2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
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The 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his third season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the 2011 season with a 7–6 overall play, 2–6 in SEC play, placing fifth in West Division, and were invited for Music City Bowl, where they defeated Wake Forest.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Western Division
Record7–6 (2–6 SEC)
Headcoach
- Dan Mullen (3rd season)
| 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Music City Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Western Division | |
| Record | 7–6 (2–6 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Les Koenning (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Wilson (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Geoff Collins (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Davis Wade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Georgia x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 South Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 LSU x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Alabama %# | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss* | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personnel
Coaching staff
In the week following the Gator Bowl victory, several changes were made to the Mississippi State coaching staff. Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Manny Diaz resigned his position to serve in the same position for Texas as the replacement for Will Muschamp.[1] Co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Chris Wilson was promoted to defensive coordinator to replace Diaz on January 10.[2] At that time, Angelo Mirando was promoted from graduate assistant to wide receivers coach to replace Mark Hudspeth who had resigned earlier to accept the head coaching position at UL Lafayette.[2][3] Geoff Collins was hired on January 12 to serve as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach to fill the vacant position made when Wilson was promoted.[4]
| Name | Position | Seasons at Mississippi State | Alma mater |
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| Dan Mullen | Head coach | 3 | Ursinus (1994) |
| Geoff Collins | Defensive coordinator, Linebackers | 1 | Western Carolina (1992) |
| John Hevesy | Offensive line, Running Game Coordinator | 3 | Maine (1994) |
| Tony Hughes | Safeties, Recruiting Coordinator | 3 | Southern Miss (1980) |
| Greg Knox | Running Backs | 3 | Northeastern State (1986) |
| Les Koenning | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 2 | Texas (1981) |
| Angelo Mirando | Wide Receivers | 1 | Case Western Reserve (2008) |
| Scott Sallach | Tight Ends | 3 | Ursinus (1994) |
| Melvin Smith | Cornerbacks, Nickelbacks | 1 | Millsaps College (Unknown) |
| Chris Wilson | Defensive line | 1 | University of Oklahoma (1985) |
| Mark Ouimet | Coordinator of Recruiting Operations | 2 | Siena Heights University (1995) |
| Will Windham | Graduate assistant | 1 | Mississippi State University (2007) |
| Reference:[5] | |||
Recruiting class
| College recruiting information (2011) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
| Dee Arrington S |
Wiggins, Mississippi | Stone High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.62 | Jul 24, 2010 |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (78) | ||||||
| Taveze Calhoun S |
Morton, Mississippi | Morton High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Jan 30, 2011 |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (45) | ||||||
| Justin Cox CB |
West Point, Mississippi | West Point High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 4.41 | Jul 24, 2010 |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (74) | ||||||
| Devin Fosselman WR |
Woodville, Mississippi | Wilkinson County High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | – | Jun 20, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (75) | ||||||
| John Harris DE |
Boynton Beach, Florida | Boynton Beach Community High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Nov 5, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| Zachary Jackson S |
Heidelberg, Mississippi | Heidelberg High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 4.53 | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| P.J. Jones DT |
Tupelo, Mississippi | Tupelo High School | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| Daniel Knox TE |
Collinsville, Mississippi | West Lauderdale High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 251 lb (114 kg) | – | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| James Maiden OT |
Woodville, Mississippi | Wilkinson County High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| Justin Malone OT |
Madison, Mississippi | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 306 lb (139 kg) | – | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| Kendrick Market S |
Batesville, Mississippi | South Panola High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | – | Oct 17, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (72) | ||||||
| Benardrick McKinney OLB |
Tunica, Mississippi | Rosa Fort High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (73) | ||||||
| Derek Milton RB |
Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (75) | ||||||
| Joe Morrow WR |
Ocean Springs, Mississippi | Ocean Springs High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.60 | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (79) | ||||||
| Shaquille Perry RB |
Walnut, Mississippi | Walnut Attendance Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Jan 19, 2011 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (72) | ||||||
| Dak Prescott QB |
Haughton, Louisiana | Haughton High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.70 | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| Nick Redmond OT |
Gulfport, Mississippi | Harrison Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | – | Sep 26, 2009 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| Josh Robinson RB |
Franklinton, Louisiana | Franklinton High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.50 | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (68) | ||||||
| Darius Slay CB |
Fulton, Mississippi | Itawamba Community College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | – | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (–) | ||||||
| Preston Smith DE |
Stone Mountain, Georgia | Stephenson High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (75) | ||||||
| Joey Trapp OT |
Wilmington, California | Los Angeles Harbor College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 4.89 | Dec 12, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (–) | ||||||
| Rufus Warren TE |
Indianola, Mississippi | Gentry High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | – | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 44 Rivals: 44 ESPN: NR | ||||||
Sources:
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 pm | at Memphis* | No. 20 | SECRN | W 59–14 | 33,990[6] | |
| September 10 | 11:21 am | at Auburn | No. 16 | SECN | L 34–41 | 87,451[7] | |
| September 15 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 LSU | No. 25 | ESPN | L 6–19 | 56,924[8] | |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* |
| ESPNU | W 26–20 OT | 55,116[9] | |
| October 1 | 11:00 am | at Georgia | SECRN | L 10–24 | 92,746[10] | ||
| October 8 | 11:00 am | at UAB* | SECRN | W 21–3 | 28,351[11] | ||
| October 15 | 11:21 am | No. 15 South Carolina |
| SECN | L 12–14 | 55,418[12] | |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky | SECRN | W 28–16 | 57,891[13] | ||
| November 5 | 6:30 pm | Tennessee–Martin* |
| CSS | W 55–17 | 55,096[14] | |
| November 12 | 6:45 pm | No. 4 Alabama |
| ESPN | L 7–24 | 57,871[15] | |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 6 Arkansas | CBS | L 17–44 | 55,761[16] | ||
| November 26 | 6:00 pm | Ole Miss |
| ESPNU | W 31–3 | 55,270[17] | |
| December 30 | 5:40 pm | vs. Wake Forest* | ESPN | W 23–17 | 55,208[18] | ||
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- Schedule source:[19]
Rankings
Game summaries
2011 Egg Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Mississippi State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
- Date: November 26
- Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
- Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Television network: ESPNU
| 1 | 9:35 | MSU | Vick Ballard 18 yard pass from Chris Relf (Derek Depasquale kick) | MSU 7-0 |
| 1 | 1:22 | MSU | LaDarius Perkins 36 yard run (Derek Depasquale kick) | MSU 14-0 |
| 2 | 6:51 | MSU | LaDarius Perkins 20 yard pass from Chris Relf (Derek Depasquale kick) | MSU 21-0 |
| 3 | 13:38 | MSU | Vick Ballard 25 yard run (Derek Depasquale kick) | MSU 28-0 |
| 3 | 4:59 | MISS | Byron Rose 28 yard field goal | MSU 28-3 |
| 4 | 12:03 | MSU | Derek Depasquale 35 yard field goal | MSU 31-3 |
Mississippi State wore new uniforms for the game that featured gold numbers, gold shoes and "Hail State" replacing each of the player's last names on the back of the jersey.[20]