2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Sylvester Croom (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Woody McCorvey (5th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Harbison (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Davis Wade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

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.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Western Division

Record4–8 (2–6 SEC)

Headcoach

Sylvester Croom (5th season)

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2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

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Croom resigned at the end of the season. On December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:45 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	L 14–22	25,224
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS		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	11:00 a.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	L 7–38	48,402
September 27	6:30 p.m.	at No. 5 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	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	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	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	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	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	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	Raycom	L 0–45	55,231
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
MSU Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
• LT Bulldogs	3	6	10	3	22

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	7	0	7	14
• Bulldogs	3	0	7	7	17

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
• Volunteers	0	6	7	21	34

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
• Rebels	24	7	7	7	45

2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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Georgia Tech

LSU

Vanderbilt

Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

Kentucky

Alabama

Arkansas

Ole Miss

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2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Sylvester Croom (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Woody McCorvey (5th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Harbison (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Davis Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

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)

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

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

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

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

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	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