2008 Football Roster
Roster
Tim Bailey
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 254
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glen Allan, MS
CAREER:
Pressed into immediate service at Mississippi State upon his arrival on campus from the junior college ranks and his service to his country ... Was deployed with his Mississippi National Guard unit to Iraq for 18 months in 2004 and ’05 ... Has played in 24 of 25 games for the Bulldogs, seeing most of his work on special teams and as a reserve in the linebacker and then defensive line corps ... Started State’s 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Central Florida ... Has registered 32 tackles, including three and one-half for loss (minus 15 yards), one-half of which was a quarterback sack (minus 4 yards) ... Also has deflected two passes at the line of scrimmage ... Came to MSU as an outstanding prospect from the Mississippi Community College ranks with three years of eligibility.
2007:
Played in all 13 games for the Bulldogs during his junior campaign, seeing extensive work on special teams and as a defensive lineman ... Listed as a reserve at defensive end, he moved inside in some defensive schemes and lined up over the opposing center ... Made 25 total tackles on the year, three of which were tackles for loss (minus 11 yards) ... Also knocked down two passes at the line of scrimmage ... Had at least one hit in all 13 contests ... Made a pre-season camp move from linebacker to defensive end and opened the season as a top reserve on both sides, and had a solid opener at his new position ... Made a career-high three tackles vs. LSU in the season opener, one of which was a tackle for loss (minus 3 yards) ... Added one hit a week later in the Bulldogs’ 38-17 win over Tulane ... Matched his season high with three tackles in Mississippi State’s Week 3 win at Auburn ... Added another hit one week later in the Bulldogs’ 31-15 win over Gardner-Webb ... Made one tackle for loss (minus 7 yards) in State’s Week 5 contest with South Carolina ... Matched his early season high with three tackles, including one for loss (minus 1 yard), in the Bulldogs’ victory one week later over UAB ... Had one tackle against Tennessee in Week 7 ... Added two tackles a week later at West Virginia and in State’s Week 9 victory at Kentucky ... Registered three tackles in the Bulldogs’ win over Alabama one week later ... Also credited with knocking down a pass at the line of scrimmage against the Crimson Tide ... Added two tackles at Arkansas in Week 11 and in the season-ending Battle For The Golden Egg against Ole Miss ... Started at one defensive end and had one tackle, batting down one pass at the line of scrimmage in State’s 10-3 win over Central Florida in the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2006:
Saw action from the outset of his sophomore season at Mississippi State as a reserve at inside linebacker and on special teams ... Played in 11 of a possible 12 games during his first season on campus ... Only missed seeing action during the team’s Week 5 game at LSU due to injury ... Made seven tackles on the season, a total that included a half quarterback sack (minus 4 yards) ... Recorded the first statistics of his sophomore season in Week 2 with a pair of hits against Auburn ... Did not play in Week 5 after suffering a minor knee injury during game-week preparations ... Registered tackles in each of the next four weeks after returning to full speed ... Returned to game action and to the stats sheet with a pair of hits in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State ... Added another tackle one week later at Georgia ... Recorded a half quarterback sack (minus 4 yards) in Week 9 vs. Kentucky ... Posted another hit a week later in the Bulldogs’ win over Alabama.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Credited with running a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash by the Rivals.com recruiting website ... Credited with a 41-inch vertical jump by Scout.com ... Had four years to play three following his transfer to Mississippi State from Mississippi Delta Community College ... Did not play football the previous two seasons (2004 and 2005), serving an 18-month active duty assignment with the Mississippi National Guard in Iraq ... His unit was called to active duty in August 2004, he spent five months training at Camp Shelby, and was deployed to Iraq in December 2004 ... Returned to the states in December 2005 ... Selected second-team Mississippi Community College all-state and second-team, all-North Division in 2003 as a freshman linebacker ... Helped lead Jay Miller’s Mississippi Delta Community College team to a 7-3 overall mark that season ... Led the team with 95 tackles, adding three quarterback sacks during his only junior college campaign ... Other top scholarship offers: Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M ... Committed to Mississippi State in January 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named the Red Zone Mississippi Player of the Year following his senior season for head coach Jeff Horn at Riverside High School in Avon, Miss. ... Helped Riverside to a 7-3 record during his 2001 senior season, the school’s first winning record in almost two decades, leading the team with almost 900 yards receiving ... Missed most of his junior season at the prep level due to injuries ... Played linebacker, tight end and running back at Riverside.
PERSONAL:
Born Timothy Bailey, 8-25-84, in Hollandale, Miss. ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hezekiah Bailey of Glen Allan ... Majoring in sociology.
