American college football season
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.
Croom resigned at the end of the season and on December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 5:45 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | | ESPN2 | L 14–22 | 25,224 |
September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | SE Louisiana* | | | W 34–10 | 41,938 |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Auburn | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN2 | L 2–3 | 55,082 |
September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | | Raycom | L 7–38 | 48,402 |
September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 5 LSU | | ESPN2 | L 24–34 | 92,710 |
October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Vanderbilt | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| PPV | W 17–14 | 43,619 |
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | | PPV | L 3–34 | 98,239 |
October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPNU | W 31–22 | 40,024 |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| PPV | L 13–14 | 40,168 |
November 15 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama | | ESPN | L 7–32 | 92,138 |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| | W 31–28 | 42,056 |
November 28 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 25 Ole Miss | | Raycom | L 0–45 | 55,231 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Rankings indicate opponent's position in AP Poll as released week prior to game. Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries[]
Louisiana Tech[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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MSU Bulldogs |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• LT Bulldogs |
3 |
6 | 10 | 3 |
22 |
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Last Meeting: September 21, 1996, L 23–38
Series Record: MSU leads 7–2
Southeastern Louisiana[]
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions |
3 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
13 | 14 | 0 |
34 |
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Last Meeting: Never Met
Series Record: Never Met
Auburn[]
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Tigers |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 | 0 | 2 |
2 |
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Last Meeting: September 15, 2007, W 19–14
Series Record: MSU trails 23–56–2
Georgia Tech[]
Last Meeting: October 5, 1929, L 13–27
Series Record: MSU trails 0–2
LSU[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs |
3 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
• Tigers |
10 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
34 |
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Last Meeting: August 30, 2007, L 0–45
Series Record: MSU trails 33–65–3
Vanderbilt[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commodores |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Bulldogs |
3 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
17 |
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Last Meeting: October 2, 2004, L 13–31
Series Record: MSU leads 10–7–2
Tennessee[]
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Volunteers |
0 |
6 | 7 | 21 |
34 |
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Last Meeting: October 13, 2007, L 21–33
Series Record: MSU trails 15–27–1
Middle Tennessee[]
Last Meeting:October 28, 2000,W 61–35
Series Record: MSU leads 2–0
Kentucky[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Wildcats |
0 |
0 | 14 | 0 |
14 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
13 |
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Last Meeting: October 27, 2007, W 31–14
Series Record: MSU trails 15–20
Alabama[]
Last Meeting: November 10, 2007, W 17–12
Series Record: MSU trails 18–71–3
Arkansas[]
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Razorbacks |
14 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
10 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
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Last Meeting: November 17, 2007, L 31–45
Series Record: MSU trails 5–12–1
Ole Miss[]
Last Meeting: November 23, 2007, W 17–14
Series Record: MSU trails 39–59–6
Statistics[]
Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
Team[]
Statistics[3] |
Mississippi State |
Opponents
|
Scoring |
183 |
296
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Points per game
|
15.2 |
24.7
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First downs |
187 |
200
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Rushing |
69 |
95
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Passing |
108 |
89
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Penalties |
10 |
16
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Total offensive yards |
3,312 |
3,990
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Avg per Game |
276.0 |
327.5
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Rushing |
1,220 |
1,811
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Passing |
2,092 |
2,119
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Fumbles–Lost |
19-8 |
20-8
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Penalties–Yards |
68-544 |
76-643
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Average per game |
45.3 |
53.6
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Statistics |
Mississippi State |
Opponents
|
Punts–Yards |
82-3,099 |
66-2,671
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Average per punt |
37.8 |
40.5
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Average ToP/game |
30:15 |
29:45
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3rd down conversions |
58-178 |
59-168
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3rd down percentage |
33 |
35
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4th down conversions |
8-18 |
10-11
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4th down percentage |
44 |
91
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Touchdowns scored |
23 |
35
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Field goals–Att–Long |
7–13–42 |
17-25–20
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PAT–Att |
22–23 |
33-34
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Attendance |
260,716 |
411,944
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Average |
43,453 |
68,657
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Scores by quarter[]
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Mississippi State
|
48
|
47
|
38
|
50 |
183 |
Opponents
|
76
|
60
|
78
|
82 |
296 |
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Offense[]
Rushing[]
Name |
GP-GS |
Att |
Gain |
Loss |
Net |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Avg/G
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Anthony Dixon |
12-12 |
197 |
930 |
61 |
869 |
4.4 |
7 |
71 |
72.4
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Christian Ducre |
12-1 |
56 |
234 |
12 |
222 |
4.0 |
2 |
20 |
18.5
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Robert Elliott |
4-0 |
18 |
65 |
4 |
61 |
3.4 |
1 |
15 |
15.2
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Tyson Lee |
11-8 |
62 |
228 |
191 |
37 |
0.6 |
1 |
18 |
3.4
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Wesley Carroll |
7-4 |
18 |
54 |
72 |
-18 |
-1.0 |
0 |
20 |
-2.6
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Jamayel Smith |
12-4 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
9 |
0.2
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Wade Bonner |
12-0 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
1.4 |
0 |
3 |
0.8
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Brandon Hart |
12-2 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
2.2 |
1 |
4 |
0.8
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Chris Relf |
2-0 |
7 |
20 |
33 |
-13 |
-1.9 |
0 |
10 |
-6.5
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Eric Hoskins |
11-4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
3 |
0.3
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Brandon McRae |
12-10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.1
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Marcus Green |
2-1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.5
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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
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Passing[]
Name |
GP-GS |
Effic |
Att-Cmp-Int |
Pct |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
Avg/G
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Tyson Lee |
11-8 |
112.96 |
153-260-5 |
58.8 |
1519 |
7 |
41 |
138.1
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Wesley Carroll |
7-4 |
85.17 |
55-115-7 |
47.8 |
560 |
3 |
50 |
80.0
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Chris Relf |
2-0 |
34.36 |
2-9-0 |
22.2 |
13 |
0 |
12 |
6.5
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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
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Receiving[]
Name |
GP-GS |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Avg/G
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Brandon McRae |
6-4 |
33 |
302 |
9.2 |
2 |
24 |
50.3
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Aubrey Bell |
6-5 |
19 |
171 |
9.0 |
0 |
22 |
28.5
|
Christian Ducre |
6-1 |
11 |
91 |
8.3 |
1 |
24 |
15.2
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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
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Delmon Robinson |
4-0 |
7 |
84 |
12.0 |
0 |
25 |
21.0
|
Eric Hoskins |
5-1 |
5 |
36 |
7.2 |
0 |
14 |
7.2
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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
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Defense[]
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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Total |
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Special teams[]
Name
|
Punting
|
Kickoffs
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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 |
|
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|
|
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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
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Name
|
Punt Returns
|
Kick Returns
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No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long
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Total |
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Coaching staff[]
References[]
- ^ Talbott, Chris (December 10, 2008). "Dan Mullen new Mississippi State football coach". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule
- ^ "Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics". Mississippi State University Athletics. October 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ "Sylvester Croom – Head Football Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Woody McCorvey – Assistant Head Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Charlie Harbison – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Reed Stringer – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Rocky Felker – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "J.B. Grimes – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "David Turner – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Melvin Smith – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Washington – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Louis Campbell – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Ben Pollard – Head Strength Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Brad Pendergrass – Assistant AD". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Ryan Hollern – Football Coordinator". Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
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