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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss-Arkansas State Postgame Notes
10/7/2000 | Football
Oct. 7, 2000
DEUCE WATCH
(18 touches - 129 All-Purpose yards, 85 rushing, 35 receiving, 9 PR, 3 TDs)
Deuce McAllister totaled his 129 all-purpose yards in three quarters of action as he did not play in the fourth quarter with Ole Miss leading 35-3.
Deuce McAllister, with his second carry of the game became the all-time career rushing leader at Ole Miss, breaking Kayo Dottley's record of 2,654 yards. McAllister now has 2,730 career rushing yards.
McAllister broke the all-time career scoring record (210 points) with his third touchdown of the game. The record was previously held by Brian Lee with 207 points.
McAllister has scored a TD in each of the Rebels' five games this season and has 22 in Ole Miss' last 11 games, including last December's Sanford Independence Bowl.
TEAM NOTES
QB Romaro Miller threw three TD passes to break the school career record of 31 held by Archie Manning, Kent Austin and Mark Young. Miller broke the record with a 23-yard strike to L.J. Taylor with 23 seconds left in the first half. He now has 34 career TD passes.
Romaro Miller recorded his 16th career 200-yard passing game with 226 yards on 21-of-29 passes, adding to his school career record.
Senior wide receiver Grant Heard moved into sixth in career receiving yards at Ole Miss with 81 yards on six catches. He now has 1,653 yards and needs 54 to move into a fifth-place tie with Floyd Franks (1968-70) with 1,707.
Grant Heard's six receptions moves him into a tie for sixth with J.R. Ambrose (1984-87) with 118. He needs one to move into a tie for fifth-place with Michael Harmon (1979-82).
Desmon Johnson recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
The Rebels extended their non-conference win streak to 21. The last time the Rebels lost a non-conference game was against Memphis, 17-16, in Oxford back on Nov. 5, 1994. Head coach David Cutcliffe is now 7-0 against non-conference opponents at Ole Miss.
Ole Miss is off to its third straight 4-1 start. In each of the last two years after starting 4-1, the Rebels have advanced to a bowl game.
Ole Miss is now 23-1-2 all-time versus schools that currently play football in the Big West Conference and against former Big West football-member Long Beach State (the 49ers no longer sponsor football).
