2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWoody McCorvey (5th season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison (1st season)
Home stadium Davis Wade Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 13 Georgia  6 –2   10 –3  
Vanderbilt  4 –4   7 –6  
South Carolina  4 –4   7 –6  
Tennessee  3 –5   5 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6   7 –6  
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 14 Ole Miss  5 –3   9 –4  
LSU  3 –5   8 –5  
Arkansas  2 –6   5 –7  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –7  
Mississippi State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Sylvester Croom in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Contents

Croom resigned at the end of the season and on December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:45 p.m.at Louisiana Tech *
 ESPN2 L 14–2225,224
September 66:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana *
W 34–1041,938
September 136:00 p.m.No. 9 Auburn
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPN2L 2–355,082
September 2011:00 a.m.at Georgia Tech *
 Raycom L 7–3848,402
September 276:30 p.m.at No. 5 LSU
ESPN2L 24–3492,710
October 111:30 p.m.No. 13 Vanderbilt
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 PPV W 17–1443,619
October 186:00 p.m.at Tennessee
PPVL 3–3498,239
October 256:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 ESPNU W 31–2240,024
November 11:30 p.m. Kentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
PPVL 13–1440,168
November 156:45 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama
ESPN L 7–3292,138
November 221:30 p.m. Arkansas
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–2842,056
November 2811:30 a.m.at No. 25 Ole Miss
RaycomL 0–4555,231
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
MSU Bulldogs770014
• LT Bulldogs 3610322

Southeastern Louisiana

1234Total
Lions 300710
•Bulldogs71314034

Auburn

1234Total
• Tigers 03003
Bulldogs00022


Georgia Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs00077
• Yellow Jackets 14710738


LSU

1234Total
Bulldogs3014724
• Tigers 10771034


Vanderbilt

1234Total
Commodores 070714
•Bulldogs307717


Tennessee

1234Total
Bulldogs03003
• Volunteers 0672134


Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders 3103622
•Bulldogs14010731


Kentucky

1234Total
• Wildcats 0014014
Bulldogs700613


Alabama

1234Total
Bulldogs07007
• Crimson Tide 57101032


Arkansas

1234Total
Razorbacks 1407728
•Bulldogs7107731


Ole Miss

Egg Bowl
1234Total
Bulldogs00000
• Rebels 2477745


Coaching staff

NameResponsibilityPosition GroupYearAlma Mater
Sylvester Croom [3] Head Coach5th University of Alabama (1975)
Woody McCorvey [4] Asst. Head Coach, Offensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks5th Alabama State University (1972)
Charlie Harbison [5] Defensive CoordinatorSafeties2nd Gardner–Webb University (1995)
Reed Stringer [6] Special Teams CoordinatorTight Ends5th Delta State University (2001)
Rocky Felker [7] Recruiting CoordinatorRunning Backs7th Mississippi State University (1972)
J.B. Grimes [8] Offensive Linemen5th Henderson State University (1977)
David Turner [9] Defensive Linemen2nd Davidson University (1985)
Melvin Smith [10] Cornerbacks3rd Millsaps College (1982)
Pat Washington [11] Wide Receivers2nd Auburn University (1987)
Louis Campbell [12] Linebackers1st University of Arkansas (1973)
Ben Pollard [13] Head Strength & Conditioning Coach2nd Texas Tech University (1984)
Brad Pendergrass [14] Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations5th University of Tennessee (1998)
Ryan Hollern [15] Coordinator of Recruiting Operations2nd Gannon University (2001)

Statistics

Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)

Team

Statistics [16] Mississippi StateOpponents
Scoring183296
Points per game15.224.7
First downs187200
Rushing6995
Passing10889
Penalties1016
Total offensive yards3,3123,990
Avg per game276.0327.5
Rushing1,2201,811
Passing2,0922,119
Fumbles–Lost19-820-8
Penalties–yards68-54476-643
Average per game45.353.6
StatisticsMississippi StateOpponents
Punts–Yards82-3,09966-2,671
Average per punt37.840.5
Average ToP/game30:1529:45
3rd down conversions58-17859-168
3rd down percentage3335
4th down conversions8-1810-11
4th down percentage4491
Touchdowns scored2335
Field goals–att–long7–13–4217-25–20
PAT–Att22–2333-34
Attendance260,716411,944
Average43,45368,657

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Mississippi State48473850183
Opponents76607882296

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Anthony Dixon12-12197930618694.477172.4
Christian Ducre12-156234122224.022018.5
Robert Elliott4-018654613.411515.2
Tyson Lee11-862228191370.61183.4
Wesley Carroll 7-4185472-18-1.0020-2.6
Jamayel Smith12-42131031.5090.2
Wade Bonner12-07111101.4030.8
Brandon Hart12-249092.2140.8
Chris Relf 2-072033-13-1.9010-6.5
Eric Hoskins11-413033.0030.3
Brandon McRae12-10101-1-1.000-0.1
Marcus Green2-1103-3-3.000-1.5
TEAM8-08030-30-3.800-3.8
Total12397164542512203.11371101.7
Opponents12443205524418114.11988150.9

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Tyson Lee11-8112.96153-260-558.81519741138.1
Wesley Carroll7-485.1755-115-747.856035080.0
Chris Relf2-034.362-9-022.2130126.5
TEAM8-00.000-1-00.00000.0
Total12102.53210-385-1254.52,0921050174.3
Opponents12115.40169-324-852.221191387176.6

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Brandon McRae6-4333029.222450.3
Aubrey Bell6-5191719.002228.5
Christian Ducre6-111918.312415.2
Jamayel Smith6-2812015.004120.0
Co-Eric Riley6-18759.402612.5
Delmon Robinson4-078412.002521.0
Eric Hoskins5-15367.20147.2
Anthony Dixon6-65224.40123.7
Robert Elliott4-045313.201913.2
Arnil Stallworth6-044511.20297.5
Brandon Henderson6-02115.5171.8
Marcus Green2-115050.005025.0
Brandon Hart6-2188.0081.3
Wade Bonner5-0166.0061.2
Austin Wilbanks4-2111.0110.2
Total61101,0759.8550179.2
Opponents66582912.8470138.2

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass defenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Blake McAdams351,26136.05301280
Adam Carlson25025.0280010181,01656.401
Eric Richards319063.300
Total371,31135.45301290211,20657.401
NamePunt returnsKick returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

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