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The University of Mississippi Athletics
No. 23 Ole Miss Hosts No. 24 Arkansas Saturday
10/31/1999 | Football
Oct. 31, 1999
Date: Saturday, November 6, 1999
Time: 5:06 p.m.
Site: Oxford, Mississippi
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (50,577)
TV: ESPN2 (Steve Levy, play-by-play, Todd Christensen, color analysis, Holly Rowe, sideline reporter)
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by-play, Pete Cordelli, color analyst, Stan Sandroni, sideline reporter)
Records: Arkansas brings a 5-2 overall record and a 2-2 SEC mark into Saturday's game after defeating Aubun 34-10 this past Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. Ole Miss improved to 6-2 on the year and 3-2 in the SEC after defeating LSU 42-23 in Baton Rouge, La.
Coaches: The 1999 season marks Ole Miss' first full season under first-year head coach David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe took over the Rebel program last Dec. 2 and led the Rebels to a win over Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl. This is Cutcliffe's first collegiate head coaching position, and he has a record of 7-2.
Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt is 14-5 in his second year at Arkansas. Nutt has career record of 50-27 in seven seasons as a college head coach at Murray State (1993-96), Boise State (1997) and Arkansas. Nutt is 1-0 in his career against Ole Miss.
Series Info: Saturday's meeting will be the 46th between the Rebels and Razorbacks dating back to 1908. Arkansas leads the series 23-21-1 and has won four of the last five meetings, including 34-0 last year in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas lists the series as 24-20-1, claiming a victory in a disputed game back in 1914, a game in which Ole Miss won 13-7. The two teams met almost yearly between 1937 and 1969, before the series took a break until 1981. The two schools have played yearly since 1981 and Ole Miss is 6-11-1 against the Razorbacks since the series resumed. Ole Miss holds a 5-4 advantage during the 1990s. The two teams have met in Oxford just three times with the Rebels winning all three meetings- 25-0 in 1928, 17-7 in 1955 and 19-9 in 1997.
Scouting ARKANSAS: The Razorbacks are outscoring their opponents by an average 36.9 to 14.6, and outgaining their opponents 389.6 to 251.0 this season. The Arkansas offense is led by senior QB Clint Stoerner who has completed 106-of-185 passes for 1,418 yards with 14 TDs and four INTs. Senior FL Michael Williams is the team's leading receiver with 23 catches for 277 yards and one TD. Senior SE Anthony Lucas is averaging 24.8 yards per catch with 19 receptions for 472 yards and four TDs. Senior RB Chrys Chukwuma and freshman RB Cedric Cobbs have rushed for 379 and 377 yards, respectively. Cobbs is also averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Defensively, senior FS Kenoy Kennedy leads Arkansas with 56 tackles and three interceptions - both team highs.
CURRENT REBELS VS. ARKANSAS
#1- EDDIE STRONG, LB- Had a team-high 10 tackles in last year's meeting, including seven solo and one QB sack.
#3- TIM STRICKLAND, CB
- Has 16 career tackles, with 12 solo, in three games versus the Razorbacks.
- Registered eight tackles, six of them solo, with one TFL in the 1996 game.
Strickland Career vs. Arkansas
Year UT AT TT TFL Scks Int1996 6 2 8 1 0 0 1997 2 1 3 0 0 0 1998 4 1 5 0 0 0Totals 12 4 16 1 0 0
#4- ARMEGIS SPEARMAN, LB
- Tallied nine tackles, five solo, with one QB sack in three games vs. Arkansas.
Spearman Career vs. Arkansas
Year UT AT TT TFL Scks Int1996 1 1 2 0 0 01997 0 2 2 0 0 0 1998 4 1 5 0 1 0Totals 5 4 9 0 1 0
#11- ROMARO MILLER, QB
- In his only career start against Arkansas, Miller completed 21-of-40 for 207 yards with two INTs in last year's game.
#22- DEUCE McALLISTER, RB
- Has 74 yards rushing on 23 carries in two games against Arkansas.
- Rushed for 63 yards on 17 carries in last year's game and also caught five passes for 31 yards.
McAllister Career vs. Arkansas
Year Att Yds TD Avg.1997 6 11 0 1.81998 17 63 0 3.7Totals 23 74 0 3.2
#38- RONNIE HEARD, SS
- Registered 20 stops, with 13 solo tackles, in three games against Arkansas.
- Made nine tackles, five solo, in the Rebels' 19-9 win in 1997.
Heard Career vs. Arkansas
Year UT AT TT TFL Scks Int1996 5 2 7 0 0 01997 5 4 9 0 0 01998 3 1 4 0 0 0Totals 13 7 20 0 0 0
#85- CORY PETERSON, WR
- Has seven career receptions for 58 yards against the Razorbacks.
- Caught a game-high six catches for 53 yards in last year's meeting.
Peterson Career vs. Arkansas
Year Rec Yds TD Avg.1996 0 0 0 0.01997 1 5 0 5.0 1998 6 53 0 8.8Totals 7 58 0 8.3
#96- KENDRICK CLANCY, DT
- Made six tackles, five of them solo, with one QB sack in last year's game.
IN THE POLLS
Ole Miss is ranked in one of the two major college football polls for the fifth consecutive week as the Rebels are ranked No. 23 in both of this week's Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25.
The Rebels moved up two spots in the AP poll from No. 25 following their 42-23 win over LSU this past Saturday, while Ole Miss is back in the coaches poll for the first time in two weeks since falling out after a 30-24 loss to then No. 11 Alabama on Oct. 16.
Arkansas is ranked No. 24 in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
REBELS BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
Ole Miss' 42-23 win over LSU in Baton Rouge gave the Rebels' their sixth win of the season and makes them bowl eligible for the third straight season. The win also secured Ole Miss its third straight season with at least six wins for the first time since finishing 6-5 three years in a row from 1975-77.
Rebels at a
Glance in 1999
Record: 6-2
SEC: 3-2
vs. SEC West: 2-1
vs. SEC East: 1-1
Non-Conference: 3-0
vs. Big West: 1-0
vs. Conference USA: 2-0
Home: 2-2
Away: 4-0
Neutral: 0-0
Day games: 2-2
Night games (6:00 p.m. start or later): 4-0
TV games: 1-2
on CBS: 0-1
on ESPN: 0-0
on ESPN2:
on Jefferson Pilot: 1-1
When scoring first: 4-1
When opponents score first: 2-1
When leading at halftime: 5-1
When trailing at halftime: 0-1
When tied at halftime: 1-0
When leading after third quarter: 4-0
When trailing after third quarter: 1-1
When tied after third quarter: 1-1
In overtime games: 1-1
When scoring less than 20 points: 1-0
When scoring 20+ points: 5-2
When scoring 30+ points: 3-1
When allowing less than 20 points: 5-0
When allowing 20+ points: 1-2
When allowing 30+ points: 0-2
When rushing for less than 100 yards: 1-0
When rushing for 100+ yards: 5-2
When rushing for 200+ yards: 3-0
When passing for 200+ yards: 3-2
When passing for 250+ yards: 1-0
When passing for 300+ yards: 0-0
When totaling 300 yards total offense: 2-0
When gaining 300+ yards total offense: 4-2
When allowing opponents less than 100 yards rushing: 6-1
When allowing 100+ yards rushing: 0-1
When allowing 200+ yards rushing: 0-0
When allowing 200+ yards passing: 4-1
When allowing 250+ yards passing: 3-1
When allowing 300+ yards passing: 2-1
When allowing 300 yards total offense: 4-0
When allowing 300+ yards total offense: 2-2
When having a 100-yard rusher: 5-0
When opponents have a 100-yard rusher: 1-1
When having no turnovers: 1-1
When having less than 3 turnovers: 4-2
When having 3 or more turnovers: 2-0
When having no takeaways: 0-1
When having 3 or more takeaways: 1-0
When having less than 3 takeaways: 5-1
When having 30:00 or more time of possession: 5-0
When having less than 30:00 time of possession: 1-2
REBELS OFF TO BACK-TO-BACK 6-2 STARTS
The win over LSU also gives Ole Miss its second straight 6-2 start. The Rebels went to 6-2 last year after defeating LSU 37-31 in overtime in Oxford before finishing the regular season at 6-5. A win Saturday against Arkansas would give Ole Miss its best nine-game record at 7-2 since going 8-1 in 1990 en route to a 9-3 record and a berth in the Gator Bowl.
REBELS ON TV
Saturday's game will mark Ole Miss' 101st television appearance in school history dating back to the Rebels' first network TV appearance in the 1953 Sugar Bowl against Georgia Tech. Ole Miss is 45-54-2 all-time in TV games. It is Ole Miss' fourth TV appearance this season, marking the third straight season the Rebels have played at least four TV games. Ole Miss is 1-2 in TV games this season, losing 37-34 in overtime to Vanderbilt on Sept. 18, defeating Auburn 27-24 in overtime on Sept. 25, and losing 30-24 to Alabama on Oct. 16. The Vanderbilt and Auburn games were televised by Jefferson Pilot while CBS aired the Alabama game.
Saturday's game will be the Rebels' fifth appearance on ESPN2 and their first since the 1997 game at Mississippi State, which Ole Miss won 15-14. The Rebels are 1-4 all-time on ESPN2.
This will be the eighth time Ole Miss and Arkansas has played on TV and the Rebels are 7-1 against the Razorbacks on TV. The two schools have played the previous two years on TV, with ESPN carrying the Rebels 19-9 win in a Thursday night game in 1997, and Arkansas winning 34-0 last year on Jefferson Pilot. During the decade of the 1990s, Ole Miss is 16-21 in television games.
ROAD WARRIORS
This past Saturday's win over LSU in Baton Rouge, La., was the Rebels' fourth straight road victory, their longest streak since winning five straight road games over the course of the 1990 and 1991 seasons. During that streak, the Rebels defeated Arkansas 21-17 in Little Rock, Georgia 28-12, Vanderbilt 14-13, LSU 19-10, Tulane 22-3 to open the 1991 season and Memphis State 10-0. This season, Ole Miss is a perfect 4-0 on the road, having defeated Memphis 3-0 to open the year, Auburn 24-17 in overtime, South Carolina 36-10 and LSU 42-23. It is also the first time Ole Miss has won four road games in a single-season since 1990 when the Rebels went 4-0 in road games. A win over Mississippi State Thanksgiving Night would give Ole Miss its first season with at least five road wins since the Rebels' 1960 national championship season when they went 6-0 on the road.
The win over LSU also gave the Rebels three straight SEC road wins for the first time since 1990. The last time Ole Miss won four straight conference road games was between 1959 and 1961 when the Rebels won five straight SEC road contests over Mississippi State 42-0 to close out the 1959 season, Vanderbilt 26-0, Tulane 26-13 and Tennessee 24-3 in 1960, and Kentucky 20-6 in their first SEC road game in 1961. The last time Ole Miss won four conference road games in the same season was in 1955 when the Rebels defeated Georgia 26-13 in Atlanta, Tulane 27-13, LSU 29-26 and Mississippi State 26-0.
MILLER'S TD PASS STREAK
When junior QB Romaro Miller (Shannon, Miss.) found senior WR Cory Peterson (Germantown, Tenn.) for a four-yard TD pass in the first quarter against LSU, it extended Miller's streak to seven consecutive games with at least one TD pass, one shy of Archie Manning's (1968-70) school record of eight straight games. The only game this season Miller hasn't thrown a TD pass was in the season-opener at Memphis. Manning had at least one TD pass in the final two regular season games of 1969, one in the 1970 Sugar Bowl against Arkansas, and then had at least one TD pass in the first five games of the 1971 campaign.
In 19 career starts, including last December's Sanford Independence Bowl, Miller has thrown at least one TD pass in 15 of his starts.
Rebels In The 'Red' Zone
When the offense moves the ball inside the opponent's 20-yard line, the offense is considered to be in the 'red zone,' and in prime scoring position. The following chart shows how the Rebel offense has performed inside the 'red zone' this season:
Game Chances TD FG TO Downs Missed FG HalfMemphis* 2 0 0 2 0 0 0Arkansas State 4 3 1 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 3 1 2 0 0 0 0Auburn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 3 2 1 0 0 0 0Tulane 5 1 3 1 0 0 0Alabama 4 2 1 0 0 1 0LSU* 5 4 0 1 0 0 0Totals 27 14 8 4 0 1 0Opp. Totals 21 10 5 3 1 1 1
Ole Miss Scoring Percentage: 22-of-27 (.815)
Opponents Scoring Percentage: 15-of-21 (.714) *- Memphis and LSU never drove into the red zone.
CUTCLIFFE'S START AMONG BEST BY OLE MISS COACHES
First-year head coach David Cutcliffe's 7-2 start at Ole Miss ties him with legendary coach John Vaught and Billy Kinard for the second-best nine-game start by an Ole Miss coach in school history. Harry J. Mehre owns the best nine-game start by a coach in Rebel history as he guided his 1938 team an 8-1 start en route to a 9-2 campaign. The following chart shows the top five nine-game starts by an Ole Miss head coach and what he did in his 10th game as the Rebels' coach.
Coach W-L-T Pct. NextHarry J. Mehre (1938) 8-1-0 .889 WDavid Cutcliffe (1999) 7-2-0 .778 ?Billy Kinard (1971) 7-2-0 .778 WJohn Vaught (1947) 7-2-0 .778 WWilliam Driver (1913-14) 6-3-0 .667 T
1999 Rebel Starting Lineups
Offense SE LT LG C RG RT TE FL QB RB FBMemphis Flournoy Reyes Grice B. Claxton Vincent Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn StackhouseArk. St. Flournoy Reyes Grice B. Claxton Vincent Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn StackhouseVandy Flournoy Reyes Grice B. Claxton Vincent Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn StackhouseAuburn Flournoy Reyes Grice B. Claxton Vincent Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn StackhouseSo. Car. Flournoy Reyes Grice B. Claxton Vincent Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn SanfordTulane Armstrong Reyes Metcalf B. Claxton Grice Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn SanfordAlabama Flournoy Reyes Metcalf B. Claxton Grice Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn SanfordLSU Flournoy Reyes Metcalf B. Claxton Grice Wade Bettis Peterson Miller Gunn Sanford
Defense LE LT RT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCBMemphis Burgess Clancy Fisher Scott Spearman Cook Strong Lucas R. Heard Woods StricklandArk. St. Burgess Clancy Fisher Elam Spearman Cook Strong Taylor R. Heard Woods StricklandVandy Burgess Clancy Williams Elam Spearman Cook Strong Taylor R. Heard Magee ColemanAuburn Burgess Clancy Fisher Elam Spearman Cook Strong Lucas R. Heard Taylor ColemanSo. Car. Burgess Clancy Fisher Scott Spearman Johnson Strong Coleman R. Heard Taylor StricklandTulane Burgess Clancy Fisher Scott Spearman Johnson Strong Coleman R. Heard Taylor StricklandAlabama Burgess Sims Fisher Elam Spearman Johnson Strong Lucas R. Heard Taylor StricklandLSU Burgess Williams Fisher Blake Spearman Johnson Rice Coleman R. Head Taylor Strickland
ONE-TWO PUNCH
For the second time in two years, junior RB Deuce McAllister (Morton, Miss.) and sophomore RB Joe Gunn (Amory, Miss.) both rushed for 100 yards in the same game. McAllister gained 140 yards rushing on 25 carries with two TDs against LSU this past Saturday and Gunn added 135 yards on 19 carries with two TDs. Last year, the Rebel tandem posted 100-yard rushing performances against Arkansas State with McAllister gaining 124 yards and Gunn 122.
Through eight games this season, Gunn and McAllister have combined for 1,263 yards on 239 carries with 13 TDs - an average of 5.3 yards per carry. Gunn leads Ole Miss in rushing with 817 yards on 154 carries and McAllister has 446 yards on 85 carries in seven games this season. Last season, the duo combined for 1,628 yards to form the second-highest, single-season total by a tandem in school history behind the 1949 duo of Kayo Dottley (1,312) and Billy Mustin (555) who combined for 1,867 yards.
GUNN, McALLISTER AMONG SEC RUSHING LEADERS
RBs Joe Gunn and Deuce McAllister rank second and fifth, respectively, in the latest SEC statistics in rushing. Gunn is averaging 102.1 yards rushing per game behind only Alabama's Shaun Alexander's 147.4 yards rushing per game. Gunn also ranks 24th nationally. McAllister is fifth in the SEC in rushing at 63.7 yards rushing per game (see Rebels in the SEC/NCAA Statistics in box on the right).
REBEL RECORD BOOK
Career 100-yard rushing games1. Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) 102. John Avery (1996-97) 9 Kayo Dottley (1947-50) 94. Joe Gunn (1998-present) 7T5. Deuce McAllister (1997-present) 6 Cory Philpot (1991-92) 6
Career Rushing
1. Kayo Dottley (1947-50) 2,6542. Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) 2,3223. Leon Perry (1976-79) 2,1354. Deuce McAllister (1997-present) 1,930
Single-Season Rushing
1. Kayo Dottley (1949) 1,312 2. Deuce McAllister (1998) 1,082 6. Dou Innocent (1994) 910 7. Dou Innocent (1995) 868 8. Jon Avery (1997) 862 9. Stephen Hindman (1967) 82910. Joe Gunn (1999) 817
Career Passing
1. Kent Austin (1981-85) 6,1842. John Fourcade (1978-81) 5,4123. Mark Young (1985-88) 4,9714. Archie Manning (1968-70) 4,7535. Romaro Miller (1997-present) 3,803
Career 200-yard Passing Games
1. Romaro Miller (1997-present) 12
Career 250-yard Passing Games
1. Kent Austin (1981-85) 7T2. Archie Manning (1968-70) 6 Stewart Patridge (1994-97) 64. Romaro Miller (1997-present) 5
Career 300-yard Passing Games
1. Archie Manning (1968-70) 3T2. John Darnell (1986-89) 2 Romaro Miller (1997-present) 2 Stewart Patridge (1994-97) 2
Total Offense
1. John Fourcade (1978-81) 6,7132. Kent Austin (1981-85) 6,1793. Archie Manning (1968-70) 5,5764. Mark Young (1985-88) 5,0315. Russ Shows (1989-92) 3,9196. Romaro Miller (1997-present) 3,839
Career Receptions
1. Ta'Boris Fisher (1993-94, 95-96) 139T2. Cory Peterson (1996-present) 127 Floyd Franks (1968-70) 127
Career Receiving Yards
1. Willie Green (1986-89) 2,2742. J.R. Ambrose (1984-87) 2,0123. Michael Harmon (1979-82) 1,7604. Cory Peterson (1996-present) 1,744
Single-Season Scoring (Kicking)
1. Brian Lee (1992) 702. Tim Montz (1994) 663. Brian Lee (1991) 64T4. Bryan Owen (187) 59 Walter Grant (1993) 596. Les Binkley (1999) 57
NOTE- Does not include bowl games.
REBELS IN THE SEC/NCAA STATISTICS
(Through games of October 30)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSNCAA Ranking in Parentheses Rushing
1. Shaun Alexander, Alabama (4) 147.42. Joe Gunn, Ole Miss (24) 102.15. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss 63.7
Yards Passing
1. Dusty Bonner, Kentucky 321.9 ypg8. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss 195.3 ypg
Pass Efficiency
1. Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (5) 147.24. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss (28) 135.3
Receptions Per Game
1. James Whalen, Kentucky (4) 8.38 rpg6. Cory Peterson, Ole Miss 4.75 rpg
Receiving Yards Per Game
1. Darrell Jackson, Florida (5) 111.6 ypg9. Cory Peterson, Ole Miss 64.0 ypg
All-Purpose Yards
1. Shaun Alexander, Alabama (1) 206.3 ypg2. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (17) 150.3 ypg5. Joe Gunn, Ole Miss (45) 119.9 ypg
Total Offense
1. Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (10) 300.4 ypg7. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss (44) 189.0 ypg
Kickoff Returns
1. Leonard Scott, Tennessee (3) 31.8 ypr3. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (35) 23.3 ypr
Punt Returns
1. Kendrick Shanklin, Kentucky (2) 17.5 ypr7. Cory Peterson, Ole Miss 8.3 ypr
Scoring
1. Shaun Alexander, Alabama (1) 15.4 ppg6. Les Binkley, Ole Miss 7.1 ppg8. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss 6.9 ppg
PAT Kicking
T1. Les Binkley, Ole Miss 100% (27-27)
TEAM STATISTICS
(SEC Ranking/NCAA Ranking)Scoring Offense: (5/42) 27.6 ppg
Scoring Defense: (4/18) 18.0 ppg
Rushing Offense: (1/22) 189.5 ypg
Rushing Defense: (3/4) 65.1 ypg
Passing Offense: (11) 193.6 ypg
Passing Efficiency: (3) 135.5
Passing Defense: (8) 242.5 ypg
Passing Efficiency Def.: (9) 118.3
Total Offense: (5) 383.1 ypg
Total Defense: (5/21) 307.6 ypg
Kickoff Returns: (7/38) 21.8 ypr
Punt Returns: (8) 8.3 ypr
Net Punting: (9) 35.5 ypp
Turnover Margin: (T6) -1
Sacks By: (3) 30
Sacks Against: (4) 13
Penalties: (4) 52.9 ypg
First Downs: (5) 149
3rd Down Conversions: (2) 41.4%
4th Down Conversions: (4) 55.6%
Time of Possession: (5) 30:24 avg.
MORE ON GUNN, McALLISTER'S 100-YARD RUSHING GAME
The 135 yards rushing by Joe Gunn marked his fifth 100-yard rushing performance of the season and the seventh of his career. His seven career 100-yard rushing games ranks fourth on the Ole Miss career list for 100-yard rushing games. Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) holds the school career record with 10. For McAllister, it was his first 100-yard rushing game of the season and the sixth of his career, tying him with Cory Philpot (1991-92) for fifth on the school career list for 100-yard rushing performances (see the Rebel Record Book in the box on the right).
ONE FINAL RUSHING NOTE
As a team, the Rebels recorded 323 yards rushing against LSU on 49 carries to post Ole Miss' first 300-yard rushing game since gaining 380 yards on the ground against Tulane in 1990.
Ole Miss currently leads the SEC in rushing and ranks 22nd nationally, averaging 189.5 yards rushing per game (see Rebels in the SEC/NCAA Statistics in the box on the right).
McALLISTER GOES OVER 1,000 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Deuce McAllister tallied 258 all-purpose yards against LSU to go over the 1,000-yard mark in all-purpose yards for the second consecutive season. McAllister has 1,052 all-purpose yards in seven games this season for an average of 150.2 yards per game, ranking second in the SEC and 17th nationally (see Rebels in the SEC/NCAA Statistics in the box on the right). Last season, McAllister tallied 1,236 all-purpose yards.
The LSU game was also the second straight game McAllister has posted over 200 all-purpose yards. He accumulated a career-high 269 all-purpose yards against Alabama on Oct. 16 in Oxford. Against the Tigers, McAllister had 140 yards rushing, 16 yards receiving, 29 yards on two punt returns and 73 yards on three kickoff returns. The two punt returns were the first of his career.
PETERSON CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Cory Peterson had five receptions against LSU to move him into a tie for second-place on the Ole Miss career receptions list with Floyd Franks (1968-70) at 127. Peterson is now 12 receptions shy of tying Ta'Boris Fisher's (1993-94, 95-96) school record of 139 career receptions. Peterson's 41 receiving yards against the Tigers moved him into fourth-place for career receiving yards at Ole Miss with 1,744, surpassing Franks with 1,707. Peterson needs 16 more receiving yards to catch Michael Harmon (1979-82) in third-place with 1,760 yards. Willie Green (1986-89) is the school's career leader for receiving yards with 2,274 (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
Rebel Miscellaneous Statistics
POINTS OFF TURNOVERSTakeaways 14, Giveaways 15, Ratio -1 REBELS 45 (6 TDs, 1 FG)
OPPONENTS 20 (2 TD, 2 FG)
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 22/39 56.4%4-6 6/19 31.6%7-10 15/33 45.5%11+ 4/20 20.0%
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 6/8 75.0%4-6 0/0 00.0%7-10 0/0 00.0%11+ 0/1 00.0%
3RD DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 19/36 52.8% 4-6 6/18 33.3%7-10 16/39 41.0%11+ 8/35 22.9%
4TH DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 6/7 83.3% 4-6 1/2 50% 7-10 1/2 50.0%11+ 1/5 20.0%
AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN
Team Plays/Yds Avg.REBELS 236/1490 6.31OPPONENTS 224/906 4.04
REBEL SCORING DRIVES
Started at Plays Yards Time Resultvs. MEMPHISOle Miss 39 14 39 7:13 FGvs. ARKANSAS STATEOle Miss 26 3 74 1:25 TDOle Miss 22 10 78 3:31 TDArk. State 41 7 41 3:29 TDOle Miss 22 13 78 6:40 TDOle Miss 43 9 51 4:40 FGOle Miss 19 5 81 2:19 TDvs. VANDERBILTOle Miss 40 3 60 1:36 TDOle Miss 39 10 61 3:49 TDOle Miss 20 8 76 2:16 FGOle Miss 29 5 71 2:17 TDOle Miss 46 2 54 0:46 TDVanderbilt 25 4 8 0:00 FG*vs. AUBURNOle Miss 20 7 80 3:07 TDOle Miss 22 11 78 5:42 TDAuburn 43 6 15 2:43 FGAuburn 25 2 25 0:00 TD*vs. SOUTH CAROLINAOle Miss 31 15 68 8:31 FGSo. Carolina 43 3 43 1:05 TDSo. Carolina 37 0 0 0:00 TD!Ole Miss 7 7 93 2:45 TDOle Miss 34 10 64 6:05 FGSo. Carolina 31 1 31 0:10 TDvs. TULANEOle Miss 20 15 73 8:13 FGOle Miss 12 7 74 2:39 FGTulane 37 6 37 2:05 TDTulane 19 5 19 2:08 TDvs. ALABAMAOle Miss 17 14 83 5:16 TDOle Miss 20 7 80 3:26 TDOle Miss 47 5 24 2:45 FGOle Miss 27 8 73 2:50 TDvs. LSUOle Miss 20 8 80 2:12 TDOle Miss 41 11 59 4:53 TDLSU 16 4 16 1:28 TDLSU 26 0 0 0:00 TD#Ole Miss 47 8 53 4:33 TDLSU 45 6 45 3:54 TD
*- overtime
!- Fumble return
#- Interception return
QUARTERBACK DRIVE CHART
QB Start TD FG FGA Punt Downs TO Clock Points EfficiencyMiller 97 25 10 11 39 4 14 4 181 36.1%D. Morris 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0.0%KICKOFFS
Kicker No. Ret. OB TB FC OSK Avg. Depth Avg. Drive StartMcGee 43 31 3 8 0 1 5.7 23.5
PETERSON CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER MILESTONE
Cory Peterson's five receptions against LSU inched him closer to becoming just the second Ole Miss player to record at least 40 receptions in three consecutive seasons. Peterson currently has 38 catches on the season. The only other Rebel to do so was Ta'Boris Fisher (1993-96), who caught 41 passes in 1994, 45 in 1995 and 40 in 1996. Peterson tallied 40 receptions in 1997, 41 in 1998.
SACK ATTACK
Ole Miss had three sacks against LSU to extend its streak to 19 straight regular season games with at least one QB sack. The last time the Rebels didn't register at least one QB sack was in the 1997 regular-season finale at Mississippi State.
For the season, Ole Miss has recorded 30 sacks for 181 yards, ranking third in the SEC behind Florida and Alabama with 31. The 30 sacks by the Rebels this season surpasses last season's total of 24. Senior DT Kendrick Clancy (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) leads the team in sacks with 6.5 for 37 yards.
REBELS FOURTH IN THE NATION AGAINST THE RUN
Ole Miss ranks fourth in the latest NCAA Division I-A statistics in rushing defense at 65.1 yards per game after limiting LSU to 15 yards rushing on 25 carries this past Saturday. The Rebels have held seven of their eight opponents this season to under 100 yards rushing, and four of their eight opponents to under 50 yards rushing (see Rebels in the SEC/NCAA Statistics on page 4).
ARKANSAS REBELS
Ole Miss has three players on its 1999 roster that hail from the state of Arkansas: senior TE Adam Bettis (Sherwood), senior DT Michael Boone (West Helena), sophomore RB Charles Stackhouse (West Memphis).
MISSISSIPPI RAZORBACKS
According to its 1999 media guide, Arkansas has one player that hails from the Magnolia state: senior FL Emanuel Smith (Clinton).
EXTRA POINTS
- Ole Miss is 65-46 (.586 winning percentage ) during the 1990s, marking the Rebels most successful decade since winning 77 games during the 1960s.
- Ole Miss has an all-time record of 182- 145-12 (.555 winning percentage) in the month of November.
- The Rebels are 13-16 (.448 winning percentage) in November during the decade of the 1990s.
- Ole Miss is looking to end a three-game losing skid during the month of November. The Rebels dropped all three of their November games last season to Arkansas (34-0), Georgia (21-14) and Mississippi State (28-6).
- Ole Miss finished the decade of the 1990s with a 20-17 (.541 winning percentage) record in the month of October.
- Senior SS Ronnie Heard (Lake Jackson, Texas) scored his first career TD with a 28-yard interception return in the third quarter against LSU. It was Heard's fourth career interception, and Heard's TD was the first by a Rebel on an interception return since current junior Shane Elam (Covington, Tenn.) returned an interception 89 yards for a score last year at Vanderbilt.
- Romaro Miller's 103 yards passing against LSU moved him into fifth-place on the Ole Miss career list with 3,803 yards, passing Josh Nelson (1994-95) with 3,703 yards and Russ Shows (1989-92) with 3,778 yards (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
- Romaro Miller needs 497 yards passing over the course of the final three games to become the first Ole Miss quarterback to record 2,000 yards passing in back-to- back seasons.
- Junior K Les Binkley's (Memphis, Tenn.) 57 points ranks sixth on the Ole Miss single-season list for scoring by a kicker. Brian Lee set the school single- season record with 70 points in 1992. For the season, Binkley is 10-of-11 on field goals and a perfect 27-of-27 in extra points.
- Redshirt freshman FB Toward Sanford (Batesville, Miss.) had a career-long 33- yard rush in the first quarter against LSU to set-up Ole Miss' first score of the night. Sanford finished the night with a career- high 49 yards on three carries.
- Saturday's win gave Ole Miss three consecutive wins over LSU since winning six straight from the Tigers from 1952-57. It also marked the first time the Rebels have won two straight in Baton Rouge since winning in 1966 (17-0) and 1968 (27-24).
1999 REBEL HONORS/AWARDS
Quarterback Club Players of the Weekvs. Memphis
Defense- Kendrick Clancy (DT)
Offense- Joe Gunn (RB)
Special Teams- Les Binkley (K)
vs. Arkansas State
Defense- Eddie Strong (LB)
Anthony Magee (FS)
Offense- Joe Gunn (RB)
Special Teams- Sheldon Morris
vs. Vanderbilt
Defense- Syniker Taylor (DB)
Offense- Joe Gunn (RB)
Special Teams- Les Binkley (K)
vs. Auburn
Offense- Cory Peterson (WR)
Defense- Kendrick Clancy (DT)
Special Teams- Les Binkley (K)
vs. South Carolina
Offense- Deuce McAllister (RB)
Defense- Kendrick Clancy (DT)
Special Teams- Les Binkley (K)
vs. Tulane
Offense- Joe Gunn (RB)
Jamie Armstrong (WR)
Defense- John Romm (DT)
Special Teams- Reagan King (P)
vs. Alabama
Offense- Deuce McAllister (RB)
Defense- Armegis Spearman (LB)
Special Teams- Reagan King (P)
American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team
Deuce McAllister (RB)
Southeastern Conference
Offensive Player of the Week
Cory Peterson (WR) - Sept. 27
