In 1968 Feraco came back and put together a respectable season splitting time at the position with Bill Triplett, giving the Spartans over 550 total yards and 8 TDs in a 5-5 season that included a win against the #5 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Rasmussen oversaw the tail end of Duffy Daughertys career, and will best be remembered for a road win against Ohio State in 1971. [49] During that season, his team beat perennial powerhouses, Georgia and LSU. [98] Losses to No 9 LSU and No. Where theres smoke theres fire. Walker compiled a 22322 record over his 6-season tenure. . [111] Mullen arrived in Starkville with an explosive offensive background and a reputation as a quarterback guru, having tutored Alex Smith, Chris Leak and Tim Tebow during his career as an assistant coach. Led by quarterback Dak Prescott, the Bulldogs reached a No. [109] After a 48 record in 2008,[107] culminating with a 450 loss to rival No. It all went downhill from there in Lombardis 2018 season coming in for an injured Brian Lewerke, partly to blame is the coaching staff for failing to put him in positions to succeed, but he didnt exactly look the part of a high level college QB. Find out more. [118] Mississippi State entered the Ole Miss game in Starkville needing a win to qualify for a bowl bid for a second straight season. Henry To'o To'o, LB . 2020 by Standing Room Spartans. [154], On December 15, 2022, Zach Arnett was named the 35th head coach of the Bulldogs. He had the best campaign of his career in 2021, when he finished with 4,739 yards and 36 touchdowns with . Hoyer oversaw the Spartans in their transition from John L Smith to Mark Dantonio, and held the program together during those final years under Smith, for that, he deserves some credit. They not only failed to do so, but went winless in SEC play. KISSIMMEE, Fla. Before he earned an invite to the Elite 11 Finals, Trever Jackson wasn't hearing much from Power 5 schools. Willie Thrower was a 2-time national champion who could allegedly throw a ball 70 yards. [75] The next week, State upset No. The program has produced 38 All-Americans (2 consensus), 171 All-SEC selections, and 124 NFL players (11 first-round draft picks). Triplett was a two year starter in the tail end of Duffy Daughertys career, who may have some underwhelming passing stats, but finished his career with just under 800 rushing yards and 22 total TDs and a home win against UofM in the 1969 season. Taveze Calhoun. Mississippi State Football Mount Rushmore: Taking a Look At The All-Time Greats. 18 Auburn,[71] Maine,[72] No. [186] At one point during the game, Jordan instructed his quarterback not to run a play in protest of officials refusing to quiet the crowd. 22, and lost to Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl, Texas A&M finished 75 (35 SEC) and beat West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl, and LSU, finished 84 (44 SEC) and lost to Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl. Do you have a blog? These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: These lists are updated through the end of the 2022 season. All that said he finished his career as a top 5 passer to go along with 1,255 yards and 10 TDs on the ground. [33] University president Dean W. Colvard relented and fired Walker as football coach, but kept him on as athletic director, a post he kept until 1966. St. past No. JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers, who leads the SEC and is second nationally in passing yards, and Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral, a. The official 2023 Football Roster for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs Skip To Main . [68] Croom led the Bulldogs to a 38 (26 SEC) record in 2004. prior to World War II. Penn State OT Olu Fashanu (Photo: Harvey Levine-FOS/247). 6 LSU, 44-34", "Late block helps Mississippi State hold off Arkansas 51-50", "Mississippi St. Scores 66, Taite Sets Passing Mark", "Justin Thomas' four total TDs lead Georgia Tech over Mississippi State", "Rogers throws for 5 TDs, Mississippi St. knocks off Memphis", "Fitzgerald has 7 TDs, Mississippi State beats Samford 56-41", "Arkansas scores in final minute to beat Mississippi State", "No. November 21st, 2015, Columbus Ohio. [135] Dak Prescott was named the game MVP after throwing 4 touchdowns. [51] The school sought and won court approval to play in an adverse legal opinion to the NCAA. That season he threw for an impressive 718 yards and 6 TDs with just 3 INTs at a time where INTs were much more widespread. 8 LSU Tigers,[125] No. Think about this, Earl Morrall threw for 274 yards in a game in the 1950s. [223] From December 2008 though November 2017, Dan Mullen served as Mississippi State's head coach. [120][121] This was the first time Mississippi State appeared in a bowl three straight years since 2000. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent Mississippi State University in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference. 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After two years with Charles Rodgers, Smoker actually had his best season as a QB in his senior season throwing for 3,400 yards and 21 TDs with an 8-5 team record. Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. 25 Ole Miss, Croom was asked by school officials to resign as head coach of the Bulldogs. The junior ranks seventh nationally. The SEC has been split into two divisions since the 1992 season with Mississippi State competing in the SEC West since that time. The most unusual and certainly the most resounding symbol of Mississippi State University tradition is the cowbell. [120] After a 70 start the team won only one of its remaining five games to finish 85, including a 4124 loss at Ole Miss and a 3420 loss to the No. A bad run in the middle of the season caused them to finish 7-6, but a shining moment was a 49-14 win against a top 10 Penn State team when Schultz threw 2 TD passes. His 1980 season saw the team go 3-8, but he did throw for over 1,500 yards and 10 TDs, so theres that I guess. The list includes former quarterbacks Kurt Warner, Warren Moon and Tony Romo , Lions legend Dick "Night Train" Lane, legendary Giants defensive back Emlen Tunnell, Vikings Hall of Fame. The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University in the sport of American football. [164][165][166][167][168], The Battle for the Golden Egg, also known as the Egg Bowl, is the Mississippi State-Ole Miss rivalry. [190] Despite creative efforts[191] by MSU fans to circumvent the ruling and continue the tradition, the ban was in effect until 2010. [228], Mississippi State made history on December 1, 2003, when it hired Sylvester Croom as its head football coach. The Bulldogs have 26 postseason bowl appearances. All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. 25 Mississippi St past Arkansas 52-6", "2022 Mississippi State Football Record Book [Rushing]", "Mississippi St beats Mississippi 55-20 in Egg Bowl", "Dixon's 2 TDs, school rushing record help Mississippi St. edge past Kentucky", "Mississippi State vs. Arkansas Box Score", "Fitzgerald leads No. The official 2015 Football Roster for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs Skip To Main . Backing up both Jeff Smoker, and Drew Stanton in his 1, There is one reason, and one reason alone for TOC being ranked this high. The first black quarterback in big ten history, the first black quarterback in NFL history, and one of the most impactful football players in the history of the game. Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers is one of the nation's most accomplished signal-callers through the air in his third season with the Bulldogs. 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[47], Bob Tyler was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach of the Bulldogs football team after Shira's resignation. State's Early Attack Tops N.C. State in Liberty Bowl, 1612 Ball Barely Reaches Long March Starts", "Football, Athletic Heads Out at Mississippi State", "Shira Gets Two Posts At Mississippi State", "Charles Shira Coaching Record - College Football at Sports-Reference.com", Burial to be in Starkville; Shira Funeral Services Today, "Coaching History Bob Tyler Coaching History", "Bob Tyler Coaching Record - College Football at Sports-Reference.com", "1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com", "NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS'N v. 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Los Angeles Chargers : Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU 22. That spring, the 12 schools of the SEC agreed to a compromise on artificial noisemakers, acknowledging the role cowbells play in the history of Mississippi State University by amending the conference by-law. Matthews. Proudly created with Wix.com, Brown started for the better part of the 1983 season in George Perles first season. Unfortunately there isnt a whole lot of information about Ninowski readily available online, however we do know that he was the starting quarterback in 1957 when MSU finished the year with a shared National Title. 3 . Mississippi State's 3429 victory on September 20, 2014, was the Bulldogs' first over LSU since 1999, their first in Baton Rouge since 1991, and just their fourth overall since 1985. He also oversaw the 2016 season, but we can just keep pretending that year didnt happen. [137] The season included 3 losses on the final play of games against South Alabama,[138] BYU,[139] and Kentucky. The connection with Devin Thomas was special, and he still remains in the top 10 in passing yards and touchdowns in program history. Croom was the first African-American named to such a position in the history of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[229]. In 2003 he was named to the MSU Hall of Fame, and goes down in history as one of the best players in the history of the program, and a guy who put them on the map in the beginning stages of college football history. [11] Fullback Dutch Reule was selected All-Southern. There are places on this list for career backups, but as far as backups go, Dowdell played quite a bit. The official 2021 Football Roster for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. [50] The Bulldogs' record was 641 in 1975, and it was an impressive 92 in 1976, ending the season ranked No. [38] The team finished the season with a 1612 victory over North Carolina State in front of 8,309 fans at the 1963 Liberty Bowl played in a bitter cold Philadelphia. Mississippi State plays the other six SEC West opponents once per season. The team went 10-12 in those two seasons, but Clarks play statistically wasnt bad. [37] The Bulldogs had a 722 record in 1963, earning its first postseason bowl game since 1939. Dowdell ended up with over 2,000 yards and a 16-12 TD-INT ratio. [187] Jordan's dislike for the cowbells inspired Alabama to attempt to purchase 1,000 cowbells from Mississippi State for Alabama fans to take to the Iron Bowl; MSU declined the offer. State's rout of Texas A&M", "Mississippi State easily handles Louisiana Tech 57-21", "2022 Mississippi State Football Record Book [All-purpose yardage]", "2022 Mississippi State Football Record Book [Punt, Kickoff return yards, Interceptions yds. [78] State then lost their final three games of the season to Alabama,[79] Arkansas[80] and Ole Miss. The 1941 Mississippi State Bulldogs finished the year with an 811 record, and won the Southeastern Conference championship. [12] Earl C. Hayes replaced Chadwick and led Mississippi A&M to 1582 record from 19141916. In that season Wilson threw for over 700 yards and 8 TDs, which given the era is a very impressive stat line. It was first played in 1901 and has been played every year since 1915 (with the exception of the 1943 season when neither school fielded teams due to World War II) making it the tenth longest uninterrupted series in the United States. Even though he played in a different era of college football, he still ranks in the top 10 in program history in passing yards and TDs (with over 400 less attempts than Brian Lewerke). 21 Bulldogs 30-17", "Mississippi State pounds Rice in Liberty Bowl", "Tyler Russell, Chad Bumphis lead Mississippi State past Troy", "2022 Mississippi State Football Record Book [Total offense]", "Prescott's 6 TDs lead Mississippi State past Kentucky, 42-16", "Dak Prescott accounts for 5 TDs in Miss. 10 Georgia Tech on December 31, 2014. 20 Florida in what turned out to be the game that got Florida head coach Ron Zook fired. Seattle Seahawks: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State 21. Every year Chris Simms, former NFL QB and now media personality on NBC Sports puts out his top 40 NFL QB list. The official 2015 Football Roster for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. On November 15, 1895, the first Mississippi A&M football team was preparing for a road trip to Jackson, Tennessee., to play Southern Baptist University (now called Union University) the following day. I decided to dig through the annals of history to make my own top 40 list. Bill Burke will largely be remembered as the quarterback in Nick Sabans last year, where they finished 10-2 and the #7 team in the NCAA. [140] The Bulldogs were able to finish the season on a high note defeating in-state rival Ole Miss 5520 in the 2016 Egg Bowl. [69] State began the season with a victory over Tulane,[70] then lost five straight, to No. [13] Hunter Kimball received the most votes of any All-Southern halfback in 1914. 99. Arceto Clark. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Calijah Kancey, DT, Pitt 20. [33][34] Mississippi State changed its mascot from Maroons to Bulldogs in 1960. Banks then became the first starter under new HC Nick Saban. Here's the top five quarterbacks in the program's history: 5. The Colts got their quarterback in 2023. Flaunting this anachronism from the 'aggie' days was a proud response by students and alumni to outsider scorn of the university's 'cow college' history. He also finished with a winning record against in-state rival Ole Miss (76). [107] The AFCA has five regional coaches of the year and announces a national coach of the year each January. Championships: 1 Bowl Record: 26 Bowls, 15-11, .577 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 15 Times (Final), 209 Weeks (Total) Before the 1985 season, Bellard boldly predicted that the Bulldogs would rebound and win their first SEC title since 1941. [45] In 1969, Shira became the first MSU football coach to coach a black player, Frank Dowsing. The Mississippi State Maroons posted a lackluster 271 record in 1959. They continued on to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas, against the 20th-ranked Texas Longhorns. Of course we cant put all the blame for that year on Maxwell, but there was a reason Cook took over in the TCU Buffalo Wild Wings bowl at the end of the year. [28], Wade Walker was promoted from line coach to head coach following Royal's departure. Louis Clark (wide receiver) Blaine Clausell. The most popular legend is that during a home football game between State and arch-rival Ole Miss, a jersey cow wandered onto the playing field. There wasnt a ton of team success under Jeff Smoker, but with Bobby Williams and John L Smith roaming the sideline who can blame him? 2021 should be no different, as those teams are loaded and ready to challenge for the national title. Baltimore Ravens LB Pernell McPhee - Starter OL Tyre Phillips - Second Team DE Chauncey Rivers - Practice Squad Cincinnati Bengals OL Deion "Shaq" Calhoun - Second Team Dallas Cowboys QB Dak. 2 Auburn Tigers ). Lewis (an All . 61,337), Location: Mississippi State, Mississippi, NFL/AFL stats for Mississippi State Bulldogs players at Pro-Football-Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 6:46AM. 12 final ranking. Detroit Lions: Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa 19. But some insist the best and loudest results are produced by a classic long-handled, bicycle-grip bell made of thinner and tightly welded shells. By 1963 the demand for these long-handled cowbells could not be filled by home workshops alone, so at the suggestion of Reeves the Student Association bought bells in bulk and the Industrial Education Club agreed to weld on handles. 1 national ranking for the first time ever, doing so in both the Amway Coaches Poll and the AP Poll, after beating 3 consecutive top-10 teams (No. [113][114] In Mullen's first season, the Bulldogs finished 57, ending upbeat with a 4127 victory over No. I give Tony Banks a lot of credit for holding the program together at the QB position during a very difficult time. Here we have an interesting dynamic, because Keith Nichol had a very impactful career at Michigan State (we all remember the hail mary). . [48] Tyler led Mississippi State to a 93 season and a victory in the 1974 Sun Bowl over North Carolina. [94] State lost its first three games of the season to South Carolina,[95] No. QB QB 6'5" 225 lbs GTR. [76][77] The next game saw State beat Kentucky. It does not include receiving or returns.[73]. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 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The official 2020 Football Roster for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. [58], After three years away from the game, former Washington State, Pittsburgh and Texas A&M head coach Jackie Sherrill was hired as head football coach at Mississippi State in 1991. [149], On January 9, 2020, Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen announced the hiring of Washington State and former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach to the vacant head coaching position. 11 in the final AP Poll. [49] His team compiled a 56 record in 1977, and he went 65 in his final season with the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs capped off the season with a Music City Bowl win over Wake Forest in Nashville, Tennessee. Roster Table; Player Class Pos Summary; Tommy Pharr*: QB: 140 Cmp, 258 Att, 1603 Yds, 11 TD: Steve Whaley*: RB: 89 Att, 175 Yds, 2.0 Avg: Don Dudley*: RB: 71 Att, 250 . 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Although Mississippi State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[2] the school's official record book uses "modern era" to refer to some season at or before 1936 and after the 1910 season, to the most recent season. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [124], 2014 turned out to be the most historic run for the team. [142] The Bulldogs won the game thanks to a blocked extra point and a blocked field goal, edging Miami (Ohio) 1716. 6' 1" 210 lbs. Mississippi State improved to 37 in 1969. The most accomplished QB in MSU history by just about every metric. 16 Auburn 43-34", "Arkansas snaps 20-game SEC skid, 21-14 vs. Mississippi St", "Mississippi State tops Auburn 39-33 in overtime", "Rogers throws 4 TDs as Mississippi St. tops Vanderbilt 45-6", "Mississippi St. avoids La. The program has had 35head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season, and has played more than 1,050 games over 111 seasons. Here are the 10 greatest quarterbacks in Mississippi history: 1. Mihaiu was never a full time starter for the Spartans, but he contributed pretty heavily in 3 straight years, the last three years of Duffy Daughertys East Lansing career. Accounts report that without hesitation Matthews chose Maroon and White. The game became "The Battle for the Golden Egg" in 1927 when a traveling trophy was added. As a result, they were awarded a trip to the Orange Bowl against No. [29] Royal resigned after the 1955 season to accept the head football coach position at Washington. Another trail blazer for the MSU program, Earl Morrall will best be remembered for the 1955 season when he finished 4th in the Heisman voting after leading MSU to a 9-1 record capped off by a Rose Bowl victory against UCLA. However, if were judging him by his quarterback merits, there wasnt a huge impact. Never heard of Tom Yewcic? All that said he should be in the running for the starting job in 2020 and well see if he can move his way up the list next season. [26] Darrell Royal came to Mississippi State from the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos[28] and put up back-to-back 64 records in his two seasons as the Maroons head football coach. In 1964 the MSU Bookstore began marketing these cowbells with a portion of the profits returning to these student organizations. 4 Alabama[91] and Arkansas. In 1952 Yewcic moved from h-back to Quarterback, led the Spartans to a national championship and was named an All-American. FR. [147] The Mississippi State University administration signed Moorhead to a four-year contract worth a total of $11 million in base salary. 6 Texas A&M Aggies,[126] and No. In that season Juday finished 6th in Heisman voting throwing for over 1,200 yards and 7 TDs. [46] In 1972, having compiled a record of 16452,[44] Shira resigned as head coach to focus on his duties as athletic director. At the end of the regular season, both MSU and Arkansas finished with 62 conference records, but by virtue of MSU's head-to-head win over Arkansas, MSU earned the right to represent the SEC West in the SEC Championship Game. Washington Commanders: Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State 17. [68] When Croom was hired at Mississippi State, he inherited a program that was riddled with NCAA sanctions and had not won consistently since the 1990s.
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