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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Starkville, Miss.Founded: February 28, 1878Nickname: BulldogsEnrollment: 20,873Offi cial Athletics Website: www.HailState.comPresident: Dr. Mark KeenumFaculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Steven TurnerConference: Southeastern (West)Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) and WhiteStadium (Capacity): Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Constructed: 1914 Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda Grass (Certifi ed Tifway 419) DWS Record: 248-136-13 (.641)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach (Alma Mater): Dan Mullen (Ursinus College, 1994)Record at Mississippi State: 55-35 (.611, eighth season)Career Record: sameASSISTANT COACHES (YEAR AT MSU):Brian Baker Defensive Line (fi rst season) Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator (fi rst season)Billy Gonzales Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers (fourth season)John Hevesy Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Off ensive Line (eighth season)Brian Johnson Quarterbacks (third season)Greg Knox Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs (eighth season)Maurice Linguist Safeties (fi rst season)Scott Sallach Tight Ends (eighth season)Peter Sirmon Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (fi rst season)Bret Beachner Off ensive Quality ControlChris Boniol Special Teams Quality ControlJohn Haneline Defensive Quality ControlSUPPORT STAFF AT SEAL FOOTBALL COMPLEX: Zach Akenberger Assistant Strength CoachRiley Allen Assistant Strength CoachPatrick Austin Recruiting SpecialistJane Ballard Offi ce AssociateTh omas Callans Assistant Athletic TrainerJon Clark Assistant AD/Football OperationsNancy Covington Offi ce AssociateLee Davis Coordinator of Football RecruitingBrock Dulaney Coordinator of Film & Computing ServicesRockey Felker Director of Player DevelopmentRod Gibson Recruiting SpecialistRoger Hayhurst Assistant Video CoordinatorJason Hubbard Assistant Equipment ManagerDan Jacobi Head Athletic TrainerNate Peoples Assistant Strength CoachBrad Peterson Director of Player PersonnelRyan Phillis Assistant Strength CoachDean “Flash” Saul Assistant Equipment ManagerNick Savage Head Strength CoachKevin Siesel Assistant Athletic TrainerPhil Silva Head Equipment ManagerSusas Simmons Offi ce AssociateBrian Squeglia Recruiting SpecialistNeil Stopczynski Assistant Recruiting CoordinatorKelly White Sports Dietician

FOOTBALL INFORMATION2015 Overall Record 9-42015 SEC Record/Finish 4-4/tied for fi ft h in West, tied for eighth overall2015 Bowl Belk Bowl (def. NC State, 51-28)2015 Final Rankings receiving votes in both pollsOff ensive System Spread (Multiple)Defensive System 4-3 (Multiple)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Total 43/17 (15 returning starters)

Off ense 18/8 (6 returning starters) Defense 22/7 (7 returning starters) Specialists 3/2 (2 returning starters)First Year of Football 1895All-Time Overall Record 540-562-39 (117th season)All-Time SEC Record 185-352-12All-Time Bowl Record 11-8

2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION SERIES Sept. 3 South Alabama Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 2-0Sept. 10 South Carolina * Starkville, Miss. USC leads, 9-6Sept. 17 at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. LSU leads, 72-34-3Sept. 24 at UMass Foxborough, Mass. First Meeting Oct. 8 Auburn * Starkville, Miss. AU leads, 61-26-2Oct. 14 (Fri.) at BYU Provo, Utah Tied, 1-1Oct. 22 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. MSU leads, 22-21 Oct. 29 Samford Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 16-1-1Nov. 5 Texas A&M * Starkville, Miss. A&M leads, 5-4 Nov. 12 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. UA leads, 79-18-3Nov. 19 Arkansas * Starkville, Miss. UA leads, 15-10-1Nov. 26 at Ole Miss * Oxford, Miss. UM leads, 63-43-6 * - denotes SEC game

2015 FOOTBALL RESULTSDATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.)Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 Hattiesburg, Miss. (36,641) Sept. 12 #14/15 LSU * (ESPN) L, 19-21 Starkville, Miss. (62,531) Sept. 19 Northwestern State (SECN) W, 62-13 Starkville, Miss. (61,574) Sept. 26 at RV/#25 Auburn * (ESPN2) W, 17-9 Auburn, Ala. (87,451) Oct. 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M * (SECN) L, 17-30 College Station, Texas (104,455) Oct. 10 Troy (SECN) W, 45-17 Starkville, Miss. (60,866) Oct. 17 Louisiana Tech (HC) (SECN) W, 45-20 Starkville, Miss. (61,651) Oct. 24 Kentucky * (SECN) W, 42-16 Starkville, Miss. (61,168) Nov. 5 at Missouri * (ESPN) W, 31-13 Columbia, Mo. (58,878) Nov. 14 #3/4/2 Alabama * (CBS) L, 6-31 Starkville, Miss. (62,435) Nov. 21 at Arkansas * (ESPN) W, 51-50 Fayetteville, Ark. (71,936) Nov. 28 #19/19/18 Ole Miss * (ESPN2) L, 27-38 Starkville, Miss. (62,265) Dec. 30 vs. NC State ^ (ESPN) W, 51-28 Charlotte, N.C. (46,423) * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Belk Bowl

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICSDirector of Athletics: Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU)Executive Associate AD: Duncan McKenzieSr. Associate AD/Compliance: Bracky BrettSr. Associate AD/SWA, Student-Athlete Services: Ann CarrSr. Associate AD/Development: Bo HemphillSr. Associate AD/Administration: Mike NemethSr. Associate AD/Bulldog Club, Ticket Operations: Mike RicheySr. Associate AD/External Aff airs: Scott Wetherbee

MEDIA RELATIONSFOOTBALL CONTACTS: (TWITTER HANDLE):Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) Assistant AD/Media Relations Martin Phone 662-325-0967 (offi ce)/662-418-3821 (cell) Martin E-Mail [email protected] Niblett (@KyleNiblett) Assistant Director Niblett Phone 662-325-8040 (offi ce)/662-418-9139 (cell) Niblett E-Mail [email protected] Piper (@ADPiper7) Assistant Director Piper Phone 662-325-0972 (offi ce)/662-418-9183 (cell) Piper E-Mail [email protected] (TWITTER HANDLE): John R. Cade (@JRCade) Assistant AD/Digital MediaBob Carskadon (@BobCarskadon) Digital Media ReporterGregg Ellis (@MSUSportsGregg) Associate DirectorDiane Keith Administrative SecretaryEmily McConnell (@em_mcconnell) Graduate Assistant Kelly Price (@HailStatePics) Photographer Hunter Richardson (@HunterRich18) Graduate Assistant Tyson Rodgers (@TysonGRodgers) Graduate Assistant Brock Turnipseed (@BrockT_MSU) Assistant DirectorSHIPPING ADDRESS: Bryan Building, 288 Lakeview Drive, Mississippi State, MS, 39762

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)1 Brandon Bryant DB 5-11 205 So. 1L Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort)2 Elijah Staley QB 6-6 248 So. SQ Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler)3 Traver Jung LB 6-3 225 Jr. RS Greenville, Miss. (Holmes CC) 4 Gerri Green LB 6-4 243 So. 1L Greenville, Miss. (Greenville Weston)5 Fred Brown WR 6-1 196 Sr. 3L Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill)5 Cedric Jiles DB 5-10 182 Sr. 1L Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)6 Donald Gray WR 5-10 193 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)7 Tolando Cleveland DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove)7 Nick Fitzgerald QB 6-5 227 So. 1L Richmond Hill, Ga. (Richmond Hill) 8 Fred Ross WR 6-2 207 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler)9 Jamoral Graham DB 5-10 173 Jr. 2L Decatur, Miss. (Newton County)10 Nate Gieb ATH 6-2 175 So. SQ Flowood, Miss. (Madison St. Joseph)10 Brandon Holloway RB 5-8 165 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) 11 Kivon Coman DB 6-3 196 Sr. 3L Sheffield, Ala. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy)11 Damian Williams QB 6-1 228 Jr. 2L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel)12 Jamal Peters DB 6-2 206 So. 1L Bassfield, Miss. (Bassfield) 14 Nick Tiano QB 6-4 231 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) 17 Deontay Evans DB 5-10 204 Sr. 3L McComb, Miss. (McComb)18 Deddrick Thomas WR 5-9 184 RFr. RS Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Central)21 Nick Gibson RB 5-11 195 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Pinson Valley)22 Malik Dear WR 5-9 220 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah)23 Keith Mixon WR 5-8 175 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley School)24 Chris Rayford DB 6-0 194 So. 1L Byhalia, Miss. (Byhalia)25 Lashard Durr DB 5-11 190 Jr. JC Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)25 Hayes Walker ATH 5-11 195 So. SQ Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy)26 Brandon Davis ATH 5-9 170 Sr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven)26 Alec Murphy RB 6-0 225 RFr. RS Nixa, Mo. (Nixa)27 Aeris Williams RB 6-1 205 So. 1L West Point, Miss. (West Point)28 DeAndre Ward LB 6-1 217 Sr. 2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka)29 C.J. Morgan DB 6-0 192 Fr. HS Bossier City, La. (Parkway)30 Zak Neary ATH 6-1 192 So. SQ Adamsville, Tenn. (Adamsville)30 Chris Stamps DB 6-0 175 RFr. RS Vicksburg, Miss. (Warren Central)31 Maurice Smitherman DB 5-9 178 RFr. RS Adamsville, Ala. (Minor)32 Ashton Shumpert RB 6-2 218 Sr. 3L Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba)33 Dontavian Lee RB 6-1 227 So. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Forrest County Agricultural)34 Cory Thomas DL 6-5 301 So. 1L Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory)34 Alan Worsham ATH 5-10 190 RFr. RS Martinez, Ga. (Augusta Christian)35 Westin Graves K 6-0 163 Jr. 1L Flowood, Miss. (Jackson Prep)35 Gabe Myles WR 6-0 192 Jr. 2L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville)37 Bennie Braswell III RB 5-9 170 Jr. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)37 Bryce Brown K 6-2 180 So. SQ Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 37 Danortis McWilliams ATH 5-11 160 RFr. RS New Albany, Miss. (New Albany) 38 Josiah Phillips ATH 6-4 236 So. SQ Starkville, Miss. (Home School)39 Richie Brown LB 6-2 245 Sr. 3L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach)41 Mark McLaurin DB 6-2 210 So. 1L Collins, Miss. (Collins) 43 Fletcher Adams DL 6-2 267 RFr. RS Brandon, Miss. (Brandon) 43 Logan Cooke P/K 6-5 216 Jr. 2L Darbun, Miss. (Columbia Academy)44 Leo Lewis LB 6-2 240 RFr. RS Brookhaven, Miss. (Brookhaven) 45 J.T. Gray LB 6-0 196 Jr. 2L Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale)46 Dez Harris LB 6-4 239 Jr. 2L McCalla, Ala. (McAdory)47 A.J. Jefferson DL 6-3 277 Sr. 3L Summit, Miss. (North Pike)49 Torrey Dale DL 6-6 270 Sr. 2L Kenner, La. (John Curtis Christian)50 Tim Washington LB 6-2 198 RFr. RS Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo City)51 Kelan Chairs LB 6-0 220 Jr. 1L Harvey, La. (St. Augustine)53 Hunter Bradley SN 6-3 235 Sr. 1L Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville) 54 Lawrence Brown ATH 6-4 292 Sr. SQ Columbus, Miss. (Belhaven University) 55 Martinas Rankin OL 6-5 302 Jr. RS Mendenhall, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC)56 Allen Perkins ATH 6-0 230 RFr. RS Pelham, Ala. (Oak Mountain)



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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)57 Will Coleman DL 6-5 250 Sr. 1L Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC) 58 Justin Senior OL 6-5 295 Sr. 3L Montreal, Quebec (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy)59 Nathan Swanson SN 6-5 210 RFr. RS Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)60 Jamaal Clayborn OL 6-4 315 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy)61 Deion Calhoun OL 6-3 303 So. 1L Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Restoration Academy)62 Devon Desper OL 6-4 305 Sr. 2L Madison, Miss. (Madison Central)64 Jocquell Johnson OL 6-4 300 Sr. SQ Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] CC) 65 Brett Armour ATH 6-1 262 RFr. RS Brighton, Tenn. (Brighton) 66 Joel Baldwin SN 6-3 220 So. SQ Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo)67 Michael Story OL 6-4 305 RFr. RS Ripley, Miss. (Ripley)68 Devin Hadley ATH 6-3 240 RFr. RS Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo)69 Darryl Williams OL 6-2 305 RFr. RS Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City)72 Ronald Cochran OL 6-4 308 So. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 73 Rodney Lacy ATH 5-11 290 Sr. SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Minor)74 Elgton Jenkins OL 6-4 304 So. 1L Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale)75 Harrison Moon OL 6-4 281 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Signal Mountain)79 Evans Wilkerson ATH 6-5 285 RFr. RS Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 80 Aaron Hamaker ATH 6-4 253 So. SQ Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic)80 Christian Roberson TE 6-5 230 Fr. HS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)81 Justin Johnson TE 6-3 229 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover)82 Farrod Green TE 6-3 215 RFr. RS Wesson, Miss. (Wesson Attendance Center)82 Jefferson Teel ATH 6-5 200 Jr. SQ Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett) 84 Dontea Jones TE 6-4 250 Fr. HS McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep) 85 Jonnas Spivey WR 6-0 182 RFr. RS Bay Springs, Miss. (Bay Springs)86 Jesse Jackson WR 6-2 210 So. 1L Petal, Miss. (Petal)87 Wyatt Powell ATH 5-9 193 RFr. RS Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy)88 Nick James DL 6-5 325 Sr. 2L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach)90 Grant Harris DL 6-3 273 So. SQ Bolton, Miss. (Clinton)91 Anfernee Mullins DL 6-3 259 RFr. RS Aliceville, Ala. (Aliceville)92 Kendell Jones DL 6-4 265 RFr. RS Pinson, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville) 94 Nelson Adams DL 6-3 310 Sr. 3L Brandon, Miss. (Brandon)95 Braxton Hoyett DL 6-3 300 So. SQ Pelham, Ala. (Pelham)96 Tre Brown DL 6-4 290 Jr. JC Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)97 Johnathan Calvin DL 6-3 263 Sr. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2 Elijah Staley eh-LY-juh3 Traver Jung TREV-er 4 Gerri Green GAIR-ee 9 Jamoral Graham JUH-more-ul11 Kivon Coman KEY-von 14 Nick Tiano TEE-ano 18 Deddrick Th omas rhymes with dead22 Malik Dear muh-LEEK27 Aeris Williams AIR-rees62 Devon Desper DEH-vuhn64 Jocquell Johnson rhymes with jock 73 Elgton Jenkins ELG-tuhn 80 Christian Roberson ROH-ber-suhn 82 Farrod Green FUH-rahd

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No one has had more of a profound impact on shaping Mississippi State football into a national contender than Dan Mullen. The 2014 National and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, Mullen enters his eighth season in Starkville after guiding the Bulldogs into unprecedented territory, including the fast-est ascent from unranked to No. 1 in college football history. Mullen (.611) owns the highest winning percentage as a State coach since the late College Football Hall of Famer Allyn McKeen from 1939-48 (.764). He has led MSU to the winningest two-year stretch in program his-tory (19). The Bulldogs have been to a school-record six consecutive bowl games, including their first Orange Bowl berth in 73 years in December 2014. Mullen is the third-longest tenured SEC coach at his current school behind only LSU’s Les Miles and Alabama’s Nick Saban. Mullen has produced at least eight victories in four out of the last six seasons while playing in college football’s toughest division. In the 114 years prior, MSU had only produced 11 eight-win campaigns. MSU was 32-65 in the eight years prior to Mullen’s arrival. Since the 2014 season, MSU owns the SEC’s third-best record at 19-7, and the Bulldogs have produced at least a .500 record in conference play in back-to-back years for the first time since 1999-2000. In 2015, Mullen led the Bulldogs to a Belk Bowl victory and a 4-1 mark in road games - the school’s best road record since 1994. No coach in school history had ever been a finalist for a national coach of the year honor until Mullen won the Maxwell Football Club’s National Coach of the Year award in 2014. He also claimed the Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year award that same fall. The 2014 season was arguably the best in school history as Mullen’s group won 10 regular season games for the first time and 10 overall for just the third time. The Bulldogs claimed six SEC wins -- the most by MSU since 1999 -- while finishing second in the difficult SEC West. Mullen developed a team that went from unranked to No. 1 quicker than any in college

football history (five weeks; Ohio State made the move in six weeks in 1964). The Bulldogs were the nation’s No. 1 team for the first time in 80 years of Associated Press polls follow-ing wins over No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 2 Auburn during a raucous stretch in Davis Wade Stadium. MSU became the first team since 1983 Auburn to defeat three consecutive top-10 ranked teams. The Bulldogs also became the first squad to hold the No. 1 ranking in the inaugural College Football Playoff poll. The year was capped with a berth in the Orange Bowl for the first time since 1941. The Bulldogs led the SEC in total offense for the first time since 1982, putting up a school-record 513.8 yards per game. State earned its highest Associated Press poll finish since 1940 (No. 11), and it tied its highest finish ever in the USA Today Amway Coaches poll (No. 12). MSU has shattered 100 team or individual single-game, single-season and career statisti-cal records under Mullen. The Bulldogs have also produced a first-team All-America selec-tion in five out of the last six years. Player development has been key in Mullen’s seven previous seasons. Eighteen MSU play-ers have been chosen in the NFL Draft under Mullen’s watch since 2010 with several slated to go in the 2016 NFL Draft, including the pro-gram’s most decorated player in Dak Prescott. Mullen helped develop Prescott into one of the greatest signal callers in SEC history. The five selections in 2015 were the most through the first six rounds of a draft in school history and the most overall in a draft since a school-record five went in 1995. Off the field, Mullen’s players are constant achievers in the classroom and the community donating countless hours to the Starkville area and state of Mississippi. Twenty-five Bulldogs were named to the 2015 SEC Academic Fall Honor Roll. Taveze Calhoun was named a National Scholar-Athlete. During Mullen’s entire tenure at MSU, 135 players have earned the distinction of SEC Honor Roll recipient. During the historic run to No. 1 in 2014, the Bulldogs’ 2.76 grade point average was the program’s highest ever.

DAN MULLEN2014 NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR • 2014 AP SEC COACH OF THE YEAREIGHTH SEASON • @COACHDANMULLEN

PERSONAL

MULLEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Year School Overall Record SEC Record Noteable 2009 Mississippi State 5-7 3-5 def. #20 Ole Miss, 41-27 2010 Mississippi State 9-4 4-4 Gator Bowl champs, def. Mich.2011 Mississippi State 7-6 2-6 Music City Bowl champs 2012 Mississippi State 8-5 4-4 won fi rst seven games 2013 Mississippi State 7-6 3-5 Liberty Bowl champs, def. UM2014 Mississippi State 10-3 6-2 First No. 1 ranking, No. 11 Final AP2015 Mississippi State 9-4 4-4 Belk Bowl victory over NC State TOTALS 55-35 (.611) 26-30 (.464)

Birthdate: April 27, 1972Age: 43Hometown: Manchester, N.H.Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Ursinus College; 1996 – Master’s Degree in Education from Wagner CollegeWife: MeganChildren: Canon and Breelyn Elisabeth

2009-p Mississippi State (Head Coach)2005-08 Florida (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks)2003-04 Utah (Quarterbacks)2001-02 Bowling Green (Quarterbacks)1999-00 Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Offense)1998 Syracuse (Graduate Assistant Offense)1996-97 Columbia (Wide Receivers)1994-95 Wagner (Wide Receivers)

55 Overall wins (3rd in MSU history)4 Bowl game victories (school record)6 Straight bowl games (school record)4 Egg Bowl wins (3rd in MSU history)18 NFL Draft picks since 2010 100 Statistical Records set in Mullen era 3 Wins over Top 10 teams (MSU record)10 Weeks ranked in Top 10 (MSU record)

Coach Rec. Pct. 1. ^Allyn McKeen (1939-48) 65-19-3 .7642. Dan Mullen (2009-p) 55-35 .611

BY THE NUMBERS

MSU WINNING PCT. (Min. 6 Yrs.)

Coach Rec. Pct. 1. ^Allyn McKeen (1939-48) 65-19-3 .7642. Dan Mullen (2009-p) 55-35 .6113. Murray Warmath (1952-53) 10-6-3 .605 4. ^Darrell Royal (1954-55) 12-8 .600^ - College Football Hall of Famer

MSU WINNING PCT. SINCE 1938



ASSISTANT COACHES

BRIAN BAKER DEFENSIVE LINE FIRST SEASON

• 19-year NFL coaching veteran who comes to MSU after serving as the outside lineback-ers coach for the Washington Redkins in 2014• Coached eight Pro Bowlers, including the likes of DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers

• Member of the 1990 Georgia Tech national championship coaching staff

TERRELL BUCKLEY CORNERBACKS/RECRUITING COORDINATORFIRST SEASON

• Mississippi native who joins MSU staff after spending the past two seasons as the corner-backs coach at Louisville (2014-15) • Louisville led the nation in interceptions in his first season in 2014 (26)

BILLY GONZALES CO-OFFENSIVE COODINATOR/WRs FOURTH SEASON

• Developed the MSU wideouts into one of the deepest groups in the nation • Bulldogs produced school-record eight 100-yard receiving games in 2015; Nine players caught 10 or more passes last season, a figure that led the SEC

• Promoted to MSU co-offensive coordinator in February 2014

JOHN HEVESY CO-OFFENSIVE COODINATOR/OL EIGHTH SEASON

• Has tutored three All-American offensive linemen at MSU (Ben Beckwith, 2014; Gabe Jackson, 2012, ‘13; Derek Sherrod, 2010)• MSU had not had an All-American offen-sive lineman prior to his arrival since 2000• Took over co-offensive coordinator duties

in addition to the offensive line in Feb. 2014

BRIAN JOHNSON QUARTERBACKS THIRD SEASON

• 29-year-old who made a tremendous impact in his two seasons developing Dak Prescott into the most prolific signal caller in school history • Spent four seasons (2010-13) as an assistant coach at Utah

GREG KNOX RUNNING BACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOREIGHTH SEASON

• Coached four 1,000-yard rushers in his seven seasons (Robinson, 2014; LaDarius Perkins, 2012; Vick Ballard, 2011; Anthony Dixon, 2010) • Has served as MSU’s special teams coordi

nator the past two seasons as well • Begins his 22nd season as an assistant coach in the SEC (MSU, Auburn, Ole Miss)

MAURICE LINGUIST SAFETIES FIRST SEASON

• Arrives in Starkville after serving as the defensive pass game coordinator at Iowa State the past two seasons (2014-15) • Also was the defensive pass game coordina-tor at Buffalo for two seasons (2012-13)

SCOTT SALLACH TIGHT ENDS EIGHTH SEASON

• Mentored Malcolm Johnson, who fin-ished his career in 2014 as one of the most productive tight ends in school history and went on to be drafted by the Cleveland Browns • Spent 11 seasons coaching in the Ivy

League

PETER SIRMON DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS FIRST SEASON

• Served two seasons as the associate head coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coor-dinator at Southern Cal (2014-15) and was the Trojans’ interim defensive coordinator for the 2015 Holiday Bowl

• Spent two seasons as the linebackers coach at Washington (2012-13) • No stranger to the SEC as he was the linebackers coach at Tennessee in 2011

NICK SAVAGE HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING THIRD SEASON (FIRST IN HEAD ROLE)

• Took over the role of head strength coach after the depature of Rick Court to Maryland • Was the Bulldogs’ interim head strength coach leading up to and during the 2015 Belk Bowl • MSU assistant strength coach (2014-15)



POSITION OUTLOOKS

Nick Fitzgerald

QUARTERBACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Nick Fitzgerald (So.), Damian Williams (Jr.) (note: Elijah Staley did not letter in 2015) LETTERMEN LOST (1): Dak Prescott KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Nick Tiano (RFr.), Damian Williams (RJr.)STARTERS RETURNING (0) STARTERS LOST (1): Dak Prescott • MSU will have to replace the most decorated player in school history in two-time All-SEC first-team quarterback Dak Prescott • Damian Williams (6-1, 228), who started one game as a true freshman in 2013, redshirted in 2014 and will be a junior in 2015 • So. Nick Fitzgerald (6-5, 227) was Prescott’s backup in 2015 ... He completed 11-of-14 passes for 235 yards and three scores • MSU also has So. Eljiah Staley (6-6, 248) and RFr. Nick Tiano (6-4, 231) on the roster ... Staley played in two games in 2015 while Tiano redshirted as a true freshman

Brandon Holloway

RUNNING BACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Brandon Holloway (Sr.), Dontavian Lee (So.), Ashton Shumpert (Sr.), Aeris Williams (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (0)KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Nick Gibson (RFr.), Alec Murphy (RFr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Brandon Holloway (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (0)

• The Bulldogs return all four running backs led by speedster senior Brandon Holloway (5-8, 165), who started the final eight games of the year at the position • Holloway was one of only three FBS players last season with at least 400 rushing yards, 300 receiving yards and 500 kick return yards, join-ing Stanford’s Chris McCaffrey and San Jose State’s Tyler Ervin • Ashton Shumpert (6-2, 218) enters his senior year with 692 career

rushing yards and five starts in 2015

Fred Ross

WIDE RECEIVERS LETTERMEN RETURNING (6): Fred Brown (Sr.), Malik Dear (So.), Donald Gray (Jr.), Jesse Jackson (So.), Gabe Myles (Jr.), Fred Ross (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Joe Morrow, De’Runnya Wilson KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (3): Keith Mixon (RFr.), Jonnas Spivey (RFr.), Deddrick Thomas (RFr.) STARTERS RETURNING (2): Fred Brown (Sr.), Fred Ross (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (1): De’Runnya Wilson

• The 2015 SEC leader in receptions per game, Fred Ross (6-2, 207), is back for his senior season (6.8) ... Ross broke the school record for receptions last year with 88, a mark that also registered seventh in SEC single-season annals ... Ross was tremendous down the stretch, leading all Power 5 Conference players in the month of November with 41 ... He was the first MSU player to lead the SEC in receptions per game since Mardye McDole in 1978 • De’Runnya Wilson entered the NFL Draft after his junior season but the Bulldogs still return 69.5 percent of their receiving production from a year ago ... Fellow starter Fred Brown (6-1, 196) is a senior and caught 27 passes for 412 yards in 2015

Justin JohnsonTIGHT ENDS LETTERMEN RETURNING (1): Justin Johnson (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Darrion Hutcherson, Gus Walley KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (1): Farrod Green (RFr.)KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Dontea Jones (Fr.), Christian Roberson (Fr.) STARTERS RETURNING (0)STARTERS LOST (1): Gus Walley

• MSU must replace starters Gus Walley and Darrion Hutcherson and sophomore Justin Johnson (6-3, 229) leads the way ... Johnson was one



POSITION OUTLOOKS

of just two true freshmen to see action on the offensive side of the ball last year ... The former Hoover (Ala.) HS standout had five catches for 41 yards and one touchdown

Devon Desper and Jamaal Clayborn

OFFENSIVE LINE LETTERMEN RETURNING (5): Deion Calhoun (So.), Jamaal Clayborn (Sr.), Devon Desper (Sr.), Elgton Jenkins (So.), Justin Senior (Sr.)LETTERMEN LOST (3): Justin Malone, Damien Robinson, Rufus Warren KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (4): Harrison Moon (RFr.), Martinas Rankin (Jr.), Michael Story (RFr.), Darryl Williams (RFr.)KEY NEWCOMER (1): Martinas Rankin (Jr.)STARTERS RETURNING (3): Jamaal Clayborn (Sr.), Devon Desper (Sr.), Justin Senior (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (2): Justin Malone, Rufus Warren

• Despite the loss of two starters, MSU will have more depth on the offensive line this season ... Three senior starters return, including center Jamaal Clayborn (6-4, 315), guard Devon Desper (6-4, 305) and tackle Justin Senior (6-5, 295) • The depth is bolstered with the return of sophomore Elgton Jenkins (6-4, 304), who has a tremendous future and saw significant action at tackle late in the year ... Redshirt junior Martinas Rankin (6-5, 302), a junior college All-American in 2014, could earn a starting spot at tackle

Richie Brown

LINEBACKERS LETTERMEN RETURNING (6): Richie Brown (Sr.), Kelan Chairs (Jr.), J.T. Gray (Jr.), Gerri Green (So.), Dez Harris (Jr.), DeAndre Ward (Sr.)LETTERMEN LOST (2): Beniquez Brown, Zach Jackson KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Leo Lewis (RFr.), Tim Washington (RFr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Richie Brown (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (2): Beniquez Brown, Zach Jackson

• A leader both on and off the field, Richie Brown (6-2, 245) enters the final year of his MSU career ... Brown is the first 100-tackle player (109) to return the following season for MSU since NFL standout Benardrick McKinney in 2013 (102 in 2012) ... Brown was the Bulldogs’ leading tack-ler last season and ranked fifth overall in the SEC • Junior J.T. Gray (6-0, 196) was fourth on the squad in tackles in 2015 (65) and sophomore Gerri Green (6-4, 243) was fifth among SEC fresh-men in tackles last year (49) • Promising redshirt freshmen Leo Lewis (6-2, 240) and Tim Washington (6-2, 198) will see their first action in 2016

A.J. Jeff erson

DEFENSIVE LINE LETTERMEN RETURNING (7): Nelson Adams (Sr.), Johnathan Calvin (Sr.), Will Coleman (Sr.), Torrey Dale (Sr.), Nick James (Sr.), A.J. Jefferson (Sr.), Cory Thomas (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Ryan Brown, Chris Jones KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (3): Fletcher Adams (RFr.), Kendell Jones (RFr.), Anfernee Mullins (RFr.)KEY NEWCOMERS THIS SPRING (1): Tre Brown (Jr.)KEY NEWCOMERS THIS FALL (3): Kobe Jones (Fr.), Jeffery Simmons (Fr.), Marquiss Spencer (Fr.)STARTERS RETURNING (2): Nick James (Sr.), A.J. Jefferson (Sr.)STARTERS LOST (2): Ryan Brown, Chris Jones

• New defensive line coach Brian Baker, an NFL coaching veteran, takes over a talented group headlined by two outstanding senior defensive ends in A.J. Jefferson (6-3, 277) and Johnathan Calvin (6-3, 263) ... Jefferson had one of the best seasons by a defensive end in MSU history last year, racking up a team-best 13.5 tackles for loss ... He produced at least one tackle for loss in nine of 13 games in 2015 and ranked ninth overall in the league in TFL • MSU boasts two senior defensive tackles in Nelson Adams (6-3, 310) and Nick James (6-5, 325) • As a unit, MSU broke the school record for tackles for loss last year (98) and 62.2% of that production returns in 2016 led by Jefferson and Calvin• The entire defense returns 69.7 percent of tackle production from 2015 ... By comparison, the Bulldogs returned only 58 percent of that produc-tion in the spring of 2015

* NOTE: players earn a letter by seeing action in at least 100 plays during the season



Brandon Bryant

DEFENSIVE BACKS/SECONDARY LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Brandon Bryant (So.), Tolando Cleveland (Sr.), Kivon Coman (Sr.), Deontay Evans (Sr.), Jamoral Graham (Jr.), Cedric Jiles (Sr.), Mark McLaurin (So.), Jamal Peters (So.), Chris Rayford (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (3): Taveze Calhoun, Kendrick Market, Will Redmond KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Maurice Smitherman (RFr.), Chris Stamps (RFr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Lashard Durr (Jr.), C.J. Morgan (Fr.)STARTERS RETURNING (3): Brandon Bryant (So.), Tolando Cleveland (Sr.), Kivon Coman (Sr.)STARTERS LOST (3): Taveze Calhoun, Kendrick Market, Will Redmond

• MSU brings in two new secondary coaches in Terrell Buckley (corner-backs) and Maurice Linguist (safeties) and will need to replace its top starting cornerbacks as both Taveze Calhoun and Will Redmond are 2016 NFL Draft prospects

• The Bulldogs are loaded with experience and talent at safety starting with sophomore Brandon Bryant (5-11, 205), who might be the most athletic player on the entire team ... Bryant led all SEC freshmen defensive backs in tackles (63) to go along with a team-high three interceptions, including one returned for a score• Senior Tolando Cleveland (6-0, 190) is MSU’s most experienced corner

... He started 10 games last season and replaced the injured Redmond Westin Graves

SPECIALISTS LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Hunter Bradley (Sr.), Logan Cooke (Jr.), Westin Graves (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Devon Bell, Winston Chapman

• The Bulldogs’ primary placekicker returns in junior Westin Graves ... Graves ranked second in the SEC in field goal percentage, drilling 15-of-18 (83.3 percent) with a long of 44 • Starting punter Logan Cooke is back for his junior campaign ... Cooke was seventh in the SEC in 2015 with a 42.2 average • MSU will have to replace the kickoff services of Devon Bell • All of the Bulldogs’ top return specialists return in 2016 led by

POSITION OUTLOOKS

2016 SIGNING CLASS Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (School) Tre Brown* DL 6-4 290 Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Korey Charles ATH 5-11 173 Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian HS) Jamal Couch ATH 6-5 222 Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS) Cameron Dantzler DB 6-2 170 Hammond, La. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Lashard Durr* DB 5-11 190 Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Greg Eiland OL 6-7 320 Philadelphia, Miss. (Philadelphia HS) John Michael-Hankerson WR 6-1 170 South Bend, Ind. (Washington HS)Dontea Jones* TE 6-4 250 McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep) Kobe Jones DL 6-4 262 Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) C.J. Morgan* DB 6-0 192 Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS)Nero Nelson DB 5-11 170 Hollandale, Miss. (Simmons HS) Dareuan Parker OL 6-5 326 Olive Branch, Miss. (DeSoto Central HS) Stewart Reese OL 6-5 340 Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central HS) Christian Roberson* TE 6-5 230 Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)Jeffery Simmons DL 6-4 275 Macon, Miss. (Noxubee County HS) Marquiss Spencer DL 6-4 223 Greenwood, Miss. (Greenwood HS) Jordan Thomas TE 6-6 275 Decatur, Miss. (East Central CC) Erroll Thompson LB 6-2 245 Florence, Ala. (Florence HS) Tim Washington LB 6-3 183 Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo City HS)Darryl Williams OL 6-3 304 Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City HS)

* BOLD denotes early enrollee in January 2016 who will participate in spring practice; counts toward 2015 signing class

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2015 RESULTSOVERALL RECORD: 9-4 • SEC RECORD: 4-4DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.) Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 Hattiesburg, Miss. (36,641) Sept. 12 #14/15 LSU * (ESPN) L, 19-21 Starkville, Miss. (62,531) Sept. 19 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECN) W, 62-13 Starkville, Miss. (61,574) Sept. 26 at RV/#25 Auburn * (ESPN2) W, 17-9 Auburn, Ala. (87,451) Oct. 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M * (SECN) L, 17-30 College Station, Texas (104,455) Oct. 10 TROY (SECN) W, 45-17 Starkville, Miss. (60,866) Oct. 17 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) (SECN) W, 45-20 Starkville, Miss. (61,651) Oct. 24 KENTUCKY * (SECN) W, 42-16 Starkville, Miss. (61,168) Nov. 5 at Missouri * (ESPN) W, 31-13 Columbia, Mo. (58,878) Nov. 14 #3/4/2 ALABAMA * (CBS) L, 6-31 Starkville, Miss. (62,435) Nov. 21 at Arkansas * (ESPN) W, 51-50 Fayetteville, Ark. (71,936) Nov. 28 #19/19/18 OLE MISS * (ESPN2) L, 27-38 Starkville, Miss. (62,265) Dec. 30 vs. NC State ^ (ESPN) W, 51-28 Charlotte, N.C. (46,423)

All CAPS - denotes home game | * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Belk Bowl

TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SCORING 447 302 Points Per Game 34.4 23.2 Points Off Turnovers 48 57 FIRST DOWNS 302 273 Rushing 118 124 Passing 172 132 Penalty 12 17 RUSHING YARDAGE 1873 2270 Yards gained rushing 2163 2675 Yards lost rushing 290 405 Rushing Attempts 427 531 Average Per Rush 4.4 4.3 Average Per Game 144.1 174.6 TDs Rushing 21 16 PASSING YARDAGE 4113 2815 Comp-Att-Int 331-500-5 257-424-13 Average Per Pass 8.2 6.6 Average Per Catch 12.4 11.0 Average Per Game 316.4 216.5 TDs Passing 33 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 5986 5085 Total Plays 927 955 Average Per Play 6.5 5.3 Average Per Game 460.5 391.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-773 47-857 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-214 10-125 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-130 5-74 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 18.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 12.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 14.8 FUMBLES-LOST 23-13 13-1 PENALTIES-Yards 53-506 59-516 Average Per Game 38.9 39.7 PUNTS-Yards 54-2226 72-2830 Average Per Punt 41.2 39.3 Net punt average 35.9 35.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 85-5216 63-3810 Average Per Kick 61.4 60.5 Net kick average 41.0 39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:17 33:43 3RD-DOWN Conversions 75/175 71/200 3rd-Down Pct 43% 36% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/22 12/23 4th-Down Pct 50% 52% SACKS BY-Yards 30-209 32-193 MISC YARDS -13 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 58 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-19 21-28 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 2-5 RED-ZONE SCORES (48-53) 91% (33-45) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (38-53) 72% (19-45) 42% PAT-ATTEMPTS (54-56) 96% (33-33) 100% ATTENDANCE 432490 359361 Games/Avg Per Game 7/61784 5/71872

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Mississippi State 107 140 90 110 447 Opponents 93 88 80 41 302

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Dak Prescott 13 160 790 202 588 3.7 10 49 45.2 Brandon Holloway 13 92 428 15 413 4.5 0 35 31.8 Ashton Shumpert 12 59 247 19 228 3.9 1 20 19.0 Aeris Williams 13 40 216 10 206 5.2 3 33 15.8 Dontavian Lee 10 22 138 1 137 6.2 0 24 13.7 Nick Fitzgerald 8 23 137 10 127 5.5 3 21 15.9 Malik Dear 11 11 113 3 110 10.0 1 52 10.0 Fred Ross 13 2 42 0 42 21.0 1 33 3.2 Elijah Staley 2 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 11 9.0 Gabe Myles 10 7 20 9 11 1.6 1 9 1.1 Team 5 7 0 21 -21 -3.0 0 0 -4.2 Total 13 427 2163 290 1873 4.4 21 52 144.1 Opponents 13 531 2675 405 2270 4.3 16 74 174.6

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G Dak Prescott 13 151.0 316-477-5 66.2 3793 29 63 291.8 Nick Fitzgerald 8 290.3 11-14-0 78.6 235 3 49 29.4 Elijah Staley 2 211.7 3-5-0 60.0 51 1 37 25.5 Team 5 0.0 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Gabe Myles 10 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Fred Ross 13 385.6 1-1-0 100.0 34 0 34 2.6 Total 13 155.1 331-500-5 66.2 4113 33 63 316.4 Opponents 13 122.7 257-424-13 60.6 2815 16 82 216.5

RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Fred Ross 13 88 1007 11.4 5 59 77.5 De’Runnya Wilson 13 60 918 15.3 10 63 70.6 Brandon Holloway 13 33 396 12.0 5 63 30.5 Fred Brown 13 27 412 15.3 3 48 31.7 Malik Dear 11 22 217 9.9 2 27 19.7 Donald Gray 13 21 386 18.4 2 54 29.7 Gus Walley 8 19 146 7.7 1 19 18.2 Darrion Hutcherson 13 16 164 10.2 1 24 12.6 Ashton Shumpert 12 14 118 8.4 0 18 9.8 Gabe Myles 10 12 175 14.6 2 49 17.5 Joe Morrow 11 6 100 16.7 1 37 9.1 Aeris Williams 13 6 18 3.0 0 9 1.4 Justin Johnson 11 5 41 8.2 1 12 3.7 Dontavian Lee 10 2 15 7.5 0 11 1.5 Total 13 331 4113 12.4 33 63 316.4 Opponents 13 257 2815 11.0 16 82 216.5

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Fred Ross 15 157 10.5 1 77 Fred Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Donald Gray 1 21 21.0 0 0 Malik Dear 1 7 7.0 0 7 Beniquez Brown 1 31 31.0 0 0 Total 19 214 11.3 1 77 Opponents 10 125 12.5 1 69

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Brandon Holloway 24 567 23.6 1 100 Malik Dear 5 99 19.8 0 34 Gabe Myles 2 44 22.0 0 38 Kelan Chairs 1 15 15.0 0 15 Gerri Green 1 -15 -15.0 0 0 Donald Gray 1 33 33.0 0 33 Fred Brown 1 18 18.0 0 18 Darrion Hutcherson 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 36 773 21.5 1 100 Opponents 47 857 18.2 0 44

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INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long Brandon Bryant 3 73 24.3 1 73 Will Redmond 2 43 21.5 0 24 Taveze Calhoun 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 Gerri Green 2 0 0.0 0 0 Cory Thomas 1 12 12.0 0 12 Beniquez Brown 1 2 2.0 0 2 Richie Brown 1 3 3.0 0 3 Kivon Coman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 13 130 10.0 1 73 Opponents 5 74 14.8 1 45

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Nelson Adams 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 0 0 0.0 1 0 Opponents 1 15 15.0 0 15

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Westin Graves 0 15-18 52-54 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 97 De’Runnya Wilson 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Dak Prescott 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 60 Fred Ross 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Brandon Holloway 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Malik Dear 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Aeris Williams 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Nick Fitzgerald 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Fred Brown 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Gabe Myles 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Donald Gray 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Nelson Adams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Justin Malone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Gus Walley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Joe Morrow 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ashton Shumpert 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Darrion Hutcherson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Justin Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brandon Bryant 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Devon Bell 0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 Logan Cooke 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Total 58 15-19 54-56 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 447 Opponents 34 21-28 33-33 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 302

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Dak Prescott 13 637 588 3793 4381 337.0 Brandon Holloway 13 92 413 0 413 31.8 Nick Fitzgerald 8 37 127 235 362 45.2 Ashton Shumpert 12 59 228 0 228 19.0 Aeris Williams 13 40 206 0 206 15.8 Dontavian Lee 10 22 137 0 137 13.7 Malik Dear 11 11 110 0 110 10.0 Fred Ross 13 3 42 34 76 5.8 Elijah Staley 2 8 18 51 69 34.5 Logan Cooke 13 1 11 0 11 0.8 Gabe Myles 10 8 11 0 11 1.1 Justin Malone 13 0 3 0 3 0.2 Team 5 9 -21 0 -21 -4.2 Total 13 927 1873 4113 5986 460.5 Opponents 13 955 2270 2815 5085 391.2

FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd Westin Graves 15-18 83.3 0-0 5-6 7-7 3-4 0-1 44 0 Devon Bell 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0

FG SEQUENCE Mississippi State Opponents Southern Miss (38),(37) (31),(27),(27) LSU (43),(24),52 - Northwestern State - (52),(26) Auburn (44) 26,(30),(25),(51) Texas A&M (38) (55),49,(24),(30) Troy (42) (21) Louisiana Tech (26) (33),(27) Kentucky 26 (44),48,(48),(32) Missouri (36),49 (31),(35) Alabama 50,(31),(39) (42),32 Arkansas (21) 29 Ole Miss (22),(27) 38,33,(48) NC State (39) -

PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Logan Cooke 44 1856 42.2 65 7 20 16 12 0 Devon Bell 9 370 41.1 54 1 4 2 1 0 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 54 2226 41.2 65 8 24 18 13 1 Opponents 72 2830 39.3 58 3 28 16 9 2

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Devon Bell 80 4969 62.1 33 2 Logan Cooke 4 197 49.2 2 0 Westin Graves 1 50 50.0 0 0 Total 85 5216 61.4 35 2 18.2 41.0 24 Opponents 63 3810 60.5 22 3 21.5 39.5 25

ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G Brandon Holloway 13 413 396 0 567 0 1376 105.8 Fred Ross 13 42 1007 157 0 0 1206 92.8 De’Runnya Wilson 13 0 918 0 0 0 918 70.6 Dak Prescott 13 588 0 0 0 0 588 45.2 Donald Gray 13 0 386 21 33 0 440 33.8 Malik Dear 11 110 217 7 99 0 433 39.4 Fred Brown 13 0 412 -2 18 0 428 32.9 Ashton Shumpert 12 228 118 0 0 0 346 28.8 Gabe Myles 10 11 175 0 44 0 230 23.0 Aeris Williams 13 206 18 0 0 0 224 17.2 Darrion Hutcherson 13 0 164 0 12 0 176 13.5 Dontavian Lee 10 137 15 0 0 0 152 15.2 Gus Walley 8 0 146 0 0 0 146 18.2 Nick Fitzgerald 8 127 0 0 0 0 127 15.9 Joe Morrow 11 0 100 0 0 0 100 9.1 Brandon Bryant 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.6 Will Redmond 7 0 0 0 0 43 43 6.1 Justin Johnson 11 0 41 0 0 0 41 3.7 Beniquez Brown 13 0 0 31 0 2 33 2.5 Elijah Staley 2 18 0 0 0 0 18 9.0 Kelan Chairs 12 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.2 Cory Thomas 8 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.5 Logan Cooke 13 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.8 Justin Malone 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 Richie Brown 13 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 Taveze Calhoun 12 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 -0.2 Gerri Green 13 0 0 0 -15 0 -15 -1.2 Team 5 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -4.2 Total 13 1873 4113 214 773 130 7103 546.4 Opponents 13 2270 2815 125 857 74 6141 472.4

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l--------Tackles------l Sacks l---Pass Defense---l Fumbles # Player GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 39 Richie Brown 13 51 58 109 13.0- 61 6.5- 45 1- 3 2 3 3 . . . . 42 Beniquez Brown 13 48 51 99 11.0- 38 4.0- 22 1- 2 2 3 4 . . 2 . 11 Kivon Coman 13 39 37 76 4.0- 17 0.5- 3 1- 0 7 8 1 . . . . 45 J.T. Gray 13 27 38 65 3.5- 14 1.5- 9 . . . . . . . . 20 Brandon Bryant 13 46 17 63 2.0- 19 1.5- 17 3- 73 3 6 . . 1 . . 4 Gerri Green 13 20 29 49 2.5- 9 . 2- 0 1 3 1 . . . . 47 A.J. Jefferson 13 27 20 47 13.5- 65 5.0- 43 . 3 3 7 . 1 . . 98 Chris Jones 13 16 28 44 7.5- 21 2.5- 16 . 4 4 5 . . . . 14 Zach Jackson 11 20 24 44 4.0- 12 1.0- 6 . 2 2 1 . . . . 7 Tolando Cleveland 13 27 15 42 4.5- 22 1.0- 5 . 3 3 1 . 1 1 . 23 Taveze Calhoun 12 24 15 39 6.5- 22 . 2- -3 8 10 1 . . . . 48 Ryan Brown 12 13 26 39 8.0- 55 2.5- 25 . 5 5 10 . . . . 17 Deontay Evans 13 20 13 33 . . . 2 2 . . . . . 97 Johnathan Calvin 13 12 15 27 5.5- 14 1.5- 5 . . . 5 . . . . 88 Nick James 13 9 17 26 3.0- 7 . . . . 3 . 1 . . 12 Jamal Peters 12 12 13 25 1.5- 7 1.0- 5 . 2 2 . . . . . 94 Nelson Adams 13 6 19 25 1.0- 3 . . 1 1 . 1- 0 . . . 2 Will Redmond 7 18 7 25 . . 2- 43 1 3 1 . . . . 26 Kendrick Market 4 13 10 23 . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jamoral Graham 12 18 3 21 1.0- 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 41 Mark McLaurin 12 10 10 20 . . . 3 3 . . . . . 28 DeAndre Ward 13 5 12 17 1.0- 5 0.5- 4 . . . 1 . . . . 57 Will Coleman 13 7 8 15 2.5- 3 . . 1 1 2 . . . . 5J Cedric Jiles 12 8 7 15 . . . 4 4 . . . . . 46 Dezmond Harris 7 3 6 9 . . . . . . . . . . 49 Torrey Dale 13 6 3 9 0.5- 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 24 Chris Rayford 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . . 27 Aeris Williams 13 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . . . 95 Braxton Hoyett 7 . 4 4 0.5- 2 . . . . . . . . . 33 Dontavian Lee 10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cory Thomas 8 1 2 3 1.0- 4 1.0- 4 1- 12 . 1 . . . . . 51 Kelan Chairs 12 1 2 3 0.5- 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 53 Hunter Bradley 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 90 Grant Harris 5 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ashton Shumpert 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . 1 . . 40 Devon Bell 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . 43 Logan Cooke 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 29 Josiah Phillips 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . Total 13 522 525 1047 98- 403 30- 209 13- 130 55 68 48 1- 0 5 4 .

FINAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

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2015 MSU GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSEGame WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE RB QBat Southern Miss Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert PrescottLSU Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert PrescottNorthwestern State Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescottat Auburn Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescottat Texas A&M Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Shumpert PrescottTroy Wilson F. Brown Ross Jenkins Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway PrescottLouisiana Tech Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Holloway Prescott Kentucky Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescottat Missouri Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway PrescottAlabama Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Holloway Prescottat Arkansas Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Jenkins Walley Holloway PrescottOle Miss Wilson F. Brown Ross Jenkins Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescottvs. NC State Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Desper Malone Calhoun Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott

DEFENSEGame DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CBat Southern Miss Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman ClevelandLSU Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman ClevelandNorthwestern State Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Evans Coman Calhounat Auburn Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Calhounat Texas A&M Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Calhoun Troy Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Cleveland (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Bryant Coman CalhounLouisiana Tech Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Cleveland (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Bryant Coman CalhounKentucky Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhounat Missouri Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Peters (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman CalhounAlabama Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhounat Arkansas Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman CalhounOle Miss Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Peters (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhounvs. NC State Calvin James Jones Jefferson Green Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun

CAREER STARTS BY POSITION (2016 RETURNERS)

OFFENSELT Elgton Jenkins - 2 Justin Senior - 1

LG Devon Desper - 1 C Jamaal Clayborn - 12

RG Devon Desper - 15 Deion Calhoun - 1

RT Justin Senior - 26 Elgton Jenkins - 1

TE none

WR Fred Brown - 15 Fred Ross - 15 Gabe Myles - 3 RB Brandon Holloway - 8 Ashton Shumpert - 5

QB Damian Williams - 1

DEFENSEDE A.J. Jefferson - 13 Johnathan Calvin - 1

DT Nick James - 10 Nelson Adams - 3

LB Richie Brown - 13 Gerri Green - 1

S Kivon Coman - 13 Brandon Bryant - 8 Deontay Evans - 4 Jamal Peters - 2

CB Tolando Cleveland - 10 Cedric Jiles - 3

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Individual Single-Game (15 overall, 6 in 2015) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 252 vs. Kentucky (2009) Yards Per Rush - Anthony Dixon; 7.6 vs. Kentucky (2009) Total Off ense - Dak Prescott; 554 at Arkansas (2015) Total Plays - Dak Prescott; 70 at Alabama (2014) Touchdowns Responsible For - Dak Prescott; 7 at Arkansas (2015) Completions - Dak Prescott; 38 at Arkansas (2015) Completion Percentage - Dak Prescott; .769 vs. Texas A&M (2014) Passing Yards - Dak Prescott; 508 at Arkansas (2015) Passing Touchdowns - Dak Prescott; 5 at Arkansas (2015) Consecutive Attempts Without an INT - Dak Prescott; 52 vs. LSU (2015) Receiving Yards - Jameon Lewis; 220 vs. Rice (2013) Receiving Touchdowns - Chad Bumphis; 3 vs. Troy (2012) Interceptions - Richie Brown; 3 vs. Texas A&M (2014) Interception Return Yards - Johnthan Banks; 120 vs. Florida (2009) Interception Touchdowns - Johnthan Banks; 2 vs. Florida (2009)

Team Single-Game (7 overall, 4 in 2015) Passing Attempts - 54 vs. LSU (2015) Passing Completions - 34 vs. LSU (2015) Completion Percentage - .800 vs. Memphis (2010) Passing Yards - 508 at Arkansas (2015) Touchdown Passes - 5 at Arkansas (2015); vs. Georgia Tech (2014) Total Plays - 100 vs. Arkansas (2010) Total Off ense - 645 at Memphis (2011)

Individual Single-Season (34 overall, 11 in 2015) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 1,391 (2009) Rushing Yards by a Quarterback – Dak Prescott; 986 (2014) Rushing Yards Per Game – Anthony Dixon; 126.5 (2009) 100-Yard Rushing Games – Anthony Dixon; 8 (2009) Rushing Touchdowns – Vick Ballard; 19 (2010) Total Off ense – Dak Prescott; 4,435 (2014) Total Off ense Yards Per Game – Dak Prescott; 341.2 (2014) Touchdowns Responsible For – Dak Prescott; 41 (2014) Passing Attempts – Dak Prescott; 477 (2015) Passing Completions – Dak Prescott; 316 (2015) Completion Percentage – Dak Prescott; .662 (2015) Passing Yards – Dak Prescott; 3,793 (2015) Passing Yards Per Game – Dak Prescott; 291.8 (2015) 200-Yard Passing Games – Dak Prescott; 12 (2014, 2015) 300-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 7 (2015) Passing Touchdowns – Dak Prescott; 29 (2015) Passing Effi ciency – Dak Prescott; 151.7 (2014) Consecutive Attempts Without an INT – Dak Prescott; 239 (2015) Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass - Dak Prescott; 13 (2014)Receiving Touchdowns – Chad Bumphis; 12 (2012) Receptions - Fred Ross; 88 (2015) 100-Yard Receiving Games - Fred Ross; 5 (2015) Points Scored – Vick Ballard; 120 (2010) Touchdowns Scored – Vick Ballard; 20 (2010) PAT Kicks Attempted – Evan Sobiesk, 59 (2014) PAT Kicks Made – Evan Sobiesk; 56 (2014) Most Kickoff Returns – Leon Berry; 38 (2009) Kickoff Return Yardage – Leon Berry; 1,015 (2009)Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Jameon Lewis; 1 (2012)

Yards Per Kickoff Return – Leon Berry; 26.8 (2010) Interceptions – Corey Broomfi eld; 6 (2009)Return Yards Per Interception – Johnthan Banks; 36.2 (2009) Interceptions Return Yards – Johnthan Banks; 145 (2009) Interceptions Returned for a Touchdowns – Johnthan Banks & Corey Broom-fi eld; 2 (2009)

Team Single-Season (17 overall, 7 in 2015) Total Off ensive Yards – 6,679 (2014)Total Plays – 1,001 (2014) Yards Per Play - 6.7 (2014) Per Game Off ense – 513.8 (2014) Points Scored – 480 (2014) Points Per Game - 36.9 (2014) Most Off ensive Touchdowns – 60 (2014) Total First Downs – 334 (2014) Passing Yardage – 4,113 (2015) Passing Yards Per Game – 316.4 (2015) Completion Percentage – .662 (2015) Completions – 331 (2015) Passing Touchdowns – 31 (2014) Blocked Kicks – 4 (2014, 2015) Most PAT Kicks Made – 60 (2014)100-Yard Receiving Games - 8 (2015) Tackles For Loss - 98 (2015)

Individual Career (27) Rushing Attempts – Anthony Dixon; 910 (2nd in SEC history) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 3,994 (8th in SEC history) Rushing Yards by a Quarterback - Dak Prescott; 2,521 (3rd in SEC history)100-Yard Rushing Games – Anthony Dixon; 17 Rushing Touchdowns – Anthony Dixon; 42 (7th in SEC history) All-Purpose Yards – Anthony Dixon; 4,443 Total Plays – Dak Prescott; 1,709 (4th in SEC history) Total Off ense - Dak Prescott; 11,897 (3rd in SEC history) Touchdowns Responsible - Dak Prescott; 114 (4th in SEC history) Passing Attempts - Dak Prescott; 1,169 (19th in SEC history) Completions - Dak Prescott; 734 (12th in SEC history) Completion Percentage – Dak Prescott; .628 (12th in SEC history) Consecutive Attempts Without an INT - Dak Prescott; 288 (3rd in SEC history)Passing Touchdowns – Dak Prescott; 70 (16th in SEC history) Passing Yards - Dak Prescott; 9,376 (11th in SEC history) 200-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 29300-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 9400-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 2 Passing Effi ciency – Dak Prescott, 146.1 (12th in SEC history) Interception Percentage – Dak Prescott; .0196 (4th in SEC history) Receiving Yards – Chad Bumphis; 2,270 Receiving Touchdowns – Chad Bumphis; 24 (15th in SEC history) Points – Anthony Dixon; 276 Touchdowns Scored – Anthony Dixon; 46 (6th in SEC history) Yards Per Kickoff Return – Leon Berry; 26.7 (6th in SEC history) Kickoff Return Yards Per Game – Leon Berry; 84.6 Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Leon Berry; 2

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