2016 schedule
Mississippi State
SEC
Final rank
#15
Record
5-7
Points
14
Diff
-19
Scored
378
Allowed
397
Outcome
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Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5723
Yards allowed
5968
Rushing yards
2997
Passing yards
2726
Turnovers
16
3rd down conv.
78
4th down conv.
14
Penalties
68
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2016 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB196
- 2. Damian WilliamsQB31
- 3. Fred RossWR2
TD
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB21
- 2. Damian WilliamsQB2
- 3. Fred RossWR1
YDS
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB2423
- 2. Damian WilliamsQB272
- 3. Fred RossWR26
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB195
- 2. Aeris WilliamsRB137
- 3. Ashton ShumpertRB55
TD
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB16
- 2. Aeris WilliamsRB4
- 3. Brandon HollowayRB1
YDS
- 1. Nick FitzgeraldQB1375
- 2. Aeris WilliamsRB720
- 3. Ashton ShumpertRB257
Receiving
REC
- 1. Fred RossWR72
- 2. Donald GrayWR41
- 3. Malik DearWR23
TD
- 1. Fred RossWR12
- 2. Donald GrayWR5
- 3. Malik DearWR2
YDS
- 1. Fred RossWR917
- 2. Donald GrayWR709
- 3. Malik DearWR264
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Johnathan CalvinDL7.0
- 2. A.J. JeffersonDL4
- 3. Nelson AdamsDL2.5
TFL
- 1. Johnathan CalvinDL12.0
- 2. A.J. JeffersonDL10.5
- 3. J.T. GrayDB8.0
TOT
- 1. Richie BrownLB102
- 2. Leo LewisLB79
- 3. J.T. GrayDB71
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Jamoral GrahamDB3
- 2. Kivon ComanDB2
- 3. Jamal PetersCB2
TD
- 1. Cedric JilesDB1
- 2. DeAndre WardLB1
- 3. Jamoral GrahamDB1
YDS
- 1. Jamoral GrahamDB105
- 2. Cedric JilesDB74
- 3. DeAndre WardLB35
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Westin GravesPK11
PTS
- 1. Westin GravesPK81
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2016 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Alabama(Tier 5) | home | 20 – 21 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Carolina(Tier 2) | home | 27 – 14 | W | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | LSU(Premier) | away | 20 – 23 | L | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Massachusetts(Tier 5) | away | 47 – 35 | W | +1 | 5 |
| 7 | Auburn(Tier 2) | home | 14 – 38 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | BYU(Tier 2) | away | 21 – 28 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Kentucky(Tier 4) | away | 38 – 40 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FCS opponent | home | 56 – 41 | W | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Texas A&M(Premier) | home | 35 – 28 | W | +5 | 10 |
| 12 | Alabama(Premier) | away | 3 – 51 | L | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Arkansas(Tier 3) | home | 42 – 58 | L | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Ole Miss(Tier 2) | away | 55 – 20 | W | +4 | 14 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster125 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Davis | RB | 6'0" · 215 lb | Graceville, FL |
| 1 | Brandon Bryant | DB | 6'0" · 215 lb | Tunica, MS |
| 1 | Stephen Guidry | WR | 6'4" · 200 lb | New Roads, LA |
| 2 | Chris Stamps | DB | 6'1" · 187 lb | Vicksburg, MS |
| 2 | Deddrick Thomas | WR | 5'9" · 190 lb | Memphis, TN |
| 2 | Jamal Peters | CB | 6'2" · 220 lb | Bassfield, MS |
| 2 | Reggie Todd | WR | 6'5" · 215 lb | Mobile, AL |
| 3 | Traver Jung | LB | 6'4" · 226 lb | Greenville, MS |
| 4 | Gerri Green | DE | 6'4" · 255 lb | Greenville, MS |
| 5 | Cedric Jiles | DB | 5'10" · 180 lb | Clinton, MS |
| 5 | Chauncey Rivers | DE | 6'3" · 275 lb | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 5 | Gabe Myles | WR | 6'0" · 195 lb | Starkville, MS |
| 6 | Donald Gray | WR | 5'10" · 200 lb | Memphis, TN |
| 6 | Jamal Couch | WR | 6'4" · 225 lb | Phenix City, AL |
| 7 | Nick Fitzgerald | QB | 6'5" · 230 lb | Richmond Hill, GA |
| 7 | Tolando Cleveland | DB | 6'0" · 194 lb | Powder Springs, GA |
| 8 | Fred Ross | WR | 6'2" | Tyler, TX |
| 8 | Maurice Smitherman | CB | 5'10" · 195 lb | Adamsville, AL |
| 9 | Jamoral Graham | DB | 5'10" | Decatur, MS |
| 9 | Malik Dear | WR | 5'9" · 220 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 9 | Montez Sweat | DE | 6'6" · 245 lb | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 10 | Brandon Holloway | RB | 5'8" | Tampa, FL |
| 10 | Leo Lewis | LB | 6'2" · 245 lb | Brookhaven, MS |
| 11 | Dezmond Harris | LB | 6'4" · 243 lb | Bessemer, AL |
| 11 | Jaquarius Landrews | S | 6'0" · 200 lb | Summit, MS |
| 11 | Kivon Coman | DB | 6'3" | Sheffield, AL |
| 12 | Damian Williams | QB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Metairie, LA |
| 12 | J.T. Gray | DB | 6'0" · 202 lb | Clarksdale, MS |
| 12 | Keith Mixon Jr. | WR | 5'8" · 195 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 13 | Travis O'Connor | WR | 6'2" · 205 lb | Kenner, LA |
| 13 | Wyatt Roberts | ? | 6'0" · 195 lb | Louisville, MS |
| 14 | Nick Tiano | QB | 6'4" | Chattanooga, TN |
| 16 | Johnathan Calvin | DL | 6'3" | Jackson, MS |
| 16 | Kareem Vance Jr. | ? | 6'4" · 195 lb | Charleston, MS |
| 19 | Stephen Adegoke | S | 6'0" · 210 lb | Snellville, GA |
| 19 | Zak Neary | ? | 6'1" · 197 lb | Adamsville, TN |
| 21 | Nick Gibson | RB | 5'11" · 215 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 23 | Allen Perkins | ? | 6'0" · 208 lb | Pelham, AL |
| 24 | Chris Rayford | CB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Byhalia, MS |
| 25 | Lashard Durr | DB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Gulfport, MS |
| 25 | Westin Graves | PK | 6'0" | Flowood, MS |
| 26 | Aeris Williams | RB | 6'1" · 215 lb | West Point, MS |
| 26 | Alec Murphy | RB | 6'0" · 230 lb | Nixa, MO |
| 27 | Kody Schexnayder | P | 5'10" · 195 lb | River Ridge, LA |
| 28 | DeAndre Ward | LB | 6'1" | Wetumpka, AL |
| 28 | Dontavian Lee | RB | 6'1" · 230 lb | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 30 | Sh'mar Kilby-Lane | LB | 6'2" · 230 lb | Hollywood, FL |
| 30 | Taylor Henry | ? | 5'11" · 185 lb | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 32 | Ashton Shumpert | RB | 6'2" | Fulton, MS |
| 34 | Alan Worsham | ? | 5'10" · 199 lb | Martinez, GA |
| 34 | Cory Thomas | DT | 6'5" · 310 lb | Bessemer, AL |
| 35 | John Michael Hankerson | DB | 6'1" · 170 lb | South Bend, IN |
| 37 | Bennie Braswell III | ? | 5'9" · 176 lb | Olive Branch, MS |
| 37 | Brad Wall | ? | 5'8" · 175 lb | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 37 | Trey Braswell | RB | 5'9" · 176 lb | Ewa Beach, HI |
| 38 | Anders Fladda | ? | 6'2" · 190 lb | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 38 | Hayes Walker | ? | 5'11" · 199 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 38 | Johnathan Abram | S | 6'0" · 215 lb | Columbia, MS |
| 39 | Nathan Swanson | LS | 6'5" · 230 lb | Norcross, GA |
| 39 | Richie Brown | LB | 6'2" | Long Beach, MS |
| 40 | Wyatt Powell | ? | 5'9" · 192 lb | Ridgeland, MS |
| 41 | Mark McLaurin | S | 6'2" · 215 lb | Collins, MS |
| 41 | Tim Washington | LB | 6'3" · 240 lb | Yazoo City, MS |
| 42 | Marquiss Spencer | DE | 6'4" · 300 lb | Greenwood, MS |
| 43 | Fletcher Adams | DE | 6'2" · 265 lb | Brandon, MS |
| 43 | Logan Cooke | P | 6'5" · 228 lb | Darbun, MS |
| 45 | Josiah Phillips | LB | 6'4" · 241 lb | Starkville, MS |
| 45 | Tiberias Lampkin | ? | 5'9" · 221 lb | Sturgis, MS |
| 47 | A.J. Jefferson | DL | 6'3" | Summit, MS |
| 48 | Chris Redmon | LB | 6'0" · 225 lb | Fayetteville, AR |
| 49 | Kelan Chairs | LB | 6'0" · 218 lb | Harvey, LA |
| 49 | Torrey Dale | DL | 6'6" | Kenner, LA |
| 51 | R.J. Jennings | LB | 6'0" · 235 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 53 | Cameron Miller | LB | 6'0" · 220 lb | Odessa, FL |
| 53 | Hunter Bradley | LS | 6'3" · 240 lb | Collierville, TN |
| 54 | Blake Mitchell | OL | 6'0" · 315 lb | Brentwood, TN |
| 55 | Martinas Rankin | OL | 6'5" · 315 lb | Mendenhall, MS |
| 56 | Brian Houston | ? | 6'4" · 228 lb | Vicksburg, MS |
| 57 | Will Coleman | DL | 6'5" | Tyler, TX |
| 58 | Justin Senior | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Montreal, QC |
| 59 | Darren May | ? | 6'2" · 220 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 60 | Jamaal Clayborn | OL | 6'4" · 315 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 61 | Deion Calhoun | OL | 6'3" · 320 lb | Pleasant Grove, AL |
| 62 | Devon Desper | OL | 6'4" | Madison, MS |
| 63 | Lawrence Brown | ? | 6'4" · 300 lb | Columbus, MS |
| 64 | Jocquell Johnson | OL | 6'4" · 301 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 65 | Brett Armour | ? | 6'1" · 281 lb | Brighton, TN |
| 66 | Joel Baldwin | LS | 6'3" · 230 lb | Tupelo, MS |
| 70 | Tommy Champion | OL | 6'5" · 320 lb | Jackson, MS |
| 71 | Ben Wilson | ? | 6'4" · 315 lb | Columbia, SC |
| 72 | Ronald Cochran | OL | 6'4" · 316 lb | Olive Branch, MS |
| 73 | Darryl Williams | OL | 6'3" · 310 lb | Bessemer, AL |
| 73 | Rodney Lacy | ? | 5'11" · 290 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 74 | Elgton Jenkins | OL | 6'4" · 310 lb | Clarksdale, MS |
| 75 | Harrison Moon | OL | 6'5" · 290 lb | Chattanooga, TN |
| 75 | Michael Story | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Ripley, MS |
| 77 | Jawon Johnson | ? | 6'2" · 305 lb | Crawford, MS |
| 78 | Tyre Phillips | OL | 6'5" · 345 lb | Grenada, MS |
| 79 | Evans Wilkerson | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Ridgeland, MS |
| 80 | Christian Roberson | TE | 6'5" · 255 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 81 | Justin Johnson | TE | 6'3" · 245 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 82 | Farrod Green | TE | 6'4" · 240 lb | Wesson, MS |
| 82 | Jefferson Teel | ? | 6'5" · 200 lb | Bartlett, TN |
| 83 | Jordan Thomas | TE | 6'5" · 280 lb | Sumrall, MS |
| 85 | Jonnas Spivey | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Bay Springs, MS |
| 86 | Jesse Jackson | WR | 6'2" · 215 lb | Petal, MS |
| 88 | Aaron Hamaker | TE | 6'4" · 280 lb | Little Rock, AR |
| 88 | Nick James | DL | 6'5" | Long Beach, MS |
| 90 | Grant Harris | DT | 6'3" · 290 lb | Bolton, MS |
| 90 | Lee Autry | DT | 6'2" · 305 lb | Albemarle, NC |
| 91 | Anfernee Mullins | DL | 6'3" · 261 lb | Aliceville, AL |
| 92 | Kendell Jones | DT | 6'4" · 300 lb | Pinson, AL |
| 93 | Sean Samuel | ? | 6'1" · 320 lb | Snellville, GA |
| 94 | Jeffery Simmons | DT | 6'4" · 300 lb | Macon, MS |
| 94 | Nelson Adams | DL | 6'3" | Brandon, MS |
| 95 | Braxton Hoyett | DT | 6'3" · 310 lb | Pelham, AL |
| 96 | Tre Brown | DT | 6'4" · 315 lb | Ackerman, MS |
| — | Charles White | ? | 5'11" · 215 lb | Calera, AL |
| — | Chris Parker | ? | 6'0" · 190 lb | Olive Branch, MS |
| — | Denzel Mcelroy | ? | 6'0" · 200 lb | Little Rock, AR |
| — | John Scifers | ? | 6'1" · 180 lb | Euharlee, GA |
| — | Jordan McCormick | ? | 6'1" · 200 lb | Huntersville, NC |
| — | Kerry Thompson | ? | 6'3" · 200 lb | Helena, AL |
| — | Peyton Pisacane | ? | 5'9" · 185 lb | Franklin, TN |
| — | Tyler Mathes | ? | 6'3" · 200 lb | Corydon, IN |