N
OTES
EXTRA:
I
NDIVIDUAL
H
IGHLIGHTS
· Career-high 52 yards rec. vs. Oregon in Game 1
· Rushed seven times for 39 yards and a TD at
Tennessee in Game 10
· Scored the first two TDs of his career in Game 2 of
last season vs. JSU, one rushing and one receiving
· Four of his five career starts came in 2002, when he
led MSU in all-purpose yardage in `02 (75.92 ypg)
McKinley Scott
FL · 6-0 · 197 · Jr. · 1L
C
AREER
(19 G
AMES
/3 S
TARTS
)
· Receiving: 28-372 (13.3 ypr) TD
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Receiving: 1-5
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Receptions: 6, at Houston (9/20/03)
· Receiving Yards: 115, at Houston (9/20/03)
· TD receptions: 1, vs. Oregon (8/30/03)
· Long Reception: 60, at Houston (9/20/03)
N
OTABLE
· Three career starts have come this year vs. LSU
(Game 4), Auburn (Game 7) and Kentucky (Game 8)
· Tied for second on the team in pass catches (26)
this year
· Scored first TD of his career vs. Oregon in Game 1
· Had career highs with six catches for 115 yards at
Houston in Game 3
· Led MSU with five receptions (55 yards) vs. Alabama
in Game 9
Brent Smith
PK · 5-10 · 208 · Sr. · 1L
C
AREER
(23 G
AMES
/21 S
TARTS
)
· Field Goals: 24-30 (8.0%)
· Points After Touchdown: 35-35 (100.0%)
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Field Goals: 2-2 (made: 30, 33)
· Points After Touchdown: no attempts
C
AREER
B
EST
· Longest Field Goal: 53, vs. Tennessee (11/16/02)
N
OTABLE
· Named to the preseason watch list for the
2003 Lou Groza Award; a second-team, all-SEC
selection in 2002 by the Associated Press
· Has hit on 18 of his last 20 field goal attempts, the
only misses coming from 50 & 54 yards
· Named the SEC's Special Teams Player of the Week
for his performance vs. Vanderbilt in Game 5
(3-for-3 FG [34,45,47], 3-for-3 PAT)
· Is a career 18-of-18 on FG attempts inside 40 yards
· Ranks tied for sixth all-time at MSU in FGs made
· Is also a perfect 35-of-35 on PAT tries at MSU;
needs just two more in a row to tie school record
· Led the SEC in field goal pct. last season (80.0%)
and was 2nd in the league in field goals made
(1.33 fgpg); tied for league lead in PAT pct. (100.0%)
· His 53-yard connection vs. Tennessee last season
tied for the second-longest in MSU history
· Has scored 107 career points as a Bulldog
Nick Turner
TB · 5-10 · 182 · So. · 1L
C
AREER
(15 G
AMES
/4 S
TARTS
)
· Rushing: 123-681 (5.5 ypr) 7TD
· Receiving: 23-143 (6.2 ypr)
· Punt Returns: 29-335 (11.6 ypr)
· Kickoff Returns: 28-691 (24.7 ypr)
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Rushing: 8-25
· Receiving: 1-11
· Punt Returns: 1-9
· Kickoff Returns: 4-75
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Rushing Yards: 155, at Tulane (9/13/03)
· Rushing Attempts: 20, at Tulane (9/13/03)
· Rushing TDs: 2, twice [last: vs. Memphis (10/11/03)]
· Long Run: 77, at Auburn (10/18/03)
· Receptions: 4, at Tennessee (11/15/03)
· Receiving Yards: 37, at Tennessee (11/15/03)
· TD receptions: none
· Long Reception: 27, twice [last: Tennessee (11/15/03)]
· All-Purpose Yards: 344, at Tennessee (11/15/03)
N
OTABLE
· Has set the MSU single-season record for
all-purpose yardage with 1,580 this season
· Currently 2nd in the SEC [18th nationally] in
all-purpose yardage (143.6 ypg)
· Also leads the conference in kickoff returns
(24.2 ypr) is 6th in rushing (59.1ypg) and 4th in
punt returns (11.6 ypr)
· Has averaged 8.7 yards every time he has touched
the ball this season
· Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after
setting a school record with 344 all-purpose yards
(41 rush, 37 rec., 103 PR, 163 KOR) at Tennessee; his
seven kickoff returns in the game tied a school
record as well
· His 155 yards rushing in Game 2 at Tulane were the
most in three years by a Bulldog
· His 77-yard rushing touchdown at Auburn in
Game 7 was the longest by a Bulldog in six years
Robert Wallis
P · 5-10 · 190 · Sr. · 2L
C
AREER
(13 G
AMES
/10 S
TARTS
)
· Punting: 49-2,126 (43.4 ypp)
· In 20: 12
L
AST
G
AME
(10/25/03
AT
K
ENTUCKY
)
· Punting: 2-93 (46.5 ypp); long-48
· In 20: 1
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Punting: 7-335 (47.9), vs. Memphis (10/11/03)
· Long Punt: 56, vs. Oregon (8/30/03)
· In 20: 2, three times [last: vs. Memphis (10/11/03)]
N
OTABLE
· Has been MSU's starting punter in five of 11
games this season
· Has averaged over 40 yards per punt in seven of
his 10 career starts
Darren Williams
FS · 6-2 · 204 · So. · 1L
C
AREER
(20 G
AMES
/15 S
TARTS
)
· Tackles: 120 TT (61 UT, 59 AT)
· Interceptions: 3-44
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Tackles: 4 TT (3 UT, 1 AT)
· Interceptions: none
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Tackles: 11, at Mississippi (11/28/02)
· Solo Tackles: 7, at Mississippi (11/28/02)
· Interceptions: 3, vs. Troy State (10/12/02)
N
OTABLE
· Did not play in MSU's games with Houston, LSU
or Memphis this season due to injury
· Is second for MSU in tackles per game (7.3) in 2003
· Has averaged 7.9 tackles per game in his last
11 contests
· Tied for State's team lead in interceptions last year
with three; all three pickoffs came vs. Troy State in
Game 6, the most in a single game for MSU since
1976 and only the fourth time ever with three or
more in one contest
· Has a caused fumble, one recovery, five PBUs, one
sack and two tackles for loss during his career
· Fifth on the team in total tackles in `02 (62)
