MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Primary .Contact: .Joe .Galbraith .• .jgalbraith@athletics .msstate .edu .• .Office .- .662 .325 .0967 .• .Cell .- .662 .418 .3970 Secondary .Contact: .Kyle .Niblett .• .kniblett@athletics .msstate .edu .• .Office .- .662 .325 .0972 .• .Cell .- .662 .418 .9139 Game Three • LSU (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (1-1, 0-1 SEC) • Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 • Davis-Wade Stadium • 7 p.m. CT • ESPN Broadcast Information BULLDOGS LOOK TO REGAIN MOMENTUM OFFENSE CONTINUES RECORD BREAKING PACE Kickoff . 7 .p .m . Despite .a .heartbreaking .41-34 .loss .at .Auburn .last .Saturday, . Mississippi .State .has .gotten .off .to .a .blistering .offensive .start . TV . ESPN .(Rece .Davis, .Jesse .Palmer, .Craig .James, .Jenn .Brown) Mississippi .State .has .won .nine .of .its .last .12 .football .games, .and . in .the .first .two .games .of .the .season . .The .Bulldogs .have .gained . Online .Streaming . ESPN3 .com scored .30 .points .or .more .in .five .consecutive .contests . 1,176 . yards, . the . most . ever . over . a . two-game . span . in . school . Radio . Mississippi. .State .Radio .Network The .2011 .squad .can .become .the .first .team .to .post .back .to . history . Announcers . .Jim .Ellis, .Matt Wyatt. .and .John .Correro back . nine-win . seasons . in . school . history . Only . six . times . previ- . XM .Radio .Network . .Channel .201 ously have. Bulldog. teams. posted. eight. or. more. wins. in. consecu. - TURNOVER MARGIN HELPS TELL STORY OF 2010 . Sirius .Radio .Network . .Channel .220 tive .years . SEASON; TREND APPEARING AGAIN IN 2011 . in .Starkville . 100 .9, WKBB. The .most .telling .stat .for .Mississippi .State .last .season .was .its . MISSISSIPPI STATE REMAINS RANKED IN TOP 25 turnover .margin .The . .Bulldogs .were .plus-11 .in .turnovers .in .their . Mississippi State . State .will .enters .Thursday .night .ranked .25th .in .both .the .AP . seven wins,. and. minus-4. in. four. losses. .State . turned. the. ball. over. Ranking . .25 .AP ./ .25 .USA TODAY. and .the .coaches’ .poll . .Mississippi .State’s .game .against .LSU .will . just .nine .times .in .nine .wins .and .12 .times .in .four .losses . Head .Coach . .Dan .Mullen be .the .ninth .straight .game .the .Bulldogs .have .played .ranked .in . Though .the .first .two .weeks .of .the .2011 .season, .State .was .+2 . Career .Record . .15-12 .(7-10 .SEC) ./ .Second .Season the . AP .Top-25 . Poll, . marking . the . longest . such . streak . since . the . in .its .win .over .Memphis .and .even .in .the .loss .at .Auburn . MSU .Record . .Same 1999 .Bulldogs .played .its .final .nine .games .of .the .season .ranked . 2011 .Record . 1-1 in .the .poll . OFFENSE LOOKS TO CONTINUE IMPRESSIVE STREAKS . Conference .Record . 0-1 The .Mississippi .State .offense .has .scored .at .least .30 .points .in . MULLEN COULD POST ONE OF BEST THREE-YEAR MARKS each .of .its .last .five .games, .the .longest .30-plus .point .streak .in . LSU Head coach. Dan. Mullen. has. led. his. Mississippi. State. teams. to. school .history . Ranking . 3. .AP/3 .USA TODAY. 15 victories. in. his. young. career. .The . school. record. for. victories. in. Under .head .coach .Dan .Mullen, .State .has .scored .30 .or .more . Head .Coach . Les .Miles the first. three. years. of. a. coach’s. tenure. is. 26,. set. by. Allyn. McKeen. points . 12 . times . in . 27 . games . .The . Dogs . had . only . reached . the . Career .Record . 92-38 ./ .11th .Season . School .Record . .64-17 ./ .33-15 .SEC from .1939-41 . .Ralph .Sasse .(1935-37) .and .Emory .Bellard .(1979- 30-point .mark .21 .times .in .the .previous .94 .games . 2011 .Record . 2-0 81) .are .the .only .two .other .coaches .to .reach .20 .wins .in .their .first . Conference .Record . 0-0 three .seasons . DOGS CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN GROUND GAME In . his . 27 . games . as . head . coach . at . Mississippi . State, . Dan . Series History TIGERS AND TIGERS AND TIGERS, OH MY Mullen’s .team .has .eclipsed .the .100-yard .rushing .mark .in .all .but . Overall .Series .Record: . LSU .leads .68-33-3 For .the .second .consecutive .season, .Mississippi .State .opens . one contest. .State . rushed. for. 100+. in. each. game. last. season,. and. in .Starkville: . .LSU .leads .12-6-1 the . season . with . three . consecutive . games . against . teams . with . eclipsed .the .300-yard .each .of .the .first .two .games .this .year . .The . Last .meeting: . LSU, .29-7, .9/18/10 .in .Baton .Rouge Tiger . mascots . In . his . first . three . years . Mullen’s . teams . have . Bulldogs .also .scored .seven .rushing .touchdowns .in .two .weeks, . In .Starkville: . LSU, .30-26, .9/26/09 opened .each .season .with .a .Tiger .opponents .(Jackson .State .in . marking . 24 . times . in .27 . games . the .offense .has .scored .at .least . Last .10 .meetings: . .LSU .leads .10-0 2009, .Memphis .in .2010, .2011) . one .touchdown .on .the .ground . Current Series. Win. .Streak: . .LSU, .11 .games State .has .rushed .for .300 .yards .in .back-to-back .contests .and . DOGS AGAIN FACE ONE OF NATION’S TOP SCHEDULES gone .over .200 .yards .in .five .straight .and .10 .of .the .last .11 .games . Mississippi State Contacts Last . season . Mississippi . State . played . five . teams . ranked . at . MEDIA .RELATIONS .- .662-325-0967 the .time .of .the .game .and .four .teams .that .finished .among .the . RUNNING BACK BALLARD CONTINUES TO IMPRESS... Joe .Galbraith .- .662-418-3970 nation’s .top .12 . Senior . running . back . Vick Ballard led . the . Bulldog . rushing . MISSISSIPPI .STATE .RADIO .NETWORK .- .662-325-4171 This .year, .State .faces .five .teams .ranked .in .this .week’s .polls, . attack . with . 968 . yards . and . a . school . record . 19 . rushing . touch- Don Williams. .- .662-312-2564 including .three .of .the .nation’s .top .11 .ranked .teams .this .week . downs .last .season . .In .Week .1 .at .Memphis, .Ballard .was .named . TELEVISION .CENTER .- .662-325-1332 SEC .Offensive .Player .of .the .Week .after .rushing .for .a .career-high . Bennie .Ashford .- .662-418-2165 LOSSES COME AGAINST QUALITY OPPONENTS 166 .yards .and .three .scores .on .just .10 .carries . .In .just .14 .career . FTP Information Mississippi . State . had . four . losses . on . the . 2010 . season, . and . games .(missed .one .game .last .season) .he .has .scored .23 .touch- Located .on .XOS .Digital .Xchange each .came .to .a .team .ranked .in .the .top .12 .of .all .major .polls .The . downs . (fifth . all . time . at . MSU) . and . had . five . three-touchdown . Contact .Bennie .Ashford .in Television. .Center .for .login four .teams .finished .with .a .combined .record .of .45-8 .(with .six .of . games . the .eight .losses .coming .against .each .other) . Ballard .has .rushed .for .301 .yards .and .four .touchdowns .over . 2011 Mississippi State Schedule State . hasn’t . lost . to . an . unranked . team . since . Dan . Mullen’s . the .first .two .weeks .of .the .season, .and .currently .is .ranked .third . Date Opponent Result/Time first . season . of . 2009, . and . all . three . losses . to . unranked . squads . in . the . nation . with . a . 150 .5 . yards . per . game . average . His . 9 .71 . Sept . 1 . at .Memphis .(Thurs .) . W, .59-14 that .season .were .to .opponents .receiving .votes .in .the .week .the . yard-per-carry average. is. .tops .among .any .player in. .the .top .15 of. Sept . 10 . * .at .Auburn . L, .34-41 game .was .played . rushing .yards .nationally . Sept. 15 * LSU (Thurs.) 7 p.m. Sept. 24 Louisiana Tech TBA STATE LOOKS TO BREAK LSU STREAK ... AS DOES QUARTERBACK RELF Oct . 1 . * .at .Georgia . TBA The .Bulldogs .will .look .snap .an .11-game .LSU .winning .streak . Senior . quarterback . Chris Relf continued . an . astonishing . Oct . 8 . at .UAB . 11 .a .m . in .the .series . .The .Tigers .have .won .18 .of .the .last .19 .in .the .series . stretch of. great. play. in. the. first. two. weeks. of. the. season. .Over . his. Oct. 15 * South Carolina TBA dating .back .to .a .pair .of .Mississippi .State .victories .in .1990 .and . last five. games. Relf. has. completed. 84-of-125. passes. (67. percent). Oct . 29 . * .at .Kentucky . TBA 1991 . .State .has .beaten .LSU .only .three .times .since .1984 . for .1,190 .yards .with .nine .touchdowns .and .three .interceptions . Nov. 5 UT-Martin (HC) TBA The Bulldogs. and. Tigers. have. played. 104. times,. but. the. teams. His quarterback. rating. over. those. four. games. is. whopping. 166. .1 . Nov. 12 * Alabama TBA have only. met. 19. times. in. Starkville. .The . two. teams. did. not. meet. During .the .five-game .stretch, .he’s .also .rushed .for .356 .yards . Nov . 19 . * .at .Arkansas .(L .R .) . TBA on .the .Mississippi .State .campus .from .1923 .until .1982 . on .98 .carries, .going .over .the .100-yard .mark .twice . Nov. 26 * Ole Miss TBA Relf .has .posted .four .career .games .of .100 .yards .or .more, .the . * Denotes SEC Game DOGS UNBEATEN ON SEPTEMBER 15 third .most .among .quarterbacks .at .Mississippi .State .(Don .Smith . Mississippi . State . has . played . three . football . games . on . 9, .John .Bond .5) . September .15th .in .its .history, .and .posted .a .2-0-1 .record . .Most . recently, .the .Dogs .beat .Auburn .on .9/15/07 . Sunday 11 Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday . 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 12 noon 1 p.m. ***5:45 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. No .Media .Availability No .Media .Availability Weekly Teleconference. Coach .Mullen Weekly. .Press . Coach .Mullen .and .selected . SEC Teleconference. Kickoff .vs . .LSU Conference .- .Bryan .Building . players .available