2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Dan Mullen (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (1st season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Georgia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Kentucky   3 – 5     7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 17 LSU   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 20 Ole Miss   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Arkansas   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Auburn   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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 played their home games in 2009 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's home stadium since 1914.

Head coach Sylvester Croom resigned at the end of the 2008 season. The position was filled by former Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, making this Mullen's first stint as a head coach. The Bulldogs finished the season 5–7 (3–5 SEC). The NCAA rated MSU's 2009 schedule as the toughest in the country and the 2nd toughest in the past 10 years.[1]

On November 30, 2009, Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon was awarded the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the State of Mississippi. He joined previous MSU Conerly Trophy winners J.J. Johnson and Jerious Norwood.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 p.m.Jackson State*ESPNUW 45–754,232[2]
September 126:00 p.m.at AuburnSECRNL 24–4985,269[3]
September 196:00 p.m.at VanderbiltSECRNW 15–331,840[4]
September 2611:21 a.m.No. 7 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
SECNL 26–3053,612[5]
October 36:30 p.m.No. 25 Georgia Tech*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
CSSL 31–4250,035[6]
October 1011:30 a.m.Houston*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNUL 24–3148,019[7]
October 1711:30 a.m.at Middle Tennessee*ESPNUW 27–623,882[8]
October 246:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 19–2957,178[9]
October 316:00 p.m.at Kentucky
SECRNW 31–2467,953[10]
November 146:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 3–3158,103[11]
November 2111:21 a.m.at Arkansas
SECNL 21–4255,634[12]
November 2811:21 a.m.No. 25 Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
SECNW 41–2755,365[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll as released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: [14]

Depth chart

Defense
[15]


FS
Johnthan Banks
Wade Bonner


WLB MLB SLB
⋅ Jamar Chaney ⋅
Karlin Brown Brandon Wilson ⋅
SS
Charles Mitchell
Emmanuel Gatling
CB
Marcus Washington
Corey Broomfield


DE DT DT DE
Brandon Cooper Charles Burns Kyle Love Pernell McPhee
Nick Bell Fletcher Cox Josh Boyd Sean Ferguson
CB
Maurice Langston
Damein Anderson
Offense
[15][failed verification]
X
Brandon McRae
Leon Berry
H
Chad Bumphis
Brandon Heavens
LT LG C RG RT
Derek Sherrod Quentin Saulsberry J.C. Brignone Craig Jenkins Addison Lawrence
Chris Spencer Mark Melichar D.J. Looney Tobias Smith Phillip Freeman
TE
Marcus Green
Kendrick Cook
Z
O'Neal Wilder
Tay Bowser
QB
Tyson Lee
Chris Relf
Key reserves
RB Arnil Stallworth
RB Robert Elliot
WR Chris Smith
FB Patrick Hanrahan
FS Zach Smith


RB
Anthony Dixon
Christian Ducre'
Special teams
PK Derek DePasuale
PK Sean Brauchle
P Heath Hutchins
KR Leon Berry
PR Leon Berry
LS Aaron Feld
H Chris Cameron

Game summaries

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 21 30 31 28 110
Opponents 27 20 21 21 89

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

Coaching staff

  • Dan Mullen, head coach
  • Mark Hudspeth, passing game coordinator
  • John Hevesy, run game coordinator/offensive line coach
  • Tony Hughes, assistant head coach, defensive backs coach
  • Greg Knox, running backs coach
  • Les Koenning, offensive coordinator
  • Melvin Smith
  • Reed Stringer
  • Carl Torbush, defensive coordinator
  • David Turner
  • Matt Balis, head strength coach

References

  1. ^ "Toughest Schedule (Teams with at least 9 Inter-Division games) Sorted on Cumulative Opposition" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ "Jackson State Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldgos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  5. ^ "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "Houston Cougars vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  9. ^ "Florida Gators vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  11. ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  12. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "Mississippi Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  14. ^ Mississippi State Football - 2009 Schedule
  15. ^ a b "Mississippi State Football Game Notes". Mississippi State University Athletics. 2009.
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