2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2008
Team=Mississippi State Bulldogs


ImageSize=150
Conference=Southeastern Conference
ShortConference=SEC
Division=West
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
Record=1-1
ConfRecord=0-0
HeadCoach=Sylvester Croom
OffCoach=Woody McCorvey
DefCoach=Charlie Harbison
OScheme=West Coast
DScheme=4-3/Multiple Front
StadiumArena=Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082)
Champion=
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult=2008 SEC Standings

The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team will represent Mississippi State University during the 2008 college football season. The team's Head Coach is Sylvester "Sly" Croom, who will begin his fifth season as the Bulldogs' head coach with a 17-30 overall record, and a 8-24 conference record at MSU. Mississippi State has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since 1992. The Bulldogs will play their six home games in 2008 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's "home" stadium since 1914.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = August 30
time = 5:45 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Louisiana Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
site_cityst = Ruston, LA
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 14-22
overtime =
attend = 25,224CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 6
time = 6:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv =
score = 34-10
overtime =
attend = 41,938CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 13
time = 6:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf = no
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Auburn
opprank = 9
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 2-3
overtime =
attend = 55,082CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 20
time = TBA
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Georgia Tech
opprank = 15
site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
gamename =
tv =
score = 7-45
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 27
time = TBA
w/l = l
nonconf = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = LSU
opprank = 5
site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 24-34
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 11
time = TBA
w/l = W
nonconf = no
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Vanderbilt
opprank = 13
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv =
score = 17-14
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 18
time = TBA
w/l =
nonconf = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Tennessee
opprank =
site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 25
time = TBA
w/l =
nonconf = yes
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Middle Tennessee
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 1
time = TBA
w/l =
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Kentucky
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 15
time = TBA
w/l =
nonconf =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Alabama
opprank =
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 22
time = TBA
w/l =
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Arkansas
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
site_cityst = Starkville
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 28
time = 11:30 a.m.
w/l =
nonconf =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = no
opponent = Ole Miss
opprank =
site_stadium = Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
site_cityst = Oxford, MS
gamename = Egg Bowl
tv = Raycom
score =
overtime =
attend =

*Rankings indicate opponent's position in AP Poll as released week prior to game. Schedule Source: [ [http://www.mstateathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=90890&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&Q_SEASON=2008 Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule] ]

Game Notes

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

outh Eastern Louisiana University Lions

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Lions
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = 3 | V2 = 0 | V3 = 0 | V4 = 7
H1 = 7| H2 = 13 | H3 = 14 | H4 = 0
Date = 2008-09-06
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
StartTime = 6:00
TimeZone = CST
ElapsedTime = 3:01
Attendance = 41,938
Weather = 77F Mostly Cloudy
Referee = Jeff Hilyer

"Last Meeting: Never Met"
"Series Record: Never Met"

Auburn Tigers

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Tigers
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = 0 | V2 = 3 | V3 = 0 | V4 = 0
H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 2
Date = 2008-09-13
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
StartTime =
TimeZone =
ElapsedTime =
Attendance = 55,082
Weather =
Referee =

"Last Meeting: September 15, 2007, W 19-14"
"Series Record: MSU trails 23-56-2"

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Bulldogs
Host = Yellow Jackets
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-09-20
Location = bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
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Referee =

"Last Meeting: October 05, 1929, L 13-27"
"Series Record: MSU trails 0-2"

Louisiana State University Tigers

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Bulldogs
Host = Tigers
V1 = 3 | V2 = 0 | V3 =14 | V4 = 7
H1 =10 | H2 =7 | H3 =7 | H4 =10
Date = 2008-09-27
Location = Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
StartTime =
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Referee =

"Last Meeting: August 30, 2007, L 0-45"
"Series Record: MSU trails 33-65-3"

Vanderbilt Commodores

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Commodores
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = 0 | V2 = 7 | V3 = 0 | V4 = 7
H1 = 3 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 7 | H4 = 7
Date = 2008-10-11
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
StartTime =
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"Last Meeting: October 2, 2004, L 13-31"
"Series Record: MSU leads 10-7-2"

University of Tennessee Volunteers

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Bulldogs
Host = Volunteers
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-10-18
Location = Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
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Referee =

"Last Meeting: October 13, 2007, L 21-33"
"Series Record: MSU trails 15-27-1"

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Blue Raiders
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-10-25
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
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"Last Meeting:October 28, 2000,W 61-35"
"Series Record: MSU leads 2-0"

Kentucky Wildcats

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Wildcats
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-11-01
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
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Referee =

"Last Meeting: October 27, 2007, W 31-14"
"Series Record: MSU trails 15-20"

Alabama Crimson Tide

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Bulldogs
Host = Crimson Tide
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-11-15
Location = Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
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"Last Meeting: November 10, 2007, W 17-12"
"Series Record: MSU trails 18-71-3"

Arkansas Razorbacks

AFB Game Box Start
Title =
Visitor = Razorbacks
Host = Bulldogs
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2007-11-17
Location = Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
StartTime =
TimeZone = CST
ElapsedTime =
Attendance =
Weather =
Referee =

"Last Meeting: November 17, 2007, L 31-45"
"Series Record: MSU trails 5-12-1"

Mississippi Rebels (Egg Bowl)

AFB Game Box Start
Title = Egg Bowl
Visitor = Bulldogs
Host = Rebels
V1 = | V2 = | V3 = | V4 =
H1 = | H2 = | H3 = | H4 =
Date = 2008-11-28
Location = Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
StartTime = 11:30 AM
TimeZone = CST
ElapsedTime =
Attendance =
Weather =
Referee =

"Last Meeting: November 23, 2007, W 17-14"
"Series Record: MSU trails 39-59-6"

tatistics

Team

cores by quarter

Receiving

Coaching Staff

References