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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels, Bulldogs Battle For Golden Egg Thanksgiving Day
11/21/1999 | Football
Nov. 21, 1999
Game 11- #23/24 Ole Miss Rebels (7-3, 4-3 SEC)
vs. #18/19 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-2, 5-2 SEC)
GAMEDAY INFO
Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Starkville, Mississippi Stadium: Scott Field (40,656)
TV: ESPN (Mike Tirico, play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit, color analyst, Lee Corso, color analyst, Dr. Jerry Punch, sideline reporter)
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by-play, Pete Cordelli, color analyst, Stan Sandroni, sideline reporter)
Records: Mississippi State is 8-2 on the year, 5-2 in the SEC after losing 14-9 to Arkansas this past weekend in Little Rock. Ole Miss is 7-3 on the season, 4-3 in the SEC, after losing 20-17 to Georgia this past Saturday in Oxford.
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 8-3 ... Jackie Sherrill is in his ninth season as head coach of Mississippi State and his 22nd season overall as a head coach on the collegiate level. Sherrill has a record of 57-44-2 with the Bulldogs and a 162-89-4 career record that includes stops at Washington State (1976), Pittsburgh (1977-81) and Texas A&M (1982-88). Sherrill is 5-3 in his career against Ole Miss.
Series Info: Thursday's meeting will be the 96th all-time between the Rebels and Bulldogs dating back to 1901. The series is tied for the 16th longest in NCAA Division I-A history. Ole Miss leads the series 54-35-6. The two teams have been battling for the Golden Egg every year since 1927 with the exception of 1943 when football was abolished at all Mississippi State-Supported Institutions by the Board of Trustees. The Rebels lead the Egg Bowl series 49-18-4. The series was played in Jackson from 1973 to 1990 before it returned to campus in 1991 at Starkville. Ole Miss is 16-10-3 all-time at Starkville, including winning the last meeting 15-14 in 1997. The road team has won the last five years, and five of the last seven meetings have been decided by seven points or less.
Scouting MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs are averaging 21.5 points and 321.7 yards of offense per game. Sophomore QB Wayne Madkin has completed 115-of-224 passes for 1,651 yards with eight TDs and nine INTs. Senior SE Kelvin Love is the team's leading receiver with 36 catches for 759 yards and 3 TDs. Freshman TB Justin Griffith has caught 35 passes for 334 yards. Freshman TB Donate Walker is the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 366 yards on 72 carries. Defensively, Mississippi State is yielding an average of just 12.9 points per game and 216.7 yards of offense per game.
IN THE POLLS
Ole Miss is ranked in one of the two major college football polls for the eighth consecutive week, despite this past Saturday's loss to Georgia. The Rebels are No. 23 in this week's Associated Press Top 25, down seven spots from No. 16, and are No. 24 in the current ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, falling eight spots from No. 16.
Mississippi State is No. 18 in the AP Top 25 and No. 19 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25. The Bulldogs are the fourth ranked opponent Ole Miss has faced this season. The others being Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia.
EGG BOWL ON THANKSGIVING
Thursday's game will mark the 12th time that the Rebels and Bulldogs have battled for the Golden Egg on Thanksgiving Day, and the 19th time overall the two schools have played on the holiday. Ole Miss is 7-3-1 versus Mississippi State in Thanksgiving Day Egg Bowl battles and 11-7-1 all-time against the Bulldogs on Thanksgiving. The two teams played last year in Oxford on Thanksgiving with Mississippi State winning 28-6. The following chart shows the results of the Thanksgiving Day Egg Bowl Battles:
| Year | Score |
| 1927 | at Ole Miss 20, Mississippi State 12 |
| 1928 | Ole Miss 20, at Mississippi State 19 |
| 1929 | at Ole Miss 7, Mississippi State 7 |
| 1930 | Ole Miss 20, at Mississippi State 0 |
| 1931 | at Ole Miss 25, Mississippi State 14 |
| 1932 | Ole Miss 13, at Mississippi State 0 |
| 1937 | Mississippi State 9, at Ole Miss 7 |
| 1969 | Ole Miss 48, at Mississippi State 22 |
| 1970 | Mississippi State 19, at Ole Miss 14 |
| 1971 | Ole Miss 48, at Mississippi State 0 |
| 1998 | Mississippi State 28, at Ole Miss 6 |
EGG BOWL FAST FACT
Thursday's game will be just the second night game in the Egg Bowl's 72-year history. Last year's night game in Oxford was the first.
CURRENT REBELS VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
#1- EDDIE STRONG, LB- Had five tackles in last year's game, including two solo stops.
#3- TIM STRICKLAND, CB
- Registered 23 tackles in three career games against Mississippi State, including 19 solo stops.
- Recorded a team-high eight tackles in the 1996 game.
- Intercepted a desperation pass with three seconds left in the 1997 meeting to seal a 15-14 Ole Miss win in Starkville.
Strickland Career vs. Mississippi State
| Year | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Scks | Int | |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#4- ARMEGIS SPEARMAN, LB
- Has 20 career tackles against the Bulldogs, including 10 solo.
- Led the Rebels with eight tackles in last year's game.
Spearman Career vs. Mississippi State
| Year | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Scks | Int | |
| 1996 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#11- ROMARO MILLER, QB
- Has never played against Mississippi State in his two years at Ole Miss.
- Missed last year's game after suffering a broken collarbone in the previous week's game against Georgia.
#22- DEUCE McALLISTER, RB
- Tied a school record for rushing attempts with 40 in last year's game.
- Gained 177 yards rushing against the Bulldogs last year to become just the second Ole Miss player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
McAllister Career vs. Mississippi State
| Year | Att | Yds | TD | Avg. | |
| 1997 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| 1998 | 40 | 177 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Totals | 50 | 199 | 0 | 4.0 |
#28- JOE GUNN, RB
- Missed last year's game due to an injury.
#38- RONNIE HEARD, SS
- Recorded 10 tackles in three games against Mississippi State.
- Had four tackles and a QB sack in last year's meeting.
Heard Career vs. Mississippi State
| Year | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Scks | Int | |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
#85- CORY PETERSON, WR
- Has seven career catches for 90 yards against Mississippi State.
- Made perhaps one of the most famous catches in school history when he caught a Stewart Patridge pass on a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter to give Ole Miss a 15-14 victory in the 1997 game in Starkville.
- Recorded five receptions for 74 yards in the 1997 game.
Peterson Career vs. Mississippi State
| Year | Rec | Yds | TD | Avg. | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 14.8 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 90 | 0 | 12.9 |
#96- KENDRICK CLANCY, DT
- Made eight tackles, including three solo, in last year's game with two QB sacks.
REBELS ON TV
Thursday's game, which will be televised by ESPN, will mark Ole Miss' sixth TV appearance of 1999, one shy of the school record of seven set in 1997 (Ole Miss will have a shot to tie that record if the Rebels' receive a bowl invitation). Ole Miss is 2-3 in TV games this season.
Overall, this will be the Rebels' 103rd TV appearance dating back to Ole Miss' first network TV appearance in the 1953 Sugar Bowl against Georgia Tech. It will be the Rebels' ninth apperance on ESPN. Ole Miss is 46-55-2 all-time in TV games, and is 4-4 on ESPN. During the decade of the 1990s, Ole Miss is 17-22 in television games.
Thursday's game will mark Ole Miss' fourth straight year as being part of ESPN's Thursday night college football package. The Rebels played Tennessee in Memphis in a ESPN Thursday night game in 1996, Arkansas in Oxford in 1997, and Mississippi State last year on Thanksgiving in Oxford. This year's game will be ESPN's second-ever Egg Bowl telecast, with last year's being the first.
Ole Miss and Mississippi State have played on TV seven times previously, including the last three years. The Rebels are 4-3 against the Bulldogs in TV games.
OLE MISS RECORDS ITS BEST 10-GAME MARK SINCE 1992
Ole Miss' 7-3 record equals their best 10-game start since going 7-3 in 1992. The Rebels went on to beat Mississippi State that season, 17-10, in the regular season finale, and then defeated Air Force 13-0 in the Liberty Bowl to finish the year 9-3.
A victory Thursday night would give Ole Miss its first eight-win regular-season since that 1992 season. Ole Miss went 8-4 in 1997, but picked up its eighth win in the Ford Motor City Bowl against Marshall.
REBELS SECURE THIRD STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON
Ole Miss' 38-16 win over Arkansas on Nov. 6 guaranteed the Rebels three straight winning seasons for the first time since finishing 6-5 three consecutive years from 1975-77. The win over the Razorbacks also marked the first time Ole Miss had posted three straight years with at least seven wins since doing so in four consecutive seasons from 1968-71. The Rebels went 8-4 in 1997 and 7-5 last year.
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 | Half | |
| Memphis* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tulane | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alabama | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LSU* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Opp. Totals | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Ole Miss Scoring Percentage: 25-of-31(.806)
Opponents Scoring Percentage: 21-of-30 (.700)
*- 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 8-3 record at Ole Miss ranks among the best 11-game starts by a Rebel coach in school history. Harry J. Mehre, Billy Kinard and John Vaught own the best 11-game start by a coach at school history with a 9-2 record. The following chart shows the top-five 11-game starts by an Ole Miss coach and what his team did in his 12th game:
| Coach | W-L-T | Pct. | Next |
| Harry J. Mehre (1938) | 9-2-0 | .818 | W |
| Billy Kinard (1971) | 9-2-0 | .818 | W |
| John Vaught (1947) | 9-2-0 | 818 | W |
| David Cutcliffe (1999) | 8-3-0 | .727 | ? |
| William Driver (1913-14) | 7-3-1 | .682 | W |
MORE ON CUTCLIFFE'S FIRST-YEAR
David Cutcliffe's seven wins in his first full season at Ole Miss, not including last year's Sanford Independence Bowl, is the most by a first-year Ole Miss head coach since Billy Kinard won nine regular season games in his first year in 1971.
Cutcliffe's seven wins this season also ranks among the best in the nation out of the 20 head coaches around the country that are in their first year at their new school. The following chart shows the country's top first-year coaches at their new schools:
| Coach, School | W-L | |
| Jack Bicknell, Jr., Louisiana Tech | 8-2 | |
| June Jones, Hawaii | 8-3 | |
| David Cutcliffe, Ole Miss | 7-3 | |
| Dennis Erickson, Oregon State | 7-4* | |
| Terry Hoeppner, Miami (OH) | 7-4* | |
| Rick Neuheisel, Washington | 7-4* |
*- completed regular season.
SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE
Thursday's game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State will feature the SEC's top ranked rushing offense against the SEC's and the nation's top ranked rushing defense. The Rebels boast the best ground game in the conference, averaging 187.7 yards per game. Ole Miss is also ranked No. 22 in the country in rushing offense. Mississippi State is yielding just an average of 60.5 yards per game to lead the conference and the nation in rushing defense (see Rebels in the SEC/NCAA Statistics on page 4).
GUNN LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY
Sophomore RB Joe Gunn (Amory, Miss.) needs 59 yards rushing against Mississippi State Thursday night to record the fourth 1,000-yard rushing season in school history, and join Kayo Dottley (1947-50) and current junior Deuce McAllister (Morton, Miss.) as the only 1,000-yard rushers in school history. Dottley recorded 1,000-yard campaigns in 1949 and 1950, including a school-single season record of 1,312 yards in 1949. McAllister registered the Rebels' first 1,000-yard season since 1950 with 1,082 yards last year. If Gunn can reach the 1,000-yard barrier, it would be Ole Miss' first back-to-back seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher since Dottley's 1949 and 1950 seasons. Through 10 games this season, Gunn has 941 yards on 180 carries. The 941 yards ranks sixth on the school's single-season list (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
GUNN, McALLISTER BOTH TOP 100-YARDS AGAINST GEORGIA
RBs Joe Gunn and Deuce McAllister both topped the 100-yard rushing mark against Georgia this past Saturday. McAllister gained 104 yards on nine carries, including a career-long 84-yard TD run in the fourth quarter, while Gunn churned out 103 yards on 12 carries. It is the second time this season Gunn and McAllister have both rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game. They also did so against LSU (10/30) when McAllister rushed for 140 yards on 25 carries and Gunn 135 yards on 19 carries. The pair also rushed for over 100 yards each in a game last year versus Arkansas State.
1999 Rebel Starting Lineups
| Off | SE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | TE | FL | QB | RB | FB |
| Mem | Flournoy | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Stackhouse |
| Ark St | Flournoy | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Stackhouse |
| Vandy | Flournoy | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Stackhouse |
| Auburn | Flournoy | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Stackhouse |
| S. Car | Flournoy | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| Tul | Armstrong | Reyes | Metcalf | B. Claxton | Grice | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| Ala | Flournoy | Reyes | Metcalf | B. Claxton | Grice | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| LSU | Flournoy | Reyes | Metcalf | B. Claxton | Grice | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| Ark | W. Scott | Reyes | Metcalf | B. Claxton | Grice | Wade | Zeigler | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| Geo | Armstrong | Reyes | Grice | B. Claxton | Vincent | Wade | Bettis | Peterson | Miller | Gunn | Sanford |
| Def | LE | LT | RT | RE | SLB | MLB | WLB | LCB | SS | FS | RCB |
| Mem | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | A. Scott | Spearman | Cook | Strong | Lucas | R. Heard | Woods | Strickland |
| Ark St | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | Elam | Spearman | Cook | Strong | S. Taylor | R. Heard | Woods | Strickland |
| Vandy | Burgess | Clancy | T. Williams | Elam | Spearman | Cook | Strong | S. Taylor | R. Heard | Magee | Coleman |
| Auburn | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | Elam | Spearman | Cook | Strong | Lucas | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Coleman |
| S. Car | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | A. Scott | Spearman | S. Johnson | Strong | Coleman | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Strickland |
| Tul | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | A. Scott | Spearman | S. Johnson | Strong | Coleman | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Strickland |
| Ala | Burgess | Sims | Fisher | Elam | Spearman | S. Johnson | Strong | Lucas | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Strickland |
| LSU | Burgess | Sims | Fisher | Blake | Spearman | S. Johnson | Strong | Coleman | R. Head | S. Taylor | Strickland |
| Ark | Burgess | Sims | Fisher | Elam | A. Williams | S. Johnson | Strong | Lucas | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Strickland |
| Geo | Burgess | Clancy | Fisher | Elam | Spearman | S. Johnson | Rice | Lucas | R. Heard | S. Taylor | Strickland |
GUNN, McALLISTER FORM ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST RUSHING TANDEM
RBs Joe Gunn and Deuce McAllister have combined to form one of the nation's top rushing tandem, combining for 1,616 yards on 295 carries. Heading into this past Saturday's game, Gunn and McAllister ranked as the nation's fourth-best rushing tandem. The following chart shows the country's top-five rushing tandems in terms of average yards per game heading into this past Saturday (minimum of 9.1 carries per game for each back):
| Tandem, School | Avg/PG | ||
| 1. | Thomas Hamner and Billy Cockerham, Minnesota | 196.2 | |
| 2. | Ketric Sanford and Mike Green, Houston | 176.8 | |
| 3. | Shyrone Stith and Andre Kendrick, Va. Tech | 168.2 | |
| 4. | Joe Gunn and Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss | 156.6 | |
| 5. | DeVaughn Black and Zain Gilmore, Missouri | 149.9 |
MORE ON THE REBELS ONE-TWO PUNCH
The 941 yards rushing by Joe Gunn and the 675 by Deuce McAllister gives Ole Miss a pair of 600-yard rushers in the same season for the first time since 1978 and for the third time in school history. Harol Lofton and Wilson Dilllard rushed for 698 and 621 yards, respectively, in 1952, and Leon Perry and Freddie Lee Williams registered 673 and 627 rushing yards, respectively, in 1978.
The 1,616 yards combined by Gunn and McAllister also ranks as the second-highest tandem in school history behind the 1949 duo of Kayo Dottley and Billy Mustin, who combined for 1,867 yards.
REBEL RECORD BOOK
Career 100-yard rushing games| 1. | Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) | 10 |
| 2. | John Avery (1996-97) | 9 |
| Kayo Dottley (1947-50) | 9 | |
| T4. | Joe Gunn (1998-present) | 8 |
| Deuce McAllister (1997-present) | 8 |
Career Rushing
| 1. | Kayo Dottley (1947-50) | 2,654 |
| 2. | Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) | 2,322 |
| 3. | Deuce McAllister (1997-present) | 2,159 |
Single-Season Rushing
| 1. | Kayo Dottley (1949) | 1,312 |
| 2. | Deuce McAllister (1998) | 1,082 |
| 3. | Kayo Dottley (1950) | 1,007 |
| 4. | Cory Philpot (1992) | 994 |
| 5. | Randy Baldwin (1990) | 970 |
| 6. | Joe Gunn (1999) | 941 |
Career Rushing TDs
| 1. | Archie Manning (1968-70) | 25 |
| 2. | Deuce McAllister (1997-present) | 23 |
Career Passing
| 1. | Kent Austin (1981-85) | 6,184 |
| 2. | John Fourcade (1978-81) | 5,412 |
| 3. | Mark Young (1985-88) | 4,971 |
| 4. | Archie Manning (1968-70) | 4,753 |
| 5. | Romaro Miller (1997-present) | 4149 |
Career 200-yard Passing Games
| 1. | Romaro Miller (1997-present) | 13 |
Career 250-yard Passing Games
| 1. | Kent Austin (1981-85) | 7 |
| T2. | Archie Manning (1968-70) | 6 |
| Stewart Patridge (1994-97) | 6 | |
| 4. | Romaro Miller (1997-present) | 5 |
Career 300-yard Passing Games
| 1. | Archie Manning (1968-70) | 3 |
| T2. | John Darnell (1986-89) | 2 |
| Romaro Miller (1997-present) | 2 | |
| Stewart Patridge (1994-97) | 2 |
Total Offense
| 1. | John Fourcade (1978-81) | 6,713 |
| 2. | Kent Austin (1981-85) | 6,179 |
| 3. | Archie Manning (1968-70) | 5,576 |
| 4. | Mark Young (1985-88) | 5,031 |
| 5. | Romaro Miller (1997-present) | 4,172 |
Career Receptions
| 1. | Ta'Boris Fisher (1993-94, 95-96) | 139 |
| 2. | Cory Peterson (1996-present) | 131 |
Career Receiving Yards
| 1. | Willie Green (1986-89) | 2,274 |
| 2. | J.R. Ambrose (1984-87) | 2,012 |
| 3. | Cory Peterson (1996-present) | 1,796 |
Single-Season Scoring (Kicking)
| T1. | Les Binkley (1999) | 70 |
| Brian Lee (1992) | 70 |
Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards
| 1. | Deuce McAllilster (1999) | 581 |
NOTE- Does not include bowl games.
REBELS IN THE SEC/NCAA STATISTICS
(Through games of November 20)INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
| 1. | Shaun Alexander, Alabama (12) | 128.6 |
| 2. | Joe Gunn, Ole Miss (33) | 94.1 |
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| 5. | Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss | 75.0 |
Yards Passing
| 1. | Dusty Bonner, Kentucky | 296.9 ypg |
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| 8. | Romaro Miller, Ole Miss | 184.9 ypg |
Pass Efficiency
| 1. | Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (21) | 137.0 |
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| 5. | Romaro Miller, Ole Miss (35) | 131.2 |
Receptions Per Game
| 1. | James Whalen, Kentucky (t5) | 8.18 rpg |
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| 10. | Cory Peterson, Ole Miss | 4.20 rpg |
All-Purpose Yards
| 1. | Shaun Alexander, Alabama (6) | 169.8 ypg |
| 2. | Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (10) | 164.6 ypg |
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| 5. | Joe Gunn, Ole Miss | 110.5 ypg |
Total Offense
| 1. | Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (13) | 284.1 ypg |
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| 8. | Romaro Miller, Ole Miss (47) | 184.5 ypg |
Kickoff Returns
| 1. | Leonard Scott, Tennessee (10) | 28.2 ypr |
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| 3. | Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (15) | 26.4 ypr |
Punt Returns
| 1. | Kendrick Shanklin, Kentucky (14) | 13.5 ypr |
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| 9. | Cory Peterson, Ole Miss | 8.3 ypr |
PAT Kicking
| T1. | Les Binkley, Ole Miss | 100% (34-34) |
Scoring
| 1. | Shaun Alexander, Alabama (1) | 13.8 ppg |
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| 3. | Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (t18) | 8.7 ppg |
| T4. | Les Binkley, Ole Miss (t49) | 7.0 |
TEAM STATISTICS
(SEC Ranking/NCAA Ranking)
| Scoring Offense (6/50) | 27.6 ppg |
| Scoring Defense (4/15) | 17.4 ppg |
| Rushing Offense (1/22) | 187.7 ypg |
| Rushing Defense (3/4) | 73.4 ypg |
| Passing Offense (11) | 189.5 ypg |
| Passing Efficiency (3) | 131.0 |
| Passing Defense (10) | 250.0 ypg |
| Passing Efficiency Def. (9) | 117.4 |
| Total Offense (4) | 377.2 ypg |
| Total Defense (8/29) | 323.4 ypg |
| Kickoff Returns (2/11) | 24.5 ypr |
| Punt Returns (8) | 8.3 ypr |
| Net Punting (8) | 34.8 ypp |
| Turnover Margin (8) | 0 |
| Sacks By (T3) | 36 |
| Sacks Against (2) | 15 |
| Penalties (3) | 52.5 ypg |
| First Downs (9) | 179 |
| 3rd Down Conversions (3) | 40.0% |
| 4th Down Conversions (7) | 45.5% |
| Time of Possession (7) | 29:56 |
McALLISTER AIMS FOR CAREER RUSHING TD MARK
With his two rushing TDs against Georgia, Deuce McAllister moved to within two rushing touchdowns of the Ole Miss career record of 25 held by Archie Manning (1968-70). McAllister currently has 23 career rushing TDs, scoring four during his freshman season in 1997, seven last season, and 12 in nine games this season (see the Rebel Record Book in the box on the right).
PETERSON STILL HAS A SHOT FOR THE RECORD
Senior WR Cory Peterson (German-town, Tenn.) enters his final career regular season game needing a near-career performance to tie the Ole Miss career records for receptions. Peterson was limited to just one catch for 17 yards against Georgia to give him 131 career catches. He is eight shy of the career record held by Ta'Boris Fisher (1993-96) with 139. Peterson's career single-game high for receptions is nine, set last year against Memphis (see the Rebel Record Book in the box on the right).
PETERSON'S STREAK REACHES 20
With his one reception against Georgia, Cory Peterson extended his streak to 20 straight games, including last December's Sanford Independence Bowl, with at least one reception. The 20-game streak is the longest by an Ole Miss player since Ta'Boris Fisher caught a pass in 21 consecutive games from 1993-95.
BINKLEY TIES RECORD
Junior PK Les Binkley (Memphis, Tenn.) made one FG and two extra points this past Saturday against Georgia to tie Brian Lee's 1992 single-season scoring record for a kicker with 70 points. A junior college All-America at Northwest (Miss.) last season before coming to Ole Miss, Binkley is 12-of-14 on FG's this season, including 4-of-5 from 40 yards and out, and is a perfect 34-of-34 on extra points attempts. Binkley has also been named as a semi-finalist for this year's Lou Groza Award, which is given to the nation's top place kicker (see the Rebel Record Book in the box on the right).
MILLER LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY
Junior QB Romaro Miller (Shannon, Miss.) needs 151 yards passing against Mississippi State Thursday night to become the first Ole Miss quarterback to record at least 2,000 yards passing in back-to-back seasons. Last season in 10 games, Miller passed for 2,273 yards. He enters this week's game with 1,849 yards on 134-of-243 passing with 12 TDs and five INTs.
SACK ATTACK
Ole Miss had one sack against Georgia to extend its streak to 21 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. Senior DT Kendrick Clancy (Tusc-aloosa, Ala.) leads the team in sacks with 7.0 for 41 yards. The 36 sacks is the most by a Rebel team since recording 39 in 1992.
EXTRA POINTS
- Ole Miss is 66-47 (.584 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 183- 146-12 (.554 winning percentage) in the month of November.
- The Rebels are 14-17 (.452 winning percentage) in November during the decade of the 1990s.
- The 27 wins by this year's class of Ole Miss seniors heading into Thursday's regular season finale at Mississippi State, is the most by a Rebel senior class since the 1993 seniors won 29 games from 1990-93. Ole Miss will have 17 seniors playing in their final regular season game Thursday.
- RB Deuce McAllister's 104 yards rushing against Georgia moved him into third- place on the Ole Miss career rushing list with 2,159 yards. He surpassed Leon Perry who gained 2,135 yards from 1976- 79 (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
- The 100-yard rushing performances by Gunn and McAllister against Georgia was both their eighth career 100-yard rushing performance. They're tied for fourth on the school's career list, two shy of the Ole Miss career record of 10 set by Dou Innoncent (1191-92, 94-95). John Avery (1996-97) and Kayo Dottley (1947-50) are tied for the second on that list with nine (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
- Deuce McAllister's 581 kickoff return yards on 22 attempts this season establishes a new Ole Miss single-season record, bettering the old mark of 560 yards on 28 attempts by Pat Coleman in 1988 (see the Rebel Record Book on page 4).
- QB Romaro Miller had his string of eighth straight games with at least one TD pass snapped against Georgia. The eight- game streak ties Archie Manning's (1968- 70) school record. Manning tossed at least one TD pass in eight consecutive games over the course of the 1969 and 1970 seasons, including one in the 1970 Sugar Bowl.
- Romaro Miller was named as one of 25 leading candidates for the 1999 Davey O'Brien Award, which is given to the nation's top collegiate quarterback.
- This past Saturday's attendance of 50,876 against Georgia was the third largest crowd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, and was also the third largest on-campus crowd to watch a game in the state of Mississippi.
Rebels at a Glance in 1999
| Record | 7-3 | |
| SEC | 4-3 | |
| vs. SEC West | 3-1 | |
| vs. SEC East | 1-2 | |
| Non-Conference | 3-0 | |
| vs. Big West | 1-0 | |
| vs. Conference USA | 2-0 | |
| Home | 3-3 | |
| Away | 4-0 | |
| Neutral | 0-0 | |
| Day games | 3-3 | |
| vs. Top 25 teams | 1-2 | |
| Night games (6:00 p.m. start or later) | 4-0 | |
| TV games | 2-3 | |
| on CBS | 0-1 | |
| on ESPN | 0-0 | |
| on ESPN2 | 1-1 | |
| on Jefferson Pilot | 1-1 | |
| When scoring first | 5-2 | |
| When opponents score first | 2-1 | |
| When leading at halftime | 6-2 | |
| When trailing at halftime | 0-1 | |
| When tied at halftime | 1-0 | |
| When leading after third quarter | 5-1 | |
| 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 | 1-1 | |
| When scoring 20+ points | 6-2 | |
| When scoring 30+ points | 4-1 | |
| When allowing less than 20 points | 6-0 | |
| When allowing 20+ points | 1-3 | |
| When allowing 30+ points | 0-2 | |
| When rushing for less than 100 yards | 1-0 | |
| When rushing for 100+ yards | 6-3 | |
| When rushing for 200+ yards | 3-1 | |
| When passing for 200+ yards | 4-2 | |
| 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 | 5-3 | |
| When allowing opponents less than 100 yards rushing | 6-1 | |
| When allowing 100+ yards rushing | 1-2 | |
| When allowing 200+ yards rushing | 0-0 | |
| When allowing 200+ yards passing | 5-2 | |
| When allowing 250+ yards passing | 3-2 | |
| When allowing 300+ yards passing | 2-2 | |
| When allowing 300 yards total offense | 4-0 | |
| When allowing 300+ yards total offense | 3-3 | |
| When having a 100-yard rusher | 6-1 | |
| When opponents have a 100-yard rusher | 1-1 | |
| When having no turnovers | 2-1 | |
| When having less than 3 turnovers | 5-3 | |
| When having 3 or more turnovers | 2-0 | |
| When having no takeaways | 0-2 | |
| When having 3 or more takeaways | 1-0 | |
| When having less than 3 takeaways | 6-2 | |
| When having 30:00 or more time of possession | 6-0 | |
| When having less than 30:00 time of possession | 1-3 |
Rebel Miscellaneous Statistics
POINTS OFF TURNOVERSTakeaways 17, Giveaways 17, Ratio 0
| REBELS | 59 (8 TDs, 1 FG) |
| OPPONENTS | 20 (2 TD, 2 FG) |
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS
| Yards | Made/Att | Pct. |
| 1-3 | 25/45 | 55.6% |
| 4-6 | 9/24 | 37.5% |
| 7-10 | 16/42 | 38.1% |
| 11+ | 4/24 | 16.7% |
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS
| Yards | Made/Att | Pct. |
| 1-3 | 5/7 | 71.4% |
| 4-6 | 0/2 | 00.0% |
| 7-10 | 0/1 | 00.0% |
| 11+ | 0/1 | 00.0% |
3RD DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
| Yards | Made/Att | Pct. |
| 1-3 | 22/42 | .52.4% |
| 4-6 | 9/24 | 37.5% |
| 7-10 | 18/43 | .41.9% |
| 11+ | 9/45 | 20.0% |
4TH DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
| Yards | Made/Att | Pct. |
| 1-3 | 7/8 | 87.5% |
| 4-6 | 1/2 | 50.0% |
| 7-10 | 2/5 | 40.0% |
| 11+ | 1/5 | 20.0% |
AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN
| Team | Plays/Yds | Avg. |
| REBELS | 283/1769 | 6.25 |
| OPPONENTS | 289/1269 | 4.40 |
REBEL SCORING DRIVES
| Started at | Plays | Yards | Time | Result |
| vs. MEMPHIS | ||||
| Ole Miss 39 | 14 | 39 | 7:13 | FG |
| vs. ARKANSAS STATE | ||||
| Ole Miss 26 | 3 | 74 | 1:25 | TD |
| Ole Miss 22 | 10 | 78 | 3:31 | TD |
| Ark. State 41 | 7 | 41 | 3:29 | TD |
| Ole Miss 22 | 13 | 78 | 6:40 | TD |
| Ole Miss 43 | 9 | 51 | 4:40 | FG |
| Ole Miss 19 | 5 | 81 | 2:19 | TD |
| vs. VANDERBILT | ||||
| Ole Miss 40 | 3 | 60 | 1:36 | TD |
| Ole Miss 39 | 10 | 61 | 3:49 | TD |
| Ole Miss 20 | 8 | 76 | 2:16 | FG |
| Ole Miss 29 | 5 | 71 | 2:17 | TD |
| Ole Miss 46 | 2 | 54 | 0:46 | TD |
| Vanderbilt 25 | 4 | 8 | 0:00 | FG* |
| vs. AUBURN | ||||
| Ole Miss 20 | 7 | 80 | 3:07 | TD |
| Ole Miss 22 | 11 | 78 | 5:42 | TD |
| Auburn 43 | 6 | 15 | 2:43 | FG |
| Auburn 25 | 2 | 25 | 0:00 | TD* |
| vs. SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||
| Ole Miss 31 | 15 | 68 | 8:31 | FG |
| So. Carolina 43 | 3 | 43 | 1:05 | TD |
| So. Carolina 37 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | TD! |
| Ole Miss 7 | 7 | 93 | 2:45 | TD |
| Ole Miss 34 | 10 | 64 | 6:05 | FG |
| So. Carolina 31 | 1 | 31 | 0:10 | TD |
| vs. TULANE | ||||
| Ole Miss 20 | 15 | 73 | 8:13 | FG |
| Ole Miss 12 | 7 | 74 | 2:39 | FG |
| Tulane 37 | 6 | 37 | 2:05 | TD |
| Tulane 19 | 5 | 19 | 2:08 | TD |
| vs. ALABAMA | ||||
| Ole Miss 17 | 14 | 83 | 5:16 | TD |
| Ole Miss 20 | 7 | 80 | 3:26 | TD |
| Ole Miss 47 | 5 | 24 | 2:45 | FG |
| Ole Miss 27 | 8 | 73 | 2:50 | TD |
| vs. LSU | ||||
| Ole Miss 20 | 8 | 80 | 2:12 | TD |
| Ole Miss 41 | 11 | 59 | 4:53 | TD |
| LSU 16 | 4 | 16 | 1:28 | TD |
| LSU 26 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | TD# |
| Ole Miss 47 | 8 | 53 | 4:33 | TD |
| LSU 45 | 6 | 45 | 3:54 | TD |
| vs. ARKANSAS | ||||
| Arkansas 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:18 | TD$ |
| Ole Miss 22 | 1 | 78 | 0:12 | TD |
| Ole Miss 26 | 13 | 74 | 5:31 | TD |
| Arkansas 46 | 2 | 46 | 0:52 | TD |
| Arkansas 24 | 4 | 11 | 0:27 | FG |
| Arkansas 1 | 2 | 1 | 0:38 | TD |
| vs. GEORGIA | ||||
| Ole Miss 20 | 9 | 80 | 4:13 | TD |
| Ole Miss 38 | 6 | 35 | 2:34 | FG |
| Ole Miss 14 | 2 | 86 | 0:52 | TD |
*- overtime
!- Fumble return
#- Interception return
$- Kickoff Return
QUARTERBACK DRIVE CHART
| QB | Started | TD | FG | FGA | Punt | Downs | TO | Clock | Points | Efficiency |
| Miller | 119 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 253 | 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 Start |
| McGee | 54 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.09 | 24.13 |
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)
vs. LSU
Offense- Deuce McAllister (RB),
Todd Wade (OT)
Defense- Ronnie Heard (SS)
Special Teams- Deuce McAllister (KR),
Sheldon Morris
vs. Arkansas
Offense- Deuce McAlllister (RB)
Defense- Al Rice (LB)
Special Teams- Deuce McAllister (KR)
Captains
Permanent Co-Captains: Armegis Spear-man and Todd WadePermanent Tri-Captains: Kendrick Clancy, Cory Peterson and Tim Strickland.
American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team
Deuce McAllister (RB)
Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week
Cory Peterson (WR) - Sept. 27
Deuce McAllister (RB) - Nov. 8
CBS SportsLIne Player of the Week
Deuce McAllister (RB) - Nov. 12
Compaq Best Kickoff Return of the Week
Deuce McAllister - Nov. 9 vs. Arkansas
