2013 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 7 • KENTuCKy Mississippi State Bulldogs 2013 Football Primary Contact: Gregg Ellis • [email protected] • (O) 662.325.0967 • (C) 662.322.0145 Secondary Contact: Sarah Fetters • [email protected] • (O) 662.325.0972 • (C) 662.418.9183 www.hailstate.com • @HailStateFB 1 SEC TITLE • 1 WESTERN DIVISION CROWN • 16 BOWL GAMES • 3 STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES TEAM INFORMATION & STAts MISSISSIPPI STATE KENTUCKY GAME Mississippi State (3-3, 0-2) NR/NR ........................Ranking (AP / USA Today) ............................NR/NR Dan Mullen ........................... Head Coach ..............................Mark Stoops vs. 32-25 ......................................Career Record ...............................................1-5 7 32-25 ...................................Record at School ............................................1-5 Kentucky (1-5, 0-3) 2013 STATS 3-3 ...................................................Record .......................................................1-5 0-2 ......................................Conference Record ..........................................0-3 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS 30.5 ...................................... Points Per Game ..........................................20.3 6:31 p.m. CT • ESPN 23.0 .............................Points Allowed Per Game .................................29.3 457.5 .............................Total Offense Per Game ................................352.3 214.3 ............................Rushing Yards Per Game ...............................150.8 Mississippi State Storylines For Week 9 . 243.2 .............................Passing Yards Per Game ................................201.5 aMississippi State is looking to become the first team in this series to win five in a row. 364.5 ............................Yards Allowed Per Game ...............................437.3 aThe last five games against UK have been decided by an average margin of just 8.0 points. 144.0 ...................Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game ......................213.3 aAs a head coach at Mississippi State and as an assistant at Florida, Dan Mullen is 8-0 against 220.5 ................... Passing Yards Allowed Per Game ......................224.0 the Wildcats (4-0 at UF, 4-0 at MSU). aMSU has rushed for 200-plus yards five-straight times for the first time since doing it eight in row INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON from 1983-84 (last three of 1983 and first five of 1984. Dak Prescott ......................Leading Passer ......................Maxwell Smith aMSU’s first six opponents on the year are 32-11. The Dogs’ final six are currently 25-17. 63-116-3, 890, 3 TD 51-92-1, 710, 5 TD aThe Bulldogs haven’t started 0-3 in SEC play since 2011. Dak Prescott ...................... Leading Rusher .............................Jojo Kemp a 64-457, 8 TD 44-260, 0 TD MSU defensive line coach David Turner served in the same capacity at Kentucky from 2010-12. a Jameon Lewis ..................Leading Receiver ...........................Javess Blue In the Bulldogs’ four home games this season, they have outscored opponents 126-48 in the first 23-393, 3 TD 24-319, 2 TD half, 77-24 in the second quarter. Benardrick McKinney .....Leading Tackler ................Avery Williamson aMSU’s depth chart on both sides of the football features just six starting seniors (3 offense, 3 36 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FR 64 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 FR defense) and two backups who are seniors (2 offense). The offensive and defensive depth chart also features 10 freshman, three true. 2013 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE aDan Mullen is the fourth-winningest coach in program history with 32 victories, trailing just Date Opponent Result/Time Emory Bellard (37), Allyn McKeen (65) and Jackie Sherrill (75). Aug. 31 vs. Oklahoma State (ABC/ESPN2) L, 21-3 aFor the first time since 2010, MSU has now rushed for 200-plus yards in five-consecutive games. Sept. 7 ALCORN STATE (CSS) W, 51-7 aIn the first half against Bowling Green, the Bulldogs rushed for 188 yards, the most in the first Sept. 14 * at Auburn (ESPN2) L, 24-20 two quarters since grounding out 234 against Memphis on Sept. 1, 2011. Sept. 21 TROY (FSN) W, 62-7 aIn MSU’s four home games, it has manufactured 1,997 yards of total offense for an average of Oct. 5 * LSU (ESPN) L, 59-26 Oct. 12 BOWLING GREEN (FSN) W, 21-20 499.3 per contest. Oct. 24 * KENTUCKY (ESPN) 6:31 p.m. aAfter rushing for 18 touchdowns a year ago, Mississippi State currently has 17 through the first Nov. 2 * at South Carolina (SEC Network) 11:21 a.m. six games. MSU hasn’t surpassed 20 in a year since totaling 28 in 2010. Nov. 9 * at Texas A&M aIn its last 25 trips to the red zone, MSU has scored 22 times — 17 touchdowns. Nov. 16 * ALABAMA aSophomore quarterback Dak Prescott has rushed for 100-plus yards three times this year. Nov. 23 * at Arkansas aDak Prescott is tied for second in the SEC with 9 touchdowns scored, tops among quarter- Nov. 28 * OLE MISS (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. backs. He’s also ninth in the league with 1,347 yards of total offense (890 passing, 457 rushing). aSince returning from a concussion, senior quarterback Tyler Russell is 19-for-25 passing. SERIES HISTORY aLast week, junior tight end Malcolm Johnson was one of 29 players named to the 2013 John Overall Series Record ...................Kentucky leads, 21-19 Mackey Award watch list. In Starkville..................................MSU leads, 10-6 Last meeting ................MSU 27-14 (10-6-12 in Lexington) Current Series Win Streak .............................MSU, 4 CAREER ACTIVE STARTS In the last five games, No. Name (position) School Jameon Lewis has caught 18 passes BROADCAST INFORMATION 47 Aaron Murray (QB) Georgia for 338 yards, for Kickoff............................................ 6:31 p.m. CT 45 Gabe Jackson (OG) Mississippi State 18 an average of 18.8 TV ....................................................... ESPN 45 Tyler Larsen (OC) Utah State yards a grab. On the Booth Talent..........Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack 44 Wesley Johnson (OT) Vanderbilt year, he is averaging Sideline Reporter..........................Samantha Ponder 42 * Taylor Martinez (QB) Nebraska 17.1 yards a catch, Radio ..........................Mississippi State Radio Network 39 Demarco Nelson (S) Tulsa seventh best in the Announcers............Jim Ellis, Matt Wyatt and John Correro CHARTS DAWG *: non-consecutive SEC. XM/Sirus Radio Network ................................91/91 THE NUMBERS BY Sunday 20 Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday 26 Noon 1 p.m. No Media Availability 11:50 a.m. 6:31 p.m. No Media Availability No Media Availability Coach Mullen Teleconference Coach Mullen Weekly Press SEC Teleconference MSU vs. Kentucky, ESPN Conference - Seal Building 7 p.m. Coach Mullen Radio Show (Buffalo Wild Wings) 2013 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 7 VS. KENTUCKY • @HAILSTATEFB 2013 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 7 • KENTuCKy RUSSELL BECOMES MSU’S TD PASS LEADER PRESCOTT ON THE LOOSE, MSU STREAKS & 2013 RECORDS n With his two touchdown passes against LSU on WHILE MAKING HISTORY TOO Overall Streak 2013 Oct. 5, senior quarterback Tyler Russell became n Against Bowling Green, Dak Precott rushed for Overall W1 3-3 Mississippi State’s all-time leader with 39. 139 yards to become the 24th player in program Home W1 3-1 He has accounted for 42 total touchdowns in his history to have three or more 100-plus games in a Away L4 0-1 career, putting him tied for third all-time behind Don career. Neutral L2 0-1 Smith (1983-86), who had 52. Among MSU quarterbacks, the Louisiana native SEC Games L4 0-2 trails only John Bond (1980-83, five), Bruce Thread- Non-Conference Games W3 3-1 PRESCOTT, LEWIS MAKE SEC HISTORY gill (1975-77, four) and Chris Relf (2008-11, four) in Day Games W1 1-1 n Against Troy, Mississippi State became the first career games rushing for 100 or more yards. Night Games W1 2-2 school in SEC history to have two players (Dak Against BSU, Prescott had a 75-yard scoring run January L1 — Prescott and Jameon Lewis) on the same team that was the longest rush by an MSU player since August L6 0-1 in the same game score a rushing and receiving Vick Ballard’s 75-yard jaunt against Alcorn State on September W1 2-1 touchdown while also throwing a touchdown pass. Oct. 2, 2010. October W1 1-1 November L1 0-0 GREAT ATTENDANCE AT LSU GAME 16 AND COUNTING IN December W2 0-0 n Against LSU, the Bulldogs recorded their THE RECEIVING CORPS vs. Top 10 Teams (AP) L24 0-1 26th-consectuive sellout with an announced crowd n So far this season, Mississippi State has 16 play- vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) L12 0-2 of 57,113. ers with at least one reception, paced by Jameon When MSU Scores First W3 3-1 It was the largest crowd this year and the fifth-larg- Lewis with 23. When Opponent Scores First L3 0-2 est in the history of Davis Wade Stadium. The re- In the SEC, that’s the second most, behind Texas When MSU Leads at Halftime W19 3-0 cord of 58,103 was set against Alabama in 2009. A&M with 18. Nationally, that total ranks tied for 9th, When Tied at Halftime L2 0-0 with UCLA having the most at 20. When Opp. Leads at Halftime L9 0-3 BEAR SIGHTING n Nicknamed Bear, true freshman wide receiver TEAMS WITH MOST DIFFERENT RECEIVERS When MSU Leads After 3rd W2 3-1 De’Runnya Wilson scored his first career touch- NAME NO. OF RECEIVERS When Tied After 3rd L1 0-0 down against LSU, on a 59-yard pass from Tyler 1. UCLA .......................................................... 22 When Opp. Leads After 3rd L30 0-2 2. UTSA .......................................................... 19 Russell midway through the second quarter for 23- When MSU Scores 25+ points L1 2-1 Clemson ...................................................... 19 21 lead. When Opp. Scores 25+ points L6 0-1 4. Syracuse ..................................................... 18 On the year, Wilson has seven catches for 134 5. Texas A&M .................................................. 18 When MSU Rushes for 100+ yards W1 3-3 yards, the fourth-most yards on the team.