 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.2 Adam Carlson 2 48 24.0 30 0 0 2 0 Brandon Hart 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Dezmond Sherrod 11 0 10 0 0 0 10 0.9 TOTAL 61 2358 38.7 73 2 3 17 1 Josh Riddell 3 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -1.7 OPPONENTS 54 2230 41.3 61 9 9 14 0 TEAM 8 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.8 Michael Henig 5 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.6 KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN TOTAL 11 1543 1848 183 907 332 4813 437.5 Adam Carlson 50 3095 61.9 1 0 OPPONENTS...... 11 1704 2071 294 1043 176 5288 480.7 TOTAL 50 3095 61.9 1 0 1043 40.6 29 OPPONENTS 61 3631 59.5 8 4 907 42.0 27

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|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |---Fumbles---| Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH* Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 22 Jamar Chaney 11-10 36 37 73 3.5-5 . . 3 4 . . . . 10 Dominic Douglas 11-9 34 35 69 8.0-27 1.0-9 . . 2 . . . . 5 Gabe O'Neal 11-11 39 23 62 5.5-11 . 1-47 1 1 1-0 1 . . 36 Jamon Hughes 11-1 31 26 57 3.0-6 ...... 11 Anthony Johnson 11-10 30 23 53 3.0-7 . 3-138 8 . . . . . 1 Keith Fitzhugh 11-3 27 16 43 5.0-19 1.0-9 1-0 1 . 1-0 2 . . 3 Derek Pegues 11-11 26 17 43 . . 3-75 3 . 1-0 . . . 8 De'Mon Glanton 11-9 28 14 42 2.0-13 1.0-11 2-60 7 1 . 1 . . 51 Avery Hannibal 11-11 16 22 38 6.5-12 2.0-6 . . 9 . . . . 18 Marcus Washington 10-6 26 9 35 3.0-5 . 1-12 4 . . . . . 23 Jasper O'Quinn 10-5 20 13 33 1.0-5 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 54 Titus Brown 11-11 22 10 32 12.0-66 8.0-48 . . 14 . 2 . . 6 Demario Bobo 10-2 16 15 31 1.5-5 . 2-0 3 . 1-0 2 . . 39 Tim Bailey 11-0 13 9 22 3.0-11 . . 1 5 . . . . 94 Jessie Bowman 10-7 8 12 20 3.5-9 . . . 2 . . . . 97 Jimmie Holmes 9-0 10 9 19 3.5-18 2.0-10 . 1 . 2-0 1 . . 42 Zach Smith 10-0 3 12 15 . . . 1 . . . . . 99 Quinton Wesley 10-1 7 8 15 2.0-7 . . . . . 1 . . 90 Cortez McCraney 10-4 4 10 14 2.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 95 Kyle Love 11-7 6 7 13 2.5-9 . . . 3 1-0 . 1 . 56 Anthony Littlejohn 11-1 5 7 12 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 27 Jarvis Kyles 11-0 4 3 7 ...... 1 . . 28 Tay Bowser 6-1 5 1 6 ...... 34 K.J. Wright 8-0 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 Aaron Feld 11-0 2 2 4 ...... 86 Lance Long 11-2 2 1 3 ...... 82 Jason Husband 11-0 1 2 3 ...... 37 Adam Carlson 11-0 2 . 2 ...... 40 Chris Nance 5-0 . 2 2 ...... 98 LaMarcus Williams 9-1 1 1 2 ...... 81 Brandon McRae 11-1 2 . 2 ...... 93 Brandon Cooper 6-0 1 1 2 ...... 48 Dezmond Sherrod 11-7 1 1 2 ...... 87 Aubrey Bell 11-7 1 1 2 ...... 91 Rodney Prince 5-0 . 1 1 0.5-0 ...... 25 Tyler Threadgill 9-0 . 1 1 ...... 84 Jeremy Jones 11-1 1 . 1 ...... 77 Michael Brown 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 38 Eric Hoskins 7-4 1 . 1 ...... 52 Karlin Brown 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 43 Blake McAdams 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Tony Burks 11-7 1 . 1 ...... 89 Jamayel Smith 11-5 1 . 1 1.0-11 . . . . . 1 . . 7 Michael Henig 5-3 . 1 1 ...... TOTAL 11-0 439 354 793 73-252 15-93 14-332 35 43 8-0 12 1 . OPPONENTS 11-0 - - - - 18-149 16-176 32 22 9-64 11 1 .

* Quarterback hurries are not an offi cial N.C.A.A. statistic, therefore not all pressboxes across the country - or throughout the SEC - keep them consistently. For more information about a specifi c player's hurry total as determined by the coaches' fi lm, please refer to that player's updated bio near the end of this notes package.

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2007 MSU GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB HB FB WR LSU McRae Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Butler Henig Dixon Ducre Smith at Tulane Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Henig Dixon Jones Smith at Auburn Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Butler Henig Dixon Bell (WR) Smith GARDNER-WEBB Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Carroll Dixon Hart Bell at South Carolina Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Riddell Dixon Hart Riley UAB Butler (TE) Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Carroll Ducre Hoskins Bell TENNESSEE Butler (TE) Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Carroll Dixon Hoskins Bell at West Virginia Long Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Carroll Dixon Hoskins Bell at Kentucky Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Butler Carroll Dixon Long (WR) Smith Alabama Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Bell (WR) Carroll Dixon Ducre (HB) Smith at Arkansas Burks Brown Strauder Blackledge Jenkins Hamilton Sherrod Carroll Dixon Hoskins Bell OLE MISS

DEFENSE E NT T E SLB MLB WLB LC SS FS RC SOUTH CAROLINA Brown Bowman McCraney Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington at Tulane Brown Bowman McCraney Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington at Auburn Brown Bowman McCraney Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington GARDNER-WEBB Brown Williams Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas O'Quinn Glanton Pegues Bowser at South Carolina Brown Bobo (DB) Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington UAB Brown Wesley Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington TENNESSEE Brown Bowman Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Littlejohn Johnson Glanton Pegues Washington at West Virginia Brown Bowman Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Bobo (DB) Johnson Glanton Pegues O'Quinn at Kentucky Brown Bowman Love Hannibal O'Neal Hughes Douglas Johnson Fitzhugh Pegues O'Quinn Alabama Brown Glanton (DB) Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Fitzhugh Pegues O'Quinn at Arkansas Brown Bowman Love Hannibal O'Neal Chaney Douglas Johnson Fitzhugh Pegues O'Quinn OLE MISS 2007 MSU CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE DEFENSE LT WR DE SS Brown - 16 Burks - 14 Brown - 23 Glanton - 15 Hamilton - 6 Bell - 8 Hannibal - 11 Fitzhugh - 12 LG Humphries - 7 Burns - 2 Bobo - 11 Strauder - 28 Smith - 7 DT FS Gates - 6 Long - 6 Bowman - 7 Pegues - 11 C Husband - 3 Love - 7 Glanton - 1 Blackledge - 23 Riley - 1 McCraney - 4 RCB RG McRae - 1 Williams - 1 Washington - 6 Jenkins - 11 Threadgill - 1 Wesley - 1 O'Quinn - 4 Blackledge - 6 TB SLB Bobo - 3 Gates - 1 Dixon - 15 O’Neal - 27 Bowser - 1 RT Ducre - 2 Littlejohn - 4 LCB Jenkins - 12 Stallworth - 3 MLB Pegues - 12 Hamilton - 11 FB Chaney - 10 Johnson - 10 TE Hoskins - 4 Brown - 5 O'Quinn - 1 Butler - 28 Hart - 3 Hughes - 1 Sherrod - 17 Ducre - 1 WLB Husband - 2 Jones - 1 Chaney - 14 2007 starts in BOLD Jones - 1 QB Littlejohn - 9 Henig - 12 Douglas - 9 Carroll - 7 Hughes - 1 Riddell - 1

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. 13 Wesley Carroll 11 7 X X X QB X QB QB QB QB QB QB 3 Derek Pegues 11 11 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS MSTATEATHLETICS 22 Jamar Chaney 11 10 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB X MLB MLB 91 Rodney Prince 5 0 X — X X X X — — — — — 93 Brandon Cooper 6 0 — — — — — X X X X X X 14 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 24 Anthony Dixon 11 10 RB RB RB RB RB X RB RB RB RB RB 41 Eric Richards 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 10 Dominic Douglas 11 9 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB X X WLB WLB WLB Cole Richardson 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 29 Christian Ducré 11 3 RB X X X X RB X X X RB X 17 Josh Riddell 3 1 — — X X QB — — — — — — 50 Devon Edwards 1 0 — X — — — — — — — — — 15 Co-Eric Riley 10 1 X X X X WR X — X X X X Andrew Ellard 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 55 Quentin Saulsberry 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 2 Robert Elliott 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 45 Ben Shelton 10 0 — X X X X X X X X X X .

COM 46 Aaron Feld 11 0 X X X X X X X X X X X 79 Derek Sherrod 9 0 — X X X — X X X X X X 1 Keith Fitzhugh 11 3 X X X X X X X X SS SS SS 48 Dezmond Sherrod 11 7 X TE X TE TE TE TE TE X X TE 78 Michael Gates 11 0 X X X X X X X X X X X 89 Jamayel Smith 11 5 WR WR WR X X X X X WR WR X 44 Emmanuel Gatling 1 0 — — — — — X — — — — — 42 Zach Smith 10 0 X X X X X X X — X X X 8 De'Mon Glanton 11 9 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS X SS X Major Sosebee 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 32 Marcus Green 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 63 Chris Spencer 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 44 Robert Gurley 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 30 Arnil Stallworth 11 0 X X X X X X X X X X X 60 J.D. Hamilton 11 11 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 44 Ethan Stockett 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 51 Avery Hannibal 11 11 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 53 Anthony Strauder 11 11 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 16 Zack Harrington 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 19 Anthony Summers 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 35 Brandon Hart 11 2 X X X FB FB X X X X X X 67 Roland Terry 2 0 X X — — — — — — — — — 85 Brandon Henderson 1 0 — — — X — — — — — — — 25 Tyler Threadgill 10 0 X X — X X X X X X X X 7 Michael Henig 5 3 QB QB QB — — X X — — — — Kevin Valenti 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — Josh Hines 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 18 Marcus Washington 10 6 RCB RCB RCB — RCB RCB RCB X X X X 97 Jimmie Holmes 9 0 X X X X X X X — X X — 99 Quinton Wesley 10 1 X X X X X DT X — X X X 38 Eric Hoskins 7 4 — — — X — FB FB FB X X FB 83 Austin Wilbanks 2 0 — — — X — X — — — — — 36 Jamon Hughes 11 1 X X X X X X X X MLB X X 26 Jarvis Williams 1 0 — — — X — — — — — — — 9 Keon Humphries 10 0 X X — X X X X X X X X 33 Justin Williams 11 0 X X X X X X X X X X X 82 Jason Husband 11 0 X X X X X X X X X X X 98 LaMarcus Williams 9 1 X X X DT X — — X X X X 75 Craig Jenkins 11 11 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG Davonne Wilson 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 11 Anthony Johnson 11 10 LCB LCB LCB X LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 34 K.J. Wright 8 0 — — — X X X X X X X X 49 Terrell Johnson 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — Spencer Yates 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 31 Jamie Jones 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 49 Taurus Young 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS

CAREER GAMES 2007 Mississippi State PLAYED & STARTS LISTING Scoring Drives / Plays

Career 2007 2006 2005 2004 No. Name GP (CGP) S (CS) GP-S GP-S GP-S GP-S Q P-YD TOP SCORE 48 Dezmond Sherrod 45 (45) 17 (1) 11-7 12-6 11-2 11-2 LSU 51 Avery Hannibal 45 (45) 11 (11) 11-11 12-0 11-0 11-0 No scoring drives 5 Gabe O’Neal 44 (44) 27 (12) 11-11 12-6 11-5 10-5 88 Eric Butler 43 (20) 28 (0) 11-5 11-6 11-8 10-9 TULANE 82 Jason Husband 42 (30) 5 (0) 11-0 12-2 8-2 11-1 1 0-0 — O'Neal 47 INT return 54 Titus Brown 42 (23) 29 (20) 11-11 12-11 10-2 9-5 76 Royce Blackledge 36 (29) 29 (29) 11-11 12-12 9-6 4-0 1 6-56 2:37 Henig 18 run 43 Blake McAdams 34 (34) 34 (34) 11-11 12-12 11-11 — 2 11-82 4:11 Carlson 23 FG 56 Anthony Littlejohn 34 (34) 13 (0) 11-1 12-4 11-8 — 3 9-67 3:30 Jones 8 pass from Henig 22 Jamar Chaney 34 (34) 24 (2) 11-10 12-11 11-3 — 3 1-27 0:09 Dixon 27 run 1 Keith Fitzhugh 34 (34) 14 (3) 11-3 12-10 11-1 — 4 6-38 2:57 Dixon 7 run 3 Derek Pegues 34 (34) 23 (23) 11-11 12-12 11-0 — 8 De'Mon Glanton 34 (34) 16 (1) 11-9 12-4 11-3 — AUBURN 86 Lance Long 34 (34) 6 (0) 11-2 12-3 11-1 — 1 12-58 5:41 Carlson 32 FG 53 Anthony Strauder 33 (19) 28 (14) 11-11 11-6 11-11 — 1 0-0 — Pegues 20 INT return 9 Keon Humphries 32 (8) 8 (0) 10-0 11-3 10-5 1-0 2 12-54 4:29 Carlson 30 FG 35 Brandon Hart 32 (23) 3 (0) 11-2 12-1 9-0 — 4 10-44 5:15 Ducre 5 run 6 Demario Bobo 32 (10) 14 (0) 10-2 2-0 10-9 10-3 25 Tyler Threadgill** 29 (8) 1 (0) 10-0 8-1 — 10-0 GARDNER-WEBB 87 Aubrey Bell 28 (17) 10 (2) 11-7 6-2 11-1 — 1 10-68 4:58 Dixon 9 run 37 Adam Carlson 27 (25) 26 (25) 11-11 12-12 4-3 — 1 0-0 — Glanton 60 INT return 78 Michael Gates 26 (11) 7 (0) 11-0 9-7 6-0 — 2 8-58 2:58 Dixon 12 run 4 Tony Burks 23 (23) 14 (3) 11-7 12-7 — — 2 1-30 0:08 Burks 30 pass from Riddell 24 Anthony Dixon 23 (23) 15 (5) 11-10 12-5 — — 60 J.D. Hamilton 23 (23) 17 (11) 11-11 12-6 — — 3 8-59 3:17 Carlson 33 FG 75 Craig Jenkins 23 (23) 23 (23) 11-11 12-12 — — 11 Anthony Johnson 23 (23) 10 (7) 11-10 12-0 — — SOUTH CAROLINA 18 Marcus Washington 22 (7) 6 (0) 10-6 12-0 — — 1 2-31 0:50 Bell 28 pass from Riddell 39 Tim Bailey 22 (18) — 11-0 11-0 — — 2 14-62 7:00 Dixon 1 run 89 Jamayel Smith 22 (21) 9 (0) 11-5 10-4 1-0 — 3 5-48 1:43 Dixon 2 run 92 Charles Burns 22 (0) 2 (0) — 11-1 11-1 — 7 Michael Henig 21 (0) 12 (0) 5-3 7-6 8-3 1-0 UAB 36 Jamon Hughes 20 (20) 2 (0) 11-1 9-1 — — 2 5-45 1:53 Carlson 39 FG 99 Quinton Wesley 19 (3) 1 (0) 10-1 9-0 — — 3 17-75 9:06 Dixon 1 run 95 Kyle Love 19 (15) 7 (1) 11-7 8-0 — — 4 11-80 5:18 Dixon 10 run 30 Arnil Stallworth 19 (11) 3 (0) 11-0 8-3 — — 4 9-60 3:52 Dixon 12 run 84 Jeremy Jones 19 (11) 2 (0) 11-1 — 8-1 — 4 0-0 — Johnson 30 INT return 33 Justin Williams 19 (14) — 11-0 8-0 — — 45 Ben Shelton 18 (10) — 10-0 8-0 — — TENNESSEE 77 Mike Brown 17 (17) 16 (16) 11-11 6-5 — — 1 3-38 0:50 Burks 38 pass from Carroll 28 Tay Bowser 15 (1) 1 (0) 6-1 9-0 — — 2 8-76 3:10 Dixon 30 run 27 Jarvis Kyles 15 (11) — 11-0 4-0 — — 29 Christian Ducre 14 (11) 3 (0) 11-3 3-0 — — 3 8-62 3:43 Smith 14 pass from Carroll 19 Anthony Summers 11 (0) — — 11-0 — — 10 Dominic Douglas 11 (11) 9 (3) 11-9 — — — WEST VIRGINIA 81 Brandon McRae 11 (11) 1 (0) 11-1 — — — 1 5-29 2:32 Dixon 1 run 13 Wesley Carroll 11 (11) 7 (6) 11-7 — — — 2 13-58 5:10 Ducre 3 run 46 Aaron Feld 11 (11) — 11-0 — — — 42 Zach Smith 10 (3) — 10-0 — — — KENTUCKY 90 Cortez McCraney 10 (5) 4 (0) 10-4 — — — 1 14-80 5:52 Husband 11 pass from Carroll 94 Jessie Bowman 10 (7) 7 (1) 10-7 — — — 2 17-80 6:41 Dixon 1 pass from Carroll 23 Jasper O'Quinn 10 (8) 5 (4) 10-5 — — — 3 7-19 2:33 Carlson 31 FG 15 Co-Eric Riley 10 (4) 1 (0) 10-1 — — — 3 5-26 1:58 Dixon 1 run 70 J.C. Brignone 9 (6) — 9-0 — — — 4 2-39 0:53 Ducre 34 run 79 Derek Sherrod 9 (6) — 9-0 — — — 52 Karlin Brown 9 (6) — 9-0 — — — ALABAMA 98 LaMarcus Williams 9 (4) 1 (0) 9-1 — — — 2 11-52 4:24 Carlson 34 FG 97 Jimmie Holmes 9 (0) — 9-0 — — — 2 0-0 0:00 Johnson 100 INT return 58 Johnny Carpenter 9 (0) — 6-0 3-0 — — 3 5-25 1:40 Dixon 3 run 47 Ryan Mason 8 (6) — 8-0 — — — 34 K.J. Wright 8 (8) — 8-0 — — — 74 Mark Melichar 8 (5) — 8-0 — — — ARKANSAS 38 Eric Hoskins 7 (6) 4 (1) 7-4 — — — 1 15-80 6:25 Smith 4 pass from Carroll 40 Chris Nance 5 (0) — 5-0 — — — 3 9-60 2:58 Carlson 25 FG 91 Rodney Prince 5 (0) — 5-0 — — — 3 1-35 0:07 Burks 35 pass from Carroll 93 Brandon Cooper 5 (5) — 5-0 — — — 4 2-80 0:18 Smith 80 pass from Carroll 67 Roland Terry 4 (0) — 2-0 — 2-0 — 4 9-60 1:48 Husband 19 pass from Carroll 49 Taurus Young 3 (0) — — 2-0 1-0 — 83 Austin Wilbanks 2 (0) — 2-0 — — — 63 Chris Spencer 1 (0) — — 1-0 — — 50 Devon Edwards 1 (0) — 1-0 — — — 85 Brandon Henderson 1 (0) — 1-0 — — —

GP - games played CGP - consecutive games played S - starts CS - consecutive starts ** - Threadgill played in one game in 2003

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS

TEAM GAME 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-Avg F-L No-Yds Dns Poss. @ MState 0 9 2-6-1 26-10-0 14-33-6 136 0 59-146 5-35.6 3-1 7-39 3-14 27:15 LSU 45 22 11-10-1 50-198-3 14-22-0 149 3 72-347 7-44.9 0-0 8-60 6-14 32:45 MState 38 27 14-10-3 54-266-3 20-31-1 223 1 85-489 3-37.3 2-1 8-85 10-16 39:04 at Tulane 17 8 1-6-1 17-44-1 16-29-1 199 1 46-243 7-40.9 3-2 7-60 4-12 20:56 MState 19 14 11-2-1 43-172-1 5-18-0 41 0 61-213 6-43.3 2-1 7-40 7-16 29:11 at Auburn 14 16 12-3-1 46-216-2 12-22-3 107 0 68-323 4-41.2 2-2 4-42 9-16 30:49 @ MState 31 19 11-7-1 39-215-2 12-19-1 166 1 58-381 4-37.2 4-1 9-102 3-10 28:07 Gardner-Webb 15 20 8-8-4 35-131-1 21-37-1 203 0 72-334 5-37.8 4-1 7-63 3-14 31:53 MState 21 18 10-6-2 42-140-2 12-27-1 180 1 69-258 7-39.1 1-0 9-87 3-13 30:21 @ South Carolina 38 21 10-9-2 35-123-3 19-37-1 279 2 72-402 4-33.5 1-0 11-94 9-18 29:39 @ MState 30 16 10-6-0 45-165-3 11-20-2 119 0 65-284 4-42.0 0-0 1-15 8-15 32:03 UAB 13 11 0-10-1 23-71-0 16-35-1 217 1 58-288 6-47.3 2-0 10-70 6-16 27:57 @ MState 21 18 7-9-2 36-135-1 18-33-0 203 2 69-338 7-41.0 0-0 2-14 6-16 28:21 Tennessee 33 23 12-10-1 42-211-1 22-36-1 259 2 78-470 4-42.8 1-0 7-72 5-15 31:39 MState 13 12 2-9-1 33-45-2 18-35-0 169 0 68-214 8-36.6 3-3 7-45 8-19 31:30 @ West Virginia 38 17 8-5-4 42-262-2 12-20-1 84 2 62-346 5-36.8 1-0 9-82 6-16 28:30 MState 31 22 14-8-0 51-200-2 17-28-0 152 2 79-352 6-41.3 5-1 2-20 7-15 34:09 @ Kentucky 14 19 8-10-1 27-89-0 24-42-3 230 2 69-319 2-37.0 4-3 5-21 6-15 25:51 @ MState 17 14 9-5-0 42-115-1 9-21-1 100 0 63-215 7-36.4 1-0 8-75 7-16 30:31 Alabama 12 23 12-7-4 37-153-0 16-35-2 121 0 72-274 4-44.8 1-0 1-5 4-14 29:29 MState 31 27 4-21-2 31-80-0 29-51-4 421 4 82-501 4-33.5 1-1 3-31 6-15 30:50 @ Arkansas 45 20 11-8-1 45-206-0 15-18-0 224 4 63-429 6-41.7 0-0 6-59 5-13 29:10 @ MState Ole Miss

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATISTICS KICKOFFS IN THE RED ZONE (20 YARDS AND IN)* Touchbacks - 1 (1/50, 2%) MSU SCORES/RED ZONE ENTRIES - 27-30 (90.0%) Opp. Returns - 47, 1043 yards (Avg. Return — 22.2) Scores - 27 Fair Catches - 2 Touchdowns - 20 (Passing - 6, Rushing - 14), Field Goals - 7 Out of Bounds - 2 Non-Scores - 3 Onside Kicks - 1 (0 recovered) Missed Field Goals - 1, Loss of Downs - 0, Punts - 0 Turnovers - 1 (Fumbles - 0, Interceptions - 1, Blocked Field Goal - 0) End of half - 0; End of game - 1 CONVERSIONS 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS (BY QUARTER) OPPONENT SCORES/RED ZONE ENTRIES - 29-40 (72.5%) 1 2 3 4 OT Total Scores - 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE 23-42 12-41 17-37 16-45 — 68-165 Touchdowns - 20 (Passing - 11, Rushing - 9), Field Goals - 9 Pct. 55% 29% 46% 36% — 41% Non-Scores - 11 Opponents 18-40 19-44 9-34 17-45 — 63-163 Missed Field Goals - 2, Loss of Downs - 5, Punts - 0 Pct. 45% 43% 27% 39% — 39% Turnovers - 4 (Fumbles - 1, Interceptions - 2, Blocked Field Goal - 1) End of half - 0; End of game - 0 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS (BY DISTANCE) * - Offensive series only; does not include overtimes 3rd and: 1-3 4-6 7-10 11+ Total MISSISSIPPI STATE 31-46 17-35 12-54 8-30 68-165 TURNOVERS Pct. 67% 49% 22% 27% 41% Takeaways - 22 Opponents 28-37 13-38 16-57 6-31 63-163 Giveaways - 25 Pct. 76% 34% 28% 19% 39% Difference - (-3) Ratio Per Game: (-0.27) 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS (BY QUARTER) Points Off TOs - MSU 82 (11 TD, 2 FG, 10 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) 1 2 3 4 OT Total Opp. 68 (8 TD, 4 FG, 8 PAT[1], 0 PAT[2]) MISSISSIPPI STATE 1-2 2-2 2-2 1-7 — 6-13 Points Off TOs/Game - MSU 7.5, Opp. 6.2 Pct. 50% 100% 100% 14% — 46% Opponents 0-0 0-1 2-4 0-7 — 2-12 Pct. 0% 0% 50% 0% — 17%

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME STATISTICS 2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICS RUSHING Att.-Yds.-TD #7 Henig #13 Carroll #17 Riddell #24 Dixon #29 Ducre #30 Stallworth #33 Williams LSU 5-(-25)-0 3-(-6)-0 DNP 13-29-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 4-10-0 at Tulane 6-23-1 1-1-0 DNP 27-131-2 9-46-0 1-6-0 9-60-0 at Auburn 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-4)-0 29-103-0 10-63-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 GARDNER-WEBB DNP 2-33-0 2-10-0 15-88-2 10-51-0 2-9-0 6-27-0 at South Carolina DNP 2-(-4)-0 1-(-11)-0 22-83-2 15-68-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 UAB 1-(-6)-0 2-1-0 DNP 32-152-3 8-20-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TENNESSEE 0-0-0 4-11-0 DNP 26-108-1 3-6-0 0-0-0 2-(-1)-0 at West Virginia DNP 4-(-28)-0 DNP 20-61-1 7-23-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 at Kentucky DNP 5-3-0 DNP 25-75-1 19-119-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Alabama DNP 4-(-11)-0 DNP 26-84-1 12-42-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 at Arkansas DNP 7-20-0 DNP 17-40-0 7-20-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 OLE MISS

RECEIVING Rec.-Yds.-TD #4 Burks #15 Riley #30 Stallworth #81 McRae #82 Husband #86 Long #87 Bell #88 Butler #89 Smith LSU 1-45-0 1-0-0 3-33-0 0-0-0 1-26-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 1-11-0 at Tulane 4-31-0 2-16-0 1-(-4)-0 1-33-0 2-27-0 2-13-0 1-33-0 2-13-0 4-53-0 at Auburn 1-15-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 1-16-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 GARDNER-WEBB 2-49-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-5-0 2-30-0 1-12-0 1-25-0 at South Carolina 2-44-0 3-20-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-28-1 1-11-0 1-9-0 UAB 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-21-0 1-19-0 1-15-0 4-38-0 TENNESSEE 5-79-1 DNP 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 5-70-1 at West Virginia 6-41-0 1-30-0 2-12-0 0-0-0 3-22-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-22-0 at Kentucky 2-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-33-1 1-9-0 2-25-0 1-15-0 0-0-0 Alabama 2-29-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-19-0 at Arkansas 4-59-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-78-1 2-25-0 2-10-0 0-0-0 10-208-2 OLE MISS PASSING FIELD GOALS PUNTING

Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD #7 Henig #13 Carroll #17 Riddell Made, Missed #37 Carlson No.-Avg.-In 20 #43 McAdams LSU 11-28-6-120-0 3-5-0-16-0 DNP LSU — LSU 5-35.6-1 at Tulane 20-31-1-223-1 0-0-0-0-0 DNP at Tulane 42, 23, 51 at Tulane 3-37.3-2 at Auburn 1-3-0-16-0 3-10-0-10-0 1-5-0-15-0 at Auburn 32, 30 at Auburn 6-43.3-1 GARDNER-WEBB DNP 4-8-0-42-0 8-11-1-124-1 GARDNER-WEBB 27, 33 GARDNER-WEBB 4-37.2-3 at South Carolina DNP 3-6-0-17-0 9-21-1-101-1 at South Carolina — at South Carolina 6-45.7-1 UAB 2-8-2-26-0 9-12-0-93-0 DNP UAB 39 UAB 4-42.0-1 TENNESSEE 0-0-0-0-0 18-33-0-203-2 DNP TENNESSEE — TENNESSEE 6-42.8-0 at West Virginia DNP 18-35-0-169-0 DNP at West Virginia — at West Virginia 8-36.6-2 at Kentucky DNP 17-28-0-152-2 DNP at Kentucky 31 at Kentucky 6-41.3-3 Alabama DNP 9-21-1-100-0 DNP Alabama 35 Alabama 6-39.5-1 at Arkansas DNP 29-51-4-421-4 DNP at Arkansas 25 at Arkansas 4-33.5-0 OLE MISS OLE MISS OLE MISS

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES TT-UT-AT-TFL-Sck. #1 Fitzhugh #3 Pegues #5 O'Neal #8 Glanton #10 Douglas #22 Chaney #36 Hughes #51 Hannibal #54 Brown LSU 3-2-1-1.0-0 3-2-1-0-0 5-4-1-0-0 5-3-2-0-0 9-5-4-1.5-1.0 5-4-1-0-0 3-0-3-0-0 4-0-4-0.5-0 4-3-1-1.0-1.0 at Tulane 5-4-1-1.0-1.0 1-1-0-0-0 4-2-2-0-0 5-2-3-0-0 3-3-0-0-0 6-4-2-0-0 1-1-0-0-0 1-0-1-0-0 2-2-0-1.0-0 at Auburn 3-1-2-0-0 5-3-2-0-0 7-6-1-1.0-0 4-3-1-1.0-1.0 9-3-6-0.5-0 8-3-5-1.0-0 4-3-1-0-0 1-1-0-0-0 1-1-0-1.0-1.0 GARDNER-WEBB 3-2-1-0.5-0 2-0-2-0-0 10-7-3-0-0 2-0-2-0-0 6-4-2-0-0 8-4-4-0-0 3-1-2-0-0 3-1-2-0-0 6-4-2-3.0-2.0 at South Carolina 1-1-0-0-0 5-4-1-0-0 7-7-0-1.0-0 5-5-0-0-0 3-2-1-1.0-0 4-4-0-0-0 6-5-1-0-0 1-1-0-0-0 3-3-0-2.0-2.0 UAB 1-0-1-0-0 2-1-1-0-0 3-0-3-0-0 3-2-1-0-0 10-5-5-1.5-0 11-2-9-1.0-0 2-0-2-0-0 2-0-2-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 TENNESSEE 0-0-0-0-0 10-4-6-0-0 9-4-5-1.5-0 5-2-3-0-0 5-2-3-0-0 8-5-3-0.5-0 8-3-5-0-0 5-0-5-1.5-0 6-5-1-1.5-0 at West Virginia 8-5-3-1.5-0 5-4-1-0-0 5-2-3-0-0 2-2-0-0-0 5-3-2-0.5-0 1-0-1-0-0 12-6-6-0.5-0 6-3-3-1.0-0 3-1-2-0.5-0 at Kentucky 6-3-3-0-0 4-1-3-0-0 4-3-1-0-0 4-3-1-0-0 7-4-3-0-0 3-0-3-0-0 9-4-5-0-0 5-4-1-3.0-2.0 2-1-1-1.0-1.0 ALABAMA 10-6-4-0-0 1-1-0-0-0 4-2-2-1.0-0 4-3-1-1.0-0 8-2-6-2.0-0 5-1-4-0-0 3-2-1-1.5-0 7-3-4-0.5-0 3-2-1-1.0-1.0 at Arkansas 3-3-0-1.0-0 5-5-0-0-0 4-2-2-1.0-0 3-3-0-0-0 4-2-2-1.0-0 14-9-5-1.0-0 6-6-0-1.0-0 3-3-0-0-0 2-2-0-0-0 OLE MISS

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RUSHING Held an SEC opponent scoreless: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Had 400+ yards rushing: ...... vs. Arkansas State, 1992 (464) Held two SEC opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1998 Had 300+ yards rushing: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (304) Held three SEC opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1942 Had 250+ yards rushing: ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (266) Held four SEC opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1941 Had 200+ yards rushing: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (200) Scored a two-point conversion passing: ...... vs. Tenn., 2003 (Brent Smith to Nick Signaigo) Had 70+ rushing attempts: ...... vs. Arkansas State, 1992 (73) Scored a two-point conversion rushing: ...... vs. Tulane, 2006 (Omarr Conner rush) Had 60+ rushing attempts: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1994 (62) Attempted a 2-point conversion: ...... vs. West Virginia, 2007 (pass failed) Had 50+ rushing attempts: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (51) Had seven+ rushing TDs: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (7) TURNOVERS Had six+ rushing TDs: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (7) Committed eight+ turnovers: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2003 (8) Had four+ rushing TDs:...... vs. Ole Miss, 2001 (4) Committed seven+ turnovers: ...... vs. LSU, 2007 (7) Had three+ rushing TDs: ...... vs. UAB, 2007 (3) Had five+ fumbles: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (5) Had two+ players with 100 yards rushing in a game: ...... Lost four+ fumbles: ...... vs. Troy State, 2001 (4) ...... vs. Kentucky, 2004 ( 165, Fred Reid 109) Lost three fumbles: ...... vs. West Virginia, 2007 (3) Had three+ players with 100 yards rushing in a game: ...... Did not commit a turnover: ...... vs. Tennessee, 2007 ...... vs. NE Louisiana, 1996 (Tony Buckhalter 119, Nakia Greer 110, Robert Isaac 103) Did not cause a turnover: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 Recorded six+ takeaways:...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (6) PASSING Recorded five+ takeaways: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (6) Had 450+ yards passing: ...... vs. Tulane, 1994 (466) Returned three+ interceptions for TDs: ...... Had 400+ yards passing: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) ...... vs. Ark. St., 1994 ( - 41; Jimmy Lipscomb - 28; Dwayne Curry - 29) Had 300+ yards passing: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Returned two+ interceptions for TDs: ...... Had 200+ yards passing: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) ...... vs. Memphis, 2002 (Michael Gholar - 28; Jason Clark - 20) Had 40+ pass attempts: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (51) Returned one interception for a TD: ...... vs. Alabama, 2007 (Anthony Johnson - 100) Had 30+ pass attempts: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (51) Returned a fumble for a TD: ...... vs. Tulane, 2006 (Marcus Washington - 9) Had 25+ pass completions: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (29) Had 20+ pass completions: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (29) DEFENSE Had five passing TDs: ...... vs. Georgia, 1988 (5) Held opponent to 10 or fewer first downs: ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (8) Had four passing TDs: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Held opponent to 0 or fewer yards rushing: ...... vs. Florida, 2000 (-78 yds, 22 att.) Had three+ passing TDs: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Held opponent to 25 or fewer yards rushing: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2001 (2 yds, 17 att.) Had five+ passes intercepted: ...... vs. LSU, 2007 (6) Held opponent to 50 or fewer yards passing: ...... vs. ETSU, 1998 (27) Had four passes intercepted: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Held opponent to 100 or fewer yards passing: ...... vs. West Virginia, 2007 (84) Had three passes intercepted: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2006 (200) Held opponent to 250 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (243) RECEIVING Held opponent to 300 or fewer yards total offense: ...... vs. Alabama, 2007 (274) Had two players with 100 yards receiving in a game: ...... Intercepted five+ passes: ...... vs. Memphis, 2002 (5) ...... vs. Houston, 2003 (Justin Jenkins 172 & McKinley Scott 115) Intercepted four+ passes: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (4) Had 10+ different receivers catch a pass ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (10) Intercepted three+ passes: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2007 (3) Had eight+ different receivers catch a pass ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (8) Scored a safety: ...... vs. Kentucky, 2004 (team) Scored two+ safeties: ...... vs. Florida, 2000 (2) COMBINATION OFFENSE Recorded nine+ sacks: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1996 (9.0) Had one 300-yard passer and one 100-yard rusher in a game: ...... Recorded eight+ sacks:...... vs. Oklahoma State, 1999 (8.0) ...... vs. Brigham Young, 2001 (Kevin Fant 346 pass & Dicenzo Miller 119 rush) Recorded six+ sacks: ...... vs. Florida, 2000 (7.0) Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher in a game: ...... Recorded five+ sacks: ...... vs. Florida, 2000 (7.0) ...... vs. Auburn, 2003 (Justin Jenkins 113 receive & Nick Turner 123 rush) Recorded four+ sacks: ...... vs. South Carolina, 2006 (4.0) Did not record a sack ...... vs. West Virginia, 2007 TOTAL OFFENSE Had two players record 10+ tackles: . . . . . vs. UAB, 2007 (Jamar Chaney and Dominic Douglas) Had 550+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Tulane, 1994 (554) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (501) SPECIAL TEAMS Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (501) Returned a punt for a TD: ...... vs. Jacksonville State, 2006 (Derek Pegues - 81) Had 85+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (85) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: ...... vs. Memphis, 2001 (Nathan Jackson - 6) Had 80+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (82) Returned a kickoff for a TD: ...... vs. Memphis, 2003 (Fred Reid- 100) Had 75+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (82) Blocked one punt: ...... vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (Clarence McDougal) Had 70+ plays total offense: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (82) Blocked two punts: ...... vs. LSU, 1999 (Robert Bean, Eugene Clinton, Rob Knight) Blocked three punts: ...... vs. LSU, 1999 (Robert Bean, Eugene Clinton, Rob Knight) SCORING Punted 10+ times: ...... vs. Tulane, 2005 (10) Scored 60+ points: ...... vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 (61) Did not punt: ...... vs. ETSU, 1998 Scored 50+ points: ...... vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 (51) Had a punt blocked: ...... vs. South Carolina, 2007 (Eric Norwood) Scored 40+ points: ...... vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 (51) Blocked a field goal: ...... vs. UAB, 2007 (Kyle Love) Scored 30+ points: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (31) Had a field goal blocked: ...... vs. Auburn, 2006 Allowed 60+ points: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1995 (65) Blocked a PAT kick: ...... vs. Maine, 2004 (Michael Heard) 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, 2007 (45) Missed a kicking PAT: ...... vs. UAB, 2007 Allowed 30+ points: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (45) Had a kicking PAT blocked: ...... vs. South Carolina, 2000 Was held scoreless: ...... vs. LSU, 2007 (45-0) Was held scoreless at Scott Field: ...... vs. LSU, 2007 (45-0) MISCELLANEOUS Was held scoreless on the road: ...... at Auburn, 2005 (28-0) Had 30+ first downs: ...... vs. Tulane, 1991 (30) Was held scoreless at a non-campus site: ...... vs. Florida, 1989 (21-0 in Tampa, Fla.) Had 20+ first downs: ...... vs. Arkansas, 2007 (27) Held opponent scoreless: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Had 20+ penalties: ...... vs. Clemson, 1999 (21) Held opponent scoreless at Scott Field: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1999 (17-0) Had 10+ penalties: ...... vs. Alabama, 2004 (10) Held opponent scoreless on the road: ...... vs. South Carolina, 1998 (38-0) Had 100+ yards in penalties: ...... vs. Gardner-Webb, 2007 (102) Held opponent scoreless at neutral site: ...... vs. Kansas, 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl (10-0) Had 35 minutes+ of possession time: ...... vs. Tulane, 2007 (39:04) Held opponent without a touchdown: ...... vs. Alabama, 2007 (17-12) Was involved in a tie game: ...... vs. Arkansas, 1993 (13-13) Held two opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1998 Was involved in an overtime game: ...... at UAB, 2006 (won 16-10) Held three opponents scoreless in one season: ...... 1963 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

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM THE LAST TIME A MISSISSIPPI STATE PLAYER... RUSHING TOTAL OFFENSE Rushed 40+ times: ...... Michael Davis vs. Ole Miss, 1993 (40) Had 450+ yards total offense: ...... Derrick Taite vs. Tulane, 1994 (468) Rushed 35+ times: ...... James Johnson vs. Alabama, 1998 (36) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (441) Rushed 30+ times: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (32) Had 350 yards+ total offense: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (441) Rushed 25+ times: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Alabama, 2007 (26) Had 300 yards+ total offense: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (441) Rushed for 250+ yards: ...... Jerious Norwood vs. Houston, 2005 (257) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing: ...... Wayne Madkin vs. BYU, 2000 (104r/150p) Rushed for 200+ yards: ...... Jerious Norwood vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (204) Rushed for 175+ yards: ...... Jerious Norwood vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (204) SCORING Rushed for 150+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (152) Accounted for four+ touchdowns: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4 pass) Rushed for 125+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (152) Accounted for three+ touchdowns: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4 pass) Rushed for 100+ yards: ...... Christian Ducre vs. Kentucky, 2007 (119) Scored four+ touchdowns: ...... Jerious Norwood vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (3 rush, 1 rec.) Rushed for 100+ yards (quarterback): ...... Wayne Madkin vs. BYU, 2000 (104) Scored three+ touchdowns: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (3 rush) Rushed for four+ touchdowns: ...... James Johnson vs. Central Florida, 1997 (4) Scored two+ touchdowns: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Kentucky, 2007 (1 rush, 1 rec.) Rushed for three+ touchdowns: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (3) Scored two+ non-offensive TDs: ...... Derek Pegues (PR, IR) vs. JSU, 2006 Rushed for two+ touchdowns: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. UAB, 2007 (3) Had a run of 80+ yards: ...... James Johnson vs. Alabama, 1997 (83) DEFENSE Had a run of 70+ yards: ...... Jerious Norwood vs. Florida, 2005 (76) Intercepted three+ passes: ...... Jeramie Johnson vs. Ole Miss, 2005 (3) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Arkansas, 2006 (65) Intercepted two+ passes: ...... Derek Pegues vs. Georgia, 2006 (2) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Anthony Dixon vs. Arkansas, 2006 (65) Recovered three+ fumbles: ...... Chris Correro vs. Memphis State, 1987 (3) Recovered two+ fumbles: ...... Kamau Jackson vs. Tennessee, 2002 (2) PASSING Forced two+ fumbles: ...... Demario Bobo vs. Gardner-Webb, 2007 (2) Passed for 450+ yards: ...... Derrick Taite vs. Tulane, 1994 (466) Recorded five+ sacks: ...... Greg Favors vs. Ole Miss, 1996 (5.5) Passed for 400+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Recorded three+ sacks: ...... Willie Evans vs. Tulane, 2005 (3.0) Passed for 300+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Recorded two+ sacks: ...... Avery Hannibal vs. Kentucky, 2007 (2.0) Passed for 200+ yards: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (421) Recorded five+ tackles for loss: ...... Deljuan Robinson vs. Auburn, 2006 (5.0) Attempted 45+ passes:...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (51) Recorded 20+ tackles: ...... Mario Haggan vs. Arkansas, 2000 (20) Attempted 35+ passes:...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (51) Recorded 10+ tackles: ...... Jamar Chaney vs. Arkansas, 2007 (14) Completed 20+ passes: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (29) Recorded 10+ tackles in back-to-back games: . Quinton Culberson, Alabama & Arkansas(2006) Threw four+ touchdown passes: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Threw three+ touchdown passes: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) SPECIAL TEAMS Threw five+ interceptions: ...... Michael Henig vs. LSU, 2007 (6) Scored 10+ points kicking: ...... Brent Smith vs. Memphis, 2002 (11) Threw four+ interceptions: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Kicked five+ field goals: ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Arkansas, 1998 (5) Threw three+ interceptions: ...... Wesley Carroll vs. Arkansas, 2007 (4) Kicked four+ field goals: ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Arkansas, 1998 (5) Completed a pass for 90+ yards: ...... Kevin Fant to Terrell Grindle vs. Kentucky, 2002 (91) Kicked two field goals of 50+ yards: ...... Brian Hazelwood vs. Memphis, 1997 (51, 53) Completed a pass for 80+ yards: . . . . . Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Kicked one field goal of 50+ yards: ...... Brent Smith vs. Tennessee, 2002 (53) Completed a pass for 70+ yards: . . . . . Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Kicked a punt of 70+ yards: ...... Blake McAdams vs. Auburn, 2007 (73) Completed a pass for 60+ yards: . . . . . Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Kicked a punt of 60+ yards: ...... Blake McAdams vs. Auburn, 2007 (73) Completed a pass for 50+ yards: . . . . . Wesley Carroll to Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (80) Punted 10+ times ...... Blake McAdams vs. Tulane, 2005 (10) Totaled 175+ kick return yards: ...... Fred Reid vs. Kentucky, 2002 (176, 7 ret.) RECEIVING Totaled 150+ kick return yards: ...... Jonathan Lowe vs. Florida, 2004 (173, 6 ret.) Caught 15+ passes: ...... Eric Moulds vs. Tennessee, 1995 (15) Totaled 100+ kick return yards: ...... Derek Pegues vs. Arkansas, 2007 (149, 6 ret.) Caught 10+ passes: ...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (10) Totaled 50+ punt return yards: ...... Derek Pegues vs. Arkansas, 2007 (69, 3 ret.) Caught seven+ passes: ...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (10) 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: ...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (208) Caught three+ TD passes: ...... Sammy Milner vs. Florida, 1969 (3) Caught two+ TD passes:...... Jamayel Smith vs. Arkansas, 2007 (2)

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... RUSHING MISCELLANEOUS Had 400+ yards rushing: ...... Auburn, 2003 (405) Had 30+ first downs: ...... LSU, 2004 (31) Had 300+ yards rushing: ...... Arkansas, 2003 (322) Had 20+ first downs: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (20) Had 200+ yards rushing: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (206) Had 10+ penalties: ...... UAB, 2007 (10) Had 70+ rushing attempts: ...... Oklahoma State, 1998 (71) Had 100+ yards in penalties: ...... West Virginia, 2006 (132) Had 60+ rushing attempts: ...... Ole Miss, 2004 (62) Had 35 minutes+ of possession time: ...... Alabama, 2005 (36:01) Had 50+ rushing attempts: ...... LSU, 2007 (50) Had one 100-yard rusher and one 100-yard receiver: ...... Had six+ rushing TDs: ...... Auburn, 2003 (6) ...... Tennessee, 2007 (Arian Foster 139 rush, Lucas Taylor 186 rec.) Had four+ rushing TDs:...... LSU, 2004 (4) Had two players with 100 yds rushing: ...... Auburn, 2004 (R. Brown 147 & C. Williams 122) INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Rushed 40+ times: ...... Deuce McAllister (Ole Miss), 1998 (40) PASSING Rushed 35+ times: ...... (Alabama), 2004 (36) Had 400+ yards passing: ...... Florida, 2001 (507) Rushed 30+ times: ...... Cedric Cobbs (Arkansas), 2003 (30) Had 300+ yards passing: ...... LSU, 2006 (330) Rushed for 200+ yards: ...... Kenneth Darby (Alabama), 2004 (200) Had 200+ yards passing: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (223) Rushed for 175+ yards: ...... Steve Slaton (West Virginia), 2006 (185) Had 60+ pass attempts: ...... Memphis, 2003 (61) Rushed for 150+ yards: ...... Steve Slaton (West Virginia), 2006 (185) Had 50+ pass attempts: ...... Memphis, 2003 (61) Rushed for 125+ yards: ...... Steve Slaton (West Virginia), 2007 (127) Had 40+ pass attempts: ...... Kentucky, 2007 (42) Rushed for 100+ yards: ...... Steve Slaton (West Virginia), 2007 (127) Had 30+ pass attempts: ...... Kentucky, 2007 (42) Rushed for five+ touchdowns: ...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6) Had 40+ pass completions: ...... Kentucky, 1997 (40) Rushed for four+ touchdowns: ...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6) Had 30+ pass completions: ...... Memphis, 2003 (32) Rushed for three+ touchdowns: ...... Mike Davis (South Carolina), 2007 (3) Had 25+ pass completions: ...... Tulane, 2005 (27) Rushed for two+ touchdowns: ...... Mike Davis (South Carolina), 2007 (3) Had 20+ pass completions: ...... Kentucky, 2007 (24) Had a run of 80+ yards: ...... Tony Thompson (Tennessee), 1990 (80) Had five+ passing TDs: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (5) Had a run of 70+ yards: ...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (72) Had four+ passing TDs: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (5) Had a run of 60+ yards: ...... Pat White (West Virginia), 2007 (64) Had three+ passing TDs: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (5) Had a run of 50+ yards: ...... Pat White (West Virginia), 2007 (64) RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL PASSING Had two players with 100 yards receiving in a game: ...... Passed for 450+ yards: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (473) ...... Tulane, 2003 (Roydell Williams 114 & Chris Bush 107) Passed for 400+ yards: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (473) Had three+ players catch five+ passes: ...... LSU, 2006 (3) Passed for 300+ yards: ...... JaMarcus Russell (LSU), 2006 (330) Had 12+ players catch a pass ...... Georgia, 2005 (12) Attempted 60+ passes:...... Danny Wimprine (Memphis), 2003 (60) Had eight+ players catch a pass: ...... South Carolina, 2007 (9) Attempted 50+ passes:...... Danny Wimprine (Memphis), 2003 (60) Attempted 40+ passes:...... Andre Woodson (Kentucky), 2007 (42) TOTAL OFFENSE Completed 30+ passes: ...... Chris Leak (Florida), 2005 (33) Had 650+ yards total offense: ...... South Carolina, 1995 (652) Completed 20+ passes: ...... Andre Woodson (Kentucky), 2007 (24) Had 600+ yards total offense: ...... Florida, 2001 (640) Threw five+ touchdown passes: ...... (Tennessee), 2003 (5) Had 550+ yards total offense: ...... LSU, 2004 (599) Threw four+ touchdown passes: ...... Casey Dick (Arkansas), 2007 (4) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... LSU, 2004 (599) Threw three+ touchdown passes: ...... Casey Dick (Arkansas), 2007 (4) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (429) Completed a pass for 80+ yards: ...... Brodie Croyle to Zach Fletcher (Alabama), 2003 (86) Had 80+ plays total offense: ...... Tulane, 2005 (83) Completed a pass for 70+ yards: ...... Brodie Croyle to Zach Fletcher (Alabama), 2003 (86) Had 75+ plays total offense: ...... Tennessee, 2007 (78) Completed a pass for 60+ yards: ...... Brandon Cox to Courney Taylor (Auburn), 2006 (62) SCORING INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Scored 60+ points: ...... South Carolina, 1995 (65) Caught 10+ passes: ...... Lucas Taylor (Tennessee), 2007 (11) Scored 50+ points: ...... LSU, 2004 (51) Caught seven+ passes: ...... Lucas Taylor (Tennessee), 2007 (11) Scored 40+ points: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (45) Had 175+ yards receiving: ...... Lucas Taylor (Tennessee), 2007 (186) Scored 30+ points: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (45) Had 150+ yards receiving: ...... Lucas Taylor (Tennessee), 2007 (186) Scored a two-point conversion rushing: ...... Auburn, 2004 Had 100+ yards receiving: ...... Lucas Taylor (Tennessee), 2007 (186) Scored a two-point conversion passing: ...... Troy State, 2002 Caught three+ TD passes: ...... Chris Hannon (Tennessee), 2003 (3) Failed on a two-point conversion attempt ...... Gardner-Webb, 2007 Caught two+ TD passes:...... Robert Johnson (Arkansas), 2007 (2) TURNOVERS INDIVIDUAL TOTAL OFFENSE Had five+ fumbles: ...... LSU, 2004 (5) Had 500+ yards total offense: ...... Steve Taneyhill (South Carolina), 1995 (512) Had four+ fumbles lost: ...... LSU, 2004 (4) Had 400+ yards total offense: ...... Daunte Culpepper (Central Florida), 1997 (420) Committed five+ turnovers: ...... Kentucky, 2007 (6) Had 350 yards+ total offense: ...... Danny Wimprine (Memphis), 2003 (383) Did not commit a turnover: ...... Arkansas, 2007 Had 300 yards+ total offense: ...... JaMarcus Russell (LSU), 2006 (318) Intercepted five+ MSU passes: ...... LSU, 2007 (6) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing: ...... Terrence Jones (Tulane, 1986), (119r/221p) Intercepted four+ MSU passes: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (4) Intercepted three+ MSU passes: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (4) INDIVIDUAL SCORING Returned an interception for a TD: ...... Arkansas, 2007 (Antwain Robinson - 30) Accounted for six+ touchdowns: ...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6 rush) Returned a fumble for a TD: ...... Alabama, 2005 (Matt Miller- 15) Accounted for five+ touchdowns: ...... Casey Clausen (Tennessee), 2003 (5 pass) Accounted for four+ touchdowns: ...... Casey Dick (Arkansas), 2007 (4 pass) DEFENSE Scored four+ touchdowns: ...... Carnell Williams (Auburn), 2003 (6 rush) Held MSU to 10 or fewer first downs: ...... LSU, 2007 (9) Scored three+ touchdowns: ...... (LSU), 2004 (3 rush) Recorded seven+ sacks: ...... Arkansas, 2005 (7) Scored a safety: ...... Florida, 2005 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Scored two safeties: ...... Florida, 2005 Intercepted three+ passes: ...... (LSU), 2007 (3) Held MSU to 25 or fewer yards rushing: ...... LSU, 2007 (10) Intercepted two+ passes: ...... Craig Steltz (LSU), 2007 (3) Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards passing: ...... Auburn, 2007 (41) Recorded three+ sacks: ...... Wallace Gilberry (Alabama), 2004 (3, -17) Held MSU to 50 or fewer yards passing: ...... Auburn, 2007 (41) Recorded two+ sacks: ...... & Tyson Jackson (LSU), 2006 (2, -8 & 2, -9) Held MSU to 300 or less yards total offense: ...... Alabama, 2007 (215) Held MSU to 200 or less yards total offense: ...... Auburn, 2006 (161) SPECIAL TEAMS Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards both rushing & passing: ...... Auburn, 2006 (79r/82p) Scored 10+ points kicking: ...... Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), 2007 (12) Kicked five+ field goals: ...... Doug Pelfrey (Kentucky), 1992 (5) SPECIAL TEAMS Kicked four field goals: ...... Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), 2007 (4) Returned a punt for a TD: ...... Ole Miss, 2006 (Marshay Green - 47) Kicked a 50-yard field goal: ...... Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), 2007 (51, 50) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: ...... Florida, 2005 (Terrence Holmes) Kicked a 70-yard punt: ...... Matt Wait (Arkansas), 1997 (72) Returned a kickoff for a TD: ...... Arkansas, 2006 (Darren McFadden - 92) Kicked a 60-yard punt: ...... Swayze Waters (UAB), 2007 (61) Punted 10+ times: ...... Tulane, 2005 (10) Totaled 100+ return yards: ...... Chris Culliver (South Carolina), 2007 (109 yds., 4 ret.) Did not punt: ...... LSU, 2004 Missed a kicking PAT: ...... Georgia, 2006 Missed two kicking PATs: ...... Tulane, 2006 Blocked a field goal: ...... Auburn, 2006 Blocked a punt: ...... South Carolina, 2007

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM BULLDOG BIG PLAY BREAKDOWN

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yards Type Player(s) ...... Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD *100 INT Anthony Johnson ...... Alabama 100+ 1 1 *80 Pass Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll ...... Arkansas 90-99 0 0 *60 INT De'Mon Glanton ...... Gardner-Webb 80-89 1 1 51 KR Derek Pegues ...... West Virginia 70-79 0 0 *47 INT Gabe O'Neal ...... Tulane 60-69 1 1 45 Pass Tony Burks from Michael Henig ...... LSU 50-59 1 0 40 INT Derek Pegues ...... Alabama 40-49 3 1 39 KR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas 30-39 15 6 *38 Pass Tony Burks from Wesley Carroll ...... Tennessee 20-29 38 3 37 PR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas 35 Pass Tony Burks from Josh Riddell ...... South Carolina Long Plays By Type No. TD 35 KR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas Rushing 8 3 *35 Pass Tony Burks from Wesley Carroll ...... Arkansas Passing 21 5 *34 Rush Christian Ducre ...... Kentucky Punt returns 3 0 33 Pass Brandon McRae from Michael Henig ...... Tulane Kick returns 21 0 33 Pass Aubrey Bell from Michael Henig ...... Tulane Interceptions 6 5 31 Pass Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll ...... Arkansas Fumble returns 0 0 *30 INT Anthony Johnson ...... UAB Other 1 0 *30 Pass Tony Burks from Josh Riddell ...... Gardner-Webb TOTAL 60 13 *30 Rush Anthony Dixon ...... Tennessee 30 Pass Co-Eric Riley from Wesley Carroll ...... West Virginia 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 30 KR Derek Pegues ...... LSU Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 29 KR Co-Eric Riley ...... Gardner-Webb Derek Pegues 18 1 0 0 13 3 2 0 29 KR Co-Eric Riley ...... South Carolina Jamayel Smith 8 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 29 KR Lance Long ...... Tennessee Tony Burks 5 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 29 Pass Jamayel Smith from Michael Henig ...... Tulane Anthony Dixon 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 KR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas Christian Ducre 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 *28 Pass Aubrey Bell from Josh Riddell ...... South Carolina Co-Eric Riley 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 27 Pass Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll ...... Arkansas Justin Williams 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 Rush Wesley Carroll ...... Gardner-Webb Jason Husband 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 Pass Jason Husband from Michael Henig ...... Tulane Anthony Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 *27 Rush Anthony Dixon ...... Tulane Aubrey Bell 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 KR Derek Pegues ...... Tulane De'Mon Glanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 Pass Jason Husband from Michael Henig ...... LSU Gabe O'Neal 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 KR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas Wesley Carroll 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 KR Derek Pegues ...... Auburn Marcus Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 KR Christian Ducre ...... UAB Arnil Stallworth 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 Pass Jamayel Smith from Josh Riddell ...... Gardner-Webb Lance Long 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Rush Justin Williams ...... Tulane Brandon McRae 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 KR Justin Williams ...... West Virginia TOTAL 60 13 8 21 21 3 6 1 24 PR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas 24 KR Derek Pegues ...... LSU LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 23 KR Derek Pegues ...... West Virginia RUSHING 23 Rush Anthony Dixon ...... Gardner-Webb 34 Christian Ducre vs Kentucky (10/27/2007) 23 KR Co-Eric Riley ...... South Carolina 23 KR Christian Ducre ...... UAB RUSHING TOUCHDOWN 23 Pass Jamayel Smith from Michael Henig ...... UAB 34 Christian Ducre vs Kentucky (10/27/2007) 23 PR Derek Pegues ...... Gardner-Webb 22 FGR Marcus Washington ...... UAB PASSING 22 Rush Christian Ducre ...... Kentucky 80 Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll vs Arkansas (11/17/2007) 22 Rush Anthony Dixon ...... South Carolina 22 Pass Jason Husband from Wesley Carroll ...... Kentucky PASSING TOUCHDOWN 22 KR Derek Pegues ...... Arkansas 80 Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll vs Arkansas (11/17/2007) 22 Pass Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll ...... West Virginia 21 KR Derek Pegues ...... Tulane PUNT RETURN 21 KR Justin Williams ...... South Carolina 37 Derek Pegues vs Arkansas (11/17/2007) 20 Pass Arnil Stallworth from Michael Henig ...... LSU 20 KR Derek Pegues ...... Alabama KICK RETURN 20 Pass Jamayel Smith from Wesley Carroll ...... Tennessee 51 Derek Pegues vs West Virginia (10/19/2007) *20 INT Derek Pegues ...... Auburn INTERCEPTION RETURN * touchdown scored on play 100 Anthony Johnson vs Alabama (11/10/2007)

FIELD GOAL RETURN 22 Marcus Washington vs UAB (10/6/2007)

PUNT 73 Blake McAdams vs Auburn (9/15/2007)

FIELD GOAL 39 Adam Carlson vs UAB (10/6/2007)

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM UPDATED CAREER RECORD BOOK OFFENSE DEFENSE KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (MIN. 30 RET.) RUSHING ATTEMPTS INTERCEPTIONS Player Seasons Ret. Yds. Avg. Player Seasons Yds. Avg. Att. Player Seasons Yds. Avg. Int. 1. Dan Bland 1963-65 42 1118 26.6 1. Michael Davis 1991-94 2721 4.7 578 1. Walt Harris 1992-95 162 10.1 16 2. Michael Robinson 1986-89 35 850 24.3 2. Jerious Norwood 2002-05 3222 5.6 573 2. Izell McGill 1994-97 165 13.8 12 3. Tony James 1989-92 78 1862 23.9 3. 1980-83 2280 4.0 572 3. Henry Davison 1974-77 123 11.2 11 4. Billy Stacy 1956-58 35 832 23.8 4. 1983-86 1868 3.9 485 Kenny Johnson 1976-79 146 13.3 11 5. Pig Prather 1998-01 59 1390 23.6 5. Walter Packer 1973-76 2820 5.8 483 5. Frank Dowsing 1970-72 52 5.2 10 6. Glen Young 1979-82 66 1538 23.3 6. James Johnson 1997-98 2452 5.4 453 Steve Freeman 1972-74 75 7.5 10 7. David Smith 1968-70 49 1131 23.1 7. Bruce Threadgill 1974-77 1211 2.7 451 Kelvin Knight 1990-93 157 15.7 10 — DEREK PEGUES 2005- 78 1753 22.5 8. Dennis Johnson 1974-77 2284 5.3 428 Fred Smoot 1999-00 44 4.4 10 8. Robert Isaac 1994-97 50 1093 21.9 9. Michael Haddix 1979-82 2258 6.0 425 9. Bill Kiser 1965-67 76 8.4 9 9. Marcus Rhoden 1964-66 31 670 21.6 10. ANTHONY DIXON 2006- 1622 3.9 421 Emile Petro 1970-72 63 7.0 9 10. Fred Reid 2001-04 61 1303 21.4 Ken Phares 1970-72 133 14.8 9 RUSHING YARDAGE — DEREK PEGUES 2005- 173 21.6 8 PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Player Seasons Att. Avg. Yds. Player Seasons Ret. Avg. Yds. 1. Jerious Norwood 2002-05 573 5.6 3212 INTERCEPTION RETURNS FOR TD 1. Tony James 1989-92 121 11.0 1332 2. Walter Packer 1973-76 483 5.8 2820 Player Seasons Int. Yds. TD 2. Tom McWilliams 1944, 46-48 55 14.5 795 3. Michael Davis 1991-94 578 4.7 2721 1. DEREK PEGUES 2005- 7 133 3 3. Bobby Herrington 1930-31, 33 88 8.8 777 4. Michael Haddix 1979-82 425 6.0 2558 2. Quinton Culberson 2003-06 4 86 2 4. Marcus Rhoden 1964-66 42 13.9 585 5. James Johnson 1997-98 453 5.4 2452 Harper Davis 1945-48 8 135 2 5. Billy Stacy 1956-58 52 11.2 580 6. Dennis Johnson 1974-77 428 5.3 2284 Walt Harris 1992-94 16 162 2 6. DEREK PEGUES 2005- 47 11.3 531 7. John Bond 1980-83 572 4.0 2280 Conner Stephens 1998-2001 3 72 2 7. Glen Young 1979-82 46 11.1 512 8. Dicenzo Miller 1998-01 403 5.5 2209 Anthony Derricks 1995-98 3 50 2 8. Bernard Euell 1992-95 56 7.3 411 9. Kenny Roberts 1989-92 376 5.5 2070 Ashley Cooper 1998-99 3 114 2 9. Frank Dowsing 1970-72 26 15.2 395 10. Dontae Walker 1999-02 417 4.5 1875 ANTHONY JOHNSON 2006- 3 138 2 10. Eddie Myles 1987-90 46 8.5 392 11. Don Smith 1983-86 485 3.9 1868 8. Many players tied with one 12. Wayne Jones 1971-73 396 4.3 1865 PUNTS 13. Tom McWilliams 1944-48 412 4.4 1808 SACKS Player Seasons Yds. Avg. No. 14. Hank Phillips 1985-88 382 4.6 1743 Player Seasons Sacks Yds. 1. Dana Moore 1979-82 8860 40.83 217 15. Keffer McGee 1994-96 323 5.1 1647 1. Billy Jackson 1980-83 49.0 NA 2. Dick McGraw 1965-67 8363 39.08 214 16. ANTHONY DIXON 2006- 421 3.9 1622 2. Tyrone Keys 1977-80 26.0 NA 3. Mike Riley 1987-91 8572 40.24 213 17. Lewis Grubbs 1970-72 405 3.9 1580 3. Willie Evans 2002-05 24.5 145 4. Jared Cook 2001-04 8313 41.98 198 18. Blondy Black 1940-42 260 6.1 1577 4. Johnie Cooks 1977-81 24.0 NA 5. BLAKE MCADAMS 2005- 7799 39.99 195 19. Hoyle Granger 1963-65 350 4.4 1534 5. Mike McEnany 1979-82 22.0 NA 6. Mike Patrick 1972-74 6999 40.93 171 20. Donald Ray King 1978-81 347 4.2 1452 6. Greg Favors 1994-97 19.5 179 7. Andy Russ 1993-96 6672 41.96 159 7. TITUS BROWN 2004- 18.5 118 8. Bobby Collins 1951-54 5817 37.29 156 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 8. Robert Young 1987-90 16.0 119 9. Jeff Walker 1996-99 6126 43.44 141 Player Seasons Att. Yds. TD 9. Keith Joseph 1989-92 14.0 78 10. Gerald Vaught 1975-76 4623 37.89 122 1. Michael Davis 1991-94 578 2721 27 10. Larry Williams 1994-95 12.5 84 Tommy Parks 1986-88 4824 39.54 122 2. 1952-53 201 663 24 John Bond 1980-83 572 2280 24 PUNTING YARDS James Johnson 1997-98 453 2452 24 SPECIAL TEAMS Player Seasons Avg. No. Yds. 5. Dontae Walker 1999-02 417 1875 22 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Dana Moore 1979-82 40.83 217 8860 ANTHONY DIXON 2006- 353 1423 22 Player Seasons Avg. Yds. Ret. 2. Mike Riley 1987-91 40.24 213 8572 7. Don Smith 1983-86 485 1868 21 1. Tony James 1989-92 23.9 1862 78 3. Dick McGraw 1965-67 39.08 214 8363 8. Walter Packer 1973-76 483 2820 20 DEREK PEGUES 2005- 22.5 1753 78 4. Jared Cook 2001-04 41.98 198 8313 Michael Haddix 1979-82 425 2558 20 3. John Moore 1985-89 17.6 1197 68 5. BLAKE MCADAMS 2005- 39.99 195 7799 10. Tom McWilliams 1944-48 412 1808 19 4. Glen Young 1979-82 23.3 1538 66 6. Mike Patrick 1972-74 40.93 171 6999 5. Fred Reid 2001-04 21.4 1303 61 7. Andy Russ 1993-96 41.96 159 6672 6. Walter Packer 1973-76 19.4 1166 60 8. Jeff Walker 1996-99 43.44 141 6126 7. Pig Prather 1998-01 23.6 1390 59 9. Bobby Collins 1951-54 37.29 156 5817 8. Robert Isaac 1994-97 21.9 1093 50 10. Tommy Parks 1986-88 39.54 122 4824 9. David Smith 1968-70 23.1 1131 49 10. Dan Bland 1963-65 26.6 1118 42

KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE Player Seasons Ret. Avg. Yds. 1. Tony James 1989-92 78 23.9 1862 2. DEREK PEGUES 2005- 78 22.5 1753 3. Glen Young 1979-82 66 23.3 1538 4. Pig Prather 1998-01 59 23.6 1390 5. Fred Reid 2001-04 61 21.4 1303 6. John Moore 1985-89 67 17.6 1179 7. Walter Packer 1973-76 60 19.4 1166 8. David Smith 1968-70 49 23.1 1131 9. Dan Bland 1963-65 42 26.6 1118 10. Robert Isaac 1994-97 50 21.9 1093

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM UPDATED SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK OFFENSE SCORING LEADERS SPECIAL TEAMS RUSHING ATTEMPTS SCORING PUNTS Player Year Yds. Avg. Att. Player Season TD FG PAT TP Player Seasons Yds. Avg. No. 1. ANTHONY DIXON 2007 954 3.8 252 1. Jackie Parker 1952 16 0 24 120 1. Dick McGraw 1967 3567 37.55 95 2. James Johnson 1998 1383 5.9 236 2. Keffer McGee 1995 15 0 *1 92 2. Lanny Sheffi eld 1971 3035 39.42 77 3. Keffer McGee 1995 1072 4.6 235 3. Harry McArthur 1914 15 0 0 90 3. Mike Riley 1989 3078 41.04 75 4. James Johnson 1997 1069 4.9 217 4. Tom McWilliams 1944 14 0 0 84 4. Dick McGraw 1966 2777 39.11 71 5. Wayne Jones 1973 1193 5.6 212 James Jones 1978 13 0 *3 84 5. Blake McAdams 2005 2891 41.89 69 6. Michael Davis 1993 883 4.3 205 ANTHONY DIXON 2007 14 0 0 84 6. Blake McAdams 2006 2598 32.21 68 7. Michael Davis 1994 929 4.7 196 6. John Bond 1983 13 0 0 78 7. Conn Canale 1969 2550 38.06 67 8. Jerious Norwood 2004 1050 5.4 195 8. Brian Hazelwood 1998 0 15 32 77 8. Mike Patrick 1974 2479 39.35 63 9. Jerious Norwood 2005 1126 5.9 191 9. Scott Westerfi eld 2000 0 12 37 73 Prentiss Cole 2000 2601 41.28 63 10. Don Smith 1985 554 2.9 190 10. James Johnson 1997 12 0 0 72 10. Gerald Vaught 1976 2473 39.89 62 James Johnson 1998 12 0 0 72 — BLAKE MCADAMS 2007 2310 39.83 58 RUSHING YARDAGE Scott Westerfi eld 1999 0 18 18 72 Player Year Att. Avg. Yds. * - 2-point conversions PUNTING YARDS 1. James Johnson 1998 236 5.9 1383 Player Seasons Avg. No. Yds. 2. Wayne Jones 1973 212 5.6 1193 DEFENSE 1. Dick McGraw 1967 37.55 95 3567 3. Jerious Norwood 2005 191 5.9 1126 SACKS 2. Mike Riley 1989 41.04 75 3078 4. Keffer McGee 1995 235 4.6 1072 Player Seasons Sacks Yds. 3. Lanny Sheffi eld 1971 39.42 77 3035 5. James Johnson 1997 217 4.9 1069 1. Billy Jackson 1980 17.0 NA 4. Blake McAdams 2005 41.89 69 2891 6. Jerious Norwood 2004 195 5.4 1050 2. Billy Jackson 1981 15.0 NA 5. Dick McGraw 1966 39.11 71 2777 7. Walter Packer 1975 180 5.6 1012 Willie Evans 2005 15.0 96 6. Mike Patrick 1973 44.45 60 2667 8. Dicenzo Miller 2000 160 6.3 1005 4. Greg Favors 1996 12.5 112 7. Prentiss Cole 2000 41.28 63 2601 9. Walter Packer 1974 157 6.3 994 5. Mike McEnany 1981 12.0 NA 8. Blake McAdams 2006 32.21 68 2598 10. ANTHONY DIXON 2007 252 3.8 954 Edward Smith 1998 12.0 112 9. Conn Canale 1969 38.06 67 2550 7. Tyrone Keys 1980 10.0 NA 10. Dana Moore 1981 41.73 60 2504 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME Robert Young 1989 10.0 72 — BLAKE MCADAMS 2007 39.83 58 2310 Player Year GP Yds. YPG 9. Tyrone Keys 1979 9.0 NA 1. James Johnson 1998 12 1383 115.30 Billy Jackson 1982 9.0 NA PUNT RETURNS 2. Wayne Jones 1973 11 1193 108.45 — TITUS BROWN 2007 8.0 48 Player Season Avg Yds. Ret. 3. Jerious Norwood 2005 11 1126 102.36 1. Tony James 1989 10.9 437 40 4. Keffer McGee 1995 11 1072 97.45 2. Bobby Herrington 1933 11.2 425 38 5. James Johnson 1997 11 1069 97.18 3. Tony James 1992 9.9 358 36 6. Jerious Norwood 2004 11 1050 95.45 4. Eddie Myles 1987 9.2 266 29 7. Walter Packer 1975 11 1012 92.00 5. Nick Turner 2003 11.1 310 28 8. Dicenzo Miller 2000 11 1005 91.36 6. Glen Young 1982 7.6 205 27 9. Walter Packer 1974 11 994 90.36 7. Kevin Prentiss 1998 13.0 339 26 — ANTHONY DIXON 2007 11 954 86.72 8. Bernard Euell 1994 8.0 199 25 10. Joe Fortunato 1952 9 779 86.56 Derek Pegues 2006 14.0 350 25 10. Billy Stacy 1956 12.1 290 24 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS — DEREK PEGUES 2007 8.5 179 21 Player Seasons Att. Yds. TD 1. Jackie Parker 1952 126 455 16 2. Harry Furman 1907 NA NA 14 3. John Bond 1983 164 612 13 Keffer McGee 1995 235 1072 13 ANTHONY DIXON 2007 184 755 13 6. James Johnson 1998 236 1383 12 James Johnson 1997 217 1069 12 8. Tom McWilliams 1944 77 400 11 9. Dicenzo Miller 2000 160 1005 10 Michael Davis 1994 196 929 10 James Jones 1978 130 687 10

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM UPDATED SEC RECORD BOOK OFFENSE CONSECUTIVE PASS ATTEMPTS W/O INT CAREER TOTAL KICK RETURNS SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING ATTEMPTS Player Year Passes Player PR KOR Years Total Player Year Yds. Att. 1. Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky 2004-05 325 1. Tony James, Miss. State 121 78 1989-92 199 1. , UGA 1981 1891 385 2. David Greene, Georgia 2004 214 Thomas Bailey, Auburn 125 74 1991-94 199 2. Herschel Walker, UGA 1982 1,752 335 3. , Ole Miss 1997 200 3. Domanick Davis, LSU 95 94 1999-02 189 3. , Auburn 2000 1,567 324 4. Brodie Croyle, Alabama 2005 190 4. Derek Abney, Kentucky 88 95 2000-03 183 4. Charles Alexander, LSU 1977 1,686 311 5. Eric Zeier, Georgia 1993-94 176 5. , Tennessee 78 78 1979-82 156 5. Madre Hill, Arkansas 1995 1,387 307 David Greene, Georgia 2002-03 176 6. Preston Brown, Vandy 59 80 1976-79 139 6. , Alabama 1999 1,383 302 7. Quincy Carter, Georgia 1999 170 7. Kurt Johnson, Kentucky 64 74 1989-92 138 7. Moe Williams, Kentucky 1995 1,600 294 8. Eli Manning, Ole Miss 2001 168 8. , Tenn. 117 16 1969-71 133 8. Sherman Williams, Alabama 1994 1,341 291 9. Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina 1995 163 9. Kio Sanford, Kentucky 56 74 1994-98 130 Travis Stephens, Tennessee 2001 1,464 291 10. Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky 2006-07 162 10. Sammy Grezaffi , LSU 79 40 1965-67 129 10. Willie McClendon, Georgia 1978 1,312 287 11. Ben Leard, Auburn 1998-99 158 11. , LSU 75 51 1993-95 126 11. , Florida 1989 1,599 284 12. , Alabama 1993-94 155 12. Dicky Lyons, Kentucky 69 56 1966-68 125 Darren McFadden, Ark. 2006 1,647 284 13. Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky 2002 152 DEREK PEGUES, STATE 47 78 2005- 125 13. , Kentucky 2002 1,414 283 14. Josh Nelson, Ole Miss 1994 145 14. Scott Woerner, Georgia 88 35 1977-80 123 14. Charles Alexander, LSU 1978 1,172 281 15. Casey Clausen, Tennessee 2003 143 15. Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt 109 10 1947-49 119 15. , Alabama 2003 1,367 280 16. Alan Risher, LSU 1982 137 David Palmer, Alabama 83 36 1991-93 119 — Darren McFadden, Ark. 2007 1,519 272 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State 2007 137 17. Doug Cunningham, OM 81 35 1964-66 116 — ANTHONY DIXON 2007 954 252 18. , Tennessee 2006 136 18. , LSU 77 38 2002-05 115 19. Freddie Kitchens, Alabama 1997 135 19. Glen Young, Miss. State 46 66 1979-82 112 SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 20. , Tennessee 1995 132 Willie Goodloe, Ole Miss 64 48 1984-88 112 Player Year TD 1. , Georgia 1992 19 SPECIAL TEAMS CAREER KICKOFF RETURNS Shaun Alexander, Alabama 1999 19 CAREER PUNTS Player Yards Seasons No. LaBrandon Toefi eld, LSU 2001 19 Player Avg. Seasons No. 1. Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt 2,263 1986-88, 90 107 , Florida 2007 19 1. Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt 43.9 1979-82 277 2. Domanick Davis, LSU 2,168 1999-02 95 5. Herschel Walker, Georgia 1981 18 2. Bill Marinangel, Vanderbilt 41.7 1993-96 272 Derek Abney, Kentucky 2,315 2000-03 95 6. Moe Williams, Kentucky 1995 17 3. Jim Miller, Ole Miss 43.4 1976-79 266 4. Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt 2,004 1989-93 85 Charles Alexander, LSU 1977 17 4. Bill Smith, Ole Miss 44.3 1983-86 254 5. Preston Brown, Vanderbilt 1,497 1976-79 80 , Auburn 1985 17 5. Matt Wait, Arkansas 42.1 1994-97 251 6. Willie Gault, Tennessee 1,854 1979-82 78 Reggie Cobb, Tennessee 1987 17 6. Dave Hardt, Kentucky 39.3 1968-70 248 Tony James, Miss. State 1,862 1989-92 78 , Georgia 1988 17 7. Lewis Colbert, Auburn 41.7 1982-85 244 DEREK PEGUES, STATE 1,753 2005- 78 , Alabama 1989 17 8. Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee 42.6 2001-04 240 9. Leonard Scott, Tennessee 1788 1999-02 77 Carnell Williams, Auburn 2003 17 9. Cody Ridgeway, Ole Miss 42.1 2001-04 238 10. Corey Harris, Vanderbilt 1,614 1988-91 74 — ANTHONY DIXON, STATE 2007 13 10. , LSU 42.1 2000-03 233 Kurt Johnson, Kentucky 1,560 1989-92 74 11. Charles Childers, Ole Miss 39.3 1987-90 231 Thomas Bailey, Auburn 1,520 1991-94 74 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 12. Jimmy Carter, Kentucky 38.6 1995-98 229 Kio Sanford, Kentucky 1,669 1994-98 74 Player Seasons TD 13. Damon Duval, Auburn 43.4 1999-02 227 Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt 1,677 1997-00 74 1. Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980-82 49 14. Courtney Leavitt, USC 41.2 1996-99 224 2. Kevin Faulk, LSU 1995-98 46 15. Gordon Ely-Kelso, Georiga 40.2 2003-06 224 CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE 3. Carnell Williams, Auburn 2001-04 45 16. David Lawrence, Vanderbilt 41.4 1989-92 219 Player No. Seasons Yards 4. Dalton Hilliard, LSU 1982-85 44 17. Dana Moore, Miss. State 40.8 1979-82 217 1. Derek Abney, Kentucky 95 2000-03 2315 5. Bo Jackson, Auburn 1982-85 43 18. Jerry Shuford, Vanderbilt 39.0 1963-65 215 2. Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt 107 1986-88, 90 2263 6. Shaun Alexander, Alabama 1996-99 41 19. Dick McGraw, Miss. State 39.1 1965-67 214 3. Domanick Davis, LSU 95 1999-02 2168 7. Charles Alexander, LSU 1975-78 40 20. Mike Riley, Miss. State 40.2 1987-91 213 4. Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt 85 1989-93 2004 8. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss 1997-00 37 — BLAKE MCADAMS, STATE 40.0 2005- 195 5. Tony James, Miss. State 78 1989-92 1862 Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2005- 37 6. Willie Gault, Tennessee 78 1979-82 1854 9. Lars Tate, Georgia 1984-87 36 CAREER PUNTING YARDS 7. Leonard Scott, Tennessee 77 1999-02 1788 Emmitt Smith, Florida 1987-89 36 Player No. Seasons Yds. 8. Robert Dow, LSU 70 1973-76 1780 1. Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt 277 1979-82 12,171 11. James Stewart, Tennessee 1991-94 35 9. DEREK PEGUES, STATE 78 2005- 1753 2. Jim Miller, Ole Miss 266 1976-79 11,549 12. , Alabama 1969-71 34 10. James Brooks, Auburn 68 1977-80 1726 3. Bill Marinangel, Vanderbilt 272 1993-96 11,336 , Auburn 1976-79 34 11. Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt 74 1997-00 1677 4. Bill Smith, Ole Miss 254 1983-86 11,260 , Florida 1990-93 34 12. Kio Sanford, Kentucky 74 1994-97 1669 5. Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee 240 2001-04 10,216 15. , Alabama 1985-88 33 13. Gene Washington, Georgia 71 1973-76 1637 6. Cody Ridgeway, Ole Miss 238 2001-04 10,021 Garrison Hearst, Georgia 1990-92 33 14. Corey Harris, Vanderbilt 74 1988-91 1614 7. Lewis Colbert, Auburn 244 1982-85 10,179 Earnest Graham, Florida 1999-02 33 15. Boo Williams, South Carolina 69 1996-99 1568 8. Matt Wait, Arkansas 251 1994-97 10,177 18. Charles Trippi, Georgia 42,45-46 32 16. Kurt Johnson, Kentucky 74 1989-92 1560 9. Damon Duval, Auburn 227 1999-02 9,842 19. Fred Taylor, Florida 1994-97 31 17. Glen Young, Miss. State 66 1979-82 1538 10. Donnie Jones, LSU 233 2000-03 9,798 20. Stephen Davis, Auburn 1993-95 30 18. Thomas Bailey, Auburn 74 1991-94 1520 11. Dave Hardt, Kentucky 248 1968-70 9,739 Bob Davis, Kentucky 1935-37 30 19. Preston Brown, Vanderbilt 80 1976-79 1497 12. Courtney Leavitt, USC 224 1996-99 9,238 , Florida 1982-85 30 20. Doug Nettles, Vanderbilt 65 1971-73 1449 13. Charles Childers, Ole Miss 231 1987-90 9,074 — Tim Tebow 2006- 27 14. David Lawrence, Vanderbilt 219 1989-92 9,058 — ANTHONY DIXON 2006- 22 15. Gordon Ely-Kelso, Georgia 224 2003-06 9,003 16. Kody Bliss, Auburn 202 2003-06 8,861 17. Dana Moore, Miss. State 217 1979-82 8,860 18. Jimmy Carter, Kentucky 229 1995-98 8,828 19. Jimmy Colquitt, Tennessee 201 1981-84 8,816 20. Craig Colquitt, Tennessee 204 1975-77 8,662 — BLAKE MCADAMS, STATE 195 2005- 7,799

WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM allSEC candidates Royce Blackledge • C Michael Brown • OT Sr. • 6-4 • 293 • Sandersville, Miss. (Northeast Jones) Jr. • 6-5 • 300 • College Park, Ga. (Florida)

Named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List 2007 Highlights: • Started at left tackle for the last 16 games for State 2007 Highlights: • Played 51 snaps against LSU, tied for the team high in Week 1 • Earned 23rd consecutive start at center (29th overall start) against Arkansas • Played a team-high 79 snaps against Tulane, posting an 81 percent grade • Posted a team-best 82 percent grade in the season-opener against LSU • Played all 66 snaps at Auburn, where he helped contain defensive end Quinton • Again lead the team with an 85 percent showing against Tulane Groves, who finished with just two tackles and none behind the line of scrimmage • Played 74 snaps in Week 2, helping State amass 489 yards of total offense • Continued to excel in the run game in win over Gardner-Webb, earning an 87 percent • Graded out a at team-best 86 percent against Auburn in Week 3 grade and the coaches' praise • Posted an 86 percent grade against Gardner-Webb • Again had an outstanding day at South Carolina, posting a team-best 13 knockdowns • Also tallied a team-best eight knockdown blocks with an 85 percent blocking grade • Played all 73 snaps, earning an 85 percent grade against South Carolina • Posted 10 knockdowns against UAB while playing 64 snaps • Picked up nine knockdown blocks against the Gamecocks • Recorded an 83 percent grade with five knockdowns against Tennessee • Played all 64 snaps and recorded seven knockdowns against UAB • Graded out with a team best 10 knockdowns and 87 percent at West Virginia • Saw action on 67 snaps, posting an 80 percent grade against Tennessee • Played 76 snaps and recorded an 85 percent grade at Kentucky • Played 67 snaps at West Virginia, totalling seven knockdowns • Also credited with six knockdown blocks against UK • Played a season-high 82 snaps in win at Kentucky • Recorded nine knockdowns against the Tide while finishing with an 83 percent grade • Recorded team-best seven knockdowns and 88 percent grade as State rolled up 200 • Posted a team-best nine knockdowns against Arkansas, seeing action on 82 snaps yards on the ground against UK and posting an 82 percent grade • Again led the team with 11 knockdowns against Alabama while playing every snap • Played all 85 snaps and recorded an 87 percent grade against Arkansas allSEC candidates Titus Brown • DE Tony Burks • WR Jr. • 6-3 • 247 • Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hillcrest) Sr. • 6-4 • 217 • Gulfport, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC)

Currently ranks fourth in the SEC with 8.0 sacks 2007 Highlights: Also tied for eighth in conference with 12.0 tackles for loss • Caught one pass for 45 yards in season-opener against LSU • Earned first start, and pulled in four catches for 31 yards against Tulane in Week 2 2007 Highlights: • Again started at Auburn where he pulled in one catch for 15 yards • Credited with four tackles against LSU • Catch and run came on key third-and-12 in the third quarter of State's victory • Also tallied one sack, one tackle for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries against the • Pulled in his first touchdown pass of the season in win over Gardner-Webb Tigers in Week 1 • Caught two passes for a team-leading 49 yards in the win • Posted a pair of tackles including one behind the line against Tulane in Week 2 • Hauled in a pair of passes for 44 yards against South Carolina • Coaches' film showed a pair of QB hurries and three knockdowns against Green Wave • Had one catch for five yards against UAB in Week 6 • Moved into the Mississippi State career top 10 with his sack at Auburn in Week 3 • Pulled in a season-best five catches for 79 yards against Tennessee • Also credited with three quarterback hurries in win over Auburn • Also hauled in his second touchdown of the year on a 38-yard catch • Racked up six tackles, three tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and a forced fumble • Bettered his season-high effort from a week prior by pulling in six catches at WVU against Gardner-Webb in Week 4 • Caught two passes for 21 yards at Kentucky • Added to his SEC leading sack total with two more against South Carolina • Pulled in a pair of receptions for 29 yards against Alabama • Finished the Week 5 loss with three tackles and one quarterback hurry • Recorded four catches for 59 yards and a score against Arkansas • Was held without a tackle in win over UAB • Recorded six tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee TONY BURKS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATS • Also added a pair of quarterback hurries in the Week 7 loss YEAR G/GS CGT YDS AVG. TD LP/OPPONENT • Credited with three tackles and one-half tackle for loss against West Virginia 2006 12/9 35 850 24.3 5 78 / Tulane • Posted just two tackles but returned to the sack column with a seven-yard loss at UK 2007 11/7 30 418 13.9 3 45 / LSU • Also credited with a hurry on one of three interceptions forced against Kentucky TOTALS 23/16 65 1268 19.5 8 78 / TULANE • Dominated the line of scrimmage against Alabama, recording three tackles, two quarterback hurries that led directly to State interceptions and a sack on the game's TONY BURKS’ GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATS final play DATE OPPONENT REC YARDS AVG TD LONG • Recorded a pair of tackles in loss to Arkansas 8/30/07 LSU 1 45 45.0 0 45 9/8/07 * at Tulane 4 31 7.8 0 10 TITUS BROWN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS 9/15/07 * at Auburn 1 15 15.0 0 15 YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 2 49 24.5 1 30 2004 9/5 59 34 25 3.5-8 2.0-6 0/0 1 0-0 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 2 44 22.0 0 35 2005 10/2 30 16 14 6.0-23 1.0-10 0/1 1 0-0 10/6/07 UAB 1 5 5.0 0 5 2006 12/11 38 21 17 14.5-75 7.5-54 1/0 1 0-0 10/13/07 TENNESSEE 5 79 15.8 1 38 2007 11/11 32 22 10 12.0-66 8.0-48 2/0 0 0-0 10/20/07 at West Virginia 6 41 6.8 0 13 TOTALS 42/29 159 93 66 36.0-172 18.5-118 3/1 3 0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 2 21 10.5 0 11 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 2 29 14.5 0 16 TITUS BROWN'S GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 4 59 14.8 1 35 DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS 8/30/07 * LSU 4 1 3 1.0-2 1.0-2 9/8/07 * at Tulane 2 2 0 1.0-4 0.0-0 9/15/07 * at Auburn 1 1 0 1.0-10 1.0-10 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 6 4 2 3.0-14 2.0-10 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 3 3 0 2.0-9 2.0-9 10/6/07 * UAB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 6 5 1 1.5-8 0.0-0 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 3 1 2 0.5-2 0.0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 2 1 1 1.0-7 1.0-7 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 3 2 1 1.0-10 1.0-10 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 2 2 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 allSEC candidates Jamar Chaney • MLB Anthony Dixon • RB Jr. • 6-1 • 236 • Fort Pierce, Fla. (West Centennial) So. • 6-1 • 240 • Jackson, Miss. (Terry)

2007 Highlights: Currently second in the SEC with 13 rushing TDs • Credited with five tackles against LSU in the season-opener Ranks sixth in the conference in rushing yards • Also broke up one pass in Week 1 • Credited with a team-best six tackles against Tulane in Week 2 2007 Highlights: • Posted eight tackles and one tackle for loss in win at Auburn in Week 3 • Rushed for 29 yards on 13 carries in Week 1 against LSU • Again racked up eight tackles in win over Gardner-Webb • Posted career highs for rushing attempts (27) and yards (131) in win over Tulane • Credited with four solo tackles in loss at South Carolina • Also scored a pair of touchdowns against the Green Wave • Set a career best with 11 tackles against UAB • Ran for 103 yards on a new career-best 29 carries in State's win at Auburn • Also had a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries in Week 6 win • Had eclipsed the 100-yard mark four times in his last six games • Recorded eight tackles, one-half for loss and a QB hurry against Tennessee • Rushed for 88 yards on 15 carries in first half against Gardner-Webb • Held to just one tackle in limited playing time against West Virginia • Did not play in second half of the Bulldog Week 4 win • Did not start against Kentucky due to injury, but totalled three tackles • Finished with 83 yards and two scores on 22 attempts at South Carolina • Returned to starting role against Alabama, finishing with five tackles • Enjoyed career-best effort against UAB, carrying 32 times for 152 yards and three TDs • Also credited with a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Tide • Currently fifth in the SEC in yards-per-game and first with 10 TDs • Posted a career-high 14 tackles against Arkansas • Again eclipsed the century mark with 108 yards against Tennessee • Also recorded a tackle-for-loss against the Razorbacks • Rushed 20 times for 61 yards at West Virginia • Carried 25 times for 75 yards in win over Kentucky JAMAR CHANEY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS • Also pulled in first career receiving touchdown YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS • Rushed 26 times for 84 yards in victory over Alabama 2005 11/3 31 12 19 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0 • Scored his 22nd career rushing TD, moving him into a tie for fifth place on the 2006 12/11 66 35 31 7.5-27 2.5-17 1/0 0 0-0 school's all-time list 2007 11/10 73 36 37 3.5-5 0.0-0 0/0 3 0-0 • Now tied for third most rushing touchdowns win a single-season with 13 TOTALS 34/24 170 83 87 11.0-32 2.5-17 1/0 3 0-0 • Rushed 17 times for 40 yards against Arkansas • Established a new school record for single-season carries with 252 on the year JAMAR CHANEY'S GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS ANTHONY DIXON’S CAREER RUSHING STATS 8/30/07 * LSU 5 4 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 YEAR G/GS NO GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LP/OPP 9/8/07 * at Tulane 6 4 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 2006 12/4 169 707 39 668 4.0 9 65 / Arkansas 9/15/07 * at Auburn 8 3 5 1.0-1 0.0-0 2007 11/10 252 1027 73 954 3.8 13 30 / Tennessee 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 8 4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTALS 23/14 421 1734 112 1622 3.9 22 65 / ARKANSAS 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 4 4 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 10/6/07 * UAB 11 2 9 1.0-2 0.0-0 ANTHONY DIXON’S GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATS 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 8 5 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 DATE OPPONENT RUSH YARDS AVG TD LONG 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 8/30/07 * LSU 13 29 2.2 0 10 10/27/07 at Kentucky 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 9/8/07 * at Tulane 27 131 4.9 2 27 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 5 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 9/15/07 * at Auburn 29 103 3.6 0 15 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 14 9 5 1.0-1 0.0-0 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 15 88 5.9 2 23 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 22 83 3.8 2 22 10/6/07 UAB 32 152 4.8 3 18 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 26 108 4.2 1 30 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 20 61 3.0 1 9 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 25 75 3.0 1 15 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 26 84 3.2 1 9 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 17 40 2.4 0 9 allSEC candidates Anthony Johnson • DB Gabe ONeal • OLB So. • 5-10 • 194 • Jackson, Miss. (Hargrave) Sr. • 6-1 • 220 • Columbus, Miss. (Columbus)

2007 Highlights: 2007 Highlights: • Earned first career start in season opener against LSU • Opened season with five tackles against LSU • Credited with eight tackles, including one for loss in Week 1 • Earned starting nod at strong side linebacker Week 1 • Also picked up season-first pass breakup against the Tigers • Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after performance at Tulane in Week 2 • Posted three solo tackles and one PBU against Tulane in Week 2 • Intercepted a pass and raced 47 yards for State's first score against the Green Wave • Again recorded eight tackles against Auburn • Also credited with four tackles and a fumble recovery in the win • Also intercepted one pass and returned it eight yards in Week 3 • Posted seven tackles with one for loss in win at Auburn Week 3 • Did not start and played just nine snaps in Week 4 win after fighting virus all week • Recorded a career-best 10 tackles in win over Gardner-Webb • Returned to his starting role and made seven tackles, one for loss and had a PBU • Again led the team in Week 5 with seven tackles at South Carolina against South Carolina in Week 5 • Recorded three tackles against UAB • Recorded five tackles, one-half tackle for loss and three pass breakups against UAB • Credited with nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a PBU against Tennessee • Also picked off his second pass of the season, racing 30 yards for a touchdown • Posted five tackles at West Virginia in Week 8 • Recorded eight tackles, with one-half tackle for loss against Tennessee • Recorded four tackles and a forced fumble in win at Kentucky • Credited with just one tackle at West Virginia • Credited with four tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry against • Posted three tackles and a PBU against Kentucky Alabama in Week 10 • Recorded a pair of tackles and a pass breakup against Alabama • Again posted four tackles with one tackle for loss against Arkansas • Made arguably the biggest play of MSU's season with a 100-yard touchdown return of an Alabama interception right before halftime GABE O’NEAL’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS • Posted six tackles with four solo stops against Arkansas YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS 2004 10/5 29 15 14 1.0-5 0.0-0 0/1 0 0-0 ANTHONY JOHNSON'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS 2005 11/5 34 21 13 2.5-7 0.5-3 1/0 1 0-0 YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS 2006 12/6 40 20 20 3.0-4 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0 2006 12/0 12 6 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1 0-0 2007 11/11 62 39 23 5.5-11 0.0-0 1/1 1 1-47 2007 11/10 53 30 23 3.0-7 0.0-0 0/0 8 3-138 TOTALS 44/27 165 95 70 12.0-27 0.5-3 2/2 2 1-47 TOTALS 23/10 65 36 29 3.0-7 0.0-0 0/0 9 3-138 GABE O’NEAL’S GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS ANTHONY JOHNSON'S GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT PBU INT-YDS 8/30/07 * LSU 5 4 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 8/30/07 * LSU 8 6 2 1 0-0 9/8/07 * at Tulane 4 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 9/8/07 * at Tulane 3 3 0 1 0-0 9/15/07 * at Auburn 7 6 1 1.0-5 0.0-0 9/15/07 * at Auburn 8 4 4 0 1-8 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 10 7 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 9/22/07 GARDNER-WEBB 2 0 2 0 0-0 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 7 7 0 1.0-1 0.0-0 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 7 6 1 1 0-0 10/6/07 * UAB 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 10/6/07 * UAB 5 1 4 3 1-30 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 9 4 5 1.5-3 0.0-0 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 8 3 5 0 0-0 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 5 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 1 0 1 0 0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 4 3 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 3 2 1 1 0-0 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 4 2 2 1.0-1 0.0-0 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 2 1 1 1 1-100 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 4 2 2 1.0-1 0.0-0 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 6 4 2 0 0-0 allSEC candidates Anthony Strauder • OL Jr. • 6-3 • 290 • Natchez, Miss. (Natchez)

2007 Highlights: • Started at left guard in season-opener against LSU • Played 51 snaps in Week 1, posting a 72 percent blocking grade • Saw action from the outset against Tulane, earning an 84 percent grade • Also led the team with eight knockdowns in Week 2 • Played 57 snaps and graded out at 83 percent in win over Auburn Week 3 • Posted a team best 93 percent grade against Gardner-Webb, playing 51 snaps • Played 63 snaps, earning an 83 percent blocking grade at South Carolina • Led State with 12 knockdowns in 64 plays against UAB • Posted a team-best 84 percent grade against Tennessee with six knockdowns • Recorded nine knockdowns and graded out at 85 percent against West Virginia • Compiled 87 percent grade at Kentucky as State rolled to 200 yards on the ground • Also credited with five knockdowns against the Wildcats • Led all MSU linemen with an 84 percent grade against Alabama • Played 56 snaps and earned an 82 percent grade against Arkansas allSEC candidate Derek Pegues • DB / RET Jr. • 5-10 • 196 • Batesville, Miss. (South Panola)

Entered the SEC top-10 in career kickoff return yardage DEREK PEGUES’ CAREER KICK RETURN STATS YEAR G/GS NO YDS AVG TD LP/OPP 2007 Highlights: 2005 11/0 28 559 20.0 0 51 / Auburn • Earned first career start at free safety in season-opener against LSU 2006 12/12 29 687 23.7 0 61 / Tulane • Recorded three tackles, with two solo stops, in Week 1 2007 11/11 21 507 24.1 0 51 / West Virginia • Returned four kickoffs for 86 yards and three punts for 14 yards against the Tigers TOTALS 34/23 78 1753 22.5 0 61 / TULANE • Ran back four punts for 16 yards and four kickoffs for 80 yards against Tulane • Also credited with one tackle in Week 2 DEREK PEGUES’ GAME-BY-GAME KICK RETURN STATS • Intercepted Auburn's first pass and raced 20 yards for his school-record third DATE OPPONENT RET YARDS AVG TD LONG interception return for touchdown 8/30/07 * LSU 4 86 21.5 0 30 • Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup in Week 3 win 9/8/07 * at Tulane 4 80 20.0 0 26 • Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts at Auburn 9/15/07 * at Auburn 2 44 22.0 0 25 • Posted a pair of assists in win over Gardner-Webb in Week 4 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 1 18 18.0 0 18 • Credited with five tackles against South Carolina 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 0 0 — 0 — • Also recorded his second interception of the season and a PBU in the Week 5 loss 10/6/07 * UAB 0 0 — 0 — • Recorded a pair of tackles against UAB 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 0 0 — 0 — • Career best 10 tackles against Tennessee in Week 7 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 2 74 37.0 0 51 • Credited with five tackles at West Virginia 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 0 0 — 0 — • Returned to role as kick returner in Week 8, bringing back a pair of kicks for 74 yards 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 3 56 18.7 0 20 • Did not have a kick return opportunity against Kentucky 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 5 149 29.8 0 39 • Posted four tackles and recovered his first career fumble in Week 9 win • Returned two punts for 14 yards against Kentucky DEREK PEGUES’ CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS • Picked off his eighth career interception in win over Alabama YEAR G/GS NO YDS AVG TD LP/OPP • Also credited with one pass breakup and one tackle against the Tide 2005 11/0 1 2 2.0 0 2 / Houston • Accumulated 218 all-purpose yards against Arkansas 2006 12/12 25 350 14.0 1 81 / JSU • Returned five kickoffs for 149 yards 2007 11/11 21 179 8.5 0 37 / Arkansas • Also posted five solo stops on the afternoon TOTALS 34/23 47 531 11.3 1 81 / JSU

DEREK PEGUES’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS DEREK PEGUES’ GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURN STATS YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS DATE OPPONENT RET YARDS AVG TD LONG 2005 11/0 14 10 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 2 1-3 8/30/07 * LSU 3 14 4.7 0 6 2006 12/12 32 26 6 1.5-6 0.0-0 0/0 5 4-95 9/8/07 * at Tulane 4 16 4.0 0 14 2007 11/11 43 26 17 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/1 3 3-75 9/15/07 * at Auburn 0 0 — 0 — TOTALS 34/23 89 62 27 1.5-6 0.0-0 1/1 10 8-173 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 2 27 13.5 0 23 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 1 0 0.0 0 0 DEREK PEGUES’ GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS 10/6/07 * UAB 0 0 — 0 — DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT PBU INT-YDS 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 2 13 6.5 0 10 8/30/07 * LSU 3 2 1 0 0-0 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 3 22 7.3 0 11 9/8/07 * at Tulane 1 1 0 0 0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 2 14 7.0 0 8 9/15/07 * at Auburn 5 3 2 1 1-20 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 1 4 4.0 0 4 9/22/07 * GARDNER-WEBB 2 0 2 0 0-0 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 3 69 23.0 0 39 9/29/07 * at South Carolina 5 4 1 1 1-15 10/6/07 * UAB 2 1 1 0 0-0 10/13/07 * TENNESSEE 10 4 6 0 0-0 10/20/07 * at West Virginia 5 4 1 0 0-0 10/27/07 * at Kentucky 4 1 3 0 0-0 11/10/07 * ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 1-40 11/17/07 * vs. Arkansas 5 5 0 0 0-0 DT O PNN CPAT N YS TDS YDS DATE CMP INT ATT OPPONENT 1/70 *v.Akna 2 5 4 2 4 0 2 0 421 100 0 2 0 152 169 4 1 203 51 21 17 93 0 0 0 29 9 0 28 0 0 0 35 0 17 12 33 * vs. Arkansas 18 11/17/07 16 0 9 6 * ALABAMA 10 18 11/10/07 42 * at Kentucky 10/27/07 atWest Virginia * 0 3 10/20/07 0 0 0 * TENNESSEE 5 10/13/07 80/Arkansas 10 atSouthCarolina 10/6/07 8 * 3 9/29/07 UAB 3 0 LP/Opponent 80/ARKANSAS 4 8 0 9/22/07 * 8 GARDNER-WEBB 0 TD 9/15/07 at 10 Auburn 10 9/8/07 1223 S 1223 at 8/30/07 LSU .541 .541 Tulane YDS 5 5 PCT 209 209 113 113 INT ATT 11/7 11/7 TOTALS CMP G/GS 2007 YEAR TiedMSUschoolrecord fortouchdownthrows inagamewithfour • Threw for421yards, thethird-highest yardage inschoolhistoryagainst Arkansas • Passedfor100yards inwinoverAlabama • theNCAArecord setbyOklahomaState'sMikeGundyin1986 Beganhiscareer with137consecutivepasseswithoutaninterception, oneshyof • Completed18-of-35passesfor169yards atWest Virginia • Tossed hisfirsttwocareer touchdownpassesagainsttheVols inWeek 7 • Connectedon18-of-33passesfor203yards againstTennessee • ReturnedtothestartinglineupagainstUAB,completing9-of-12passesin victory • Connectedonthree-of-six passesfor17yards inreserve role atSouthCarolina • Completedfour-of-eight passes for42yards • Earnedhisfirstcareer startinwinoverGardner-Webb • Played39snaps,includingall10inState'sgame-winningdrive • Pressed intoactioninWeek 3winoverAuburn • Playedthefinal13snaps(allruns)ofState'swinoverTulane inWeek 2 • Completedthree-of-five passesfor16yards infirstgame • Earnedfirstcareer playingtimeinseason-openeragainstLSU • 2007 Highlights:

FRESHMENall Fr. •6-3190Parkland,Fla.(St.ThomasAquinas) Wesley •QB Carroll candidates WESLEY CARROLL'SGAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATS WESLEY CARROLL'SCAREERPASSING STATS SEC Played30snapsandearnedthree knockdownsagainstArkansas • Sawactionon31snapsagainstAlabamaposting an80percent grade • Alsoearnedan88percent gradeagainsttheWildcats • Pickedupaseason-highfiveknockdownsin26snapsatKentucky • Played40snapsatWest Virginia inWeek 8 • Postedateam-leading89gradein32snapsagainstTennessee • Earnedan85percent gradeagainstUABwhileplaying14snaps • DidnotseeanygameactionagainstSouthCarolina • Playedjust8snapsagainstGardner-Webb • Participatedon10offensive snapsatAuburn • Played33snapsandpostedfourknockdownsagainsttheGreen Wave • SawfirstgameactioninWeek 2winatTulane • 2007 Highlights: Derek Sherrod •OL Derek Sherrod Fr. •6-5298Columbus,Miss.(Caledonia) allSEC

FRESHMEN candidates J.C. Brignone • OL Zach Smith • DB RFr. • 6-1 • 290 • Pass Chrisitan, Miss. (St. Stanislaus) Fr. • 6-0 • 180 • Altoona, Ala. (Susan Moore)

2007 Highlights: 2007 Highlights: • Played 12 snaps in first collegiate action against LSU • Earned playing time, seeing 28 snaps, in first career game Week 1 • Saw the field for another dozen plays against Tulane in Week 2 • Credited with one tackle against LSU in the season-opener • Did not play against Auburn • Saw only special teams action against Tulane in Week 2 • Saw limited action against Gardner-Webb in Week 4 • Played 38 snaps against Auburn and credited with two tackles • Did not play in Week 5 loss at South Carolina • Posted three tackles in win over Gardner-Webb • Played last two snaps in win over UAB • Played just five defensive snaps at South Carolina • Was in for six plays against Tennessee, posting a pair of knockdown blocks • Played 33 snaps against UAB picking up a career-best four tackles • Played 23 snaps earning an 86 percent grade against West Virginia • Saw action on only three snaps against Tennessee before suffering injury • Saw action on 26 plays, posting an 88 percent grade at Kentucky • Did not play against West Virginia due to injury • Played 31 snaps and was credited with five knockdown blocks against Alabama • Returned to field at Kentucky and picked up one tackle on special teams • Credited with three tackles, including a huge goalline stop against Alabama • Posted one tackle in loss to Arkansas

ZACH SMITH'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS 2007 10/0 15 3 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1 0-0 TOTALS 10/0 15 3 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1 0-0

ZACH SMITH'S GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS DATE OPPONENT TT UT AT PBU INT-YDS 8/30/07 LSU 1 1 0 0 0-0 9/7/07 at Tulane 0 0 0 0 0-0 9/15/07 at Auburn 2 1 1 0 0-0 9/22/07 GARDNER-WEBB 3 0 3 0 0-0 9/29/07 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0-0 10/6/07 UAB 4 0 4 1 0-0 10/13/07 TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0-0 10/27/07 at Kentucky 1 0 1 0 0-0 11/10/07 ALABAMA 3 1 2 0 0-0 11/17/07 vs. Arkansas 1 0 1 0 0-0 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Results (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------* Aug 30, 2007 #2 LSU 0-45 L 0- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 3:24 50112 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane W 38-17 1- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 3:08 31076 * Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn W 19-14 2- 1- 0 1- 1- 0 3:07 82129 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB W 31-15 3- 1- 0 1- 1- 0 3:25 42272 * Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina 21-38 L 3- 2- 0 1- 2- 0 3:29 78883 Oct 06, 2007 UAB W 30-13 4- 2- 0 1- 2- 0 3:00 45259 * Oct 13, 2007 #25 TENNESSEE 21-33 L 4- 3- 0 1- 3- 0 3:17 50217 Oct 19, 2007 at #9 West Virginia 13-38 L 4- 4- 0 1- 3- 0 3:11 61022 * Oct 27, 2007 at #14 Kentucky W 31-14 5- 4- 0 2- 3- 0 3:07 68173 * Nov 10, 2007 #21 ALABAMA W 17-12 6- 4- 0 3- 3- 0 3:11 56188 *#Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas 31-45 L 6- 5- 0 3- 4- 0 3:18 55185

* indicates conference game 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

TEAM STATISTICS MS OPP ------SCORING...... 252 284 Points Per Game...... 22.9 25.8 FIRST DOWNS...... 196 200 Rushing...... 94 93 Passing...... 89 86 Penalty...... 13 21 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1543 1704 Yards gained rushing...... 1831 1946 Yards lost rushing...... 288 242 Rushing Attempts...... 442 399 Average Per Rush...... 3.5 4.3 Average Per Game...... 140.3 154.9 TDs Rushing...... 17 13 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1848 2071 Att-Comp-Int...... 316-165-16 333-187-14 Average Per Pass...... 5.8 6.2 Average Per Catch...... 11.2 11.1 Average Per Game...... 168.0 188.3 TDs Passing...... 11 19 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 3391 3775 Total Plays...... 758 732 Average Per Play...... 4.5 5.2 Average Per Game...... 308.3 343.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 48-907 47-1043 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 22-183 26-294 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 14-332 16-176 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 18.9 22.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 8.3 11.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 23.7 11.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 22-9 19-8 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 63-555 75-628 Average Per Game...... 50.5 57.1 PUNTS-YARDS...... 61-2358 54-2230 Average Per Punt...... 38.7 41.3 Net punt average...... 33.2 34.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 31:02 28:58 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 68/165 63/163 3rd-Down Pct...... 41% 39% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 6/13 2/12 4th-Down Pct...... 46% 17% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 15-93 18-149 MISC YARDS...... 41 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 33 33 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 8-11 18-22 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES...... 27-30 90% 29-40 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...... 20-30 67% 20-40 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 30-31 97% 32-32 100% ATTENDANCE...... 244048 376468 Games/Avg Per Game...... 5/48810 6/62745 Neutral Site Games...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Mississippi State... 66 61 70 55 - 252 Opponents...... 72 91 54 67 - 284 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Anthony Dixon 11-10 252 1027 73 954 3.8 13 30 86.7 Derek Pegues 21 179 8.5 0 37 Christian Ducre 11-3 101 479 19 460 4.6 3 34 41.8 Lance Long 1 4 4.0 0 4 Justin Williams 11-0 21 99 3 96 4.6 0 24 8.7 Total...... 22 183 8.3 0 37 Arnil Stallworth 11-0 4 21 0 21 5.2 0 8 1.9 Opponents...... 26 294 11.3 0 35 Wesley Carroll 11-7 34 123 103 20 0.6 0 27 1.8 Aubrey Bell 11-7 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 11 1.1 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Co-Eric Riley 10-1 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 1.2 ------Tony Burks 11-7 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Derek Pegues 3 75 25.0 1 40 Josh Riddell 3-1 4 10 15 -5 -1.2 0 6 -1.7 Anthony Johnson 3 138 46.0 2 100 TEAM 8-0 8 1 7 -6 -0.8 0 0 -0.8 Demario Bobo 2 0 0.0 0 0 Michael Henig 5-3 12 44 52 -8 -0.7 1 18 -1.6 De'Mon Glanton 2 60 30.0 1 60 Lance Long 11-2 2 0 16 -16 -8.0 0 0 -1.5 Marcus Washington 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total...... 11 442 1831 288 1543 3.5 17 34 140.3 Gabe O'Neal 1 47 47.0 1 47 Opponents...... 11 399 1946 242 1704 4.3 13 64 154.9 Jasper O'Quinn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Keith Fitzhugh 1 0 0.0 0 0 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Total...... 14 332 23.7 5 100 ------Opponents...... 16 176 11.0 1 51 Wesley Carroll 11-7 111.07 113-209-5 54.1 1223 8 80 111.2 Michael Henig 5-3 73.77 34-70-9 48.6 385 1 45 77.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Josh Riddell 3-1 110.16 18-37-2 48.6 240 2 35 80.0 ------Total...... 11 102.70 165-316-16 52.2 1848 11 80 168.0 Derek Pegues 21 507 24.1 0 51 Opponents...... 11 118.82 187-333-14 56.2 2071 19 67 188.3 Justin Williams 8 134 16.8 0 24 Co-Eric Riley 6 126 21.0 0 29 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Arnil Stallworth 6 38 6.3 0 15 ------Christian Ducre 3 63 21.0 0 25 Tony Burks 11-7 30 418 13.9 3 45 38.0 Lance Long 2 39 19.5 0 29 Jamayel Smith 11-5 28 455 16.2 3 80 41.4 Jeremy Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jason Husband 11-0 16 193 12.1 2 27 17.5 Ben Shelton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Lance Long 11-2 13 98 7.5 0 14 8.9 Total...... 48 907 18.9 0 51 Christian Ducre 11-3 13 73 5.6 0 12 6.6 Opponents...... 47 1043 22.2 0 49 Aubrey Bell 11-7 12 170 14.2 1 33 15.5 Arnil Stallworth 11-0 10 68 6.8 0 20 6.2 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Eric Hoskins 7-4 9 70 7.8 0 15 10.0 ------Eric Butler 11-5 8 71 8.9 0 15 6.5 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Co-Eric Riley 10-1 8 68 8.5 0 30 6.8 Opponents...... 2 64 32.0 0 39 Anthony Dixon 11-10 6 56 9.3 1 18 5.1 Jeremy Jones 11-1 4 17 4.2 1 8 1.5 Brandon McRae 11-1 2 50 25.0 0 33 4.5 Justin Williams 11-0 2 18 9.0 0 14 1.6 Brandon Hart 11-2 2 11 5.5 0 7 1.0 Dezmond Sherrod 11-7 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 Wesley Carroll 11-7 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Total...... 11 165 1848 11.2 11 80 168.0 Opponents...... 11 187 2071 11.1 19 67 188.3 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------Anthony Dixon 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Wesley Carroll 11 243 20 1223 1243 113.0 Adam Carlson 0 8-11 30-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Anthony Dixon 11 252 954 0 954 86.7 Tony Burks 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Christian Ducre 11 101 460 0 460 41.8 Christian Ducre 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Michael Henig 5 82 -8 385 377 75.4 Jamayel Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Josh Riddell 3 41 -5 240 235 78.3 Anthony Johnson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Justin Williams 11 21 96 0 96 8.7 Jason Husband 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Arnil Stallworth 11 4 21 0 21 1.9 Jeremy Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Co-Eric Riley 10 1 12 0 12 1.2 Derek Pegues 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Aubrey Bell 11 2 12 0 12 1.1 Aubrey Bell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tony Burks 11 1 3 0 3 0.3 Gabe O'Neal 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 8 8 -6 0 -6 -0.8 De'Mon Glanton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Lance Long 11 2 -16 0 -16 -1.5 Michael Henig 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 11 758 1543 1848 3391 308.3 Wesley Carroll 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 0 Opponents...... 11 732 1704 2071 3775 343.2 Total...... 33 8-11 30-31 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 252 Opponents...... 33 18-22 32-32 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 284

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------Blake McAdams 58 2310 39.8 73 2 3 15 1 Adam Carlson 8-11 72.7 0-0 2-3 6-6 0-1 0-1 39 0 Adam Carlson 2 48 24.0 30 0 0 2 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 FG SEQUENCE Mississippi State OPPONENTS Total...... 61 2358 38.7 73 2 3 17 1 ------Opponents...... 54 2230 41.3 61 9 9 14 0 LSU - (27) Tulane 42,(23),51 (26) KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Auburn (32),(30) ------Gardner-Webb 27,(33) (33),(20),(28) Adam Carlson 50 3095 61.9 1 0 South Carolina - (45),50 Total...... 50 3095 61.9 1 0 1043 40.6 29 UAB (39) (42),31,(29) Opponents...... 61 3631 59.5 8 4 907 42.0 27 Tennessee - 26,(47),(29),(26),(43) West Virginia - (42) Kentucky (31) 34 Alabama (35) (39),(51),(29),(50) Arkansas (25) (39)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------Anthony Dixon 11 954 56 0 0 0 1010 91.8 Derek Pegues 11 0 0 179 507 75 761 69.2 Christian Ducre 11 460 73 0 63 0 596 54.2 Jamayel Smith 11 0 455 0 0 0 455 41.4 Tony Burks 11 3 418 0 0 0 421 38.3 Justin Williams 11 96 18 0 134 0 248 22.5 Co-Eric Riley 10 12 68 0 126 0 206 20.6 Jason Husband 11 0 193 0 0 0 193 17.5 Aubrey Bell 11 12 170 0 0 0 182 16.5 Anthony Johnson 11 0 0 0 0 138 138 12.5 Arnil Stallworth 11 21 68 0 38 0 127 11.5 Lance Long 11 -16 98 4 39 0 125 11.4 Eric Butler 11 0 71 0 0 0 71 6.5 Eric Hoskins 7 0 70 0 0 0 70 10.0 De'Mon Glanton 11 0 0 0 0 60 60 5.5 Brandon McRae 11 0 50 0 0 0 50 4.5 Gabe O'Neal 11 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.3 Wesley Carroll 11 20 2 0 0 0 22 2.0 Jeremy Jones 11 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.5 Marcus Washington 10 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.2 Brandon Hart 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0 Dezmond Sherrod 11 0 10 0 0 0 10 0.9 Josh Riddell 3 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -1.7 TEAM 8 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.8 Michael Henig 5 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.6 Total...... 11 1543 1848 183 907 332 4813 437.5 Opponents...... 11 1704 2071 294 1043 176 5288 480.7 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------22 Jamar Chaney 11-10 36 37 73 3.5-5 . . 3 4 . . . . 10 Dominic Douglas 11-9 34 35 69 8.0-27 1.0-9 . . 2 . . . . 5 Gabe O'Neal 11-11 39 23 62 5.5-11 . 1-47 1 1 1-0 1 . . 36 Jamon Hughes 11-1 31 26 57 3.0-6 ...... 11 Anthony Johnson 11-10 30 23 53 3.0-7 . 3-138 8 . . . . . 1 Keith Fitzhugh 11-3 27 16 43 5.0-19 1.0-9 1-0 1 . 1-0 2 . . 3 Derek Pegues 11-11 26 17 43 . . 3-75 3 . 1-0 . . . 8 De'Mon Glanton 11-9 28 14 42 2.0-13 1.0-11 2-60 7 1 . 1 . . 51 Avery Hannibal 11-11 16 22 38 6.5-12 2.0-6 . . 9 . . . . 18 Marcus Washington 10-6 26 9 35 3.0-5 . 1-12 4 . . . . . 23 Jasper O'Quinn 10-5 20 13 33 1.0-5 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 54 Titus Brown 11-11 22 10 32 12.0-66 8.0-48 . . 14 . 2 . . 6 Demario Bobo 10-2 16 15 31 1.5-5 . 2-0 3 . 1-0 2 . . 39 Tim Bailey 11-0 13 9 22 3.0-11 . . 1 5 . . . . 94 Jessie Bowman 10-7 8 12 20 3.5-9 . . . 2 . . . . 97 Jimmie Holmes 9-0 10 9 19 3.5-18 2.0-10 . 1 . 2-0 1 . . 42 Zach Smith 10-0 3 12 15 . . . 1 . . . . . 99 Quinton Wesley 10-1 7 8 15 2.0-7 . . . . . 1 . . 90 Cortez McCraney 10-4 4 10 14 2.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 95 Kyle Love 11-7 6 7 13 2.5-9 . . . 3 1-0 . 1 . 56 Anthony Littlejohn 11-1 5 7 12 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 27 Jarvis Kyles 11-0 4 3 7 ...... 1 . . 28 Tay Bowser 6-1 5 1 6 ...... 34 K.J. Wright 8-0 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 Aaron Feld 11-0 2 2 4 ...... 86 Lance Long 11-2 2 1 3 ...... 82 Jason Husband 11-0 1 2 3 ...... 37 Adam Carlson 11-0 2 . 2 ...... 40 Chris Nance 5-0 . 2 2 ...... 98 LaMarcus Williams 9-1 1 1 2 ...... 81 Brandon McRae 11-1 2 . 2 ...... 93 Brandon Cooper 6-0 1 1 2 ...... 48 Dezmond Sherrod 11-7 1 1 2 ...... 87 Aubrey Bell 11-7 1 1 2 ...... 91 Rodney Prince 5-0 . 1 1 0.5-0 ...... 25 Tyler Threadgill 9-0 . 1 1 ...... 84 Jeremy Jones 11-1 1 . 1 ...... 77 Michael Brown 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 38 Eric Hoskins 7-4 1 . 1 ...... 52 Karlin Brown 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 43 Blake McAdams 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Tony Burks 11-7 1 . 1 ...... 89 Jamayel Smith 11-5 1 . 1 1.0-11 . . . . . 1 . . 7 Michael Henig 5-3 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 11-0 439 354 793 73-252 15-93 14-332 35 43 8-0 12 1 . Opponents...... 11-0 - - - - 18-149 16-176 32 22 9-64 11 1 . 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| 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 Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 26 10 0 10 14 136 0 45 14- 33- 6 136 0 45 7 131 0 30 4 18 0 6 146 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 54 266 3 27 20 223 1 33 20- 31- 1 223 1 33 4 80 0 26 4 16 0 14 489 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 43 172 1 18 5 41 0 16 5- 18- 0 41 0 16 3 59 0 25 0 0 0 0 213 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 39 215 2 27 12 166 1 30 12- 19- 1 166 1 30 4 65 0 29 2 27 0 23 381 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 42 140 2 22 12 118 1 35 12- 27- 1 118 1 35 4 86 0 29 1 0 0 0 258 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 45 165 3 18 11 119 0 23 11- 20- 2 119 0 23 2 48 0 25 0 0 0 0 284 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 36 135 1 30 18 203 2 38 18- 33- 0 203 2 38 7 91 0 29 2 13 0 10 338 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 33 45 2 9 18 169 0 30 18- 35- 0 169 0 30 7 126 0 51 3 22 0 11 214 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 51 200 2 34 17 152 2 22 17- 28- 0 152 2 22 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 8 352 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 42 115 1 14 9 100 0 19 9- 21- 1 100 0 19 5 72 0 20 1 4 0 4 215 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 31 80 0 17 29 421 4 80 29- 51- 4 421 4 80 5 149 0 39 3 69 0 37 501

Totals...... 442 1543 17 34 165 1848 11 80 165-316- 16 1848 11 80 48 907 0 51 22 183 0 37 3391 Opponent...... 399 1704 13 64 187 2071 19 67 187-333- 14 2071 19 67 47 1043 0 49 26 294 0 35 3775

Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.5 Avg per catch: 11.2 Pass efficiency: 102.70 Kick ret avg: 18.9 Punt ret avg: 8.3 All purpose avg/game: 437.5 Total offense avg/gm: 308.3 |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 42 38 80 11.0-34 3.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 29 18 47 4.0-25 1.0-9 2 2-0 1-47 0 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 43 36 79 6.0-36 2.0-21 2 2-0 3-28 14 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 19 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 40 40 80 6.0-22 3.0-12 4 1-0 1-60 3 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 52 6 58 7.0-23 2.0-9 0 0-0 1-15 3 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 22 46 68 5.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-30 7 6 1 4-3 0 0 0 30 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 40 55 95 7.0-16 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 4 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 37 34 71 4.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 42 26 68 7.0-32 3.0-13 3 3-0 3-12 1 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 35 34 69 7.0-24 1.0-10 1 0-0 2-140 7 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 57 21 78 9.0-16 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 31

Totals...... 439 354 793 73.0-252 15.0-93 12 8-0 14-332 43 35 1 31-30 0 0 0 252 Opponent...... 485 283 768 65.5-261 18.0-149 11 9-64 16-176 22 32 1 32-32 0 0 0 284

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 5 178 35.6 44 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 1 69 69.0 0 0 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 3 112 37.3 42 0 0 0 0 2 3-1 23 0 7 436 62.3 0 0 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 6 260 43.3 73 0 0 0 2 1 2-2 32 0 5 313 62.6 0 0 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 4 149 37.2 42 0 1 0 0 3 2-1 33 0 6 359 59.8 0 0 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 7 274 39.1 51 1 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 266 66.5 0 0 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 4 168 42.0 58 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 39 0 6 397 66.2 0 0 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 7 287 41.0 51 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 0 0 4 238 59.5 0 0 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 8 293 36.6 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 198 66.0 0 0 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 6 248 41.3 55 0 0 1 3 3 1-1 31 0 6 354 59.0 0 0 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 7 255 36.4 53 0 1 0 2 2 1-1 35 0 4 230 57.5 1 0 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 4 134 33.5 39 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 25 0 4 235 58.8 0 0

Totals...... 61 2358 38.7 73 1 2 3 11 17 11-8 39 0 50 3095 61.9 1 0 Opponent...... 54 2230 41.3 61 0 9 9 7 14 22-18 51 1 61 3631 59.5 8 4 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| 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 Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 50 198 3 21 14 149 3 19 14- 22- 0 149 3 19 1 26 0 26 1 5 0 5 347 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 17 44 1 39 16 199 1 67 16- 29- 1 199 1 67 7 128 0 31 1 0 0 0 243 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 46 216 2 28 12 107 0 36 12- 22- 3 107 0 36 5 110 0 40 3 35 0 26 323 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 35 131 1 27 21 203 0 43 21- 37- 1 203 0 43 6 115 0 26 1 10 0 10 334 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 35 123 3 25 19 279 2 48 19- 37- 1 279 2 48 4 109 0 44 5 53 0 19 402 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 23 71 0 11 16 217 1 34 16- 35- 1 217 1 34 6 161 0 49 2 2 0 2 288 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 42 211 1 39 22 259 2 51 22- 36- 1 259 2 51 4 58 0 29 5 64 0 35 470 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 42 262 2 64 12 84 3 14 12- 20- 1 84 3 14 3 74 0 27 5 78 0 35 346 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 27 89 0 15 24 230 2 37 24- 42- 3 230 2 37 6 140 0 34 2 36 0 27 319 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 37 153 0 17 16 121 0 20 16- 35- 2 121 0 20 1 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 274 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 45 206 0 31 15 223 5 57 15- 18- 0 223 5 57 4 88 0 34 1 11 0 11 429

Opponent totals...... 399 1704 13 64 187 2071 19 67 187-333- 14 2071 19 67 47 1043 0 49 26 294 0 35 3775 Mississippi State...... 442 1543 17 34 165 1848 11 80 165-316- 16 1848 11 80 48 907 0 51 22 183 0 37 3391

Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 4.3 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 118.82 Kick ret avg: 22.2 Punt ret avg: 11.3 All purpose avg/game: 480.7 Total offense avg/gm: 343.2 |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 39 20 59 8.0-45 4.0-37 1 1-0 6-122 0 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 59 36 95 6.0-27 2.0-13 2 1-0 1-6 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 34 28 62 7.0-18 1.0-4 2 1-0 0-0 6 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 33 32 65 2.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 15 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 47 12 59 7.0-37 2.0-27 0 0-0 1-0 6 3 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 38 28 66 5.0-15 1.0-6 0 0-0 2-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 46 22 68 4.0-10 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 1 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 33 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 34 44 78 8.0-40 3.0-23 2 3-64 0-0 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 49 18 67 2.0-5 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 45 17 62 8.5-30 2.0-20 0 0-0 1-8 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 12 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 61 26 87 8.0-31 2.0-14 1 1-0 4-40 4 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 45

Opponent totals...... 485 283 768 65.5-261 18.0-149 11 9-64 16-176 22 32 1 32-32 0 0 0 284 Mississippi State...... 439 354 793 73.0-252 15.0-93 12 8-0 14-332 43 35 1 31-30 0 0 0 252

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug 30, 2007 LSU...... 7 314 44.9 56 0 2 0 3 2 1-1 27 0 7 433 61.9 0 0 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane...... 7 286 40.9 48 0 0 2 0 1 1-1 26 0 4 244 61.0 0 0 Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn...... 4 165 41.2 49 0 2 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 152 50.7 0 0 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB...... 5 189 37.8 48 0 1 0 0 1 3-3 33 0 5 245 49.0 0 1 Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina...... 4 134 33.5 42 0 0 2 0 1 2-1 45 0 7 441 63.0 2 0 Oct 06, 2007 UAB...... 6 284 47.3 61 0 2 2 1 1 3-2 42 1 4 248 62.0 1 1 Oct 13, 2007 TENNESSEE...... 4 171 42.8 48 0 0 2 0 0 5-4 47 0 8 476 59.5 0 1 Oct 19, 2007 at West Virginia...... 5 184 36.8 53 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 42 0 7 365 52.1 0 0 Oct 27, 2007 at Kentucky...... 2 74 37.0 42 0 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 3 210 70.0 3 0 Nov 10, 2007 ALABAMA...... 4 179 44.8 56 0 1 1 1 2 4-4 51 0 5 299 59.8 0 0 Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas...... 6 250 41.7 52 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 39 0 8 518 64.8 2 1

Opponent totals...... 54 2230 41.3 61 0 9 9 7 14 22-18 51 1 61 3631 59.5 8 4 Mississippi State...... 61 2358 38.7 73 1 2 3 11 17 11-8 39 0 50 3095 61.9 1 0 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Results (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------* Aug 30, 2007 #2 LSU 0-45 L 0- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 3:24 50112 Sep 08, 2007 at Tulane W 38-17 1- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 3:08 31076 * Sep 15, 2007 at Auburn W 19-14 2- 1- 0 1- 1- 0 3:07 82129 Sep 22, 2007 GARDNER-WEBB W 31-15 3- 1- 0 1- 1- 0 3:25 42272 * Sep 29, 2007 at South Carolina 21-38 L 3- 2- 0 1- 2- 0 3:29 78883 Oct 06, 2007 UAB W 30-13 4- 2- 0 1- 2- 0 3:00 45259 * Oct 13, 2007 #25 TENNESSEE 21-33 L 4- 3- 0 1- 3- 0 3:17 50217 Oct 19, 2007 at #9 West Virginia 13-38 L 4- 4- 0 1- 3- 0 3:11 61022 * Oct 27, 2007 at #14 Kentucky W 31-14 5- 4- 0 2- 3- 0 3:07 68173 * Nov 10, 2007 #21 ALABAMA W 17-12 6- 4- 0 3- 3- 0 3:11 56188 *#Nov 17, 2007 at Arkansas 31-45 L 6- 5- 0 3- 4- 0 3:18 55185

* indicates conference game

------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- LSU...... 0-45 9/22 2/11 6/10 1/1 26-10 / 50-198 14-33- 6 / 14-22- 0 136/149 59-146 / 72-347 149/153 7/0 Tulane...... 38-17 27/8 14/1 10/6 3/1 54-266 / 17-44 20-31- 1 / 16-29- 1 223/199 85-489 / 46-243 143/134 2/3 Auburn...... 19-14 14/16 11/12 2/3 1/1 43-172 / 46-216 5-18- 0 / 12-22- 3 41/107 61-213 / 68-323 87/145 1/5 GARDNER-WEBB...... 31-15 19/20 11/8 7/8 1/4 39-215 / 35-131 12-19- 1 / 21-37- 1 166/203 58-381 / 72-334 152/125 2/2 South Carolina...... 21-38 18/21 10/10 6/9 2/2 42-140 / 35-123 12-27- 1 / 19-37- 1 118/279 69-258 / 72-402 101/162 1/1 UAB...... 30-13 16/11 10/0 6/10 0/1 45-165 / 23-71 11-20- 2 / 16-35- 1 119/217 65-284 / 58-288 78/163 2/1 TENNESSEE...... 21-33 18/23 7/12 9/10 2/1 36-135 / 42-211 18-33- 0 / 22-36- 1 203/259 69-338 / 78-470 104/122 0/1 West Virginia...... 13-38 12/17 2/8 9/5 1/4 33-45 / 42-262 18-35- 0 / 12-20- 1 169/84 68-214 / 62-346 148/216 3/1 Kentucky...... 31-14 22/19 14/8 8/10 0/1 51-200 / 27-89 17-28- 0 / 24-42- 3 152/230 79-352 / 69-319 26/176 1/6 ALABAMA...... 17-12 14/23 9/12 5/7 0/4 42-115 / 37-153 9-21- 1 / 16-35- 2 100/121 63-215 / 72-274 216/42 1/2 Arkansas...... 31-45 27/20 4/11 21/8 2/1 31-80 / 45-206 29-51- 4 / 15-18- 0 421/223 82-501 / 63-429 218/139 5/0

Totals...... 252-284 196/200 94/93 89/86 13/21 442-1543/399-1704 165-316-16/187-333-14 1848/2071 758-3391/ 732-3775 1422/1577 25/22

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 32 Anthony Dixon vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Yards Rushing...... 152 Anthony Dixon vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) TD Rushes...... 3 Anthony Dixon vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Long Rush...... 34 Christian Ducre at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Pass attempts...... 51 Wesley Carroll at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Pass completions.... 29 Wesley Carroll at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Passing...... 421 Wesley Carroll at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) TD Passes...... 4 Wesley Carroll at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Long Pass...... 80 Wesley Carroll at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Receptions...... 10 Jamayel Smith at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Receiving..... 208 Jamayel Smith at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) TD Receptions...... 2 Jamayel Smith at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Long Reception...... 80 Jamayel Smith at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Field Goals...... 2 Adam Carlson at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Long Field Goal..... 39 Adam Carlson vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Punts...... 8 Blake McAdams at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Punting Avg...... 45.7 Blake McAdams at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Long Punt...... 73 Blake McAdams at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Long Punt Return.... 37 Derek Pegues at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Long Kickoff Return. 51 Derek Pegues at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Tackles...... 14 Jamar Chaney at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Sacks...... 2.0 Titus Brown vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) Titus Brown at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Avery Hannibal at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 Titus Brown vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) Avery Hannibal at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Interceptions...... 1 Gabe O'Neal at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Derek Pegues at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Demario Bobo at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Anthony Johnson at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) De'Mon Glanton vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) Derek Pegues at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Anthony Johnson vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Jasper O'Quinn vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) Demario Bobo at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Keith Fitzhugh at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) De'Mon Glanton at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Marcus Washington at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Derek Pegues vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) Anthony Johnson vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 54 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Rushing...... 266 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Per Rush...... 5.5 vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) TD Rushes...... 3 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Pass attempts...... 51 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Pass completions.... 29 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Passing...... 421 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Per Pass...... 8.7 vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) TD Passes...... 4 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Total Plays...... 85 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Total Offense...... 501 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Per Play...... 6.6 vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) Points...... 38 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Sacks By...... 3 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) First Downs...... 27 at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Penalties...... 9 vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Penalty Yards...... 104 vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 22, 2007) Turnovers...... 7 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) Interceptions By.... 3 at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 28 Darren McFadden, at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Yards Rushing...... 139 Arian Foster, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) TD Rushes...... 3 Mike Davis, at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Long Rush...... 64 WHITE, Patrick, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Pass attempts...... 42 Andre' Woodson, at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Pass completions.... 24 Andre' Woodson, at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Yards Passing...... 279 Chris Smelley, at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) TD Passes...... 4 Casey Dick, at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Long Pass...... 67 ELLIOTT, Scott, at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Receptions...... 11 Lucas Taylor, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) Yards Receiving..... 186 Lucas Taylor, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) TD Receptions...... 2 Kenny McKinley, at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) REYNAUD, Darius, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Steve Johnson, at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Robert Johnson, at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Long Reception...... 67 WILLIAMS, J., at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Field Goals...... 4 Daniel Lincoln, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) Leigh Tiffin, vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) Long Field Goal..... 51 Leigh Tiffin, vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) Punts...... 7 Patrick Fisher, vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) THEVENOT, Ross, at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Punting Avg...... 47.3 WATERS, S., vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Long Punt...... 61 WATERS, S., vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Long Punt Return.... 35 Jonathan Hefney, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) RIVERS, Vaughn, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Long Kickoff Return. 49 FORREST, F., vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) Tackles...... 16 DILLARD, James, at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Sacks...... 1.0 Danny McCray, vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) , vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) L. Levingston, vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) Al Woods, vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) SCOTT, Reggie, at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) KELLEY, Logan, at Tulane (Sep 08, 2007) Antonio Coleman, at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Emanuel Cook, at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Eric Norwood, at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) JEFFRIES, B., vs UAB (Oct 06, 2007) A. Reynolds, vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) WICKS, Eric, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) DINGLE, Johnny, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) DYKES, Keilen, at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Ezekial Knight, vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) W. Gilberry, vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) Adrian Davis, at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Ernest Mitchell, at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Tackles For Loss.... 4.0 Pat Sims, at Auburn (Sep 15, 2007) Interceptions...... 3 Craig Steltz, vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 50 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) Yards Rushing...... 262 at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) Yards Per Rush...... 6.2 at West Virginia (Oct 19, 2007) TD Rushes...... 3 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Pass attempts...... 42 at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Pass completions.... 24 at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Yards Passing...... 279 at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Yards Per Pass...... 12.4 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) TD Passes...... 5 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Total Plays...... 78 vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) Total Offense...... 470 vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) Yards Per Play...... 6.8 at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Points...... 45 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) at Arkansas (Nov 17, 2007) Sacks By...... 4 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) First Downs...... 23 vs Tennessee (Oct 13, 2007) vs Alabama (Nov 10, 2007) Penalties...... 11 at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Penalty Yards...... 94 at South Carolina (Sep 29, 2007) Turnovers...... 6 at Kentucky (Oct 27, 2007) Interceptions By.... 6 vs LSU (Aug 30, 2007) 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Games Played (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

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39 Tim Bailey 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 87 Aubrey Bell 11/7 XXX XXX START START XXX START START START XXX START START 76 R. Blackledge 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 6 Demario Bobo 10/2 ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX 94 Jessie Bowman 10/7 START START START ... XXX XXX START START START XXX START 28 Tay Bowser 6/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX ...... XXX 52 Karlin Brown 6/- XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX 77 Michael Brown 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 54 Titus Brown 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 4 Tony Burks 11/7 XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX START START START 88 Eric Butler 11/5 START XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX XXX 70 J.C. Brignone 9/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 37 Adam Carlson 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 58 John Carpenter 5/- XXX XXX ... XXX ...... XXX XXX ...... 13 Wesley Carroll 11/7 XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START START START START 22 Jamar Chaney 11/10 START START START START START START START START XXX START START 93 Brandon Cooper 6/- ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 60 J.D. Hamilton 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 24 Anthony Dixon 11/10 START START START START START XXX START START START START START 10 Dominic Douglas 11/9 START START START START START START XXX XXX START START START 29 Christian Ducre 11/3 START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START XXX 50 Devon Edwards 1/- ... XXX ...... 46 Aaron Feld 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1 Keith Fitzhugh 11/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START 78 Michael Gates 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 E. Gatling 1/- ...... XXX ...... 8 De'Mon Glanton 11/9 START START START START START START START START XXX START XXX 51 Avery Hannibal 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 35 Brandon Hart 11/2 XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 85 B. Henderson 2/- ...... XXX XXX ...... 7 Michael Henig 5/3 START START START ...... XXX XXX ...... 97 Jimmie Holmes 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... 38 Eric Hoskins 7/4 ...... XXX ... START START START XXX XXX START 36 Jamon Hughes 11/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX 9 Keon Humphries 9/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 Jason Husband 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 K.J. Wright 8/- ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 75 Craig Jenkins 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 11 Anthony Johnson 11/10 START START START XXX START START START START START START START 84 Jeremy Jones 11/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 27 Jarvis Kyles 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 A. Littlejohn 11/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 Lance Long 11/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX 95 Kyle Love 11/7 XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START XXX START 61 Mark Lynn 1/- ...... XXX ...... 47 Ryan Mason 8/- ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 43 Blake McAdams 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Games Played (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

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90 Cortez McCraney 10/4 START START START XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX 81 Brandon McRae 11/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 74 Mark Melichar 8/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 40 Chris Nance 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 5 Gabe O'Neal 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 23 Jasper O'Quinn 10/5 XXX XXX ... START XXX XXX XXX START START START START 3 Derek Pegues 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 91 Rodney Prince 5/- XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 17 Josh Riddell 3/1 ...... XXX XXX START ...... 15 Co-Eric Riley 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 Ben Shelton 10/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 79 Derek Sherrod 9/- ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 48 Dezmond Sherrod 11/7 XXX START XXX START START START START START XXX XXX START 89 Jamayel Smith 11/5 START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX 42 Zach Smith 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 30 A. Stallworth 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 53 A. Strauder 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 67 Roland Terry 2/- XXX XXX ...... 25 T. Threadgill 9/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 18 M. Washington 10/6 START START START ... START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 99 Quinton Wesley 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 83 Austin Wilbanks 1/- ...... XXX ...... 26 Jarvis Williams 1/- ...... XXX ...... 33 Justin Williams 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 98 L. Williams 9/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

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Jamar Chaney LB..... 36-37 73 4-1 4-2 3-5 4-4 4-0 2-9 5-3 0-1 0-3 1-4 9-5 Dominic Douglas LB.. 34-35 69 4-5 3-0 3-6 4-2 2-1 5-5 2-3 3-2 4-3 2-6 2-2 Gabe O'Neal LB...... 39-23 62 4-1 2-2 6-1 7-3 7-0 0-3 4-5 2-3 3-1 2-2 2-2 Jamon Hughes LB..... 31-26 57 0-3 1-0 3-1 1-2 5-1 0-2 3-5 6-6 4-5 2-1 6-0 Anthony Johnson DB.. 30-23 53 6-2 3-0 4-4 0-2 6-1 1-4 3-5 0-1 2-1 1-1 4-2 Keith Fitzhugh DB... 27-16 43 2-1 4-1 1-2 2-1 1-0 0-1 - 5-3 3-3 6-4 3-0 Derek Pegues DB..... 26-17 43 2-1 1-0 3-2 0-2 4-1 1-1 4-6 4-1 1-3 1-0 5-0 De'Mon Glanton DB... 28-14 42 3-2 2-3 3-1 0-2 5-0 2-1 2-3 2-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 Avery Hannibal DL... 16-22 38 0-4 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-5 3-3 4-1 3-4 3-0 M. Washington DB.... 26-9 35 3-0 2-1 3-1 DNP 4-2 3-2 3-3 2-0 2-0 - 4-0 Jasper O'Quinn DB... 20-13 33 0-2 0-1 DNP 3-0 - 1-1 4-4 - 5-0 6-3 1-2 Titus Brown DL...... 22-10 32 1-3 2-0 1-0 4-2 3-0 - 5-1 1-2 1-1 2-1 2-0 Demario Bobo DB..... 16-15 31 DNP 1-0 1-1 3-5 1-0 3-1 2-2 3-3 2-1 0-2 - Tim Bailey DL...... 13-9 22 3-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 Jessie Bowman DL.... 8-12 20 2-3 0-1 - DNP 1-0 0-1 0-3 1-0 1-2 0-1 3-1 Jimmie Holmes DL.... 10-9 19 2-3 1-2 1-2 3-2 - - - DNP 2-0 1-0 DNP Zach Smith DB...... 3-12 15 1-0 - 1-1 0-3 - 0-4 - DNP 0-1 1-2 0-1 Quinton Wesley DL... 7-8 15 1-2 - 3-2 1-0 2-0 0-3 - DNP - - 0-1 Cortez McCraney DL.. 4-10 14 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 - DNP 0-1 0-1 - 1-1 2-1 Kyle Love DL...... 6-7 13 - - 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 1-2 - - 1-0 A. Littlejohn LB.... 5-7 12 0-1 1-0 0-1 - 3-0 1-1 0-2 - - 0-1 0-1 Jarvis Kyles DB..... 4-3 7 - - 1-1 2-2 - - - - 1-0 - - Tay Bowser DB...... 5-1 6 - 1-1 1-0 3-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - K.J. Wright LB...... 3-2 5 DNP DNP DNP - - 1-0 0-2 - - - 2-0 Aaron Feld...... 2-2 4 - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 0-2 - - - Lance Long...... 2-1 3 1-0 ------1-1 Jason Husband...... 1-2 3 - - 1-0 - - - - 0-2 - - - Brandon McRae...... 2-0 2 - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - Dezmond Sherrod..... 1-1 2 ------1-0 0-1 - - - Aubrey Bell...... 1-1 2 1-1 ------Chris Nance DB...... 0-2 2 - - 0-1 0-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Adam Carlson...... 2-0 2 - - 1-0 - 1-0 ------Brandon Cooper DL... 1-1 2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 1-0 - - 0-1 L. Williams DL...... 1-1 2 - 0-1 - - - DNP DNP - - - 1-0 Rodney Prince DL.... 0-1 1 - DNP - - - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tony Burks...... 1-0 1 - 1-0 ------Karlin Brown LB..... 1-0 1 - - DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - DNP 1-0 Eric Hoskins...... 1-0 1 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - - - 1-0 Blake McAdams P..... 1-0 1 ------1-0 - - Jeremy Jones...... 1-0 1 ------1-0 - - - Michael Henig...... 0-1 1 0-1 - - DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP T. Threadgill...... 0-1 1 - - DNP 0-1 - - - DNP - - - Michael Brown...... 1-0 1 1-0 ------Jamayel Smith...... 1-0 1 ------1-0 - - 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

#13 Wesley Carroll Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic ------LSU...... 5 3 0 60.0 16 0 12 1-7 86.88 Auburn...... 10 3 0 30.0 10 0 6 0-0 38.40 Gardner-Webb...... 8 4 0 50.0 42 0 18 0-0 94.10 South Carolina...... 6 3 0 50.0 17 0 9 1-16 73.80 UAB...... 12 9 0 75.0 93 0 19 0-0 140.10 Tennessee...... 33 18 0 54.5 203 2 38 1-5 126.22 West Virginia...... 35 18 0 51.4 169 0 30 3-23 91.99 Kentucky...... 28 17 0 60.7 152 2 22 0-0 129.89 Alabama...... 21 9 1 42.9 100 0 19 2-20 73.33 Arkansas...... 51 29 4 56.9 421 4 80 2-14 136.40 TOTALS...... 209 113 5 54.1 1223 8 80 10-85 111.07

#7 Michael Henig Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic ------LSU...... 28 11 6 39.3 120 0 45 3-30 32.43 Tulane...... 31 20 1 64.5 223 1 33 2-13 129.14 Auburn...... 3 1 0 33.3 16 0 16 0-0 78.13 UAB...... 8 2 2 25.0 26 0 23 1-6 2.30 TOTALS...... 70 34 9 48.6 385 1 45 6-49 73.77

#17 Josh Riddell Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic ------Auburn...... 5 1 0 20.0 15 0 15 1-4 45.20 Gardner-Webb...... 11 8 1 72.7 124 1 30 0-0 179.24 South Carolina...... 21 9 1 42.9 101 1 35 1-11 89.45 TOTALS...... 37 18 2 48.6 240 2 35 2-15 110.16 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

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Anthony Dixon RB.... 252-954/13 13-29/0 27-131/2 29-103/0 15-88/2 22-83/2 32-152/3 26-108/1 20-61/1 25-75/1 26-84/1 1 Christian Ducre RB.. 101-460/3 1-2/0 9-46/0 10-63/1 10-51/0 15-68/0 8-20/0 3-6/0 7-23/1 19-119/1 12-42/0 Justin Williams RB.. 21-96/0 4-10/0 9-60/0 - 6-27/0 - - 2--1/0 - - - A. Stallworth RB.... 4-21/0 - 1-6/0 - 2-9/0 1-6/0 - - - - - Wesley Carroll QB... 34-20/0 3--6/0 1-1/0 - 2-33/0 2--4/0 2-1/0 4-11/0 4--28/0 5-3/0 4--11/0 Co-Eric Riley WR.... 1-12/0 - - 1-12/0 - - - DNP - - - Aubrey Bell WR...... 2-12/0 - - - 1-1/0 - - 1-11/0 - - - Tony Burks WR...... 1-3/0 ------1-3/0 - Josh Riddell QB..... 4--5/0 DNP DNP 1--4/0 2-10/0 1--11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TEAM...... 8--6/0 - 1--1/0 2--2/0 DNP 1--2/0 2--2/0 DNP 1-1/0 1-0/0 - Michael Henig QB.... 12--8/1 5--25/0 6-23/1 - DNP DNP 1--6/0 - DNP DNP DNP Lance Long WR...... 2--16/0 - - - 1--4/0 - - - 1--12/0 - -

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Jamayel Smith WR.... 28-455/3 1-11/0 4-53/0 - 1-25/0 1-9/0 4-38/0 5-70/1 1-22/0 - 1-19/0 1 Tony Burks WR...... 30-418/3 1-45/0 4-31/0 1-15/0 2-49/1 2-44/0 1-5/0 5-79/1 6-41/0 2-21/0 2-29/0 Jason Husband TE.... 16-193/2 1-26/0 2-27/0 - - 1-0/0 - 1-7/0 3-22/0 2-33/1 - Aubrey Bell WR...... 12-170/1 - 1-33/0 1-16/0 2-30/0 1-28/1 1-19/0 1-4/0 1-5/0 2-25/0 - Lance Long WR...... 13-98/0 2-16/0 2-13/0 1-6/0 2-5/0 - 2-21/0 - - 1-9/0 1-3/0 Christian Ducre RB.. 13-73/0 2-2/0 - - - 1--2/0 - - 1-8/0 5-30/0 1-7/0 Eric Butler TE...... 8-71/0 1--1/0 2-13/0 - 1-12/0 1-11/0 1-15/0 - - 1-15/0 - Eric Hoskins RB..... 9-70/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1-15/0 2-7/0 2-15/0 2-18/0 2-15/0 Co-Eric Riley WR.... 8-68/0 1-0/0 2-16/0 1-2/0 - 3-20/0 - DNP 1-30/0 - - A. Stallworth RB.... 10-68/0 3-33/0 1--4/0 - - 1-5/0 1-6/0 2-16/0 2-12/0 - - Anthony Dixon RB.... 6-56/1 - - - 3-41/0 - - - 1-14/0 2-1/1 - Brandon McRae WR.... 2-50/0 - 1-33/0 ------1-17/0 Justin Williams RB.. 2-18/0 1-4/0 - - - - - 1-14/0 - - - Jeremy Jones RB..... 4-17/1 1-0/0 1-8/1 - - 1-3/0 - 1-6/0 - - - Brandon Hart RB..... 2-11/0 - - - 1-4/0 ------Dezmond Sherrod TE.. 1-10/0 ------1-10/0 Wesley Carroll QB... 1-2/0 - - 1-2/0 ------2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

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Derek Pegues... 21-179 3-14 4-16 - 2-27 1-0 - 2-13 3-22 2-14 1-4 3-69 Lance Long..... 1-4 1-4 ------

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Derek Pegues... 21-507 4-86 4-80 2-44 1-18 - - - 2-74 - 3-56 5-149 Justin Williams 8-134 - - - 1-18 2-34 - 3-42 1-24 - 1-16 - Co-Eric Riley.. 6-126 3-45 - - 1-29 2-52 - DNP - - - - Christian Ducre 3-63 - - 1-15 - - 2-48 - - - - - Lance Long..... 2-39 ------2-39 - - - - A. Stallworth.. 6-38 ------2-10 3-28 - 1-0 - Jeremy Jones... 1-0 - - - 1-0 ------Ben Shelton.... 1-0 DNP ------1-0 - - -

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Derek Pegues... 3-75 - - 1-20 - 1-15 - - - - 1-40 - Anthony Johnson 3-138 - - 1-8 - - 1-30 - - - 1-100 - Demario Bobo... 2-0 DNP - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - - De'Mon Glanton. 2-60 - - - 1-60 - - - - 1-0 - - Jasper O'Quinn. 1-0 - - DNP - - - 1-0 - - - - Keith Fitzhugh. 1-0 ------1-0 - - Gabe O'Neal.... 1-47 - 1-47 ------M. Washington.. 1-12 - - - DNP - - - - 1-12 - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

SACKS UA-A TOT LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR

Titus Brown DL...... 8-0 8.0 1.0-2 - 1.0-10 2.0-10 2.0-9 - - - 1.0-7 1.0-10 - Jimmie Holmes DL.... 2-0 2.0 1.0-8 - - 1.0-2 - - - DNP - - DNP Avery Hannibal DL... 2-0 2.0 ------2.0-6 - - De'Mon Glanton DB... 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-11 ------Dominic Douglas LB.. 1-0 1.0 1.0-9 ------Keith Fitzhugh DB... 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-9 ------2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR

Titus Brown DL...... 11-2 12.0 1.0-2 1.0-4 1.0-10 3.0-14 2.0-9 - 1.5-8 0.5-2 1.0-7 1.0-10 - Dominic Douglas LB.. 5-6 8.0 1.5-10 - 0.5-3 - 1.0-1 1.5-4 - 0.5-1 - 2.0-6 1.0-2 Avery Hannibal DL... 3-7 6.5 0.5-0 - - - - - 1.5-2 1.0-1 3.0-8 0.5-1 - Gabe O'Neal LB...... 5-1 5.5 - - 1.0-5 - 1.0-1 - 1.5-3 - - 1.0-1 1.0-1 Keith Fitzhugh DB... 4-2 5.0 1.0-3 1.0-9 - 0.5-1 - - - 1.5-5 - - 1.0-1 Jamar Chaney LB..... 2-3 3.5 - - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-2 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-1 Jessie Bowman DL.... 2-3 3.5 1.5-2 0.5-2 - DNP - - 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-4 Jimmie Holmes DL.... 3-1 3.5 1.5-8 1.0-8 - 1.0-2 - - - DNP - - DNP M. Washington DB.... 3-0 3.0 - - - DNP - - - - 1.0-1 - 2.0-4 Jamon Hughes LB..... 2-2 3.0 ------0.5-1 - 1.5-4 1.0-1 Anthony Johnson DB.. 2-2 3.0 1.0-1 - - - 1.0-2 0.5-3 0.5-1 - - - - Tim Bailey DL...... 3-0 3.0 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-7 1.0-1 - - - - - Kyle Love DL...... 2-1 2.5 - - - - 1.0-3 0.5-4 - - - - 1.0-2 Cortez McCraney DL.. 1-3 2.5 1.5-4 0.5-2 - - - DNP 0.5-0 - - - - De'Mon Glanton DB... 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-11 ------1.0-2 - Quinton Wesley DL... 1-2 2.0 0.5-1 - 1.5-6 - - - - DNP - - - Demario Bobo DB..... 1-1 1.5 DNP - - 1.5-5 ------Jamayel Smith...... 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-11 - - Jasper O'Quinn DB... 1-0 1.0 - - DNP - - - - - 1.0-5 - - A. Littlejohn LB.... 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-0 - - - - Rodney Prince DL.... 0-1 0.5 - DNP - - - 0.5-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2007 Mississippi State Football Mississippi State Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 2007) All games

FUMBLES No-Lost LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR

Anthony Dixon RB.... 6-3 1-0 - - 1-1 - - - 1-1 3-1 - - Christian Ducre RB.. 3-1 - - - - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 1-1 Wesley Carroll QB... 3-1 1-1 ------2-0 - - A. Stallworth RB.... 2-2 - 1-1 - - - - - 1-1 - - - Michael Henig QB.... 2-0 1-0 1-0 - DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Derek Pegues...... 2-1 - - 1-1 1-0 ------TEAM...... 1-1 - - - DNP - - DNP 1-1 - - DNP Lance Long WR...... 1-0 - - - 1-0 ------Josh Riddell QB..... 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Justin Williams RB.. 1-0 - - - 1-0 ------

FUMBLES FORCED Number LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR

Titus Brown...... 2 - 1 - 1 ------Keith Fitzhugh...... 2 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - Demario Bobo...... 2 DNP - - 2 ------Jamayel Smith WR.... 1 ------1 - - Jarvis Kyles...... 1 ------1 - - Jimmie Holmes...... 1 - 1 - - - - - DNP - - DNP De'Mon Glanton...... 1 - - 1 ------Gabe O'Neal...... 1 ------1 - - Quinton Wesley...... 1 - - 1 - - - - DNP - - -

FUMBLES RECOVERED Number LS TLN AU GWU SC UAB UT WVU UK ALABAMA AR

Jimmie Holmes...... 2 - 1 1 - - - - DNP - - DNP Demario Bobo...... 1 DNP - - 1 ------K.J. Wright...... 1 DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1 - - Gabe O'Neal...... 1 - 1 ------Derek Pegues...... 1 ------1 - - Keith Fitzhugh...... 1 ------1 - - Kyle Love...... 1 - - 1 ------