2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season November 2012 February 2026 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 4–8 2–6 Sylvester Croom 5th Woody McCorvey 5th West Coast Charlie Harbison 1st 4–3 Davis Wade Stadium thumb | right | alt=An elevated stadium view of a college football game in progress between Ole Miss and Mississippi State on a green field with players lined up for a play | Ole Miss and Mississippi State playing in the 2008 Egg Bowl 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.2008 Southeastern Conference Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2008.html 2024-11-23 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. Croom resigned at the end of the season. On December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.Talbott Chris December 10, 2008 Dan Mullen new Mississippi State football coach https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-fbc-mississippi-st-mullen-121008-2008dec10-story.html The San Diego Union-Tribune February 21, 2019 Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 5:45 p.m. l y y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN2 14–22 25,224 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y Southeastern Louisiana Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS 34–10 41,938 September 13 6:00 p.m. l Auburn 9 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN2 2–3 55,082 September 20 11:00 a.m. l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom 7–38 48,402 September 27 6:30 p.m. l y LSU 5 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry ESPN2 24–34 92,710 October 11 1:30 p.m. w Vanderbilt 13 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS PPV 17–14 43,619 October 18 6:00 p.m. l y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN PPV 3–34 98,239 October 25 6:00 p.m. w y y Middle Tennessee Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU 31–22 40,024 November 1 1:30 p.m. l Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS PPV 13–14 40,168 November 15 6:45 p.m. l y Alabama 1 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry ESPN 7–32 92,138 November 22 1:30 p.m. w Arkansas Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS 31–28 42,056 November 28 11:30 a.m. l y Ole Miss 25 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl Raycom 0–45 55,231 Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule Game summaries Louisiana Tech MSU Bulldogs LT Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 3 6 10 3 August 30 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana CST 25,224 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Southeastern Louisiana Lions Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 7 13 14 0 September 6 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi CST 41,938 2008 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team Auburn Tigers Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 September 13, 2008 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi 55,082 2008 Auburn Tigers football team Georgia Tech Bulldogs Yellow Jackets 0 0 0 7 14 7 10 7 September 20, 2008 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta 48,402 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team LSU Bulldogs Tigers 3 0 14 7 10 7 7 10 September 27, 2008 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 92,710 2008 LSU Tigers football team Vanderbilt Commodores Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 3 0 7 7 October 11, 2008 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi 43,619 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Tennessee Bulldogs Volunteers 0 3 0 0 0 6 7 21 October 18 Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee 98,239 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Bulldogs 3 10 3 6 14 0 10 7 October 25 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi 40,024 2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Kentucky Wildcats Bulldogs 0 0 14 0 7 0 0 6 November 1 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi 40,168 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team Alabama Bulldogs Crimson Tide 0 7 0 0 5 7 10 10 2008-11-15 Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry Arkansas Razorbacks Bulldogs 14 0 7 7 7 10 7 7 November 17 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi CST 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Ole Miss Egg Bowl Bulldogs Rebels 0 0 0 0 24 7 7 7 November 28 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi 11:30 a.m. CST 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team Egg Bowl Coaching staff Name Responsibility Position Group Year Alma mater Sylvester Croomhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931622&Q_SEASON=2008 Sylvester Croom – Head Football Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080925133508/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931622&Q_SEASON=2008 September 25, 2008 dead mdy-all Head coach 5th University of Alabama (1975) Woody McCorveyhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931624&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20130129101525/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931624&Q_SEASON=2008 dead January 29, 2013 Woody McCorvey – Assistant Head Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Asst. Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks 5th Alabama State University (1972) Charlie Harbisonhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097027&Q_SEASON=2008 Charlie Harbison – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110920071146/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097027&Q_SEASON=2008 September 20, 2011 Defensive Coordinator Safeties 2nd Gardner–Webb University (1995) Reed Stringerhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931608&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120907164857/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931608&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 7, 2012 Reed Stringer – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Special Teams Coordinator Tight Ends 5th Delta State University (2001) Rocky Felkerhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931620&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120911173544/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931620&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 11, 2012 Rocky Felker – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Recruiting Coordinator Running Backs 7th Mississippi State University (1972) J.B. Grimeshttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931606&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120909190426/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931606&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 9, 2012 J.B. Grimes – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Offensive Linemen 5th Henderson State University (1977) David Turnerhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097046&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120907052249/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097046&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 7, 2012 David Turner – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Defensive Linemen 2nd Davidson University (1985) Melvin Smithhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=934796&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120918061052/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=934796&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 18, 2012 Melvin Smith – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Cornerbacks 3rd Millsaps College (1982) Pat Washingtonhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097057&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120905114113/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1097057&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 5, 2012 Pat Washington – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Wide Receivers 2nd Auburn University (1987) Louis Campbellhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1369147&Q_SEASON=2008 https://archive.today/20120904171514/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1369147&Q_SEASON=2008 dead September 4, 2012 Louis Campbell – Assistant Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 Linebackers 1st University of Arkansas (1973) Ben Pollardhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1100852&Q_SEASON=2008 Ben Pollard – Head Strength Coach Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008122738/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1100852&Q_SEASON=2008 October 8, 2008 dead mdy-all Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 2nd Texas Tech University (1984) Brad Pendergrasshttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931634&Q_SEASON=2008 Brad Pendergrass – Assistant AD Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110920065438/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931634&Q_SEASON=2008 September 20, 2011 Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations 5th University of Tennessee (1998) Ryan Hollernhttp://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=934797&Q_SEASON=2008 Ryan Hollern – Football Coordinator Mississippi State University Bulldogs September 3, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110920052427/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=934797&Q_SEASON=2008 September 20, 2011 Coordinator of Recruiting Operations 2nd Gannon University (2001) Statistics Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008) Team Statisticshttp://www.mstateathletics.com/fls/16800/stats/fb/2008/teamcume.htm Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics Mississippi State University Athletics October 11, 2008 October 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081101001812/http://www.mstateathletics.com/fls/16800/stats/fb/2008/teamcume.htm November 1, 2008 dead mdy Mississippi State Opponents Scoring 183 296 Points per game 15.2 24.7 First downs 187 200 Rushing 69 95 Passing 108 89 Penalties 10 16 Total offensive yards 3,312 3,990 Avg per game 276.0 327.5 Rushing 1,220 1,811 Passing 2,092 2,119 Fumbles–Lost 19-8 20-8 Penalties–yards 68-544 76-643 Average per game 45.3 53.6 Statistics Mississippi State Opponents Punts–Yards 82-3,099 66-2,671 Average per punt 37.8 40.5 Average ToP/game 30:15 29:45 3rd down conversions 58-178 59-168 3rd down percentage 33 35 4th down conversions 8-18 10-11 4th down percentage 44 91 Touchdowns scored 23 35 Field goals–att–long 7–13–42 17-25–20 PAT–Att 22–23 33-34 Attendance 260,716 411,944 Average 43,453 68,657 Scores by quarter Mississippi State 48 47 38 50 Opponents 76 60 78 82 Offense Rushing 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 Passing 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 Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GBrandon McRae 6-4 33 302 9.2 2 24 50.3Aubrey Bell 6-5 19 171 9.0 0 22 28.5Christian Ducre 6-1 11 91 8.3 1 24 15.2Jamayel Smith 6-2 8 120 15.0 0 41 20.0Co-Eric Riley 6-1 8 75 9.4 0 26 12.5Delmon Robinson 4-0 7 84 12.0 0 25 21.0Eric Hoskins 5-1 5 36 7.2 0 14 7.2Anthony Dixon 6-6 5 22 4.4 0 12 3.7Robert Elliott 4-0 4 53 13.2 0 19 13.2Arnil Stallworth 6-0 4 45 11.2 0 29 7.5Brandon Henderson 6-0 2 11 5.5 1 7 1.8Marcus Green 2-1 1 50 50.0 0 50 25.0Brandon Hart 6-2 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3Wade Bonner 5-0 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2Austin Wilbanks 4-2 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.2Total 6 110 1,075 9.8 5 50 179.2Opponents 6 65 829 12.8 4 70 138.2 Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Total Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OBBlake 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 1Eric Richards 3 190 63.3 0 0 Total 37 1,311 35.453 0 12 9 0 21 1,206 57.4 0 1 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Total References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons Mississippi State Bulldogs football