TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO 2021 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK INTRODUCTION BOWL HISTORY Table of Contents ______________________________________________________1 Bowl History _________________________________________________________ 62 Quick Facts __________________________________________________________2 Bowl Records ______________________________________________________63-65 2021 Outlook _________________________________________________________3 1937 Orange Bowl _____________________________________________________ 66 1941 Orange Bowl _____________________________________________________ 67 2020 SEASON IN REVIEW 1963 Liberty Bowl _____________________________________________________ 68 1974 Sun Bowl _______________________________________________________ 69 Final Statistics ______________________________________________________ 4-5 1980 Sun Bowl _______________________________________________________ 70 Final Defensive Statistics _________________________________________________6 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl _________________________________________________ 71 Game-by-Game Starters __________________________________________________7 1991 Liberty Bowl _____________________________________________________ 72 Participation __________________________________________________________8 1993 Peach Bowl ______________________________________________________ 73 Team Game-by-Game Statistics/Final Polls_____________________________________9 1995 Peach Bowl ______________________________________________________ 74 Game Recaps ______________________________________________________10-20 1999 Cotton Bowl _____________________________________________________ 75 1999 Peach Bowl ______________________________________________________ 76 HISTORY 2000 Independence Bowl ________________________________________________ 77 Year-by-Year Results _________________________________________________21-28 2007 Liberty Bowl _____________________________________________________ 78 Year-by-Year History/Homecoming __________________________________________ 29 2011 Gator Bowl ______________________________________________________ 79 Head Coaching Records _________________________________________________ 30 2011 Music City Bowl___________________________________________________ 80 Miscellaneous Records _________________________________________________ 31 2013 Gator Bowl ______________________________________________________ 81 Streaks ____________________________________________________________ 32 2013 Liberty Bowl _____________________________________________________ 82 Series History ______________________________________________________33-39 2014 Orange Bowl ____________________________________________________ 83 All-Time Assistant Coaches ______________________________________________ 40 2015 Belk Bowl ______________________________________________________ 84 Letterwinners ______________________________________________________41-48 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl _______________________________________________ 85 All-Americans ________________________________________________________ 49 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl ___________________________________________________ 86 National Award Winners _________________________________________________ 50 2019 Outback Bowl ____________________________________________________ 87 All-Southeastern Conference _____________________________________________ 51 2019 Music City Bowl___________________________________________________ 88 SEC/Weekly Award Winners ____________________________________________52-53 2020 Armed Forces Bowl ________________________________________________ 89 Academic Honors ___________________________________________________54-56 RECORDS PRO BULLDOGS Team Game Records _________________________________________________90-92 NFL Draft History _____________________________________________________ 57 Team Season Records ________________________________________________93-94 Bulldogs in the NFL __________________________________________________58-59 Individual Records __________________________________________________95-104 NFL Combine/Pro Bowl _________________________________________________ 60 High Rushing Games _______________________________________________ 105-106 Super Bowl Participants/Winners __________________________________________ 61 Miscellaneous Rushing/Receiving Records ___________________________________ 107 High Passing/Receiving Games ________________________________________ 108-109 Yearly Offensive Leaders _____________________________________________ 110-111 Yearly Defensive Leaders _______________________________________________ 112 Yearly Special Teams Leaders ____________________________________________ 113 Yearly Team Offensive Statistics __________________________________________ 114 Yearly Team Defensive Statistics _________________________________________ 115 DAVIS WADE STADIUM Welcome to #StarkVegas ____________________________________________ 116-117 Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field _____________________________________ 118-120 Attendance Records ___________________________________________________ 121 CREDITS #HAILSTATE SOCIAL MEDIA Editor: Brian Ogden Assistant Editors: Brandon Langlois Madelon Allen Covers Design: Mitch Phillips Photography: Austin Perryman Aaron Cornia Kelly Donoho Russ Houston Facebook.com/HailStateFB @HailStateFB Mansel Guerry David Lann Bill Simmonds Bob Smith John R. Cade Blake McCollum Getty Images NFL @HailStateFB @HAILSTATEFB 1 INTRO QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY Location: Starkville, Miss. First Year of Football 1895 Founded: February 28, 1878 All-Time Overall Record 565-592-39 (.489, entering 122nd season) Nickname: Bulldogs All-Time SEC Record 202-379-13 (.351) Enrollment: 22,986 All-Time Bowl Record 14-10 (.583) Official Athletics Website: HailState.com President: Dr. Mark Keenum 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Faculty Athletics Representative: Brent J. Fountain DATE OPPONENT LOCATION SERIES Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Sept. 4 Louisiana Tech Starkville, Miss. MSU leads 10-3 Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) and White Sept. 11 NC State Starkville, Miss. Tied, 3-3 Stadium (Capacity): Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Sept. 18 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. MSU leads, 33-11 Constructed: 1914 Sept. 25 LSU * Starkville, Miss. LSU leads, 75-36-3 Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda Grass (Certified Tifway 419) Oct. 2 at Texas A&M * Bryan-College Station, Texas Texas A&M leads, 7-6 DWS Record: 269-154-13 (.632) ^ Oct. 16 Alabama * Starkville, Miss. UA leads, 84-18-3 ^ includes five games forfeited by the NCAA from 1975-77 and six wins vacated in 2018 Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn. MSU leads, 14-7-2 Oct. 30 Kentucky * (HC) Starkville, Miss. Tied, 24-24 COACHING STAFF Nov. 6 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. UA leads, 17-12-1 Head Coach (Alma Mater): Mike Leach (BYU, 1983) Nov. 13 at Auburn * Auburn, Ala. AU leads, 65-26-2 Record at Mississippi State: 4-7 (second season) Nov. 20 Tennessee State Starkville, Miss. First meeting Career Record: 143-97 (20th season) Nov. 25 Ole Miss * Starkville, Miss. UM leads, 63-47-6 ASSISTANT COACHES (YEAR AT MSU): Tony Hughes Associate Head Coach/Nickelbacks (10th year) 2020 FOOTBALL RESULTS Zach Arnett Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (second year) DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.) Matt Brock Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers (second year) Sept. 26 at #6/5 LSU * [CBS] W, 44-34 Baton Rouge, La. (21,124) Darcel McBath Cornerbacks (second year) Oct. 3 Arkansas * [SECN Alt.] L, 14-21 Starkville, Miss. (13,564) Eric Mele Running Backs (second year) Oct. 10 at Kentucky * [SECN] L, 2-24 Lexington, Ky. (12,000) Mason Miller Offensive Line (second year) Oct. 17 #11/11 Texas A&M * [ESPN] L, 14-28 Starkville, Miss. (13,142) Dave Nichol Inside Receivers (second year) Oct. 31 at #2/2 Alabama * [ESPN] L, 0-41 Tuscaloosa, Ala. (19,424) Jeff Phelps Defensive Line (second year) Nov. 7 Vanderbilt * [SECN] W, 24-17 Starkville, Miss. (12,888) Steve Spurrier Jr. Outside Receivers (second year) Nov. 21 at #13/11 Georgia * [SECN] L, 24-31 Athens, Ga. (20,524) Jason Washington Safeties (second year) Nov. 28 at Ole Miss * [SECN] L, 24-31 Oxford, Miss. (16,218) Dec. 12 Auburn * [SECN] L, 10-24 Starkville, Miss. (12,986) COACHING QUALITY CONTROL (YEAR AT MSU): Dec. 19 Missouri * [SECN Alt.] W, 51-32 Starkville, Miss. (11,748) Jamar Chaney Senior Defensive Analyst (second year) Dec. 31 vs. #22/25 Tulsa ^ [ESPN] W, 28-26 Fort Worth, Texas (9,000) Ryan Lindley Defensive Analyst (first year) * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Armed Forces Bowl | Rankings AP/Coaches’ Carson Cramer Offensive Quality Control (second year) Drew Hollingshead Offensive Quality Control (second year) DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Allen Tucker Special Teams Quality Control (fourth year) Director of Athletics: John Cohen (@JohnCohenAD) Deputy Director of Athletics/External Affairs: Leah Beasley OPERATIONS (YEAR AT MSU): Deputy Director of Athletics/Compliance: Bracky Brett Dave Emerick Senior Associate Athletic Director/Football (second year) Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA/Chief Diversity Officer: Ann Carr David Wilczewski Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations (third year) Deputy Director of Athletics/Development: Bo Hemphill Jay Perry Director of Player Development (fourth year) Executive Senior Associate AD/CFO: Eric George Juliana Prezelski Coordinator of Football Operations (first year) Executive Senior Associate AD/Internal Affairs: Jay Logan Executive Senior Associate AD/Sports Medicine & Performance: Mary McLendon RECRUITING (YEAR AT MSU):