2006 Football Roster
Roster
Dunning, Anthony

Jersey Number 72
Anthony Dunning
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 309
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Thomasville, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Coffeeville
Bio
CAREER:
Pressed into immediate service on the offensive line from the outset of his collegiate career . . . Has played in seven games during his tenure in Starkville, earning one start on the offensive line . . . Had his first season interrupted by a knee injury. 2006:
Injury-free spring kept him in the hunt for playing time along the offensive line . . . Enters the fall second on the depth chart at right offensive guard. 2005:
Played in seven games during his true freshman season, earning one start at midseason . . . Played in the first five games of the season and in the final two games of the year . . . Was on the field for 29 of a possible 71 plays in the first game of his collegiate career, a 38-6 win over Murray State in the season opener . . . Saw action on 17 of the 59 offensive snaps State took at Auburn in the SEC opener one week later . . . Was the only reserve offensive lineman to see any action in Week 3 win over Tulane, and his appearance on the Shreveport turf was for one play only . . . Was on the field for 21 offensive snaps a week later vs. Georgia, making a pair of knockdown blocks . . . Made his first collegiate start against LSU in Week 5 . . . Was on the field for 41 of a possible 56 offensive snaps against the Tigers with one knockdown block . . . Had surgery for a torn meniscus (knee cartilage) during game-week preparations for the Florida contest and did not make the trip to Gainesville . . . Returned to the playing field for the first time in more than a month with seven snaps against Arkansas in Week 10 . . . Culminated the season with a solid showing against Ole Miss in the season-ending Battle for the Golden Egg. HIGH SCHOOL:
Named the state of Alabama Class 1A Player of the Year for all positions by the Montgomery Advertiser and selected first-team, all-state on the offensive line by that newspaper . . . Credited with a 285-pound bench press max by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . Two-way lineman starter for head coach Robin Tyra at Coffeeville (Ala.) High School . . . A three-time finalist for the Class 1A Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, an award given annually by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . He took home that honor following his senior season . . . Also selected the top offensive lineman in Class 1A by the Alabama prepsports.net online service . . . Also named first-team, all-state on the offensive line in his classification by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . Led his team to a 7-3 record and into the first round of the Class 1A state playoffs . . . Graded out at a 92 percent clip at offensive guard and added 69 total tackles, with four sacks and four caused fumbles as a defensive end . . . Made 97 tackles during his junior season . . . Started since the seventh grade at Coffeeville . . . Started both ways at tackle from the seventh through the ninth grade and offensive guard and defensive end from the 10th grade on . . . Was second-team, all-state as a ninth grader and first-team, all-state the final three seasons . . . Also a standout basketball player on the prep level . . . Committed to MSU in December 2004. PERSONAL:
Born Anthony Paul Dunning, 1-4-86, in Morvin, Ala. . . . Son of Ms. Georgia Dunning . . . Majoring in general business administration.
Pressed into immediate service on the offensive line from the outset of his collegiate career . . . Has played in seven games during his tenure in Starkville, earning one start on the offensive line . . . Had his first season interrupted by a knee injury. 2006:
Injury-free spring kept him in the hunt for playing time along the offensive line . . . Enters the fall second on the depth chart at right offensive guard. 2005:
Played in seven games during his true freshman season, earning one start at midseason . . . Played in the first five games of the season and in the final two games of the year . . . Was on the field for 29 of a possible 71 plays in the first game of his collegiate career, a 38-6 win over Murray State in the season opener . . . Saw action on 17 of the 59 offensive snaps State took at Auburn in the SEC opener one week later . . . Was the only reserve offensive lineman to see any action in Week 3 win over Tulane, and his appearance on the Shreveport turf was for one play only . . . Was on the field for 21 offensive snaps a week later vs. Georgia, making a pair of knockdown blocks . . . Made his first collegiate start against LSU in Week 5 . . . Was on the field for 41 of a possible 56 offensive snaps against the Tigers with one knockdown block . . . Had surgery for a torn meniscus (knee cartilage) during game-week preparations for the Florida contest and did not make the trip to Gainesville . . . Returned to the playing field for the first time in more than a month with seven snaps against Arkansas in Week 10 . . . Culminated the season with a solid showing against Ole Miss in the season-ending Battle for the Golden Egg. HIGH SCHOOL:
Named the state of Alabama Class 1A Player of the Year for all positions by the Montgomery Advertiser and selected first-team, all-state on the offensive line by that newspaper . . . Credited with a 285-pound bench press max by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . Two-way lineman starter for head coach Robin Tyra at Coffeeville (Ala.) High School . . . A three-time finalist for the Class 1A Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, an award given annually by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . He took home that honor following his senior season . . . Also selected the top offensive lineman in Class 1A by the Alabama prepsports.net online service . . . Also named first-team, all-state on the offensive line in his classification by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . Led his team to a 7-3 record and into the first round of the Class 1A state playoffs . . . Graded out at a 92 percent clip at offensive guard and added 69 total tackles, with four sacks and four caused fumbles as a defensive end . . . Made 97 tackles during his junior season . . . Started since the seventh grade at Coffeeville . . . Started both ways at tackle from the seventh through the ninth grade and offensive guard and defensive end from the 10th grade on . . . Was second-team, all-state as a ninth grader and first-team, all-state the final three seasons . . . Also a standout basketball player on the prep level . . . Committed to MSU in December 2004. PERSONAL:
Born Anthony Paul Dunning, 1-4-86, in Morvin, Ala. . . . Son of Ms. Georgia Dunning . . . Majoring in general business administration.
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