Football Looks Ahead To Vanderbilt

Sept. 12, 1999

Game 3 Vanderbilt Commodores (1-1, 0-1 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (2-0, 0-0 SEC )

GAME DAY INFO

Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Site: Oxford, Mississippi
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (50,577)

TV: Jefferson-Pilot (Dave Neal, play-by-play, Dave Rowe, color analyst, Greg Bowser, sideline reporter, Rob Reichley, producer.)

Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by-play, Pete Cordelli, color analyst, Stan Sandroni, sideline reporter).

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.

VANDERBILT ON THE INTERNET
For more information on next week's opponent, Vanderbilt, on the world wide web, go to Vanderbilt's official athletic web stie at: www.vanderbilt.edu/athletics.

Records: Ole Miss is 2-0 on the young season after defeating Arkansas State 38-14 this past Saturday in the Rebels home opener. Vanderbilt is 1-1overall and 0-1 in the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores picked up their first win of the season Saturday by rallying past Northern Illinois 34-31 in Nashville. Vandy dropped a 28-17 SEC decision to Alabama on Sept. 4 in its season-opener.

Coaches: The 1999 season marks Ole Miss first full season under new head coach David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe is 3-0 at Ole Miss and has a 3-0 career record as a collegiate head coach. The Cutcliffe-era got an early start last Dec. 31 when he coached the Rebels to a win over Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl ... Woody Widenhofer is in his third year as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores, and his seventh overall as a head coach including four years with Missouri (1985-88). He is 6-18 at Vanderbilt and has a career mark of 18-49-1. A long-time NFL assistant, he was an assistant on Chuck Noll's staff with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including serving as defensive coordinator for the Steelers 1978 and 1979 Super Bowl Championship teams. Widenhofer is 0-2 in his career versus Ole Miss.

Series Info: Saturday's meeting will be the 74th between the Rebels and Commodores. Ole Miss leads the series 40-31-2, including 18-2 in Oxford. The Rebels own a six-game win streak in the series, including a 30-6 win last season in Nashville. Ole Miss is 7-2 against Vanderbilt in the 1990s. The Commodores won the first 19 meetings between the two schools from 1894 to 1938, but since then Ole Miss has won 40 of the past 54 meetings.

Scouting vanderbilt: Vanderbilt has been outscored 59-51 and out-gained 647-587 in its first two games. Sophomore QB Greg Zolman has completed 30-of-59 passes for 330 yards with three TDs and one interception. Senior Tavarus Hogans has caught a team-high nine passes for 83 yards, followed by sophomore RB Rodney Williams with seven receptions for 81 yards. Williams is also the Commodores leading ground gainer with 110 yards on 28 carries. Junior RB Jared McGrath has produced 105 yards rushing on 25 carries. Junior K John Markham is 3-for-3 in field goals, including 2-for-2 from 40 yards and longer. Senior SS Ainsley Battles leads the team in tackles with 20, including four TFLs. Junior LB Matt Stewart has 13 tackles, including three sacks and seven TFLs.

#1- Eddie Strong, LB

Registered five solo tackles in last year's meeting.

#3- TIM STRICKLAND, CB

Recorded 11 tackles, including five solo, in three games versus Vanderbilt.
Had six tackles, including three solo, in last year's 30-6 Ole Miss victory.
Had two TFLs and a QB sack during Ole Miss 20-9 win in 1996.

Strickland Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year   UT   AT   TT   TFL   Scks   Int1996    0    2    2    2     1      01997    2    2    4    0     0      01998    3    3    6    0     0      0Totals  5    7   12    2     1      0

#4- ARMEGIS SPEARMAN, LB

Has 14 career tackles, including nine solo, in three appearances against the Commodores.
Recorded his second career interception in last year's game in Nashville.
Had six tackles, including three solo, during last year's contest. Spearman Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year   UT   AT   TT   TFL   Scks   Int1996    2    2   4     0     0      01997    4    0   4     0     0      0   1998    3    3   6     0     0      1   Totals  9    5   14    0     0      1

#11- Romaro Miller, QB

Last year in his only career appearance versus Vanderbilt, completed 9-of-19 passes for 139 yards with a INT.
Did not play in the 1997 contest in Oxford.

#22- Deuce McAllister, RB

Has rushed for 124 yards on 30 carries with three TDs in two games versus Vanderbilt.
Has two career receptions for 34 yards against the Commodores.
Rushed for 73 yards on 16 carries with two TDs in last year's win.
Scored on a four-yard run in the fourth quarter to seal a 15-3 Rebel win in 1997.
Picked up 45 of his 51 yards rushing during the fourth quarter of the 1997 contest to help Ole Miss to the win.

McAllister Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year     Att   Yds  TD   Avg.1997     14     51   1   3.61998     16     73   2   4.6Totals   30    124   3   4.1

#28- Joe Gunn, RB

Rushed for a career-high 146 yards on 21 carries in last year's game as a redshirt freshman.
The 146-yard performance was Gunn's first career 100-yard rushing game.

#38- RONNIE HEARD, FS

Has five tackles, including four solo, in three career games vs. Vanderbilt.
Recorded two tackles and one sack in last year's win. Heard Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year    UT   AT   TT   TFL   Scks   Int1996     3    0    3    0     0      01997     0    0    0    0     0      01998     1    1    2    0     1      0Totals   4    1    5    0     1      0

#85- Cory Peterson, WR

Has three career receptions for 44 yards against Vanderbilt in three games.
Caught two passes for 28 yards in last year's game. Peterson Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year     Att   Yds   TD   Avg.1996      0     0     0    0.01997      1    16     0   16.01998      2    28     0   14.0Totals    3    44     0   14.7

#88- GRANT HEARD, WR
Has seven career catches versus the Commodores for 49 yards in three appearances. Led Ole Miss with five receptions for 31 yards in the Rebels 15-3 win in 1997.

Heard Career vs. Vanderbilt

Year   Att   Yds   TD   Avg.1996    2    18     0   9.01997    5    31     0   6.21998    0     0     0   0.0Totals  7    49     0   7.0

#96- KENDRICK CLANCY, DT
Last year in his only career appearance against Vanderbilt, recorded three tackles, including two solo, and had one TFL.

OLE MISS IN SEC OPENERS
This Saturday's game with Vanderbilt will be the Rebels 1999 Southeastern Conference opener. Since the formation of the SEC in 1933, Ole Miss is 30-31-4 in conference openers. The Rebels have opened their SEC slate in Oxford nine times and have gone 5-4, including losing to Auburn 17-0 last year. Saturday's game will mark the first time Ole Miss has played Vanderbilt in its SEC opener.

REBELS AIM FOR FIRST 3-0 START SINCE 1989
Ole Miss will aim for its first 3-0 start since the 1989 season this Saturday against Vanderbilt. Since the 1989 season, Ole Miss has gotten off to 2-0 starts in 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1997 before losing its third game of the season in each year. The 1989 Rebels opened their campaign with wins against Memphis State (20-13), Florida (24-19) and Arkansas State (34-31) en route to an 8-4 season that ended with a 42-29 win over Air Force in the Liberty Bowl.

2-0 STARTS A GOOD OMEN
Since John Vaught took over the Ole Miss football program in 1947, the Rebels have started their season 2-0 25 times. Out of those 25 times, Ole Miss has gone on to post an above .500-record 19 times and make 15 bowl appearances. Prior to this season, the last time the Rebels started out 2-0 was in 1997 when Ole Miss finished the year 8-4, including a 34-31 win over Marshall in the Ford Motor City Bowl.

Should the Rebels win Saturday, it may loom as an even better sign of things to come. Since 1947, Ole Miss has achieved 17 3-0 starts, and has failed to produce a winning season just twice, in 1981 (4-6-1) and 1982 (4-7).

CUTCLIFFE BECOMES SIXTH COACH IN OLE MISS HISTORY TO START 3-0
Including last year's Independence Bowl victory over Texas Tech and with wins over Memphis (3-0) and Arkansas State (38-14) to start the 1999 season, first-year head coach David Cutcliffe is just the sixth Ole Miss coach in school history to begin his Rebel tenure with a 3-0 mark, joining Dr. A.L. Bondurant (1893), Leo Detray (1912), Harry J. Mehre (1938), the legendary John Vaught (1947) and Billy Kinard (1971). With a win over Vanderbilt Saturday, Cutcliffe can join Detray (1912) as the only Rebel coach to win his first four games at Ole Miss. Bondurant, Mehre, Vaught and Kinard all lost their fourth game as the Rebel head coach after starting out 3-0. Ironically, Vanderbilt was the spoiler for two of those coaches as the Commodores defeated Mehre's 1938 squad 13-7 and knocking off Vaught's 1947 team 10-6. Both of those contests were played in Nashville.

CUTCLIFFE WINS HOME DEBUT
Saturday's 38-14 win over Arkansas State gave Cutcliffe a victory in his Oxford debut. With the win, new Ole Miss head football coaches are now 6-2 in their Oxford debuts since the legendary John Vaught won the first game he coached in Oxford back in 1947. The following chart shows how new Ole Miss head coaches have fared in their Oxford coaching debuts:

Coach (Year)               Opponent       ResultJohn Vaught (1947)         Kentucky       W, 14-7Billy Kinard (1971)        So. Miss       W, 20-6Ken Cooper (1974)          So. Miss       W, 20-14Steve Sloan (1978)         Kentucky       L, 17-24Billy Brewer (1983)        So. Miss       L, 7-27Joe Lee Dunn* (1994)       So. Illinois   W, 59-3Tommy Tuberville (1995)    Indiana St.    W, 56-10David Cutcliffe (1999)     Arkansas St.   W, 38-14* - served as interim head coach.

OLE MISS VS. SEC EAST
Since the SEC began divisional play in 1992, Ole Miss is 11-10 versus the SEC Eastern Division. The Rebels have gone 6-1 against the Commodores since divisional play started. The following chart shows how Ole Miss has fared against the SEC East since 1992:

School          W-L   Pct.Florida         0-2   .000Georgia         3-4   .429Kentucky        1-1   .500South Carolina  1-0  1.000Tennessee       0-2   .000Vanderbilt      6-1   .857

REBELS ON TV
Saturday's game will mark the 98th time Ole Miss has played on TV, including the 15th time that Jefferson Pilot has televised a Rebel game. Ole Miss is 44-51-2 all-time in TV games. The Rebels are 7-8 on Jefferson Pilot. During the decade of the 1990s, Ole Miss is 15-19 in television games. The Rebels are 1-1 all-time versus Vanderbilt on TV, including last year's 30-6 win in Nashville which was carried by Jefferson Pilot.

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    StackhouseArkansas St.  Flournoy Reyes   Grice  B. Claxton Vincent  Wade Bettis Peterson Miller  Gunn    Stackhouse
Defense       LE       LT      RT     RE         SLB      MLB  WLB    LCB       SS        FS    RCBMemphis       Burgess  Clancy  Fisher A. Scott   Spearman Cook Strong Lucas     R. Heard  Woods StricklandArkansas St.  Burgess  Clancy  Fisher Elam       Spearman Cook Strong S. Taylor R. Heard  Woods Strickland

LUCKY NUMBER 30
This past Saturday's 38-14 win over Arkansas State marked the 33rd straight game the Rebels have won when scoring 30 or more points dating back to the 1989 season. 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 the Sanford Independence Bowl, came with the Rebels scoring 30 or more points.

ALMOST PERFECT
The Ole Miss defense hasn't allowed the opposition to score in seven of the eight quarters played this season. All 14 of Arkansas State's points this past Saturday came in the opening quarter.

RED ZONE SUCCESS
After failing to score on two trips inside the 20-yard against Memphis on Sept. 4, the Rebels were a perfect 4-for-4 inside the "red zone" against Arkansas State this past Saturday. Ole Miss came away with three TDs and one field goal in its four trips inside the Arkansas State 20-yard line en route to its 38-14 win. For the season, the Rebels have scored on 4-of-6 attempts inside the red zone (see chart above).

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 perfomed inside the "red zone" this season:

Game         Chances   TD   FG   TO   Downs   Missed FGMemphis*       2       0     0    2     0       0Arkansas St.   4       3     1    0     0       0Totals         6       3     1    2     0       0Opp. Totals    2       1     0    1     0       0 
Ole Miss Scoring Percentage:  4-of-6 (.667)Opponents Scoring Percentage:  1-of-2 (.500)*- Memphis never drove into the red zone.

GUNN'S ON THE RUN
Sophomore RB Joe Gunn (Amory, Miss.) has made the most of his opportunity filling in for the injured Deuce McAllister. Gunn had a career night against Arkansas State in this past Saturday's 38-14 win, rushing for a career-high 155 yards on a career-high tying 25 carries. It was Gunn's second straight 100-yard rushing performance after running for 114 yards on 25 carries in the season-opener at Memphis. It is also Gunn's fourth career 100-yard rushing performance. Gunn's previous career rushing high was 146 yards set last year at Vanderbilt. Gunn also caught two passes for a career-high 36 yards Saturday night to give him a career-high 191 all-purpose yards. One of his receptions was a career-long 30-yard catch and run out of the backfield to score Ole Miss first points of the night.

MILLER RECORDS EIGHTH CAREER 200-YARD PASSING GAME
Sophomore QB Romaro Miller's (Shannon, Miss.) 253 yards of passing this past Saturday night was the eighth 200-yard passing performance of his career (not including bowl games). Miller became just one of two Ole Miss signal-callers to record seven 200-yard passing games in a season last year, and his eight career 200-yard passing games ranks third on the Ole Miss career list. Kent Austin (1981-85) ranks first on that list with 11, and Stewart Patridge (1994-97) is second with nine.

Miller's 253-yard performance against Arkansas State also marked the fifth 250-yard performance of his career, which ranks fourth all-time in Ole Miss history. Austin holds the school record with seven 250-yard passing performances, followed by Archie Manning (1968-70) and Patridge with six (see chart on the right).

SHANNON CONNECTION
For the first time since their high school days together at Shannon High School, Miller and sophomore WR Jamie Armstrong (Plantersville, Miss.) hooked up on a scoring pass. Miller found Armstrong for a seven-yard TD pass with 5:26 left in the third quarter against Arkansas State to stretch the Rebels lead to 28-14. For Armstrong, it was his first career TD reception as a Rebel.

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.

Through two games in 1999, Spearman has recorded eight tackles, including six solo stops. He also has recorded one sack and has pass break up.

For his career, Spearman has registered 194 career tackles, including 112 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 November and the winner will be announced live on ESPN2's Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 9.

McAllister did not play in this past Saturday's win over Arkansas State due to a bruised left shoulder suffered in the preseason. McAllister did play against Memphis in the season-opener on Sept. 4 and rushed for 43 yards on seven attempts. He also caught one pass for 15 yards. McAllister currently ranks ninth all-time in rushing at Ole Miss with 1,527 yards (see chart on the right).

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.

NASHVILLE REBELS
Ole Miss has four players on its 1999 roster that hail from the Nashville-metropolitan area: Freshman RB Ian Bass (Nash-ville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy H.S.), freshman WR Matt Davenport (Brent-wood, Tenn./High), redshirt freshman WR Ryan Huskey (Brentwood, Tenn./ Brentwood Academy), sophomore OL David Peden (Nashville, Tenn./ Brent-wood Academy).

MISSISSIPPI COMMODORES
According to its 1999 media guide, Vanderbilt has four players that hail from the state of Mississippi: sophomore LB Antuian Bradford (Batesville, Miss.), sophomore OT J.P. Fougerousse (Jackson, Miss.), junior DL William Lowery (Brandon, Miss.) and freshman OL Jordan Pettit (Olive Branch, Miss.).

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.

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.

EXTRA POINTS

Ole Miss is 61-44 (.581 winning percentage ) during the 1990s, marking the Rebels most successful decade since winning 77 games during the 1960s.

Saturday's win over Arkansas State moved the Rebels to 18-1 in night games since lights were installed at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium prior to the 1990 season.

During the decade of the 1990s, Ole Miss has won 76.7 percent of its games when played at night - both at home and away - going 33-10.

Ole Miss is 125-54-7 (.691 winning percentage) all-time in September games.

During the 1990s, the Rebels are 24-12 (.667 winning percentage) during the month of September.

Strickland made his 37th straight start, including starts in the 1997 Ford Motor City Bowl and 1998 Sanford Independence Bowl, this past Saturday against Arkansas State.

Miller accumulated 270 yards of total offense against Arkansas State to move into 11th-place on the school's career list for total offense with 2,697 yards.

Miller's three TD passes against Arkansas State marked the third time in his career that he thrown at least three TD passes in a game. He threw four TD passes last year against LSU, and three in the Rebels 35-18 win over Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl. The four touchdown passes versus LSU tied a school record.

This past Saturday's crowd of 44,511 against Arkansas State was the fifth largest crowd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field.

Senior receivers Grant Heard (Lake Jackson, Texas) and Peterson need four receptions each to become the eighth and ninth players in Ole Miss history to record 100 career catches.

Freshman WR Todd Campbell (Franklin, Tenn.) notched his first career reception, a 36-yard pass from Miller in the first quarter against Arkansas State.

Sophomore WR Maurice Flournoy (Ft. Myers, Fla.) caught his first touchdown reception, a 20-yard pass from Miller at the 14:56 mark of the second quarter against the Indians.

Flournoy's 36-yard reception with under 12 minutes to go in the game this past Saturday was the longest of his career.

Junior FS Anthony Magee (Collins, Miss.) recorded two interceptions in a game for the second time in his career. He had two interceptions in the Independence Bowl last year. He now has five career interceptions.

Redshirt freshman RB Toward Sanford (Batesville, Miss.) scored his first career touchdown, a 1-yard run with 5:13 remaining in the second quarter. It was also his first career rush.

Freshman RB Tremaine Turner (Springfield, Tenn.) recorded his first career carry during the fourth quarter of this past Saturday's game with Arkansas State. Turner rushed for four yards on his first carry and finished the night with four attempts for 18 yards.

Rebels at a Glance in 1999

Record               2-0SEC                  0-0vs. SEC West         0-0vs. SEC East         0-0Non-Conference       2-0vs. Big West         1-0vs. Conference USA   1-0Home                 1-0Away                 1-0Neutral              0-0Day games            0-0Night games (6:00 p.m. start or later)   2-0TV games             0-0on ESPN              0-0on Jefferson Pilot   0-0When scoring first   1-0When opponents score first   1-0When leading at halftime     1-0When trailing at halftime    0-0When tied at halftime        1-0When leading after third quarter       1-0When trailing after third quarter      0-0When tied after third quarter          1-0In overtime games                      0-0When scoring less than 20 points       1-0When scoring 20+ points                0-0When scoring 30+ points                1-0When allowing less than 20 points      2-0When allowing 20+ points               0-0When allowing 30+ points               0-0When rushing for less than 100 yards   0-0When rushing for 100+ yards   2-0When rushing for 200+ yards   1-0When passing for 200+ yards   1-0When passing for 250+ yards   1-0When passing for 300+ yards   0-0When totaling less than 300 yards total offense       1-0   When gaining 300+ yards total offense                 1-0When allowing opponents less than 100 yards rushing   2-0When allowing 100+ yards rushing   0-0When allowing 200+ yards rushing   0-0When allowing 200+ yards passing   1-0When allowing 250+ yards passing   1-0When allowing 300+ yards passing   1-0When allowing less than 300 yards total offense   1-0When allowing 300+ yards total offense   1-0When having a 100-yard rusher            2-0When opponents have a 100-yard rusher    1-0When having no turnovers                 1-0When having less than 3 turnovers        1-0When having 3 or more turnovers          1-0When having no takeaways                 0-0When having 3 or more takeaways          0-0When having less than 3 takeaways        2-0When having 30:00 or more time of possession     2-0When having less than 30:00 time of possession   0-0

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)  5

Career 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)   1,527

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.   Russ Shows (1989-92)           3,7786.   Josh Nelson (1994-95)          3,7037.   Stewart Patridge (1994-97)     3,5648.   John Darnell (1986-89)         3,2539.   Romaro Miller (1997-present)   2,640

Career 200-yard Passing Games

1.   Kent Austin (1981-85)           112.   Stewart Patridge (1994-97)       93.   Romaro Miller (1997-present)     8

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.   John Darnell (1986-89)            3,5257.   Josh Nelson (1994-95)             3,2948.   Norris Weese (1971-73)            3,1799.   Charlie Conerly (1942, 1946-47)   3,07610.  Tim Ellis (1974-77)               2,96511.  Romaro Miller (1997-present)      2,697

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)             112T7.  Grant Heard (1996-present)         96     Cory Peterson (1996-present)       96

REBELS IN THE SEC STATISTICS (Through games of Sept. 4)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (NCAA Ranking in Parentheses)

Rushing1.   Jamal Lewis, Tennessee   159.0 ypg..5.   Joe Gunn, Ole Miss (29)  114.0 ypg
Yards Passing1.   Dusty Bonner, Kentucky   446.0 ypg..10.   Romaro Miller, Ole Miss  87.0 ypg
Punting1.   John Markham, Vanderbilt  46.6 ypp..8.   Reagan King, Ole Miss     38.4 ypp
Interceptions1.   Cory Robinson, Georgia            2.00 ipgT2.    Tim Strickland, Ole Miss (T7)   1.00 ipg
Kickoff Returns1.   Dougie Allen, Kentucky   49.5 ypr..9.   Ken Lucas, Ole Miss      26.0 ypr

TEAM STATISTICS

(SEC Ranking/NCAA Ranking)Scoring Offense (11)      3.0 ppgScoring Defense (T1/T1)   0.0 ppgRushing Offense (4/T29)   192.0 ypgRushing Defense (1/2)     -8.0ypgPassing Offense (11)      99.0ypgPassing Efficiency (11)   70.4Passing Defense (3)       123.0 ypgPassing Efficiency Def.   (3/15)   69.8Total Offense (9)         291.0 ypgTotal Defense (2/3)       115.0 ypgKickoff Returns (5/T20)   26.0 yprPunt Returns (T11)        2.0 yprNet Punting (6/27)        40.3 yppTurnover Margin (12)      -3.0Sacks By (T4)             5Sacks Against (T1)        0Penalties (T3)            40.0 ypgFirst Downs (9)           153rd Down Conversions (T6) 33.3%4th Down Conversions (T2) 50.0%Time of Possession (5)    32:15 avg.

Rebel Miscellaneous Statistics

POINTS OFF TURNOVERSTakeaways   4, Giveaways 5, Ratio -1REBELS      7 (1 TD)OPPONENTS   0

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS

Yards   Made/Att   Pct.1-3      8/14     57.1%4-6      0/5      00.0%7-10     5/11     45.5%11+      0/1      00.0%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS

Yards   Made/Att   Pct.1-3       2/3     66.7%4-6       0/0     00.0% 7-10      0/0     00.0% 11+       0/0     00.0%

3RD DOWN CONV. DEFENSE

Yards   Made/Att   Pct.1-3      4/5     .80.0% 4-6      0/2      00.0%7-10    4/11     .36.4%11+     1/14      07.1%

4TH DOWN CONV. DEFENSE

Yards   Made/Att   Pct.1-3        0/0     00.0% 4-6        1/1     100% 7-10       1/2     50.0%11+        1/1     100%

AVERAGE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN

Team      Plays/Yds   Avg.REBELS      59/382   6.47OPPONENTS   50/239   4.78

REBEL SCORING DRIVES

Started at   Plays   Yards   Time   Resultvs. MEMPHISOle Miss  39   14      39    7:13    FG
vs. 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    TD

QUARTERBACK DRIVE CHART

QB         Started  TD  FG FGA  Punt Downs  TO  Clock  Points EfficiencyMiller      23      5   2   2    11    1     4    0       41   30.4%D. Morris   2       0   0   0     0    0     1    1        0    0.0%
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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.

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