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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Football Looks To Continue Success Against Memphis
8/29/1999 | Football
Aug. 29, 1999
Game 1 - Ole Miss Rebels (0-0) at Memphis Tigers (0-0)
GAME DAY INFO
Date: Saturday, September 4, 1999 Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Memphis, Tenn. Stadium: Liberty Bowl (62,380)
TV: None
Radio: The game can be heard on the 31 stations along the Ole Miss Radio Network, with David Kellum calling the play-by-play, Pete Cordelli providing color analysis, and Stan Sandroni reporting from the sidelines. The game can also be heard on the internet by going to the official Ole Miss athletic web site at www.OleMissSports.com.
OLE MISS ON THE INTERNET For updated statistics, rosters, game notes and depth chart on the internet, go to the official Ole Miss athletic web site at www.OleMissSports.com.
MEMPHIS ON THE INTERNET For more information on Memphis over the internet, please go to www.gotigersgo.com.
Records: This will be the season-opener for both teams. Ole Miss is coming off a 7-5 season, including a 35-18 triumph over Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl. Memphis was 2-9 last season.
Coaches: The 1999 season will mark Ole Miss' first full season under new head coach David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe has a 1-0 record at Ole Miss and a 1-0 career record as a collegiate head coach after coaching the Rebels to a win in the Independence Bowl. Cutcliffe was named the Rebels' new head coach on Dec. 2, 1998 after spending 16 seasons as an assistant at Tennessee, six as the Volunteers' offensive coordinator ... Memphis head coach Rip Scherer is starting his fifth season with the Tigers and his eighth overall as a head coach. Scherer has compiled a 13-31 mark at Memphis and is 42-50 overall. He is 0-2 against Ole Miss.
Series Info: This will be the 51st meeting between the Rebels and Tigers with Ole Miss holding a 40-8-2 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1921 ... The Rebels have won the last two meetings, including a 30-10 win last year in Oxford to open the season ... Ole Miss is 21-6-2 against the Tigers in games played in Memphis, including a 34-3 victory in 1995, the last time the two teams played at the Liberty Bowl ... Memphis' last win in the series was a 17-16 win in Oxford in 1994 ... The Rebels are 5-2 versus the Tigers during the 1990s.
Scouting Memphis: The Tigers are returning eight starters on both sides of the ball from last year. Headlining the returnees on offense is senior RB Gerard Arnold, who rushed for 1,059 yards last season. Sophomore QB Neil Suber returns after throwing for 930 yards in seven games, along with his favorite target, senior WR Damien Dodson (42 rec., 753 yds., 2 TDs). The defensive returners are led by junior LB Kamal Shakir (154 tackles) and senior DB Reginald Howard (69 tackles). On special teams, sophomore K Ryan White hit on 16-of-16 field goal attempts last season, including 12-of-12 from 30 yards and out.
REBELS SET FOR FIRST SEASON UNDER CUTCLIFFE The 1999 campaign will mark Ole Miss' first full season under new head coach David Cutcliffe. The Cutcliffe-era got an early start last December 31 as the former Tennessee offensive coordinator coached the Rebels to a 35-18 upset over heavily-favored Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Cutcliffe was named the University's 34th head football coach on December 2 after serving 16 seasons at the University of Tennessee.
PRE-SEASON POLLS With 17 returning starters, Ole Miss is receiving some national recognition this summer. Sport Magazine rated Ole Miss No. 19 in its pre-season Top 30. Football Digest ranked the Rebels 24th in its pre-season Top 25. In The Associated Press preseason Top 25, released on Aug. 14, Ole Miss ranked tied for sixth among "Others Receiving Votes" garnering 23 tallies. The Rebels picked up three votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Today preseason coaches poll.
SEASON-OPENERS Ole Miss is 77-23-5 in season openers dating back to 1893. During the 1990s, the Rebels are 6-3 in season openers, and have won their last three season-openers, including a 30-10 win over Memphis last season in Oxford. This will be the 32nd time the Rebels have met Memphis to open its season. Ole Miss is 25-4-2 in season-openers against the Tigers. This is also the first time the Rebels are opening their season on the road since 1995 when they lost 46-13 at Auburn. When opening the season on the road, Ole Miss is 23-19-2.
REBEL COACHES REGULAR SEASON DEBUTS While first-year head coach David Cutcliffe officially made his Ole Miss head coaching debut against Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl on Dec. 31, Saturday's game with Memphis will be Cutcliffe's first regular season game at Ole Miss. Since the legendary John Vaught took over the Rebel program in 1947, Ole Miss coaches are 4-3 in their regular season debuts. However, the last three new Rebel bosses making their debuts have fallen: Billy Brewer to Memphis State, 37-17 in 1983, interim head coach Joe Lee Dunn to Auburn, 22-17 in 1994, and Tommy Tuberville, also to Auburn, 46-13 in 1995.
THE LAST TIME VS. MEMPHIS
Game #1 Ole Miss 30, Memphis 10Sept. 5, 1998 Oxford, Miss.Attendance: 46,191 Vaught-Hemingway StadiumSophomore Romaro Miller recorded the best-ever performance in a first collegiate start by an Ole Miss quarterback with a 332-yard, two-touchdown outing in leading the Rebels to a 30-10 victory over Mid-South rival Memphis in the 1998 season opener on Sept. 5. Miller also had 23 yards rushing and compiled the fourth-best, single-game total offense mark in Ole Miss history with 355 yards. Miller's favorite target in the win over the Tigers was junior Cory Peterson, who caught nine passes for a career-best 164 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown reception. Peterson's 164-yard performance was the fourth best single-game outing by a receiver in Rebel history. The Ole Miss defense was equally as impressive, holding the Memphis ground attack to only 21 yards rushing. The Tigers also managed only 235 yards of total offense. After a scoreless first quarter, the Miller-Peterson connection struck for scoring strikes on successive drives to take a 14-0 lead into halftime. The first score came on a six-yard touchdown connection from Miller to Peterson. The touchdown completed a 19-play, 78-yard drive. On the next Rebels' possession, Miller and Peterson didn't take quite as long, as the two connected on a 77-yard scoring play that took only 14 seconds. The 77-yard play is tied for the eighth longest in Ole Miss football history. After the teams traded field goals in the third quarter, Ole Miss went to its ground game in the final quarter of play, as sophomore Deuce McAllister scored on a one-yard run to put the Rebels ahead 24-3. True freshman Charles Stackhouse finished the scoring for Ole Miss with a three-yard scoring run with a minute remaining in the contest. McAllister led the Rebel rushing attack with 73 yards on 15 carries, while redshirt freshman Joe Gunn rushed 10 times for 54 yards, including a 35-yard scamper on his first collegiate carry. Ken Lucas also had a career day with five catches for 72 yards. Defensively, Al Rice led the Rebels with seven total tackles, while true freshman Eddie Strong had four tackles and his first collegiate quarterback sack for a nine-yard loss.
TEAM STATS OM UMFirst Downs 19 15Rushing (Net) 191 21Passing (Net) 214 332Total Offense 523 235Passing (A-C-I) 40-26-0 39-24-1Punts-Average 3-45.3 6-44.3Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-60 3-35Possession Time 36:16 23:44INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING -- OM: McAllister 15-73 (TD), Gunn 10-54 UM: Arnold 14-42, Riley 1-2PASSING -- OM: Miller 40-26-0-332 (2TD) UM: Evans 39-24-1-214 (TD)RECEIVING -- OM: Peterson 9-164 (2TD), Lucas 5-72 UM: Dodson 8-80, Blevins 6-75 (TD)
Memphis 0 0 3 7 -- 10Ole Miss 0 14 3 13 -- 30
OM--Cory Peterson 6 pass from Romaro Miller (Donald Juneau kick) 4:41 2QOM--Peterson 77 pass from Miller (Juneau kick) 2:11 2QOM--Juneau 38 FG 8:34 3QUM--Ryan White 37 FG 1:27 3QOM--Deuce McAllister 1 run (Juneau kick) 10:38 4QUM--Darrius Blevins 4 pass from Kenton Evans (White kick) 6:33 4QOM--Charles Stackhouse 3 run (kick failed) 1:02 4Q
REBELS LOOK TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES Ole Miss will look to push its winning streak against non-conference opponents to 16 games Saturday at Memphis. The last time the Rebels lost to a non-conference opponent was to the Tigers, 17-16, in Oxford back on Nov. 5, 1994. In their current 15-game winning streak versus non-conference schools, the Rebels are 5-0 versus Conference USA schools, having defeated Tulane three times and Memphis twice. The following chart shows Ole Miss' recent success against non-conference opponents dating back to 1994:
Date Opponent Result12-31-98 vs. Texas Tech@ W, 35-1810-24-98 Arkansas State W, 30-17 9-26-98 at SMU W, 48-41 (OT) 9-5-98 Memphis W, 30-1012-26-97 vs. Marshall# W, 34-3111-15-97 at Tulane W, 41-24 9-6-97 SMU W, 23-15 8-30-97 Central Florida W, 24-23 (OT)10-26-96 Arkansas State W, 38-21 9-7-96 VMI W, 31-7 8-31-96 Idaho State W, 38-14 11-4-95 at Memphis W, 34-3 10-7-95 Tulane W, 20-17 9-9-95 Indiana State W, 56-1010-12-94 at Tulane W, 38-0 @ - Sanford Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)#- Ford Motor City Bowl (Pontiac, Mich.)
OLE MISS VS. CONFERENCE USA Ole Miss has an all-time record of 112-45-2 (.711 winning percentage) against teams from Conference USA. The chart on the following page shows how the Rebels have fared against individual Conference USA opponents:
School W-L Pct.Houston 15-3 .833Memphis 40-8-2 .820Southern Miss 18-6 .750Tulane 39-28 .582
CURRENT REBELS VS. MEMPHIS
#1- Eddie Strong, LB
- Registered seven tackles in his collegiate debut last season, including six solo.
- Recorded his first career sack.
#11- Romaro Miller, QB
- Making his first collegiate start, Miller completed 26-of-40 passes for 332 yards and two scores to lead Ole Miss to a 30-10 home win to open the season.
- The 332 yards passing was the highest- ever by an Ole Miss QB making his collegiate starting debut.
- Completed a 77-yard scoring pass to Cory Peterson, which was longest passing play of 1998 for Ole Miss.
- Miller also tacked on 23 yards rushing to give him 355 yards of total offense for the fourth-best, single-game total in school history.
#12- Kenny Woods, SS
- Had seven tackles, including three solo.
- Also had a tackle-for-loss.
#22- Deuce McAllister, RB
- Carried 15 times for 73 yards and a score in last year's win.
- Had a career-long 37-yard rush on the opening play of the second half.
#27- Anthony Magee, FS
- Led Ole Miss with a career-high 10 tackles in last year's game, including six solo stops.
#28- Joe Gunn, RB
- In his collegiate debut, gained 54 yards on 10 carries.
- Went for 35 yards in his first collegiate carry.
#80- Al Rice, LB
- Had a career-high eight tackles, including four solo stops.
#85- Cory Peterson, WR
- Set career-highs for both receptions and receiving yards, hauling in nine passes for 164 yards.
- Totals were the highest single-game marks by a Rebel in 1998.
- Tied his career-high with two TD receptions, including a 77-yard pass from Romaro Miller.
SPEARMAN ON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST Senior LB Armegis Spearman (Bruce, Miss.) is one of of eight SEC players that are included on the preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, which is given by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Fla., to the nation's top collegiate linebacker. Three finalists for the award will be announced Nov. 11, and the winner will be named Dec. 10 during the 15th Annual Butkus Award Gala in Orlando.
Spearman enters his senior year with 186 career tackles, including 106 solo. He led the Rebels with 84 tackles last season, including 43 solo tackles, and also recorded two sacks for 27 yards.
McALLISTER NAMED PRESEASON DOAK WALKER CANDIDATE Junior RB Deuce McAllister has been named as one of 38 preseason candidates for the 1999 Dr. Pepper Doak Walker Award. The list will be cut down to eight semifinalists in late Novermber and the winner will be announced live on ESPN2's Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 9.
Last season, McAllister became the first Rebel rusher since 1950, and just the second in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. His 1,082 rushing yards from last season ranks as the second-highest single-season total in school history, behind Kayo Dottley's 1,312 set in 1949.
WADE, SPEARMAN NAMED PERMANENT CAPTAINS FOR 1999 Senior LB Armegis Spearman and senior OT Todd Wade (Jackson, Miss.) have been named the Rebels' permanent team captains for the 1999 season. In addition, senior DT Kendrick Clancy (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), senior WR Cory Peterson (Germantown, Tenn.) and senior CB Tim Strickland (Memphis, Tenn.) have been named as the team's permanent tri-captains for 1999.
DEUCE JOINS ELITE COMPANY IN 1998 While junior RB Deuce McAllister (Morton, Miss.) joined Kayo Dottley as the school's only other 1,000-yard rusher last season, McAllister also joined another exclusive club. With his five 100-yard rushing performances, McAllister became just the fifth Ole Miss rusher to record at least five 100-yard rushing games in a single-season. The others were: Kayo Dottley (5, 1949), Cory Philpot (6, 1992), Dou Innocent (6, 1994), and John Avery (6, 1997). In addition, McAllister's five career 100-yard rushing games ranks fifth all-time in Ole Miss history. Innocent accumulated the most 100-yard rushing games, topping the century mark 10 times during his career (please see chart on page 4).
MILLER ALSO JOINED ELITE LIST IN 1998 Junior QB Romaro Miller (Shannon, Miss.) became just the third quarterback in school history last season to post at least five, 200-yard passing games in the season, joining John Darnell (1989) and Stewart Patridge (1997). To narrow that list even more, Miller recorded seven 200-yard passing games last season, joining Patridge as the only two Rebel signal callers to do so. Patridge posted nine 200-yard games in 1997. Miller, Darnell and Patridge are also the only three Ole Miss quarterbacks to have two, 300-yard passing performances in the same season.
DEUCE, GUNN GIVE REBELS ONE-TWO PUNCH Running backs junior Deuce McAllister and sophomore Joe Gunn (Amory, Miss.) combined to form the second-highest rushing tandem in school history in 1998. The duo totalled 1,628 yards on 335 carries, with McAllister rushing for 1,082 and Gunn 546. The 1949 duo of Kayo Dottley and Billy Mustin combined for the most rushing yards by two runners in school history with 1,867, when Dottley posted 1,312 yards and Mustin rushed for 555 yards. McAllister and Gunn also gave the Rebels their first pair of 500-yard rushers in the same season since 1990 when Randy Baldwin gained 970 yards and quarterback Tom Luke gained 519 yards on the ground.
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 performed inside the "red zone" last season.
Game Chances TD FG TO Downs FGAMemphis 5 3 1 0 0 1Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 4 3 1 0 0 0SMU 6 3 2 1 0 0South Carolina 4 3 0 0 1 1Alabama 7 2 1 1 1 1Arkansas State 5 3 2 0 0 0LSU 1 1 0 0 0 0Arkansas 2 0 0 2 0 0Georgia 6 2 0 1 2 1Miss. State 2 0 1 1 0 0Totals 42 20 8 6 4 4 Opp. Totals 39 22 10 3 2 2
Ole Miss Scoring Percentage: 28-of-42 (.667)Opponents Scoring Percentage: 32-of-39 (.821)
REBELS TABBED FOR THIRD IN WEST Ole Miss was picked to finish third in the SEC Western Division at the conference's annual Media Days in Birmingham, Ala. Arkansas was picked to win the West, receiving 34 first-place votes followed by Alabama with 23 first-place votes. The Rebels received 11 first-place votes. Ole Miss was projected to finish ahead of Mississippi State, LSU and Auburn. Ole Miss also received one vote to win the overall SEC title.
WADE, SPEARMAN GARNER PRE-SEASON RECOGNITION Senior offensive lineman Todd Wade and senior linebacker Armegis Spearman were both named 1999 pre-season first-team All-SEC at the SEC Media Days.
THE SPORTING NEWS TABS MILLER AS ONE OF NATION'S BEST In its 1999 College Football preview, The Sporting News named junior Romaro Miller as the nation's fourth-best all-purpose quarterback. Last year in his first season as a starter, Miller threw for 2,273 yards - the fifth-highest single-season total in Ole Miss history. In the Rebels' Independence Bowl win, Miller went 14-for-23 for 216 yards and set an Independence Bowl record with three TD passes and was selected as Offensive Player of the Game.
OLE MISS AIMS FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON Ole Miss will be aiming for its third-straight winning season for the first time since stringing three-consecutive winning years from 1975 to 1977 under head coach Ken Cooper. The Rebels went 8-4 in 1997 and were 7-5 last year, winning bowl games in both years.
REBELS LOOK FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT BOWL APPEARANCE Ole Miss also enters the 1999 season in search of its third-consecutive bowl appearance. The Rebels defeated Marshall, 34-31, in the 1997 Ford Motor City Bowl in Pontiac, Mich., and upset 14-point favorite Texas Tech in last year's Sanford Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. The last time Ole Miss appeared in three-straight bowl games was between 1969 and 1971 at the end of the Rebels' remarkable string of 15-straight post-season appearances.
LUCKY NUMBER 30 Dating back to the 1989 season, Ole Miss has won its last 32 games when scoring 30 or more points in a game. The last time the Rebels scored 30 points and lost was against LSU on Nov. 4, 1989, when the Tigers defeated the Rebels 35-30 in Oxford. All seven of Ole Miss' wins last season, including in the Sanford Independence Bowl, came with the Rebels scoring 30 or more points.
MEMPHIS-AREA REBELS Ole Miss boasts seven players on its 1999 roster that hail from the Memphis-metropolitan area: junior K Les Binkley (Memphis/ Evangelical Christian), junior DE Shane Elam (Covington/High), senior WR Cory Peterson (Germantown/High), junior DE Antionne Scott (Memphis/ Briarcrest H.S.), freshman WR-DB Wes Scott (Memphis/University School), sophomore DT Anthony Sims (Memphis/Fairley), sophomore RB Charles Stackhouse (West Memphis, AR/High), and senior CB Tim Strickland (Memphis/ Hamilton H.S.).
MISSISSIPPI TIGERS According to the 1999 University of Memphis media guide, the Tigers have four players that call the state of Mississippi home: freshman OL Garfield Garth (Amory), senior P Ben Graves (Waynes-boro), senior LB Corey Irby (Meridian), and freshman OL Cedric McAfee (Philadelphia).
SIX HOME GAMES ON TAP IN 1999 Ole Miss has six home games on the slate for the 1999 season, beginning Sept. 11 versus Arkansas State. Also paying visits to Oxford this season are: Vanderbilt (Sept. 18), Tulane (Oct. 9), Alabama (Oct. 16), Arkansas (Nov. 6) and Georgia (Nov. 20). The game with the Green Wave on Oct. 9 will be the Homecoming contest.
INDEPENDENCE BOWL RECAPSanford Independence BowlGame #12 Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18Dec. 31, 1998 Shreveport, La.Attendance: 46,862 Independence Stadium
In what was probably the biggest upset of the 1998 bowl season, Ole Miss, under the direction of David Cutcliffe who was named the Rebel head coach just 29 days earlier, defeated Texas Tech, 35-18 in the 1998 Sanford Independence Bowl. With less than a month to assemble a staff and prepare for the bowl game, Cutcliffe had another setback leading up to the game when he was hospitalized for a week in Knoxville with pancreatitis. The Rebels arrived in Shreveport on Dec. 26, and Cutcliffe was able to rejoin his team a day later.
Once the game started, sophomore quarterback Romaro Miller put on a show, leading the Rebels to the win with his 216-yard, three-touchdown performance. Miller was named the bowl's Offensive MVP, and his three touchdown tosses set an Independence Bowl record. Miller's first touchdown pass came on a 33-yard strike to Ken Lucas to tie the game at 7-7 in the first quarter. Miller then struck again in the second quarter, connecting with Deuce McAllister for a 32-yard touchdown to give Ole Miss the lead for good at 14-7. After a scoreless third quarter, Miller's third touchdown pass -- a 26-yard connection with Cory Peterson -- increased the Rebel lead to 21-10. McAllister then put the game away with two more touchdowns in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter. A McAllister four-yard run put the Rebels up, 28-10, and after a Texas Tech score made it 28-18, McAllister returned the Red Raider on-side kick attempt 43 yards for the 35-18 final. McAllister's three touchdowns set an Independence Bowl record.
Defensively, Ole Miss proved just as tough. The Rebel defense shut down Texas Tech's offensive weapons in running back Ricky Williams and receiver Donnie Hart. Williams, who was fourth in the nation in rushing with 144 yards per game, managed only 85 yards on 23 carries. Hart caught only four passes for 50 yards. Kendrick Clancy was named the bowl's Defensive MVP, as he recorded seven tackles, including four TFL for 16 yards and one QB sack for seven yards. Anthony Magee tied an Independence Bowl record with two interceptions.
TEAM STATS OM TTFirst Downs 19 18Rushing (Net) 139 82Passing (Net) 216 203Total Offense 355 285Passing (A-C-I) 23-14-1 30-16-2Punts-Average 5-32.4 6-30.8Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-86 5-55Possession Time 34:47 25:13INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING -- OM: McAllister 27-79 (TD), Stackhouse 9-37 TT: Williams 23-85, Peters 6-9PASSING -- OM: Miller 23-14-1-216 (3TD) TT: Tittle 19-11-2-134, Peters 11-5-0-69 (TD)RECEIVING -- OM: French 4-46, Peterson 3-54 (TD) TT: Dorris 5-66 (TD), Hart 4-50
Ole Miss 7 7 0 21 -- 35Texas Tech 7 3 0 8 -- 18
TT-- Dorris 22 pass from Peters (Birkholz kick), 5:47 1QOM-- Lucas 33 pass from Miller (McGee kick), 1:18 1QOM-- McAllister 32 pass from Miller (McGee kick), 6:04 2QTT-- Birkholz 49 FG 2:18 2QOM-- Peterson 26 pass from Miller (McGee kick), 8:22 4Q OM-- McAllister 4 run (McGee kick), 3:28 4QTT-- McCullar 14 fumble return (Winn pass from Tittle), 0:44 4QOM-- McAllister 43 kickoff return (McGee kick), 0:38 4Q
EXTRA POINTS
- Ole Miss enters the 1999 season with a record of 59-44 (.572) during the decade of the 1990s. It is the Rebels most successful decade since winning 77 games during the 1960s.
- During the decade of the 1990s, Ole Miss has won 75.6 percent of its games when played at night, going 31-10. The Rebels were 1-1 in night games last season.
- Ole Miss is 123-54-7 (.688 winning percentage) all-time in September games.
- During the 1990s, the Rebels are 22-12 (.647 winning percentage) during the month of September.
- Senior WR Grant Heard (Lake Jackson, TX) comes into the 1999 season needing 43 receptions to tie Ta'Boris Fisher at top the Ole Miss career receptions list with 139. Heard is currently seventh on the list with 96. With four more catches, he will become the seventh Rebel to record 100 career receptions.
- Heard's receiving mate, senior Cory Peterson is 11 catches shy of joining the 100 career receptions club.
- Joe Gunn's 546 yards rushing last season established a new Ole Miss freshman rushing record, eclipsing the previous record of 402 yards set by Deuce McAllister in 1997.
Rebels at a Glance in 1998
Record 7-5
SEC 3-5
vs. SEC West 1-4
vs. SEC East 2-1
Non-Conference 4-0
vs. Big 12 1-0
vs. Conference USA 1-0
vs. Independent 1-0
vs. Western Athletic 1-0
Home 4-2
Away 2-3
Neutral 1-0
Day games 6-4
Night games (6:00 p.m. start or later) 1-1
TV games 3-3
on ESPN 1-1
on FOX SportsSouth 0-1
on Jefferson Pilot 2-1
When scoring first 3-1
When opponents score first 4-4
When leading at halftime 5-0
When trailing at halftime 2-5
When tied at halftime N/A
When leading after third quarter 5-1
When trailing after third quarter 2-4
When tied after third quarter N/A In overtime games 2-1
When scoring less than 20 points 0-5
When scoring 20+ points 7-0
When scoring 30+ points 7-0
When allowing less than 20 points 4-1
When allowing 20+ points 3-4
When allowing 30+ points 1-2
When rushing for less than 100 yards 0-2
When rushing for 100+ yards 7-3
When rushing for 200+ yards 4-1
When passing for 200+ yards 5-3
When passing for 250+ yards 2-2
When passing for 300+ yards 1-0
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When gaining 300+ yards total offense 7-2
When allowing opponents less than 100 yards rushing 4-0
When allowing 100+ yards rushing 3-5
When allowing 200+ yards rushing 0-1
When allowing 200+ yards passing 4-2
When allowing 250+ yards passing 2-1
When allowing 300+ yards passing 1-0
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When allowing 300+ yards total offense 3-4
When having a 100-yard rusher 3-3
When opponents have a 100-yard rusher 2-2
When having no turnovers 1-0
When having less than 3 turnovers 5-2
When having 3 or more turnovers 2-3
When having no takeaways 1-0
When having 3 or more takeaways 3-0
When having less than 3 takeaways 4-5
When having 30:00 or more time of possession 7-4
When having less than 30:00 time of possession 0-1
REBEL RECORD BOOK
Career 100-yard rushing games
1. Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) 102. John Avery (1996-97) 9 Kayo Dottley (1947-50) 94. Cory Philpot (1991-92) 65. Deuce McAllister (1997-present) 5Career Rushing
1. Kayo Dottley (1947-50) 2,6542. Dou Innocent (1991-92, 94-95) 2,3223. Leon Perry (1976-79) 2,1354. Charlie Flowers (1957-59) 1,7305. John Avery (1996-97) 1,6506. Randy Baldwin (1989-90) 1,6127. Buford McGee (1979-83) 1,5578. Arthur Humphrey (1979-82) 1,5369. Deuce McAllister (1997-present) 1,484Career 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. Russ Shows (1989-92) 3,7786. Josh Nelson (1994-95) 3,7037. Stewart Patridge (1994-97) 3,5648. John Darnell (1986-89) 3,2539. Tim Ellis (1974-77) 2,33910. Charlie Conerly (1942, 46-47#) 2,31311. Romaro Miller (1997-present) 2,300#- Conerly's totals include eight of nine games in 1942.Complete individual and composite statistics for 1942 are not available.Career Receptions
1. Ta'Boris Fisher (1993-94, 95-96) 1392. Floyd Franks (1968-70) 1273. Willie Green (1986-89) 1264. Michael Harmon (1979-82) 1195. J.R. Ambrose (1984-87) 1186. Buford McGee (1979-83) 1127. Grant Heard (1996-present) 96..11. Cory Peterson (1996-present) 89
REBELS IN THE SEC STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
1. Kevin Faulk, LSU 116.3 ypg..4. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss 98.4 ypg
Passing Efficiency
1. Tim Couch, Kentucky 153.3..9. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss 119.4Yards Passing
1. Tim Couch, Kentucky 366.6 ypg..4. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss 227.3 ypgPunting
1. Daniel Pope, Alabama 44.0..10. Reagan King, Ole Miss 38.3Punt Returns
1. Kevin Prentiss, Miss. State 13.0..3. Cory Peterson, Ole Miss 11.0Total Offense
1. Tim Couch, Kentucky 377.4 ypg..4. Romaro Miller, Ole Miss 230.6 ypgAll Purpose Yards
1. Kevin Faulk, LSU 191.7 ypg..8. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss 112.4 ypg
TEAM STATISTICS
Total Offense (6th) 392.7 ypg
Total Defense (6) 331.4 ypg
Rushing Offense (2) 176.2 ypg
Rushing Defense (5) 130.0 ypg
Scoring Offense (8) 22.3 ppg
Scoring Defense (8) 23.3 ppg
Kickoff Returns (11) 17.3 ypr
Punt Returns (T2) 10.8 ypr
Passing Offense (7) 216.5 ypg
Passing Efficiency Defense (7) 115.9
First Downs Per Game (5) 19.1
First Downs Allowed Per Game (3) 15.6
3rd Down Conversions (9) 34.9%
3rd Down Conv. Defense (3) 33.6%
4th Down Conversions (8) 44.4%
4th Down Conv. Defense (12) 61.5%
Penalty Yards Per Game (6) 51.5
Quarterback Sacks (9) 2.1 pg
Net Punting (9) 34.6
Turnover Ration (8) -4
Rebel Miscellaneous Statistics
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
Takeaways 19, Giveaways 23, Ratio -4REBELS 21 (3 TD, 0 FG)OPPONENTS 84 (10 TD, 5 FG)3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 27/51 52.9%4-6 17/33 51.5%7-10 15/43 34.9%11+ 6/47 12.8%4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 11/20 55.0%4-6 1/5 20.0%7-10 2/4 50.0%11+ 0/1 0.0%3RD DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 18/35 51.4&4-6 16/33 48.5%7-10 14/54 25.9%11+ 4/27 14.8%4TH DOWN CONV. DEFENSE
Yards Made/Att Pct.1-3 7/10 70.0%4-6 0/1 0.0%7-10 1/1 100%11+ 0/1 0.0%AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN
Team Plays/Yds Avg.REBELS 347/1837 5.29 ydsOPPONENTS 318/1780 5.60 yds
REBEL SCORING DRIVES
Started at Plays Yards Time Result
vs. MEMPHIS
Ole Miss 22 19 78 7:45 TDOle Miss 23 1 77 0:14 TDMemphis 45 8 25 4:05 FGOle Miss 29 10 71 5:49 TDMemphis 33 6 33 2:51 TD
vs. AUBURN -No Scoring Drives-
vs. VANDERBILT
Vandy 19 5 19 1:44 TDOle Miss 28 6 72 2:26 TDOle Miss 30 10 70 4:38 TDOle Miss 39 10 34 4:52 FGvs. SMU
SMU 49 9 40 3:58 FGOle Miss 12 11 88 3:01 TDSMU 27 7 21 3:02 FGOle Miss 33 6 67 2:23 TDOle Miss 12 8 88 2:12 TDSMU 25 5 25 OT TDvs. SOUTH CAROLINA
Ole Miss 21 3 79 1:25 TDOle Miss 31 7 69 2:05 TDOle Miss 16 7 84 3:56 TDOle Miss 7 65 2:48 TDvs. ALABAMA
Alabama 49 7 49 2:58 TDOle Miss 35 6 65 2:10 TDOle Miss 20 9 78 3:05 FGvs. ARKANSAS STATE
Ole Miss 35 6 65 2:35 TDArkansas St. 5 1 5 0:03 TDOle Miss 6 16 86 5:39 FGOle Miss 26 11 69 4,57 FGOle Miss 20 8 80 2:46 TDOle Miss 30 7 49 2:49 FGvs. LSU
Ole Miss 20 13 80 6:28 TDOle Miss 47 4 53 1:57 TDOle Miss 31 12 69 6:02 TDOle Miss 14 9 86 3:39 TDOle Miss 13 10 63 4:19 FG
vs. ARKANSAS - No Scoring Drives-
vs. GEORGIA
Ole Miss 34 9 66 4:40 TDOle Mis 34 7 39 1:05 FGGeorgia 12 4 12 2:11 TDvs. MISSISSIPPI STATE
Ole Miss 14 12 64 5:24 FGOle Miss 23 14 72 5:45 FG
QUARTERBACK DRIVE CHART
QB Started TD FG FGA Punt Downs TO Clock Points EfficiencyMiller 111 27 10 16 44 11 14 8 218 33.3%D. Morris 15 0 2 2 6 2 3 2 6 13.3%KICKOFFS
Kicker No. Ret. OB TB FC OSK Avg. Depth Avg. Drive StartBarkley 22 18 0 3 1 0 5.3 25.14Lucchesse 5 5 0 0 0 0 10.8 24.8McGee 22 15 1 2 2 2 16.7 31.0
NEW CAMPUS AREA CODE -662, NEW CAMPUS PREFIX- 915 North Mississippi has changed area codes from 601 to 662, and the 662 area code is in operation. The University of Mississippi, Oxford campus, has changed its telephone prefix in conjunction with North Mississippi's new 662 area code. 915 is the new campus prefix.
OLE MISS INSTITUTES NEW POLICY FOR RV PARKING All RV's that do not have a pre-reserved space through the Loyalty Foundation will not be allowed on campus till noon on Friday, prior an Ole Miss home game. The reserved lots are the lots south of the Tad Smith Coliseum and the existing lot across from Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field on Old Taylor Road. These lots will be monitored by security personnel. RV's that do not have a reserved space need to park in the designated areas behind the Women's Sports Complex off Coliseum Drive and in the Intramural Parking Lots adjacent to the Women's Sports Complex.
#96 Kendrick Clancy
DT, 6-1 1/2, 270, Sr.
- Was named Defensive MVP of the 1998 Sanford Independence Bowl.
- Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 14 defensive tackle heading into 1999.
- Selected one of three permanent tri- captains for the season.
- Registered five or more tackles in seven games last season.
- Recorded a career-high eight stops vs. Mississippi State.
CLANCY'S Career Statistics
Year G-S Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds Sacks 1998 11-9 34 21 55 15-30 1.5-2TOTAL 11-9 34 21 55 15-30 1.5-2
#28 Joe Gunn
RB, 5-9, 200, So.
- Broke Deuce McAllister's Ole Miss freshman rushing record by rushing for 547 yards on 123 carries adnd six TDs.
- Recorded two 100-yard rushing performances last season against Vanderbilt (146) and Arkansas State (122).
- Registered a career-long 35-yard run on his first career carry against Memphis (9-5-98) in last year's season- opener.
- Scored a career-high two TDs vs. Arkansas State (10-24-98)
- Carried a career-high 21 times vs. Vanderbilt (9-19-98) and at SMU (9-26-98).
Gunn's Career 100-yard rushing games
Date Opponent Att Yds. TD9-19-98 at Vanderbilt 21 146 010-24-98 Arkansas State 12 122 2
GUNN'S Career Statistics
RUSHING
Year G-S Att Yds TD LP Avg 1998 10-8 123 546 6 35 4.4 TOTAL 10-8 123 546 6 35 4.4
RECEIVING
Year G-S No Yds TD LP Avg1998 10-8 7 56 0 16 8.0TOTAL 10-8 7 56 0 16 8.0
#88 Grant Heard
WR, 6-2 1/2, 190, Sr.
- Enters his senior season ranked seventh on the Ole Miss career lists for receptions (96) and receiving yards (1,363).
- Is the 17th-player in school history to record over 1,000 career receiving yards.
- Set career-highs for receptions (9) and receiving yards (98) last season at SMU (9-26-98).
- Career-long reception is a 60-yard TD catch from Stewart Patridge against LSU in 1997 (10-18-97).
Heard'S Career Statistics
RECEIVING
Year G-S No Yds TD LP Avg1996 11-0 21 291 2 45 13.91997 11-7 35 513 1 60 14.71998 11-11 40 559 4 53 14.0TOTAL 33-18 96 1363 7 60 14.2
#38 Ronnie Heard
FS, 6-2 1/2, 205, Sr.
- 1999 Chucky Mullins Courage Award Winner and wear Mullins' No. 38 this season.
- Tied for the team lead in sacks last season with 3.0 for 21 yards.
- Registered a career-high 14 tackles versus VMI (9-7-96).
HEARD'S Career Statistics
Year G-S Solo Asst Total Sacks Int1996 11-10 45 24 69 0-0 31997 11-8 27 16 43 0-0 01998 11-9 28 12 40 3-19 0TOTALS 33-27 100 52 152 3-19 3
**DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE**
#22 Deuce McAllister
RB, 6-1, 220, Jr.
- Selected as one of 38 preseason candidates for the Dr. Pepper Doak Walker Award.
- Selected first team preseason All-SEC by the Birmingham News and Football News.
- Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 12 running back.
- Was a second-team All-SEC selection last year by The Associated Press and SEC coaches.
- Became the first Ole Miss player since 1950 to rush for over 1,000 yards and is just the Rebels' second 1,000-yard rusher.
- His 1,082 yards from last season is the second-highest single-season total in Rebel history.
- Is ninth on the Ole Miss career rushing list with 1,484 yards.
- Recorded five 100-yard rushing games in 1998.
- Five career 100-yard rushing games rates fifth all-time at Ole Miss.
- Rushed for a career-high 188 yards at Alabama (10-10-98), which is the eight- highest single-game total in school history.
- Tied a school single-game record with 40 rushing attempts vs. Mississippi State (11-26-98).
McAllister's Career 100-yard rushing games
Date Opponent Att Yds. TD10-10-98 at Alabama 24 188 010-24-98 Arkansas State 15 124 110-31-98 LSU 26 176 011-21-98 at Georgia 22 109 010-26-98 Mississippi State 40 177 0
McALLISTER'S Career Statistics
RUSHING
Year G-S Att Yds TD LP Avg 1997 11-1 94 402 4 31 4.31998 11-11 212 1082 7 37 5.1TOTAL 22-12 306 1484 11 37 4.8
RECEIVING
Year G-S No Yds TD LP Avg1997 11-1 7 71 0 35 10.11998 11-11 18 154 0 20 8.6TOTAL 22-12 25 225 0 35 10.1
#11 ROMARO MILLER
QB, 6-1, 195, Jr.
- Selected by Lindy's as the nation's No. 17 quarterback heading in to 1999.
- Rated by The Sporting News as the country's No. 4 all-purpose quarterback.
- Is one of two signal-callers in school history to record seven 200-yard passing games in a season.
- Is also just one of three Rebel QBs to have two 300-yard passing performances in the same year.
- Was named Offensive MVP of the 1998 Sanford Independence Bowl, throwing for 216 yards and tying an Independence Bowl record with three TD passes.
- Set career-highs for passing yards (351), passing attempts (51), completions (32), rushing yards (58) and total offense (409) last year at SMU (9-26-98).
- Tied a school record with four TD passes last year vs. LSU (10-31-98).
Miller's Career 200-yard Passing Games
Date Opponent A-C-I Yds TD9-5-98 Memphis 40-26-0 332 29-26-98 at SMU 51-32-1 351 110-3-98 South Carolina 20-13-0 242 110-10-98 at Alabama 36-22-1 230 110-31-98 LSU 23-16-1 279 411-7-98 at Arkansas 40-21-0 207 211-21-98 at Georgia 35-19-2 266 2
MILLER'S Career Statistics
PASSING
Year G-S Att Comp Int Yds TD LP1997 3-0 11 5 1 27 0 151998 10-10 326 184 11 2273 11 77TOTAL 13-10 337 189 12 2300 11 77
RUSHING
Year G-S Att Yds TD LP Avg1997 3-0 3 -6 0 7 -2.01998 10-10 60 33 1 22 0.6TOTAL 13-10 63 27 1 22 0.4
TOTAL OFFENSE
Year G-S Rush Pass Total TD Res.Avg/G1997 3-0 -6 27 21 0 7.01998 10-10 33 2273 2306 12 230.6TOTAL 13-10 27 2300 2327 12 172.0
#85 Cory Peterson
WR, 6-3, 195, Sr.
- Selected as the SEC's best kick returner in a preseason poll by the Birmingham News.
- Named preseason All-SEC punt returner by Athlon's.
- Enters the 1999 season ranked 11th on the Ole Miss career receptions list (89) and is 10th in career receiving (1,235).
- Became the 18th player in school history to crack the 1,000-yard career receiving mark.
- Has had three career 100-yard receiving games.
- Is one of three permanent tri-captains.
- Has had back-to-back 40-reception season.
- Was third in the SEC last season in punt returns with a 11.0 yard per average.
- Set career-highs for receptions (9) and receiving yards (164) in last season's opener vs. Memphis (9-5-98).
- Had a career-long 77-yard TD reception vs. Memphis (9-5-98).
- Caught a career-high two TD passes vs. Memphis (9-5-98) and LSU (10-31-98).
Peterson's Career 100-yard receiving games
Date Opponent Att Yds. TD8-30-97 Central Florida 5 107 09-5-98 Memphis 9 164 210-31-98 LSU 5 147 2
PETERSON'S Career Statistics
RECEIVING
Year G-S No Yds TD LP Avg1996 11-0 8 104 0 31 13.01997 10-10 40 527 1 44 13.21998 11-10 41 601 4 77 14.7TOTAL 32-20 89 1232 5 77 13.8
PUNT RETURNS
Year G No. Yds TD LP Avg1997 10 8 46 0 13 5.81998 11 19 209 1 92 11.0TOTAL 21 27 255 1 92 9.4
**BUTKUS AWARD CANDIDATE**
#4- ARMEGIS SPEARMAN
LB, 6-1, 245, Sr.
- Is on the Butkus Award watch list.
- Selected as permanent team captain along with senior OT Todd Wade.
- Named preseason second team All- SEC by The Birmingham News.
- Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 16 inside linebacker heading into 1999.
- Selected second team All-SEC in 1998 by The Birmingham News and The Associated Press.
- Led the Rebels in tackles last season with 84, including 43 solo stops.
- Registered a career-high 13 tackles versus South Carolina (10-3-98).
SPEARMAN'S Career Statistics
Year G-S Solo Asst Total Sacks Int1996 11-0 39 20 59 0.0-0 01997 11-3 24 19 43 1.0-8 11998 11-10 43 41 84 2.0-27 1TOTAL 33-13 106 80 186 3.0-35 2
#3- TIM STRICKLAND
CB, 5-10, 190, Sr.
- Selected as one of three permanent tri- captains along with Kendrick Clancy and Cory Peterson.
- Led Ole Miss last year with 18 pass break-ups.
- Set a career-high with 15 tackles against Tennessee (10-3-96).
STRICKLAND'S Career Statistics
Year G-S Solo Asst Total Sacks Int1996 11-11 47 31 78 1.0-1 11997 11-11 52 27 79 0.0-0 21998 11-11 40 13 53 0.0-0 0TOTAL 33-33 139 71 210 1.0-1 3
#1- EDDIE STRONG
LB, 6-2 1/2, 235, So.
- Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 23 outside linebacker coming in to the 1999 season.
- Earned All-SEC Freshman honors from the Knoxville News Sentinel.
- Finished third on the team in tackles last season with 66, including 38 solo stops.
- Tallied a career-high 10 tackles against South Carolina (10-3-98) and Arkansas (11-7-98).
STRONG'S Career Statistics
Year G-S Solo Asst Total Sacks Int1998 11-5 38 28 66 2.5-21 1TOTAL 11-5 38 28 66 2.5-21 1
#71- TODD WADE
OL, 6-7 1/2, 315, Sr.
- Named first team preseason All-SEC by Athlon and by a panel of media members at the SEC media days.
- Selected preseason second team All- SEC by The Birmingham News and Lindy's.
- Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 8 offensive tackle heading into the 1999 season.
- Selected as a permanent team captain along with senior LB Armegis Spearman.
