2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs played their six home games in 2008 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi and finished with a 4–8 overall record.

2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWoody McCorvey (5th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (1st season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium (55,082)
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

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*
ESPN2L 14–2225,224
September 66:00 p.m.SE 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*
RaycomL 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
PPVW 17–1443,619
October 186:00 p.m.at Tennessee
PPVL 3–3498,239
October 256:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNUW 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
ESPNL 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Rankings indicate opponent's position in AP Poll as released week prior to game. Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech
1 234Total
MSU Bulldogs 7 700 14
• LT Bulldogs 3 6103 22

Last Meeting: September 21, 1996, L 23–38
Series Record: MSU leads 7–2

See also: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lions 3 007 10
• Bulldogs 7 13140 34

Last Meeting: Never Met
Series Record: Never Met

See also: Southeastern Louisiana University

Auburn
1 234Total
• Tigers 0 300 3
Bulldogs 0 002 2

Last Meeting: September 15, 2007, W 19–14
Series Record: MSU trails 23–56–2


See also: 2008 Auburn Tigers football team

Georgia Tech
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 007 7
• Yellow Jackets 14 7107 38

Last Meeting: October 5, 1929, L 13–27
Series Record: MSU trails 0–2


See also: 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

LSU
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 0147 24
• Tigers 10 7710 34

Last Meeting: August 30, 2007, L 0–45
Series Record: MSU trails 33–65–3


See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team

Vanderbilt
1 234Total
Commodores 0 707 14
• Bulldogs 3 077 17

Last Meeting: October 2, 2004, L 13–31
Series Record: MSU leads 10–7–2


See also: 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Tennessee
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 300 3
• Volunteers 0 6721 34

Last Meeting: October 13, 2007, L 21–33
Series Record: MSU trails 15–27–1


See also: 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 3 1036 22
• Bulldogs 14 0107 31

Last Meeting:October 28, 2000,W 61–35
Series Record: MSU leads 2–0


See also: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Kentucky
1 234Total
• Wildcats 0 0140 14
Bulldogs 7 006 13

Last Meeting: October 27, 2007, W 31–14
Series Record: MSU trails 15–20


See also: 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Alabama
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 700 7
• Crimson Tide 5 71010 32

Last Meeting: November 10, 2007, W 17–12
Series Record: MSU trails 18–71–3


See also: 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry

Arkansas
1 234Total
Razorbacks 14 077 28
• Bulldogs 7 1077 31

Last Meeting: November 17, 2007, L 31–45
Series Record: MSU trails 5–12–1


See also: 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Ole Miss
Egg Bowl
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 000 0
• Rebels 24 777 45

Last Meeting: November 23, 2007, W 17–14
Series Record: MSU trails 39–59–6


See also: 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Egg Bowl

Statistics

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

Team
Statistics[3]Mississippi StateOpponents
Scoring183296
Points per game 15.224.7
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
1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 48 47 38 50 183
Opponents 76 60 78 82 296

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 Carroll7-4185472-18-1.0020-2.6
Jamayel Smith12-42131031.5090.2
Wade Bonner12-07111101.4030.8
Brandon Hart12-249092.2140.8
Chris Relf2-072033-13-1.9010-6.5
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
Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams
Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Blake McAdams351,26136.05301280
Adam Carlson25025.0280010181,01656.401
Eric Richards319063.300
Total371,31135.45301290211,20657.401
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

Coaching staff
Name Responsibility Position Group Year Alma Mater
Sylvester Croom[4] Head Coach 5th University of Alabama (1975)
Woody McCorvey[5] Asst. Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks 5th Alabama State University (1972)
Charlie Harbison[6] Defensive Coordinator Safeties 2nd Gardner–Webb University (1995)
Reed Stringer[7] Special Teams Coordinator Tight Ends 5th Delta State University (2001)
Rocky Felker[8] Recruiting Coordinator Running Backs 7th Mississippi State University (1972)
J.B. Grimes[9] Offensive Linemen 5th Henderson State University (1977)
David Turner[10] Defensive Linemen 2nd Davidson University (1985)
Melvin Smith[11] Cornerbacks 3rd Millsaps College (1982)
Pat Washington[12] Wide Receivers 2nd Auburn University (1987)
Louis Campbell[13] Linebackers 1st University of Arkansas (1973)
Ben Pollard[14] Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 2nd Texas Tech University (1984)
Brad Pendergrass[15] Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations 5th University of Tennessee (1998)
Ryan Hollern[16] Coordinator of Recruiting Operations 2nd Gannon University (2001)

References
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  2. Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule
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