Mississippi State 7 GAME
October 19 ● 7 PM ● Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ● Memphis, TN
2001 BULLDOG RESULTS ( 3-8 ) MEMPHIS SOUTH CAROLINA at Florida FLORIDA at Auburn TROY STATE LSU KENTUCKY at Alabama at Arkansas MISSISSIPPI BRIGHAM YOUNG
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30-10 14-16 0-52 47-35 14-16 9-21 0-42 17-14 17-24 21-24 36-28 38-41
2002 BULLDOG SCHEDULE Aug. 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 19 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 28
at Oregon JACKSONVILLE STATE AUBURN (ESPN) at LSU at South Carolina TROY STATE at Memphis KENTUCKY at Alabama TENNESSEE ARKANSAS at MISSISSIPPI (ESPN)
Location: Starkville, MS Enrollment: 16,878 Conference: Southeastern (West) Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Maroon & White Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium @ Scott Field Capacity: 52,884 Playing Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf President: Dr. J. Charles Lee Athletic Director: Larry Templeton Head Coach: Jackie Sherrill Sherrill's record at MSU: 70-56-2 (11 years) Sherrill's overall record: 175-101-4 (24 years) Assistant Coaches: Sparky Woods (Offensive Coordinator/QB), Glenn Davis (RB), Carroll McCray (OL), Joe Lee Dunn (Defensive Coordinator/DE), Terry Lewis (OL/TE), John Hendrick (DL), Curley Hallman (DB), Craig Stump (WR), Jim Tompkins (Assistant Head Coach/LB) Offensive Formation: Multiple I Defensive Formation: "50" Lettermen Returning: 55 Lettermen Lost: 18 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: LB Mario Haggan, FS Josh Morgan, OT Derrick Thompson, DB Korey Banks, FL Justin Jenkins Newcomers to Watch: Marvin Byrdsong, Tee Milons, Jerious Norwood, Derljuan Robinson, Darren Williams Key Losses: QB Wayne Madkin, DT Dorsett Davis 2001 Record: 3-8 2001 SEC Record: 2-6 2001 SEC Finish: 6th in SEC West Series vs Memphis: MSU leads 29-11-0 Last Meeting: Mississippi State 30, Memphis 10 (Sept. 3, 2001; Starkville, MS)
Kevin Fant Dontae Walker Justin Jenkins Mario Haggan Josh Margan
Pos.
Ht. Wt.
QB 6-2 RB 5-10 WR 6-1 LB 6-3 FS 6-1
212 225 214 253 199
Yr. 2001 Stats & Notes Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Threw for 1352 yds & 8 TDs in '01 Rushed for 548 yds & 5 TDs in '01 Led Bullies with 42 catches for 661 in '01 Had 95 tackles & 4 QB sacks in '01 Had 79 tackles and two ints in '01
Josh Morgan Free Safety
Senior LB Mario Haggan led Mississippi State in tackles during the 2001 season with 95 and added four sacks.
SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 662-325-2703 SID Fax: 662-325-2563 Sports Information Director/Football Contact (Home): Mike Nemeth (662-323-
7780) e-mail: nemeth@athletics.msstate.com Mailing Address: PO Box 5308, Mississippi
State, MS 39762 Press Box Phone: 662-325-3776 Web Site: www.mstateathletics.com
GAME NOTES
TOP RETURNEES Name
Jackie Sherrill Head Coach
The Tigers and Bulldogs will be meeting for the 41st time in the series ... The past four games have been played on national televison ... The Bulldogs have won the last eight meetings between the two schools ... The Tigers have played Mississippi State 12 times in their season opener ... Memphis last win over Mississippi State came in the 1993 season when Steve Matthews led the Tigers to a 45-35 victory in Starkville.
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