Last season: 8-5
Last game vs. Georgia: 27-23 loss
Series Record: Georgia leads 16-5-0
Most memorable Georgia win: 1997 – Georgia pounds State 47-0 and in the process announces that the red and black is back as a force in the SEC.
Most painful Georgia loss: 1974 – Georgia loses 38-14 to State in Jackson – the biggest loss to State in school history.
Starters returning: 14
Best player: Derek Pegues
Biggest Weakness: Offensive firepower
2008’s big question: Can State reach a New Year’s Day bowl?
SEC Media Day’s quote to note:
“This is the first time going into the season where we think that we can compete,” Sylvester Croom on his team’s chances this fall.
“It just got to the point where he didn’t want to go under the knife again,” Croom on former quarterback Mike Hening, who left after too many injuries over his time at State.
“I really think, and this is a personal opinion, until head coaches give their minority assistants their coordinator positions it is not going to happen,” Croom on
“Well winning is always good,” Croom on winning the Liberty Bowl – State’s first trip to a bowl game since 2000. “I got goose bumps going into the stadium with the wall-to-wall traffic and the maroon everywhere.”
Legge’s must-win game: Vanderbilt o October 11th
Legge’s projected SEC finish: 3rd SEC West
Legge’s All-SEC Bulldogs: Derek Pegues