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2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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.[1] Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

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)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:45 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*
ESPN2L 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*
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* 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Louisiana Tech

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1 234Total
MSU Bulldogs 7 700 14
• LT Bulldogs 3 6103 22
See also: 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Southeastern Louisiana

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1 234Total
Lions 3 007 10
• Bulldogs 7 13140 34
See also: 2008 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Auburn

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


See also: 2008 Auburn Tigers football team

Georgia Tech

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


See also: 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

LSU

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


See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team

Vanderbilt

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


See also: 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Tennessee

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


See also: 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Middle Tennessee

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


See also: 2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Kentucky

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


See also: 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Alabama

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


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

Arkansas

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


See also: 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Ole Miss

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



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

Coaching staff

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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)

Statistics

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

Team

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Statistics[17] Mississippi State Opponents
Scoring 183 296
Points per game 15.2 24.7
First downs 187 200
Rushing 69 95
Passing 108 89
Penalties 10 16
Total offensive yards 3,312 3,990
Avg per game 276.0 327.5
Rushing 1,220 1,811
Passing 2,092 2,119
Fumbles–Lost 19-8 20-8
Penalties–yards 68-544 76-643
Average per game 45.3 53.6
Statistics Mississippi State Opponents
Punts–Yards 82-3,099 66-2,671
Average per punt 37.8 40.5
Average ToP/game 30:15 29:45
3rd down conversions 58-178 59-168
3rd down percentage 33 35
4th down conversions 8-18 10-11
4th down percentage 44 91
Touchdowns scored 23 35
Field goals–att–long 7–13–42 17-25–20
PAT–Att 22–23 33-34
Attendance 260,716 411,944
Average 43,453 68,657

Scores by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 48 47 38 50 183
Opponents 76 60 78 82 296

Offense

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Rushing

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Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Anthony Dixon 12-12 197 930 61 869 4.4 7 71 72.4
Christian Ducre 12-1 56 234 12 222 4.0 2 20 18.5
Robert Elliott 4-0 18 65 4 61 3.4 1 15 15.2
Tyson Lee 11-8 62 228 191 37 0.6 1 18 3.4
Wesley Carroll 7-4 18 54 72 -18 -1.0 0 20 -2.6
Jamayel Smith 12-4 2 13 10 3 1.5 0 9 0.2
Wade Bonner 12-0 7 11 1 10 1.4 0 3 0.8
Brandon Hart 12-2 4 9 0 9 2.2 1 4 0.8
Chris Relf 2-0 7 20 33 -13 -1.9 0 10 -6.5
Eric Hoskins 11-4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3
Brandon McRae 12-10 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1
Marcus Green 2-1 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.5
TEAM 8-0 8 0 30 -30 -3.8 0 0 -3.8
Total 12 397 1645 425 1220 3.1 13 71 101.7
Opponents 12 443 2055 244 1811 4.1 19 88 150.9

Passing

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Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Tyson Lee 11-8 112.96 153-260-5 58.8 1519 7 41 138.1
Wesley Carroll 7-4 85.17 55-115-7 47.8 560 3 50 80.0
Chris Relf 2-0 34.36 2-9-0 22.2 13 0 12 6.5
TEAM 8-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 12 102.53 210-385-12 54.5 2,092 10 50 174.3
Opponents 12 115.40 169-324-8 52.2 2119 13 87 176.6

Receiving

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Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Brandon McRae 6-4 33 302 9.2 2 24 50.3
Aubrey Bell 6-5 19 171 9.0 0 22 28.5
Christian Ducre 6-1 11 91 8.3 1 24 15.2
Jamayel Smith 6-2 8 120 15.0 0 41 20.0
Co-Eric Riley 6-1 8 75 9.4 0 26 12.5
Delmon Robinson 4-0 7 84 12.0 0 25 21.0
Eric Hoskins 5-1 5 36 7.2 0 14 7.2
Anthony Dixon 6-6 5 22 4.4 0 12 3.7
Robert Elliott 4-0 4 53 13.2 0 19 13.2
Arnil Stallworth 6-0 4 45 11.2 0 29 7.5
Brandon Henderson 6-0 2 11 5.5 1 7 1.8
Marcus Green 2-1 1 50 50.0 0 50 25.0
Brandon Hart 6-2 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3
Wade Bonner 5-0 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2
Austin Wilbanks 4-2 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.2
Total 6 110 1,075 9.8 5 50 179.2
Opponents 6 65 829 12.8 4 70 138.2

Defense

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Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
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Special teams

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Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Blake McAdams 35 1,261 36.0 53 0 12 8 0
Adam Carlson 2 50 25.0 28 0 0 1 0 18 1,016 56.4 0 1
Eric Richards 3 190 63.3 0 0
Total 37 1,311 35.4 53 0 12 9 0 21 1,206 57.4 0 1
Name Punt returns Kick returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Total

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Talbott, Chris (December 10, 2008). "Dan Mullen new Mississippi State football coach". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule
  4. ^ "Sylvester Croom – Head Football Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "Woody McCorvey – Assistant Head Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  6. ^ "Charlie Harbison – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  7. ^ "Reed Stringer – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  8. ^ "Rocky Felker – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  9. ^ "J.B. Grimes – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  10. ^ "David Turner – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  11. ^ "Melvin Smith – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  12. ^ "Pat Washington – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  13. ^ "Louis Campbell – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  14. ^ "Ben Pollard – Head Strength Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  15. ^ "Brad Pendergrass – Assistant AD". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  16. ^ "Ryan Hollern – Football Coordinator". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  17. ^ "Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics". Mississippi State University Athletics. October 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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