2015 FOOTBALL GAME 9 NOTES November 5, 2015 GAME 9: MSU AT MISSOURI 8 p.m. CST • ESPN Mississippi State Missouri Columbia, Mo. Record 6-2 (2-2 SEC) Record 4-4 (1-4 SEC) Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium Streak W3 Streak L3 Capacity: 71,168 Ranking No. 24 Associated Press Ranking NR Associated Press No. 25 Amway Coaches NR Amway Coaches SCHEDULE (6-2, 2-2 SEC) Last Game Oct. 24 in Starkville Last Game Oct. 24 in Nashville DATE OPPONENT TV TIME def. Kentucky, 42-16 lost to Vanderbilt, 10-3 SEPTEMBER (3-1) Head Coach Dan Mullen Head Coach Gary Pinkel 5 at Southern Miss FS1 W, 34-16 Career Record 52-33 (.612)/seventh year Career Record 190-107-3/25th year 12 #14/15 LSU* ESPN L, 19-21 MSU Record same UM Record 117-70/15th year 19 Northwestern State SECN W, 62-13 Mullen vs. UM 0-0 Pinkel vs. MSU 0-0 26 at #RV/25 Auburn* ESPN2 W, 17-9 OCTOBER (3-1) STORYLINES 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M* SECN L, 17-30 10 Troy SECN W, 45-17 MSU Takes Three-Game Win Streak To Missouri Thursday Night 17 Louisiana Tech (HC) SECN W, 45-20 Mississippi State, winners of three straight vs. SEC East teams, travels to Missouri for a rare 8 p.m. 24 Kentucky* SECN W, 42-16 CT Thursday night kick at Faurot Field live on ESPN. SEC Nation airs at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network. NOVEMBER (0-0) • The Bulldogs were open last Saturday after beating Kentucky 42-16 on Oct. 24. Dak Prescott 5 at Missouri* ESPN 8 p.m. tied the school record with six touchdowns (3 passing, 3 rushing) while throwing for 348 yards 14 #7/7 Alabama* CBS/ESPN 2:30/6:15 and rushing for 117 yards. Brandon Holloway added 172 all-purpose yards (36 rush, 98 rec, 38 ret). 21 at Arkansas* TBA TBA Taveze Calhoun had two interceptions. Prescott was named National Offensive Player of the Week. 28 #19/19 Ole Miss* TBA TBA • Dan Mullen, the 2014 Maxwell Football National and SEC AP Coach of the Year, became the DECEMBER (0-0) quickest MSU coach since 1946 to reach 50 wins, doing so in 83 games (Allyn McKeen, Jackie 5 SEC Championship CBS 3 p.m. Sherrill). Mullen owns the highest winning percentage at MSU since the College Football Hall of Atlanta, Ga. Famer McKeen from 1939-48 (.764, min. 3 seasons). Mullen is the fifth-longest tenured SEC coach at his current school behind Pinkel, Richt, Miles and Saban. Prior to Mullen’s arrival, MSU was 21-42. COACHING STAFF • Missouri leads the all-time series 2-0. This is the first meeting between the two since Sept. 22, 1984. On the Sideline • Dak Prescott, a semifinalist for the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards, owns a 20-8 record as a starter and he has shattered 36 school records. For his career, the senior has scored 41 TDs (38 rush, Dan Mullen, head coach 3 receiving) and been responsible for a school-record 96 TDs (6th in SEC history). For the season, Manny Diaz, defensive coordinator/LBs Dak is 173-of-260 for 2,048 yards with 14 touchdowns and one interception through the air. Prescott Billy Gonzales, co-offensive coordinator/WRs is the only active FBS player with at least 7,000 career passing yards and 2,000 career rushing yards. John Hevesy, co-offensive coordinator/OL He’s one of only three players in SEC history to throw for 50+ TDs and rush for 30+ TDs in a career. Tony Hughes, safeties • MSU is bowl eligible for a school-record sixth straight year. Three was the previous record prior to Mullen. Greg Knox, running backs, special teams • Jr. LB Richie Brown leads MSU in tackles with 66, which ranks seventh in the SEC and 54th Deshea Townsend, cornerbacks nationally. That’s the most by a Bulldog through the first eight games of a season since 2011. David Turner, defensive line • Jr. DE A.J. Jefferson is tops on the squad in tackles for loss with 11.5, which ranks third in the SEC and 20th nationally. Jefferson has had at least one TFL in eight out of his last nine games. In Th e Booth • Sr. CB Taveze Calhoun was awarded an $18,000 post graduate scholarship after being named a Brian Johnson, quarterbacks finalist for the Campbell Trophy and a NFF National-Scholar Athlete. He’s the only one in the SEC. Scott Sallach, tight ends • MSU has scored 42 or more points in three straight games in a season for the first time in school history. It’s the first time with 40 or more points in three straight games since 1994. AIRWAVES BY THE NUMBERS MSU Sports Radio Network Jim Ellis, play-by-play 65 23 Matt Wyatt, analyst Yards of total offense Dak Prescott needs to Freshmen (true and redshirt) who have played John Correro, sideline become 10th player in SEC history with 10,000 for MSU this season, which is No. 2 in the SEC and No. 13 nationally Sirius/XM Satellite Radio 19-6 Sirius Ch. 108, XM Ch. 190 MSU’s record in its last 25 games, which is tied 62-12 for second in the SEC (Alabama 20-5) MSU is outscoring opponents in the fourth ESPN quarter of games this season (0 TD allowed) Joe Tessitore, play-by-play 17 Jesse Palmer, analyst Wins in a row by MSU over unranked teams 6 David Pollack, analyst (last loss was to the 2013 Auburn team that Touchdown catches by De’Runnya Wilson this Kaylee Hartung, sideline went to the BCS Title Game) season, which is tied for the SEC lead Facebook.com/HailStateFB @HailStateFB @HailStateFB YouTube.com/HailState FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Coach Dan Mullen MSU Players/Assistant Coaches Monday Press Conference Tuesday Post Practice Coach Dan Mullen will conduct his weekly press conference at 1 p.m. Offensive players and offensive assistant coaches are available by request Monday in the media room at the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex (third following Tuesday’s practice in the media room at the Seal Football floor). The press conference can also be seen live on SEC Network+ via Complex. Please email all player/assistant coach requests to Bill Martin WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app. Open week Monday (Oct. 26), ([email protected]), Kyle Niblett (KNiblett@athletics. there will not be a press conference. msstate.edu) and Andrew Piper ([email protected]) 24 hours in advance. Quarterback Dak Prescott will speak to the media following SEC Teleconference Coach Mullen’s press conference at approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday. Coach Dan Mullen will join the league’s other 13 coaches on the SEC’s weekly Wednesday teleconference. Mullen’s 10-minute segment is sched- Wednesday Post Practice uled from 11:50 a.m.-12 p.m. CT. The teleconference phone number can Defensive players and defensive assistant coaches are available by be obtained by contacting the SEC or the MSU Media Relations Office. request following Wednesday’s practice in the media room at the Seal The SEC provides archived audio and a transcript at SECSports.com on Football Complex. Please email all player/assistant coach requests to Bill Wednesday afternoons. Martin ([email protected]), Kyle Niblett (KNiblett@athlet- ics.msstate.edu) and Andrew Piper ([email protected]) 24 Postgame hours in advance. Coach Dan Mullen’s postgame press conference for home games will be held on the second floor of the Seal M-Club Center at the south end of Postgame Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mullen’s press conference may also Player requests for postgame interviews will be taken in the fourth be viewed in the press box on the MSU TV Center channel on press box quarter. For home games, players will be available following Coach Dan television monitors. 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