VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-7, 2-5) Egg Bowl | 11.28.2009 | Starkville, Miss
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MEDIA RELATIONS Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations Langston Rogers, Sr. Assoc. AD/Media Relations P.O. Box 217 Kim Ling, Associate Director University, MS 38677 Kyle Campbell, Associate Director Phone- (662) 915-7522 Bill Bunting, Associate Director Fax- (662) 915-7006 Joey Jones, Associate Director Daniel Snowden, Assistant Director Website: OleMissSports.com Jay D’Abramo, Assistant Director 2009REBELFOOTBALL Twitter: @OleMissNow, @RebelCoachNutt Ashley Mangrum, Senior Staff Assistant #20 OLE MISS (8-3, 4-3) VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-7, 2-5) Egg Bowl | 11.28.2009 | Starkville, Miss. | SEC Network TIME: November 28, 2009, 11:21 a.m. CT Saturday’s game the 94th consecutive year that the two MISSISSIPPI STATE HEAD COACH DAN MULLEN: Dan schools have faced each other. Neither team, however, Mullen is in his first season as the head coach at SITE (CAPACITY): Davis Wade Stadium/ Scott Field fielded a squad in 1943 due to World War II. Friday’s game Mississippi State. Mullen served as Urban Meyers’ quar- (55,082); Starkville, Miss. will be the 81st “Battle of the Golden Egg,” as the two terbacks coach at Bowling Green (2001-02) and Utah schools started playing for the trophy in 1927. Ole Miss (2003-04) before working as offensive coordinator/QBs TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal, play-by-play; Andre Ware, holds a 54-22-5 advantage in the “Egg Bowl.” The home coach on Meyer’s Florida staff (2005-08). Mullen’s coach- analyst; Cara Capuano, sideline reporter). The game will team has won nine of the last 10 games. Ole Miss has ing career also includes graduate assistantships at also be available on ESPN GamePlan. taken five of the last seven in the series, including last Syracuse and Notre Dame. He has been a part of staffs on year’s 45-0 blanking at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The eight bowl teams, including a pair of national title winners RADIO: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by- series is tied at 9-9 edge in the 18 meetings since the with the Gators in 2006 and 2008. play; Harry Harrison, analyst; Stan Sandroni, sideline series returned to campus sites in 1991, after being reporter); Satellite Radio: XM 199, Sirius 214. played yearly in Jackson from 1973-1990. The Rebels MISSISSIPPI STATE SCOUTING REPORT: The Bulldogs are hold a 20-11-3 advantage in games played in Starkville. on a two-game skid since a 31-24 road win at Kentucky. WEB: OleMissSports.com will provide live stats and live The MSU offense ranks fourth in the SEC in rushing, led by audio on RebelVision. The official Rebel athletics website WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Ole Miss has won five of its last six senior RB Anthony Dixon. State’s career leader in all rush- will also provide a full game recap and photo gallery at the and riding a season-long three-game winning streak ... ing categories is averaging 125.8 yards per game this game’s conclusion. The game will also be streamed online The Rebels are aiming for a second-place finish in the SEC year, which ranks second in the conference, and scored at ESPN360.com. Western Division for the second straight year ... Ole Miss 11 TDs. Senior QB Tyson Lee has passed for 1,392 yards has equaled its best start since 1990 ... Dexter McCluster with four TDs and 13 interceptions. Senior LB Jamar POLLS: The Rebels are ranked No. 20 in this week’s AP needs 97 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season ... Chaney leads the Bulldog defense with 88 tackles, while top-25 and No. 25 in the BCS, USA Today Coaches and Shay Hodge is the SEC leader in receiving yards and needs junior DL Pernell McPhee boasts 12.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks. Harris Interactive polls. Ole Miss rose to No. 4 in the rank- just 22 yards to tie the Ole Miss single-season record. ings on Sept. 20 for the first time since sitting fourth in the 2009 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS rankings on October 12, 1970. The last time the Rebels OLE MISS HEAD COACH HOUSTON NUTT: Houston Nutt were ranked higher than fourth was September 1964, (Oklahoma State, 1981) is in his second season at the Ole Sept. 5 JACKSON STATE . .W 45-7 when the team was the nation's No. 1. The Rebels’ No. 4 Miss helm, after being named the University’s 36th head Sept. 12 * at Auburn . .L 24-49 ranking marked the highest ever by a Houston Nutt football coach on Nov. 28, 2007. His first season in Oxford Sept. 19 * at Vanderbilt . .W 15-3 coached team. Mississippi State has not been ranked this saw him lead the Rebels to a Cotton Bowl victory and earn Sept. 26 * #7 LSU . .L 26-30 season. SEC Coach of the Year billing for the third time in his career Oct. 3 #25 GEORGIA TECH . .L 31-42 and Region top coaching honors for the fifth time. During Oct. 10 HOUSTON (HC) . .L 24-31 SERIES INFO: This game will be the 106th meeting of one his 10 years as the head coach at Arkansas, Nutt guided Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee . .W 27-6 of the nation’s most-played rivalries. Ole Miss holds a 60- the Razorbacks to eight bowl berths, three SEC Western Oct. 24 * #1 FLORIDA . .L 19-29 39-6 advantage in the series dating back to 1901. The Division titles, two SEC Championship game appearances Oct. 31 * at Kentucky . .W 31-24 Ole Miss-Mississippi State series is tied with the North and an average of more than seven wins per season. He Nov. 14 * #3 ALABAMA . .L 3-31 Carolina-Wake Forest series for the 16th longest in NCAA also served head coaching stints at Boise State and Nov. 21 * at Arkansas (in L.R.) . .L 21-42 Division I-A history. The rivalry is also listed as the 10th Murray State, where he captured two OVC Championships. Nov. 28 * #20 OLE MISS . .11:21 a.m. longest uninterrupted series, as the NCAA considers Nutt is 10-1 against Mississippi State as a head coach. * SEC game HOME GAMES IN CAPS 2009 OLE MISS SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (OM Rank/Opp) TV SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/SERIES INFORMATION Sept. 6 at Memphis (8/NR) ESPN Memphis W, 45-14 Ole Miss wins fifth straight over Memphis Sept. 19 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (5/NR) CSS OXFORD W, 52-66 Sixth straight non-SSEC win in Oxford Sept. 24 at South Carolina* (4/NR) ESPN Columbia L, 10-16 Fewest points, total yards since 2007 Oct. 3 at Vanderbilt* (18/NR) ESPNU Nashville W, 23-7 VU held to 69 passing yards Oct. 10 ALABAMA* (16/3) CBS OXFORD L, 3-222 Fewest Rebel points since 2007 Auburn game Oct. 17 UAB [HC] FS South OXFORD W, 48-113 Rebels pile up 501 total yards. Oct. 24 ARKANSAS* (25/NR) SEC Network OXFORD W, 30-117 Rebels total 553 yards, most since 2004 Oct. 31 at Auburn* (22/NR) SEC Network Auburn L, 20-33 McCluster rushes for 186; Grandy TD KO return Nov. 7 NORTHERN ARIZONA CSS OXFORD W, 38-114 Snead accounts for 4 TDs Nov. 14 TENNESSEE* CBS OXFORD W, 42-117 McCluster posts 282 rushing, 324 all-ppurpose yards Nov. 21 LSU* (NR/8) CBS OXFORD W, 25-223 Rebels win second straight Magnolia Bowl Nov. 28 at Mississippi State* (20/NR) SEC Network Starkville 11:21 a.m. Ole Miss leads 60-39-6 * - SEC game [HC] - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change PAGE 2 – REBEL NOTES TEAM STATISTICS TOP REBEL PERFORMANCES OLE MISS OPPONENT CATEGORY MSU OPPONENT VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 231 178 First Downs 205 204 108 81 By Rushing 120 35 Rushing Yards: Dou Innocent, 39-242 (TD); 11-25-1995 11 14 By Passing 74 96 Passing Yards: Mark Young, 19-37-1-334 (3 TDs); 11-26-1988 57-457 70-487 Penalties-Yards 65-575 62-492 Receptions: Floyd Franks, 8-85; 11-30-1968; Chris Collins, 8- 17-8 17-7 Fumbles-Lost 22-12 21-7 113-1; 11-27-2003 385 356 Rushing Attempts 496 419 Receiving Yards: Roell Preston, 7-150 (TD); 11-26-1994 2104 1367 Rushing Yards 2414 1662 All-PPurpose Yards: Dou Innocent, 242; (11-25-1995) 4.9 3.6 Yards Per Rush 4.9 4.0 Points Scored: Showboat Boykin, 42 (7 TDs); 12-1-1951 191.3 124.3 Rushing Yards Per Game 219.5 151.1 317-172 350-176 Pass Attempts-Completions 252-145 302-169 SERIES HISTORY 2378 2053 Passing Yards 1637 2345 Ole Miss leads 60-339-66 216.2 186.6 Passing Yards Per Game 148.8 213.2 In Starkville: . .20-11-3, Ole Miss 747 733 Total Offensive Plays 748 721 In Oxford: . .21-10-3, Ole Miss 4482 3420 Total Offense 4051 4007 In Jackson, Miss.: . .18-12, Ole Miss* 407.5 310.9 Total Offense Per Game 368.3 364.3 In Tupelo, Miss.: . .3-0, Mississippi State 336 182 Total Points 266 294 In Columbus, Miss.: . .1-0, Ole Miss INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS In Clarksdale, Miss.: . .1-0, Mississippi State In Greenwood, Miss.: . .2-0, Mississippi State OLE MISS MSU * - Ole Miss won 1976 and 1977 games by forfeit Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Longest Ole Miss Win Streak: . .6, 1930-35 and 1947-52 Anthony Dixon 228 1258 5.5 11 Dexter McCluster 131 903 6.9 6 Longest Mississippi State Win Streak: . 13, 1911-1925 Brandon Bolden 125 609 4.9 4 Chris Relf 61 369 6.0 1 Largest Margin of Victory: Cordera Eason 36 133 3.7 1 Christian Ducre 45 263 5.8 2 .