Northeast Mississippi Community College Athletics

THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE TIGERS

Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 12-6 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College L, 5-4 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Softball vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 4-0 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 04/27 | Softball vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 10-5 (Final) BX | V
Tue, 04/30 | Softball at Itawamba Community College W, 5-3 (Final) BX | V
Fri, 05/03 | Softball at Copiah-Lincoln Community College L, 6-0 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Baseball at East Central Community College L, 6-4 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Softball vs. Hinds Community College W, 6-2 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Softball vs. Louisiana State University Eunice L, 2-1 (Final) BX | V
Sun, 05/05 | Baseball at East Central Community College W, 3-2 (Final) BX | V
Mon, 05/06 | Baseball at East Central Community College L, 12-7 (Final) BX | V

Mario Stevenson

Years at Northeast:

2002-03

Sports:

Football

Occupation:

Student-Athlete

Mario Stevenson was an incredibly gifted athlete that came to Northeast Mississippi Community College along with his brother Matthew. The two ended up starting on opposite sides of the football with Mario at defensive back and Matthew at quarterback.

Stevenson helped the Tigers capture their first then-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division championship in 22 years during his freshman campaign in 2002.

Northeast won its first three contests that season against East Central Community College, East Mississippi Community College and Pearl River Community College all by one possession.

A four-game winning streak during the month of October lifted Stevenson and the Tigers to the top of the division standings. Northeast secured its first playoff berth since 1987 and the second north half title in program history with a thrilling 7-6 victory over Holmes Community College.

Stevenson was part of a talented unit at Northeast, which was directed by head coach Bobby Hall, that finished the regular season with a number one ranking in total defense inside the MACJC.

The Memphis, Tenn., native blossomed under the leadership of new headman Andy Greening in 2003. He was rated as the top cornerback in the entire country ahead of his sophomore year with the Tigers.

Stevenson lived up to his rating by receiving first-team All-MACJC honors after grabbing three interceptions for Northeast. He inked a scholarship with Louisiana State University (LSU) during the mid-year signing period.

He joined coach Nick Saban's Tigers during their preparations for the 2004 national title game against the University of Oklahoma. LSU defeated the Sooners by a score of 21-14 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl to claim the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) crown.

The 6-2, 200-pounder made his official debut with the Tigers on September 11, 2004. He recorded two tackles and a pass break up in LSU's home triumph over Arkansas State University.

The Tigers rose to as high as No. 3 in the Associated Press (AP) poll and qualified for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title contest as the Western Division co-champion during Stevenson's senior campaign.

The Melrose (Tenn.) High School alumnus appeared in only seven games in a purple-and-gold uniform due to lingering injuries. He made 15 total tackles at LSU, including a career-high four stops versus both Arizona State University and the University of Tennessee.

He started a fourth quarter rally at Arizona State with a 55-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown. The come-from-behind win sparked by Stevenson's score resulted in the Tigers earning National Team of the Week recognition from the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Stevenson has been in the coaching ranks for over a decade. He started in the Memphis metro area as headman at Booker T. Washington (Tenn.) High School and defensive coordinator for White Station (Tenn.) High School.

He was selected to instruct the defensive backs during the 10th edition of the Autozone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game on December 10, 2011 at Memphis (Tenn.) University School.

Stevenson is currently in his second season as the assistant football strength and conditioning coach at the University of Nevada. The Wolf Pack went 7-2 and won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl during his inaugural year on the staff.