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2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2008
teamMississippi State Bulldogs
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
divisionWestern Division
short_confSEC
record4–8
conf_record2–6
head_coachSylvester Croom
hc_year5th
off_coachWoody McCorvey
oc_year5th
off_schemeWest Coast
def_coachCharlie Harbison
dc_year1st
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadiumDavis Wade Stadium

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.

Croom resigned at the end of the season. On December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

Southeastern Louisiana

Auburn

Georgia Tech

LSU

Vanderbilt

Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

Kentucky

Alabama

Arkansas

Ole Miss

Coaching staff

NameResponsibilityPosition GroupYearAlma mater
Sylvester CroomHead Coach5thUniversity of Alabama (1975)
Woody McCorveyAsst. Head Coach, Offensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks5thAlabama State University (1972)
Charlie HarbisonDefensive CoordinatorSafeties2ndGardner–Webb University (1995)
Reed StringerSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends5thDelta State University (2001)
Rocky FelkerRecruiting CoordinatorRunning Backs7thMississippi State University (1972)
J.B. GrimesOffensive Linemen5thHenderson State University (1977)
David TurnerDefensive Linemen2ndDavidson University (1985)
Melvin SmithCornerbacks3rdMillsaps College (1982)
Pat WashingtonWide Receivers2ndAuburn University (1987)
Louis CampbellLinebackers1stUniversity of Arkansas (1973)
Ben PollardHead Strength & Conditioning Coach2ndTexas Tech University (1984)
Brad PendergrassAssistant Athletic Director for Football Operations5thUniversity of Tennessee (1998)
Ryan HollernCoordinator of Recruiting Operations2ndGannon University (2001)

Statistics

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

Team

StatisticsMississippi StateOpponentsScoring183296First downs187200Total offensive yards3,3123,990Fumbles–Lost19-820-8Penalties–yards68-54476-643
Points per game15.224.7
Rushing6995
Passing10889
Penalties1016
Avg per game276.0327.5
Rushing1,2201,811
Passing2,0922,119
Average per game45.353.6
StatisticsMississippi StateOpponentsPunts–Yards82-3,09966-2,671Average ToP/game30:1529:453rd down conversions58-17859-1684th down conversions8-1810-11Touchdowns scored2335Field goals–att–long7–13–4217-25–20PAT–Att22–2333-34Attendance260,716411,944
Average per punt37.840.5
3rd down percentage3335
4th down percentage4491
Average43,45368,657

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Scores by quarter

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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 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
**Total**12397164542512203.11371101.7
**Opponents**12443205524418114.11988150.9

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
**Total**12102.53210-385-1254.52,0921050174.3
**Opponents**12115.40169-324-852.221191387176.6

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
**Total**61101,0759.8550179.2
**Opponents**66582912.8470138.2

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass defenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
KickSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
**Total**

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffsNo.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Blake McAdams351,26136.05301280
Adam Carlson25025.0280010181,01656.401
Eric Richards319063.300
**Total**371,31135.45301290211,20657.401
NamePunt returnsKick returnsNo.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
**Total**

References

References

  1. "2008 Southeastern Conference Year Summary".
  2. Talbott, Chris. (December 10, 2008). "Dan Mullen new Mississippi State football coach". [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]].
  3. [http://www.mstateathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=90890&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&Q_SEASON=2008 Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule]
  4. "Sylvester Croom – Head Football Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  5. "Woody McCorvey – Assistant Head Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  6. "Charlie Harbison – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  7. "Reed Stringer – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  8. "Rocky Felker – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  9. "J.B. Grimes – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  10. "David Turner – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  11. "Melvin Smith – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  12. "Pat Washington – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  13. "Louis Campbell – Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  14. "Ben Pollard – Head Strength Coach". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  15. "Brad Pendergrass – Assistant AD". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  16. "Ryan Hollern – Football Coordinator". Mississippi State University Bulldogs.
  17. (October 11, 2008). "Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics". Mississippi State University Athletics.
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