| 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS | QUICK FACTS @HailStateFB /HailStateFB HailStateFB /HailState /HailStateSnap GENERAL INFORMATION 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Location: Starkville, Miss. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION SERIES Founded: February 28, 1878 Sept. 3 South Alabama Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 2-0 Nickname: Bulldogs Sept. 10 South Carolina * Starkville, Miss. USC leads, 9-6 Enrollment: 20,873 Sept. 17 at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. LSU leads, 72-34-3 Offi cial Athletics Website: www.HailState.com Sept. 24 at UMass Foxborough, Mass. First Meeting President: Dr. Mark Keenum Oct. 8 Auburn * Starkville, Miss. AU leads, 61-26-2 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Steven Turner Oct. 14 (Fri.) at BYU Provo, Utah Tied, 1-1 Conference: Southeastern (West) Oct. 22 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. MSU leads, 22-21 Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) and White Oct. 29 Samford Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 16-1-1 Stadium (Capacity): Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Nov. 5 Texas A&M * Starkville, Miss. A&M leads, 5-4 Constructed: 1914 Nov. 12 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. UA leads, 79-18-3 Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda Grass (Certifi ed Tifway 419) Nov. 19 Arkansas * Starkville, Miss. UA leads, 15-10-1 DWS Record: 248-136-13 (.641) Nov. 26 at Ole Miss * Oxford, Miss. UM leads, 63-43-6 * - denotes SEC game COACHING STAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater): Dan Mullen (Ursinus College, 1994) 2015 FOOTBALL RESULTS Record at Mississippi State: 55-35 (.611, eighth season) DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.) Career Record: same Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 Hattiesburg, Miss. (36,641) ASSISTANT COACHES (YEAR AT MSU): Sept. 12 #14/15 LSU * (ESPN) L, 19-21 Starkville, Miss. (62,531) Brian Baker Defensive Line (fi rst season) Sept. 19 Northwestern State (SECN) W, 62-13 Starkville, Miss. (61,574) Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator (fi rst season) Sept. 26 at RV/#25 Auburn * (ESPN2) W, 17-9 Auburn, Ala. (87,451) Billy Gonzales Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers (fourth season) Oct. 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M * (SECN) L, 17-30 College Station, Texas (104,455) John Hevesy Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Off ensive Line (eighth season) Oct. 10 Troy (SECN) W, 45-17 Starkville, Miss. (60,866) Brian Johnson Quarterbacks (third season) Oct. 17 Louisiana Tech (HC) (SECN) W, 45-20 Starkville, Miss. (61,651) Greg Knox Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs (eighth season) Oct. 24 Kentucky * (SECN) W, 42-16 Starkville, Miss. (61,168) Maurice Linguist Safeties (fi rst season) Nov. 5 at Missouri * (ESPN) W, 31-13 Columbia, Mo. (58,878) Scott Sallach Tight Ends (eighth season) Nov. 14 #3/4/2 Alabama * (CBS) L, 6-31 Starkville, Miss. (62,435) Peter Sirmon Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (fi rst season) Nov. 21 at Arkansas * (ESPN) W, 51-50 Fayetteville, Ark. (71,936) Bret Beachner Off ensive Quality Control Nov. 28 #19/19/18 Ole Miss * (ESPN2) L, 27-38 Starkville, Miss. (62,265) Chris Boniol Special Teams Quality Control Dec. 30 vs. NC State ^ (ESPN) W, 51-28 Charlotte, N.C. (46,423) John Haneline Defensive Quality Control * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Belk Bowl SUPPORT STAFF AT SEAL FOOTBALL COMPLEX: Zach Akenberger Assistant Strength Coach DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Riley Allen Assistant Strength Coach Director of Athletics: Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) Patrick Austin Recruiting Specialist Executive Associate AD: Duncan McKenzie Jane Ballard Offi ce Associate Sr. Associate AD/Compliance: Bracky Brett Th omas Callans Assistant Athletic Trainer Sr. Associate AD/SWA, Student-Athlete Services: Ann Carr Jon Clark Assistant AD/Football Operations Sr. Associate AD/Development: Bo Hemphill Nancy Covington Offi ce Associate Sr. Associate AD/Administration: Mike Nemeth Lee Davis Coordinator of Football Recruiting Sr. Associate AD/Bulldog Club, Ticket Operations: Mike Richey Brock Dulaney Coordinator of Film & Computing Services Sr. Associate AD/External Aff airs: Scott Wetherbee Rockey Felker Director of Player Development Rod Gibson Recruiting Specialist MEDIA RELATIONS Roger Hayhurst Assistant Video Coordinator FOOTBALL CONTACTS: (TWITTER HANDLE): Jason Hubbard Assistant Equipment Manager Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) Assistant AD/Media Relations Dan Jacobi Head Athletic Trainer Martin Phone 662-325-0967 (offi ce)/662-418-3821 (cell) Nate Peoples Assistant Strength Coach Martin E-Mail [email protected] Brad Peterson Director of Player Personnel Kyle Niblett (@KyleNiblett) Assistant Director Ryan Phillis Assistant Strength Coach Niblett Phone 662-325-8040 (offi ce)/662-418-9139 (cell) Dean “Flash” Saul Assistant Equipment Manager Niblett E-Mail [email protected] Nick Savage Head Strength Coach Andrew Piper (@ADPiper7) Assistant Director Kevin Siesel Assistant Athletic Trainer Phil Silva Head Equipment Manager Piper Phone 662-325-0972 (offi ce)/662-418-9183 (cell) Susas Simmons Offi ce Associate Piper E-Mail [email protected] Brian Squeglia Recruiting Specialist STAFF (TWITTER HANDLE): Neil Stopczynski Assistant Recruiting Coordinator John R. Cade (@JRCade) Assistant AD/Digital Media Kelly White Sports Dietician Bob Carskadon (@BobCarskadon) Digital Media Reporter Gregg Ellis (@MSUSportsGregg) Associate Director FOOTBALL INFORMATION Diane Keith Administrative Secretary 2015 Overall Record 9-4 Emily McConnell (@em_mcconnell) Graduate Assistant 2015 SEC Record/Finish 4-4/tied for fi ft h in West, tied for eighth overall Kelly Price (@HailStatePics) Photographer 2015 Bowl Belk Bowl (def. NC State, 51-28) Hunter Richardson (@HunterRich18) Graduate Assistant 2015 Final Rankings receiving votes in both polls Tyson Rodgers (@TysonGRodgers) Graduate Assistant Off ensive System Spread (Multiple) Brock Turnipseed (@BrockT_MSU) Assistant Director Defensive System 4-3 (Multiple) SHIPPING ADDRESS: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Bryan Building, 288 Lakeview Drive, Mississippi State, MS, 39762 Total 43/17 (15 returning starters) Off ense 18/8 (6 returning starters) PHONE DIRECTORY (AREA CODE 662) Defense 22/7 (7 returning starters) Football Press Box 325-3776 Specialists 3/2 (2 returning starters) Football Offi ce 325-3470 First Year of Football 1895 HailState Productions (Video Operations) 325-3327 All-Time Overall Record 540-562-39 (117th season) HailState Productions (Video Production) 325-1262 All-Time SEC Record 185-352-12 Media Relations Offi ce 325-0540 All-Time Bowl Record 11-8 Ticket Offi ce 325-2600 2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL | 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS | SPRING ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brandon Bryant DB 5-11 205 So. 1L Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort) 2 Elijah Staley QB 6-6 248 So. SQ Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) 3 Traver Jung LB 6-3 225 Jr. RS Greenville, Miss. (Holmes CC) 4 Gerri Green LB 6-4 243 So. 1L Greenville, Miss. (Greenville Weston) 5 Fred Brown WR 6-1 196 Sr. 3L Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill) 5 Cedric Jiles DB 5-10 182 Sr. 1L Clinton, Miss. (Clinton) 6 Donald Gray WR 5-10 193 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 7 Tolando Cleveland DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove) 7 Nick Fitzgerald QB 6-5 227 So. 1L Richmond Hill, Ga. (Richmond Hill) 8 Fred Ross WR 6-2 207 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 9 Jamoral Graham DB 5-10 173 Jr. 2L Decatur, Miss. (Newton County) 10 Nate Gieb ATH 6-2 175 So. SQ Flowood, Miss. (Madison St. Joseph) 10 Brandon Holloway RB 5-8 165 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) 11 Kivon Coman DB 6-3 196 Sr. 3L Sheffield, Ala. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 11 Damian Williams QB 6-1 228 Jr. 2L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 12 Jamal Peters DB 6-2 206 So. 1L Bassfield, Miss. (Bassfield) 14 Nick Tiano QB 6-4 231 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) 17 Deontay Evans DB 5-10 204 Sr. 3L McComb, Miss. (McComb) 18 Deddrick Thomas WR 5-9 184 RFr. RS Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Central) 21 Nick Gibson RB 5-11 195 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Pinson Valley) 22 Malik Dear WR 5-9 220 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 23 Keith Mixon WR 5-8 175 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley School) 24 Chris Rayford DB 6-0 194 So. 1L Byhalia, Miss. (Byhalia) 25 Lashard Durr DB 5-11 190 Jr. JC Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 25 Hayes Walker ATH 5-11 195 So. SQ Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 26 Brandon Davis ATH 5-9 170 Sr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 26 Alec Murphy RB 6-0 225 RFr. RS Nixa, Mo. (Nixa) 27 Aeris Williams RB 6-1 205 So. 1L West Point, Miss. (West Point) 28 DeAndre Ward LB 6-1 217 Sr. 2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 29 C.J. Morgan DB 6-0 192 Fr. HS Bossier City, La. (Parkway) 30 Zak Neary ATH 6-1 192 So. SQ Adamsville, Tenn. (Adamsville) 30 Chris Stamps DB 6-0 175 RFr. RS Vicksburg, Miss. (Warren Central) 31 Maurice Smitherman DB 5-9 178 RFr. RS Adamsville, Ala. (Minor) 32 Ashton Shumpert RB 6-2 218 Sr. 3L Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba) 33 Dontavian Lee RB 6-1 227 So. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Forrest County Agricultural) 34 Cory Thomas DL 6-5 301 So. 1L Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory) 34 Alan Worsham ATH 5-10 190 RFr. RS Martinez, Ga. (Augusta Christian) 35 Westin Graves K 6-0 163 Jr. 1L Flowood, Miss. (Jackson Prep) 35 Gabe Myles WR 6-0 192 Jr. 2L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville) 37 Bennie Braswell III RB 5-9 170 Jr. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 37 Bryce Brown K 6-2 180 So. SQ Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 37 Danortis McWilliams ATH 5-11 160 RFr. RS New Albany, Miss. (New Albany) 38 Josiah Phillips ATH 6-4 236 So. SQ Starkville, Miss. (Home School) 39 Richie Brown LB 6-2 245 Sr. 3L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 41 Mark McLaurin DB 6-2 210 So. 1L Collins, Miss. (Collins) 43 Fletcher Adams DL 6-2 267 RFr. RS Brandon, Miss.