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QUICK FACTS Location Starkville, Miss. Founded February 28, 1878 Nickname Bulldogs Enrollment 20,873 President Dr. Mark Keenum Athletic Director John Cohen Faculty Rep Dr. Steven Turner Conference Southeastern (West) Colors Maroon and White Stadium Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Capacity 61,337 Playing Surface Hybrid Bermuda First Year Football 1895 Years of Football 117th All-Time Record 545-569-39 All-Time SEC Record 188-357-12 All-Time Bowl Record 11-8 CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Donald Gray • Jr. • WR (2, 1 in 2016) 207, Samford, 2016 140, Northwestern State, 2015 Brandon Holloway • Sr. • RB (1) 101, at Arkansas, 2015 Fred Ross • Sr. • WR (10*, 3 in 2016) 171, Arkansas, 2016 154, at Arkansas, 2015 126, at UMass, 2016 117, Ole Miss, 2015 115, at Missouri, 2015 114, Alabama, 2015 107, Samford, 2016 107, Arkansas, 2014 103, at Texas A&M, 2015 102, vs. Georgia Tech, 2014 * - denotes school record CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Nick Fitzgerald • So. • QB (7, 7* in 2016) 258, at Ole Miss, 2016 195, South Carolina, 2016 182, Texas A&M, 2016 131, Arkansas, 2016 119, Samford, 2016 110, at UMass, 2016 107, at Kentucky, 2016 * - denotes single-season school record by a QB Aeris Williams • So. • RB (2, 2 in 2016) 191, at Ole Miss, 2016 140, Texas A&M, 2016 CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES Nick Fitzgerald • So. • QB (3, 3 in 2016) 417, Samford, 2016 328, Arkansas, 2016 305, at UMass, 2016 THE SERIES: MSU VS. MIAMI This is the first meeting between MSU and Miami (Ohio) in football ... This is the first time that the Bulldogs have faced a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent since defeating Bowling Green, 21-20, on Oct. 13, 2013 in Starkville ... That was the only time MSU has faced a MAC foe. STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN Conference (NCAA) Ranks Category MSU Miami MSU Miami Scoring Offense: 31.5 23.4 6 (52) 10 (110) Total Offense: 449.0 361.4 6 (41) 10 (108) Rushing Offense: 233.2 133.5 5 (24) 10 (109) Passing Offense: 215.8 227.9 7 (83) 7 (66) Scoring Defense: 33.1 24.3 13 (97) 3 (42) Total Defense: 461.3 354.8 12 (110) 2 (26) Pass Defense: 283.1 214.9 14 (120) 5 (50) Rushing Defense: 178.2 139.8 7 (68) 2 (33) Kickoff Return Avg.: 20.38 18.93 9 (75) 6 (100) Punt Return Avg.: 3.83 3.00 13 (114) 12 (121) Time of Poss.: 29:11 32:10 10 (77) 3 (27) 3rd Down Conv. Pct.: 0.399 0.381 10 (70) 7 (86) Opp. 3rd-D Conv. Pct: 0.414 0.400 9 (85) 7 (73) TO Margin: 0.42 0.25 4 (31) 4 (43) Net Punting: 35.42 36.48 13 (105) 9 (86) Fumbles Recovered: 8 7 8 (54) 7 (76) Passes Intercepted: 13 14 5 (33) 2 (23) Fumbles Lost: 6 12 3 (27) 11 (113) Turnovers Gained: 21 21 6 (41) 5 (41) Turnovers Lost: 16 18 4 (35) 5 (55) Passing Efficiency: 128.58 149.92 9 (72) 3 (25) Pass Efficiency Defense 143.00 121.56 14 (105) 3 (37) Fewest Penalties: 66 85 7 (38) 11 (100) Fewest Yards Penalized: 592 690 9 (43) 6 (78) Sacks/game: 2.00 2.00 8 (73) 3 (73) Tackles for Losses: 78 65 5 (40) 9 (89) First Downs: 269 230 5 (44) 10 (104) Red Zone Offense: 0.765 0.833 12 (113) 5 (71) Red Zone Defense: 0.811 0.775 8 (49) 2 (25) THE NOTEBOOK MORE SEASON NOTABLES • Cowbells will be permitted in Tropicana Field. The tradition is also one the Tampa Rays have adopted over the years. • State currently has the SEC leader in rushing touchdowns (QB Nick Fitzgerald tied with 14) and receiving touchdowns (WR Fred Ross with 12). • Under Dan Mullen (since 2009), State is 54-4 when leading at the half and 55-2 when leading at the end of the third quarter. • Toughness: MSU recorded 126 offensive yards after contact in the 35-28 win over No. 4 Texas A&M on Nov. 5. • QB Nick Fitzgerald in the last five games has combined for 1,913 yards of total offense and 22 touchdowns (averaging 382.6 yards per game last five games). • QB Nick Fitzgerald and WR Fred Ross have connected for 11 touchdowns this season. By comparsion Ross and Dak Prescott combined for nine touchdowns from 2014-15. • State has produced 61 plays of 20 or more yards from scrimmage this year - 27 rushes and 34 passes. • QB Nick Fitzgerald leads the SEC in 10+ yard plays from scrimmage (43). The next closest QB is Alabama’s Jalen Hurts with 30. Fred Ross leads all SEC wide receivers in 10+ yard plays from scrimmage (37). • MSU owns a +5 turnover margin on the year having gained 21 turnovers (eight fumbles, 13 interceptions) and lost 16 (10 interceptions, six fumbles). The Bulldogs are 3-2 when winning the turnover battle this season (def. South Carolina, UMass and Ole Miss; lost at Kentucky, Alabama). MSU has lost the turnover battle only once this season (-1 vs. Auburn). State’s turnover margin ranks fourth in the SEC. • Three of MSU’s seven losses have been decided on the final play of the game - a missed field goal in the season-opener against South Alabama, a turnover on downs in double overtime at @HAILSTATEFB HAILSTATE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEFB
BYU and a made 51-yard field goal as time expired at Kentucky. Four of the Bulldogs’ seven losses have been decided by one possession, seven points or less, including three losses by three points or less. All seven losses occured to teams who reached a bowl this season. • MSU has produced four defensive touchdowns this season: a 74-yard interception return by Cedric Jiles in the fourth quarter at Ole Miss (11/26), a 35-yard INT return by DeAndre Ward vs. Samford (10/29), an 81-yard fumble recovery by Mark McLaurin at Kentucky (10/22) and a 38-yard interception return by Jamoral Graham at UMass (9/25). • 10 times in the 117-year history has MSU produced multiple 100-yard receivers in the same game, including five in the last three years under WR coach Billy Gonzales. The Bulldogs did it against Samford behind 207 yards from Donald Gray and 107 yards from Fred Ross. • 6 times in the Dan Mullen era, the Bulldogs have produced multiple 100-yard rushers in the same game, including twice in the last four games. QB Nick Fitzgerald and RB Aeris Williams did it against Texas A&M on Nov. 5 and then again in the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss on Nov. 26. The Egg Bowl win was the first time in school history that the Bulldogs produced a 200-yard rusher and a 100-yard rusher in the same game - Fitzgerald (258) and Williams (191). Prior to the Mullen era, the last time MSU had multiple 100-yard rushers in the same game was 2000. • In its last four games, MSU has averaged 280.3 yards per game on the ground. That came against Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss. • MSU has won four games over Top 10 teams since the start of the 2014 season, a mark that is tied for second in the SEC and tied for third nationally. MSU IS 11-8 IN BOWL GAMES; MULLEN TOPS IN WINS MSU is making its 20th bowl apperarance and school-record seventh straight. Dan Mullen has guided the Bulldogs to a bowl game in seven of his eight seasons. The only season he did not was his first one in 2009. Mullen has won more games (four) than any coach in school history. The Bulldogs are 11-8 in bowl games and 4-2 under Mullen. Prior to Mullen, the school record for consecutive bowl appearances was three. Mullen has also appeared in more bowl games than any coach in school history (7). Jackie Sherrill coached in six bowls in his 13 seasons. MSU is one of five SEC schools to go bowling in every season this decade, joining Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M. The Bulldogs own the SEC’s fifth-longest consecutive bowl appearance streak. Most MSU Bowl Game Appearances Most MSU Bowl Wins Dan Mullen - 7 (in 8 years) Dan Mullen - 4-2 Jackie Sherrill - 6 (in 13 years) Jackie Sherrill - 2-4 Emory Bellard - 2 (in 7 years) Several others - 1-0 MSU MAC TIES Several members of the MSU coaching staff are no strangers to competing against the Mid- American Conference (MAC). Head coach Dan Mullen served as the quarterbacks coach at Bowling Green on Urban Meyer’s staff from 2001-02. MSU wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales served in the same capacity at BGSU from 2001-02, while MSU offensive line coach John Hevesy coached tackles and tight ends at BGSU from 2001-02. The trio was 0-1 against Miami (Ohio), losing a Nov. 3, 2001 game by a score of 24-21. Bulldog safeties coach Maurice Linguist spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as the defensive passing game coordinator at Buffalo. Linguist was 2-0 vs. Miami. FLORIDA BULLDOGS The final career game for senior running back Brandon Holloway will be a homecoming. Holloway grew up in Tampa and attended Alonso High School, which is 26 miles from Tropicana Field. He was a standout football player and track star. He is one of four Bulldogs who hail from the Sunshine State. True freshmen Stewart Reese (Fort Pierce), Korey Charles (Miami) and Osirus Mitchell (Sarasota) also call Florida home. 2016 SENIOR CLASS PLAYING FINAL GAME A group of 16 seniors will be playing in their final game. They include: DL Nelson Adams, LB Richie Brown, DL Johnathan Calvin, OL Jamaal Clayborn, DB Kivon Coman, DL Will Coleman, DL Torrey Dale, OL Devon Desper, RB Brandon Holloway, DL Nick James, DL A.J. Jefferson, OL Jocquell Johnson, WR Fred Ross, OL Justin Senior, RB Ashton Shumpert and LB DeAndre Ward. • The class owns a 31-20 (.608) record and is tied for fifth among MSU senior classes in victories ... A bowl win would make them tied for fourth • Have been to a bowl game every year of their careers • Spent a school-record 10 weeks ranked in the Top 10 and five straight weeks ranked No. 1 as sophomores in 2014 • Owned a 19-8 record at home in Davis Wade Stadium • 14 of the 16 have already graduated with another two on schedule for the spring • Shattered 26 single-game, single-season and career statistical records in the past four years 2016 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Dan Mullen, Head Coach • Bobby Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week (vs. Texas A&M) Richie Brown, Sr., LB • NFF Campbell Trophy Semifinalist • Second-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) Jamaal Clayborn, Sr., C • NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invitee Nick Fitzgerald, So., QB • Third-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) • SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Texas A&M, at Ole Miss) • Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 List (vs. Texas A&M) • Manning Award Star of the Week (vs. Texas A&M) Brandon Holloway, Sr., RB • SEC Community Service Team Leo Lewis, Fr., LB • SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) • SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year (Athlon Sports) • SEC Freshman of the Week (at Ole Miss) A.J. Jefferson, Sr., DE • SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. South Carolina) Martinas Rankin, Jr., OT • SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Texas A&M) Fred Ross, Sr., WR • First-Team All-SEC (Associated Press, Phil Steele) • Second-Team All-SEC (Athlon Sports, Coaches) • Senior Bowl Invitee • C Spire Conerly Trophy Finalist Justin Senior, Sr., OL • Second-Team All-SEC (Athlon Sports) • Kent Hull Trophy Winner Jeffery Simmons, Fr., DL • SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 15 First-Team All-SEC honors produced by MSU in the Dan Mullen era (since 2009; 9 offense, 6 defense) 8straight seasons that MSU has produced at least one first-team All-SEC recipient, which is every season Dan Mullen has coached at MSU @HAILSTATEFB HAILSTATE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEFB
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