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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday, November 3, 2001
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
SITE: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (45,577)

TV: Saturday's game will be televised by ESPN2 (Dave Barnett, play-by-play, Bill Curry, color analyst, Mike Golic, color analyst, Michele Tafoya, sideline reporter).

RADIO: Saturday's game and all Ole Miss games can be heard on stations along the Ole Miss Football Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by-play, Pete Cordelli, color analyst, Stan Sandroni, sideline reporter, Gary Darby, pregame show host). The radio broadcast can also be heard on the official Ole Miss athletic website at www.OleMissSports.com.

IN THE POLLS: Ole Miss and Arkansas are both unranked in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls. The Rebels did, however, finish first among "Others Receiving Votes" in both polls, receiving 200 votes in the AP poll and 103 in Coaches. Arkansas received two votes in this week's ESPN/USA Today poll.

SERIES INFO: Saturday's meeting will the 48th all-time between Ole Miss and Arkansas dating back to 1908. Ole Miss records show a 23-23-1 tie in the all-time series, while Arkansas' records indicate a 24-22-1 advantage for the Razorbacks. Arkansas claims a forfeit victory in a 1914 game that Ole Miss won 13-7. The Rebels have won three of the last four meetings, including 38-24 last year in Fayetteville to record their first-ever win in six trips to Fayetteville. Ole Miss is 4-0 all-time against the Razorbacks in Oxford. The Rebels won the last meeting in Oxford, 38-16 in 1999. The two teams met almost yearly from 1937-1969 before the series took a hiatus until 1981. The two schools have played yearly since then, and Ole Miss is 8-11-1 against Arkansas since the series resumed, however, the Rebels are 5-4 versus the Razorbacks since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992.

OLE MISS HEAD COACH DAVID CUTCLIFFE: David Cutcliffe is in his third full season as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. He is 22-10 with the Rebels since taking over the program on Dec. 6, 1998, less than a month prior to leading Ole Miss to a 35-18 win in his head coaching debut against Texas Tech in the Sanford Independence Bowl. This is Cutcliffe's first head coaching position. Prior to coming to Ole Miss, he spent 17 seasons as an assistant on both Johnny Majors' and Phillip Fulmer's staffs at Tennessee. Cutcliffe is 2-0 against Arkansas and Razorback Head Coach Houston Nutt.

ARKANSAS HEAD COACH HOUSTON NUTT: Houston Nutt is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He is 27-16 with the Razorbacks and 63-38 in eight-plus seasons as a collegiate head coach. Prior to Arkansas, Nutt served four seasons as the head coach at Murray State from 1993-1996, posting a 31-16 record, and coached Boise State for one season in 1997, leading the Broncos to a 5-6 mark. Nutt is 1-2 against Ole Miss, and 0-2 versus Rebel Head Coach David Cutcliffe.

ARKANSAS SCOUTING REPORT: Arkansas has won three straight since starting the year 1-3. The Razorbacks have won their last three games against Weber State, South Carolina and Auburn by a combined score of 94-43, including a 42-17 win over the Tigers last Saturday. Offensively, Arkansas is averaging 20.6 points and 255.7 yards per game. Sophomore QB Zak Clark has completed 47.7 percent of his passes (53x111), throwing for 575 yards with three TDs and three interceptions. Sophomore FL Richard Smith and redshirt freshman SE George Wilson are the team's leading receivers. Smith has 30 catches for 300 yards and three TDs, and Wilson has caught 21 passes for 295 yards and a TD. Junior TB Fred Talley has rushed for 372 yards on 85 carries with two TDs. Defensively, Arkansas is allowing an average of 18.7 points and 359.4 yards per game. Senior MLB Jermaine Petty leads the team with 88 tackles, including seven TFLs. Junior DT Jermaine Brooks has recorded a team-high 3.5 QB sacks, and as a team, the Razorbacks have intercepted nine passes. On special teams, sophomore PK Brennan O'Donohoe has scored a team-leading 36 points, making 6-of-7 field goals, with a long 37, and 18-of-18 extra points. Junior P Richie Butler is averaging 42.6 yards per punt on 47 attempts, with a long of 61, and junior Marvin Jackson has returned 18 punts for an average of 11.8 yards with a TD.

2001 ARKANSAS SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-3, 2-3 SEC)

AUG. 30	UNLV	W, 14-10
SEPT. 8	TENNESSEE*	L, 3-13
Sept. 22	at Alabama*	L, 10-31
Sept. 29	at Georgia*	L, 23-34
OCT. 6	WEBER STATE	W, 42-19
OCT. 13	SOUTH CAROLINA*	W, 10-7
OCT. 27	AUBURN*	W, 42-17
Nov. 3	at Ole Miss*	6 p.m.
NOV. 10	CENTRAL FLORIDA	1 P.M.
NOV. 17	MISSISSIPPI ST.*	1 P.M.
Nov. 23	at LSU*	1:30 p.m

* - SEC Game All Times Central

REBEL GAME NOTES
REBEL NOTEBOOK:
* The Rebels' current five-game win streak is their longest since 1992, when they closed out a 9-3 campaign with five straight wins.
* The five-game win streak is the longest current win streak in the SEC, and Ole Miss' three-game SEC winning streak is also the longest active streak in the conference.
* The Rebels outscored LSU 14-0 in the fourth quarter of their 35-24 win last Saturday, and are outscoring the opposition 90-24 in the final 15 minutes this season.
* Ole Miss is 3-7 in their last 10 games during the month of November.
* Ole Miss is the SEC's least penalized team in terms of penalties per game and penalty yards per game. The Rebels are being flagged an average of 5.0 times per game for 43.9 yards.

SPENCE HONORED BY SEC: Sophomore LB L.P. Spence (Corinth, Miss.) was named the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against LSU last weekend. Spence was credited with eight tackles (four solo), including two QB sacks, for minus 13 yards and one forced fumble in the Rebels' 35-24 win in Baton Rouge. It is the first time an Ole Miss defensive player has been honored by the conference office since Tim Strickland earned the weekly award for his performance against Mississippi State in 1997. Sophomore QB Eli Manning was named the SEC's Offensive Player of the Week this season after the Alabama game.

DEJA VU?: Since Ole Miss' run of 15 consecutive bowl games ended with a 10-2 record and a Peach Bowl victory in 1971, the 1990 season probably rates as the Rebels' most successful since. The 1990 team finished 9-3, one of only two nine-win seasons since 1971, and played in the Rebels' only New Year's bowl game since the 1970 Gator Bowl, as Ole Miss faced Michigan in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day 1991. Well, the 2001 campaign is starting to resemble the 1990 season when you consider the following:

* Ole Miss' 6-1 start is its best since 1990, when the Rebels were also 6-1 after seven games.
* A win Saturday against Arkansas would give Ole Miss its first 7-1 start since 1990.
* The Rebels are off to their best start in the SEC at 3-1, since also starting 3-1 in 1990.
* A win Saturday against Arkansas would give the Rebels' their first 4-1 start in the SEC since 1990, when they finished 5-2 and tied for second in the SEC (the SEC did not start divisional play until 1992).
* Ole Miss' three-game SEC win streak is the Rebels' longest since 1990.
* A win Saturday over Arkansas would give Ole Miss four consecutive SEC victories also for the first time since 1990.
* Ole Miss is looking its first its six-game winning streak overall since 1990.

Also of note, after opening the 1990 season with a non-conference win, the Rebels dropped their SEC opener to Auburn. Later in the season, Ole Miss defeated LSU at Death Valley in Baton Rouge. This year, Ole Miss opened the season with a non-conference victory before losing the next week to Auburn in its SEC opener. This year's team is also coming off a 35-24 road win over LSU.

REBELS BOWL ELIGIBLE AGAIN: Last Saturday's 35-24 win at LSU was Ole Miss' sixth of the season, making them bowl eligible for the fifth consecutive season since coming off NCAA sanctions prior to the 1997 season. The Rebels are currently the only team in the SEC Western Division to have advanced to the postseason in each of the past four seasons. Ole Miss has made trips to the 1997 Motor City Bowl, the 1998 and 1999 Independence Bowls, and the 2000 Music City Bowl. The current streak of four consecutive bowl appearances is the program's longest since setting a then national record with 15 straight postseason appearances from 1957-71.

OLE MISS SEC WEST'S WINNINGEST PROGRAM SINCE 1997: In addition to being the only SEC Western Division team to play in a bowl game in each of the past four seasons, Ole Miss has also posted the best overall record in the SEC West since coming off NCAA sanctions prior to the 1997 season. The Rebels are 36-19 (.648 winning percentage) since 1997. Ole Miss has also recorded the best overall record in the SEC West since Head Coach David Cutcliffe's first full season in 1999. The following charts shows the overall records of all six SEC Western Division schools since the start of the 1997 season, and since Cutcliffe's first full season in Oxford in 1999. Records include bowl games:

Since 1997

School	W-L	Pct.	Bowls
*Ole Miss*	36-19	.655	4
Mississippi State	34-19	.642	3
Auburn	33-23	.589	2
Arkansas	31-23	.574	3
LSU	27-25	.519	2
Alabama	27-27	.500	2

Since 1999

School	W-L	Pct.	Bowls
*Ole Miss*	21-10	.677	2
Mississippi State	19-11	.633	2
Auburn	20-12	.625	1
Arkansas	18-13	.581	2
Alabama	16-15	.516	1
LSU	15-15	.500	1

CUTCLIFFE AMONG TOP REBEL FIELD BOSSES: Head Coach David Cutcliffe's 22-10 record at Ole Miss ranks third among Rebel coaches after 32 games. Harry J. Mehre (1938-1945) posted the best 32-game record, going 25-7, followed by the legendary John Vaught (1947-70, 1973), who was 22-9-1. The Rebels' 27-24 victory over Alabama on Oct. 13 made Cutcliffe the third fastest coach in school history to reach the 20-win mark. Mehre tops that list, reaching 20 wins in 24 games, followed by Vaught who took 28 games to earn 20 victories. The following chart shows the top five coaches, in terms of winning percentage, in Rebel history after 32 games:

Coach, Years	W-L-T	Pct.
Harry J. Mehre, 1938-1945	25-7-0	.781
John Vaught, 1947-70, 1973	22-9-1	.703
David Cutcliffe, 1998-present*	22-10-0	.688
Homer Hazel, 1925-1928	17-14-1	.547
Tommy Tuberville, 1995-1998	17-15-0	.531

* - coached first game in the 1998 Independence Bowl.

REBELS ON TV:
* Saturday's game will be 116th time Ole Miss has appeared on TV since the Rebels made their television debut against Georgia Tech in the 1953 Sugar Bowl.
* The Rebels are 52-61-2 (.461 winning percentage) all-time in TV games, including 8-1 against Arkansas.
* The Rebels will be making their 19th appearance on regional or national television under Head Coach David Cutcliffe.
* Saturday's game against Arkansas will mark the Rebels' fourth television appearance of the season, as ESPN2 will carry the contest at 6 p.m.
* Saturday's game against Arkansas will be the Rebels' second straight appearance on ESPN2, as the network carried last Saturday's 35-24 win at LSU.
* Ole Miss is 3-8 all-time on ESPN2, including 1-0 against Arkansas (38-16, 1999 in Oxford).
* Ole Miss made three of its school record eight TV appearances from a year ago on ESPN2.
* The Rebels are scheduled to appear this season on ESPN Thanksgiving Night against Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. It is the fourth straight season that ESPN will televise the Egg Bowl.
* Ole Miss' Sept. 8 game at Auburn and Oct. 13 home game against Alabama was carried by Jefferson Pilot.
* Ole Miss' Sept. 15 game versus Vanderbilt in Oxford was scheduled to be televised by Jefferson Pilot. No decision has been made whether the rescheduled game with the Commodores will be televised.

NOTING ELI:
* Sophomore QB Eli Manning (New Orleans, La. ) was listed as one of the top 100 college players in the country in ESPN.com's, The Blitz midseason rankings. He was 11th among quarterbacks on the list.
* Was listed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation as one of the 10 leading candidates for its prestigious "Player of the Year" award, the fourth oldest individual college football award in the country.
* Needs one TD pass to tie the Ole Miss single-season record of 18 set by Charlie Conerly in 1947 and Romaro Miller last season.
* Has thrown multi-TD passes in 5-of-7 games this season, and in 6-of-8 games since last December's Music City Bowl, including a school single-game record five against Murray State in the season opener on Sept. 1.
* Thrown a TD pass in eight consecutive games dating back to last December's Music City Bowl to tie the school record held by his father, Archie Manning (1968-70), and Romaro Miller (1997-2000).
* Was intercepted by LSU's Randall Gay in the second quarter last Saturday to snap his streak of consecutive passes without an interception at 168. It was the second longest streak in school history, 32 shy of the Stewart Patridge's (1994-1997) school record of 200 set in 1997.
* Set career highs for completions and passing attempts at LSU, completing 28-of-44 for 249 yards with three TDs and one interception.
* Has completed at least 20 passes in 6-of-7 games this season. The only game in which he did not reach 20 completions was at Kentucky on Sept. 29, when he completed 19-of-36 passes for 268 yards.
* The 249 yards passing versus LSU snapped his school record streak of consecutive games with at least 250 yards passing at six.

MANNING LOOKS TO BECOME FASTEST TO 2,000: With 96 yards passing against Arkansas Saturday, sophomore QB Eli Manning can become the seventh player in school history to throw for at least 2,000 yards in a season, and in the process, become the fastest to reach the 2,000-yard mark for a season. Stewart Patridge, in 1997, and Romaro Miller, in 1998, currently hold that distinction as both needed nine games to reach 2,000 yards in a season. Earlier this year, Manning became the fastest to reach 1,000 yards for a season, doing so in four games.

ELI'S TD-TO-INT RATIO ONE OF NATION'S BEST: With 17 TD passes to just two interceptions this season, sophomore QB Eli Manning ranks second in the nation among quarterbacks with at least 100 passing attempts in TD-to-interception ratio. Only Brigham Young's Brandon Doman ranks better, with 22 TDs-to-two interceptions for a ratio of 11-to-1. Of the top three in the nation, Manning is averaging the most passing attempts per game at 34.7. The following chart shows the nation's top three passers in TD-to-INT ratio:

Player, Team	GP	Att	TD-Int	Ratio
Brandon Doman, BYU	8	239	22-2	11:1
Eli Manning, Ole Miss	7	243	17-2	8.5:1
Cory Paus, UCLA	7	138	8-1	8:1

MANNING RANKED AMONG NATION'S TOP PASSERS: Sophomore QB Eli Manning enters this weekend's game ranked in the top 25 in the nation for completion percentage (6th), completions per game (9th), passing yards per game (9th), passing efficiency (12th), TD passes (T12th), and total offense (13th).

MANNING SHINES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER: Throughout the season, sophomore QB Eli Manning has had a habit of making the big play in the fourth quarter. Manning's pass efficiency rating in the fourth quarter of 181.46 is 21.26 points higher than any other quarter. He has completed 32-of-51 passes during the final 15 minutes, for 485 yards with six TDs, despite not playing in the fourth quarter against Murray State and attempting only one pass against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 20. He has also engineered fourth-quarter comebacks against Alabama and LSU, going a combined 15-of-27 for 220 yards and three TDs in the fourth quarter. The following charts break down Manning's numbers by quarter, and charts his big-play performances in the final stanza during the 2001 campaign:

Quarter-by-Quarter Statistics

Quarter	C-A-I	Yds	TD	Pct.	Eff.
First	39-54-0	487	2	.722	160.20
Second	47-72-1	541	7	.653	155.90
Third	40-66-1	391	2	.606	117.34
Fourth*	32-51-0	485	6	.627	181.46

*- Did not play in the fourth quarter vs. Murray St., and attempted only one pass against Middle Tenn.

Manning's Game-by-GameFourth Quarter StatisticsOpponent                     C-A-I    Yds   TDMurray State (9/1)            DNPat Auburn (9/8)        8-12-0    104    1   Key Plays: 50-yard TD pass to Omar Rayford to pull
   Rebels within 27-14, 5x9, 40 yards on UM's last
   scoring drive to make it 27-21.at Kentucky (9/29)          5-8-0     69    0   Key Plays: Leading 35-31 late in the fourth,
   completed a 43-yard pass to Jamie Armstrong to
   set-up Toward Sanford's 1-yard TD to seal the 42-31
   win.at Arkansas State (10/6)   3-3-0    65    1   Key Plays: Delivers knockout punch with a 51-yard
   TD pass to Chris Collins with 6:08 remaining to make
   it 35-17.Alabama (10/13)         9-17-0    155    1   Key Plays: Completed passes of 21 to Doug Zeigler
   and 23 to Chris Collins to set-up Charles
   Stackhouse's 19-yard run to close Ole Miss' deficit to
   24-20 with 9:24 left ... Hooked up with Jamie
   Armstrong for 24 yards on a 1st-and-20, Completed
   41-yard pass to Toward Sanford to set-up three-yard
   swing pass to Joe Gunn for game-winning TD.Middle Tennessee (10/20)   1-1-0     27     1   Key Plays: Completed only pass attempt of the
   quarter to Bill Flowers for a 27-yard TD pass to extend
   the Rebels' lead to 38-10.LSU (10/27)         6-10-0  65     2   Key Plays: Completed a 17-yard TD pass to Doug
   Zeigler with 6:26 left to give Ole Miss a 28-24 lead ...
   Hit Zeigler on a four-yard TD pass with 2:19
   remaining to seal the Rebels' 35-24 win.

OFFENSIVE NOTES:
* With 91 yards rushing against LSU, senior RB Joe Gunn (Amory, Miss.) passed Dou Innocent (1991-92, 1994-95) for third place on the Ole Miss career rushing list. Gunn now has 2,393 career yards, and is 261 yards shy of Kayo Dottley (1947-50) for second place with 2,654 yards.
* The 254 points scored by Ole Miss is the most by any team in school history through seven games.
* The Rebels have scored 30 or more points in 5-of-7 games this season, and are averaging 36.3 points per game to rank second in the SEC and 15th nationally in scoring.
* Redshirt freshman WR Bill Flowers (Pelham, Ala.) set career highs for receptions and receiving yards against LSU, catching six passes for 66 yards. In the past two games, Flowers has 10 receptions for 128 yards and two scores after not catching a pass since the season opener against Murray State.
* Ole Miss controlled the ball for 28:14 of the game's final 45 minutes against LSU, after the Tigers held a four-minute advantage in time of possession in the first quarter.

(RE)LOADED GUNN: In the past three games, senior RB Joe Gunn is averaging 101.7 yards per game from the line of scrimmage (rushing or receiving), compared to 63.5 yards in the year's first four games. His 280 yards rushing the last three games surpasses his total of 234 in the first four games, and Gunn has found the end zone four times in the past three games compared to just once in the season's first four games. The following chart shows Gunn's production in the season's first four games compared to the last three contests.

FIRST FOUR GAMES

Opponent	Rush	Rec.	Total
Murray State	15-65-1	1-11-0	16-76-1
Auburn	8-18-0	2-4-0	10-22-0
Kentucky	13-113-0	1-5-0	14-118-0
Arkansas State	11-38-0	0-0-0	11-38-0
Totals	47-234-1	4-20-0	51-254-1
Average Yards Per Game: 63.5

LAST THREE GAMES

Opponent	Rush	Rec.	Total
Alabama	14-78-1	1-3-1	15-81-2
Middle Tenn.	19-111-1	3-9-0	22-120-1
LSU	20-91-1	2-13-0	22-104-1
Totals	53-280-3	6-25-1	59-305-4
Average Yards Per Game: 101.7

SOPHOMORE WR CHRIS COLLINS
(GLOSTER, MISS.) * Collins' six TD receptions is three shy of the school single-season record of nine set by Ken Toler in 1980 and Grant Heard in 2000.
* His three 100-yard receiving games this season is a new Ole Miss single-season record. He recorded 100-yard receiving games against Murray State (6 rec., 100 yards, 3 TDs), Kentucky (7-119-1) and Alabama (8-110-0).
* Collins is one, 100-yard receiving game shy of the Ole Miss career record of four set by Floyd Franks (1968-1970).

METCALF IN "BAD COMPANY": Senior OT Terrence Metcalf (Clarksdale, Miss.) was listed among some "bad" company in ESPN The Magazine's Oct. 29 issue, as the magazine featured the nation's five most fearsome blockers on the offensive line.

METCALF ON LOMBARDI AWARD AND OUTLAND TROPHY "WATCH LISTS": Senior OT Terrence Metcalf (Clarksdale, Miss.) has been named to both the Lombardi and Outland Trophy "watch lists." Metcalf is one 52 preliminary candidates for the 32nd annual Rotary Lombardi Award, presented to the nation's top lineman (offense or defense). The winner will be selected from a list of 12 semifinalists on Dec. 5 in Houston.

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the nation's top interior offensive or defensive lineman. Metcalf is one of 26 players to be named to the award's watch list. The 2001 Outland Trophy winner will be named Dec. 6 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla.

METCALF RATED BY THE SPORTING NEWS AS TOP OFFENSIVE GUARD FOR THE 2002 NFL DRAFT: Senior OT Terrence Metcalf was rated by The Sporting News as the nation's top prospect at offensive guard for the 2002 NFL Draft, in its 2002 NFL Draft Preview. Metcalf has played both guard and tackle during his career at Ole Miss, and has started at left tackle in all four of the Rebels' games this season. In its preview, The Sporting News said Metcalf could go as high as some of the top offensive tackles.

TAYLOR NAMED TO JIM THORPE AWARD "WATCH LIST": Senior DB Syniker Taylor was one of 38 players across the country named to the 2001 preseason "watch list" for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation's top defensive back. A screening committee will narrow the field to 10 semifinalists, which will be announced the first week in November. That list will be submitted to a national selection committee consisting of coaches, journalists and former players from around the nation. Three finalists will then be announced the Monday before Thanksgiving and be invited to ESPN's College Football Awards Show at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., where the winner will be announced Dec. 6.

Taylor unofficially tied a season high with six tackles at LSU last Saturday and had two pass break-ups (official defensive statistics will be available Tuesday). For the season, he has been credited with 28 tackles (17 solo), with one TFL, and leads the team in interceptions (3) and passes defensed (9). The following chart shows Taylor's game-by-game statistics:

Opponent (Date)	UT-AT	TT	TFL-Yds	INT	PBU
Murray State (9/1)	4-2	6	0-0	1	0
at Auburn (9/8)	5-0	5	1-2	1	0
at Kentucky (9/29)	2-0	2	0-0	0	1
at Arkansas St. (10/6)	3-1	4	0-0	0	1
Alabama (10/13)	0-2	2	0-0	0	1
Middle Tenn. (10/20)	0-3	3	0-0	1	1
at LSU (10/27)	3-3	6	0-0	0	2
Totals	17-11	28	1-2	3	6

DEFENSIVE NOTES:
* Ole Miss has held the opposition to a 38.2 completion percentage in the past three games, allowing 29-of-76 passes to be completed for 448 yards with five TDs and three interceptions.
* The opposition's 45.7 completion percentage (79x173) against the Rebels is the lowest in the SEC and the fifth lowest in the nation.
* Ole Miss ranks first in the SEC and second nationally in pass defense, allowing an average of 138.7 passing yards per game. The Rebels also lead the SEC and are 10th nationally in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 96.2.
* The Rebels have intercepted a pass in 6-of-7 games this season, and in 16 of the last 17 contests dating back to last year's game at Vanderbilt on Sept. 16, 2000.
* Ole Miss limited LSU to 2-of-12 on third-down conversions last Saturday.
* The Rebels are 13-0 under Head Coach David Cutcliffe when allowing less than 20 points in a game.

THOMAS WEARING CHUCKY MULLINS' NO. 38: Senior LB Kevin Thomas (Courtland, Miss.) received the 2001 Chucky Mullins Courage Award this spring, and as a result, is wearing the late Mullins' No. 38 this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
* The Rebels are first in the SEC and ninth nationally in kickoff returns, averaging 25.8 yards on 18 returns with a TD.
* Junior Jason Armstead (Moss Point, Miss.) is second in the SEC in kickoff returns, averaging 31.1 yards on eight.
* Ole Miss blocked its first kick of the season against LSU when redshirt freshman Rob Robertson's (Centreville, Miss.) blocked Donnie Jones' punt in the second quarter to set-up a TD and give the Rebels a 21-10 halftime lead. It was also the Rebels' first blocked punt since last season against LSU.
* Not including blocked punts that were either recovered or returned for a TD, LSU's Domanick Davis returned the first punt for a TD against Ole Miss since 1991, with a 71-yard return in the third quarter.
* Redshirt freshman P Cody Ridgeway (Jackson, Tenn.) placed three punts inside LSU's 20-yard line last Saturday. He also attempted a season-high eight punts for a season-high 307 yards, averaging 38.4 yards per punt with a long of 52.

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