MISSISSIPPI STATE (2-6, 1-3 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE) —VS.— ALABAMA (3-6, 1-4 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE) GAME #9 SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 8, 2003 • 11:30 A.M.CT DAVIS WADE STADIUM AT SCOTT FIELD (55,082) • STARKVILLE,MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPI STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. BOX 5308 • MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762 FOOTBALL CONTACTS:MIKE NEMETH,JOHN R. CADE • (662) 325-2703, FAX (662) 325-2563 ollowing an open MSU SCOREBOARD Fdate this past A FOUR-PEAT IN STARKVILLE? weekend, Mississippi DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE/TIME ATT. • After going winless in its first 12 games State plays host to Aug. 30 OREGON L 34-42 52,856 against Alabama in Starkville, Mississippi Alabama, Saturday, Sept. 13 at Tulane L 28-31 33,723 State has won the last three meetings with Sept. 20 at Houston L 35-42 26,233 Nov. 8. The game will the Crimson Tide staged on the MSU Sept. 27 * LSU L 6-41 45,835 be televised regionally Oct. 4 * VANDERBILT W 30-21 40,156 campus. Oct. 11 MEMPHIS [HC] W 35-27 45,329 by Jefferson Pilot Oct. 18 * at Auburn L 13-45 86,063 Sports, with kickoff Oct. 15 * at Kentucky L 17-42 57,141 scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CT, in Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Nov. 8 * ALABAMA 11:30 a.m. Nov. 15 * at Tennessee TBA Nov. 22 * at Arkansas TBA BULLDOGS LOOK FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT HOME WIN Nov. 27 * MISSISSIPPI 6:30 p.m. All times Central and Subject To Change When Mississippi State plays host to Alabama this weekend, the Bulldogs will be seeking their third-consecutive win at Davis Wade UA SCOREBOARD Stadium at Scott Field. The Bulldogs have not won three straight games DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE/TIME ATT. on their home turf since the latter part of the 2000 season (Weeks 5,7 Aug. 30 SOUTH FLORIDA W 40-17 76,780 and 9). Sept. 6 OKLAHOMA L 13-20 83,818 Sept. 13 * KENTUCKY W 27-17 83,018 Sept. 20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 83,018 MSU ENJOYS ITS ASSOCIATION WITH JP SPORTS Sept. 27 * ARKANSAS L 31-34 82,818 Oct. 4 * at Georgia L 23-37 92,058 Mississippi State has posted a 15-13 record all-time in games tele- Oct. 11 SOUTHERN MISS W 17-3 83,818 vised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, the Southeastern Conference’s regional Oct. 18 * at Mississippi L 28-43 60,825 Oct. 25 * TENNESSEE L 43-51[5OT] 83,018 syndicator. The MSU-UA game, however, will be just the fifth time in Nov. 8 * at Mississippi State 11:30 a.m. State’s last 33 games, dating back to late in the 2000 season, that the Nov. 15 * LSU TBA network has telecast a Bulldog game. Nov. 22 * at Auburn TBA Nov. 29 * at Hawaii TBA All times Central and Subject To Change THE SERIES RADIO-MSU NETWORK Overall Record...................................................................................UA leads, 68-16-3 Jack Cristil, play-by-play at Starkville................................................................................................................UA leads, 12-3 Jim Ellis, color at Tuscaloosa.........................................................................................................UA leads, 37-8-1 Steve Ellis, studio Neutral sites ...........................................................................................................UA leads, 19-5-2 John Correro, sideline Last meeting: UA, 28-14 (11/9/2002 at Tuscaloosa) Last 10 years: LIVE TELEVISION—JEFFERSON-PILOT Tied, 5-5 Jackie Sherrill vs. UA: 5-9 Dave Neal, play-by-play Dave Rowe, color Current Series Win Streak: Mike Shula vs. MSU: Never Met Dave Baker, sideline UA,2 games Jackie Sherrill vs. Mike Shula: Never Met WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM MSU-ALABAMA GAME RETURNS TO THE TUBE MEDIA SERVICES The 2003 Mississippi State-Alabama game will be televised for the MONDAY TELECONFERENCE 14th time in the last 15 years. Last season’s Bulldog-Tide contest broke MSU head football coach Jackie Sherrill will conduct a Monday teleconference fol- a streak of 13 straight games on the tube. JP Sports has shown the lowing Bulldog games this year. Contact the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office (662- MSU-UA game five times in that stretch, with State holding a 3-2 edge. 325-2703) for access info. TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE MISSISSIPPI STATE-ALABAMA TICKET UPDATE Coach Sherrill will conduct a weekly press conference each Tuesday prior to an A limited number of tickets remain available for sale for the MSU game. The conference will be held at the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Coach Sherrill's press conference begins at 1 p.m. (CT). Selected players will be avail- Mississippi State-Alabama game. Tickets may be purchased Monday able following Sherrill's presentation (approximately 1:30 p.m.). To request specific play- through Friday from 8 am to 5 p.m. To purchase your tickets, call the ers, media members must contact MSU Athletic Media Relations (662-325-2703) by 5 MSU ticket office at 888-GO-DAWGS or locally at 325-2600, or visit the p.m. the Monday preceding each respective press conference. ticket office in the Bryan Athletic Administration Building on campus. WEDNESDAY SEC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE MSU officials are expecting a crowd in excess of 50,000 for the game. Coach Sherrill will join the league's other 11 coaches on the SEC's Wednesday teleconference. Coach Sherrill's seven-minute segment is scheduled from 10:49-10:56 JACKIE SHERRILL IS THE DEAN OF SEC COACHES a.m. (CT). The teleconference phone number can be obtained by calling the MSU Athletic Media Relations office. MSU head football coach Jackie Sherrill, now in his 26th season as a collegiate head coach, is in his 13th campaign in Starkville. He has WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS been a head coach longer at Mississippi State than at any of his previous During game week, all player interviews must be conducted by Tuesday evening and need to be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Players MAY NOT be interviewed three stops and longer than any former MSU head coach. The dean of after Tuesday evening. Also, all player interviews must be done PRIOR to practice each Southeastern Conference coaches, Sherrill is one of only two league day. This applies to in-person as well as telephone interviews. Players will be notified of coaches with more than six years of longevity at their current institution. requested telephone interviews via a message placed on the player's locker. The player will call following practice at his convenience. Please coordinate all player requests with John R. Cade in the MSU Athletic Media SHERRILL TO RETIRE AT SEASON’S CONCLUSION Relations office (662-325-2703). Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherrill announced on Friday, PRACTICE COVERAGE 10/17, that he would The first 20 minutes (10 stretching, 10 kicking) of MSU's practice sessions are retire from coaching open to the media (still photo & TV video). The remainder of practice is open to the ONE OF THE GREATEST... media that regularly covers MSU. following the 2003 On the road, the media may attend any "walk-through" preparations and interview football season. • With his 180 wins, Jackie Sherrill stands coaches provided they have contacted the MSU Athletic Media Relations office in Saturday’s game tied for 28th place on the all-time Division advance. against Alabama is I-A coaching victories list for active and inactive coaches. SEC PHOTO DATABASE the 301st of his colle- A digital image database for the SEC is available to media members throughout the giate coaching career. year. Photos, logos and other images for all 12 schools can be found by going to www.secsports.com/media and clicking on the Digital Image Studio link. Included on the site for MSU are head shots for all football coaches and players, SHERRILL STANDS 23RD ON ACTIVE LIST actions shots for selected individuals, facility images, campus images and logos. Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherrill is 23rd on the NCAA’s list of the nation’s winningest active coaches (by percentage), fourth on MSU SATELLITE SERVICES Segments of MSU's weekly press conference and postgame highlights of the the active career wins list. Sherrill currently holds a .607 winning per- Bulldogs’ six home games will be available to television outlets via satellite. centage in 25-plus seasons as a collegiate head coach. During his Weekly press conference feeds will be uplinked from 4:15-4:30 p.m. CT each career, Sherrill has compiled a 180-116-4 overall record. On the active Tuesday prior to MSU games during the season. The feeds can be downlinked from SBS wins list, only Joe Paterno (Penn State), Bobby Bowden (Florida State) 6, Transponder 16 (Ku-Band). The downlink frequency is 12092.000 V. Highlights from MSU’s home games will also be available. Please contact Bennie and Lou Holtz (South Carolina) rank ahead of the MSU head coach. Ashford in the MSU Television Center (662-325-1332) for the time of each postgame uplink (times will vary each week). SHERRILL IS 18TH ON SEC’S ALL-TIME LIST ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mississippi State head football coach Jackie Sherrill’s 75 victories at the head of the Bulldog football program have him No. 18 on the Southeastern Conference’s coach’s all-time winning list. Sherrill’s 43 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS: (662) 325-2703 MIKE NEMETH JOHN R. CADE SEC-only wins rank 14th in the league. Home: (662) 323-7780 Home: (662) 324-6094 [email protected] [email protected] SHERRILL MOVES TO 28TH ON NCAA ALL-TIME LIST MSU TELEVISION CENTER: (662) 325-1332 With Mississippi State’s win over Memphis, Jackie Sherrill moved BENNIE ASHFORD into 28th place on the NCAA Division I-A, all-time wins list with 180 victo- [email protected] ries (26 seasons).