Arkansas State at Ole Miss Postgame Notes

Oct. 12, 2002

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OLE MISS FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES
SERIES NOTES
? With today's win, Ole Miss leads the all-time series versus Arkansas State 18-1-2.
? The Rebels have a 19-game unbeaten streak against the Indians since ASU's 10-0 win in 1915 ... The streak includes two ties, 0-0 in 1917 and 10-10 in 1986.
? Since the 10-10 tie in 1986, Ole Miss has won the last 10 meetings with Arkansas State.

NOTING ELI
14-of-19 passing, 290 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
? With three TD passes today, Manning tied Romaro Miller's (1997-2000) Ole Miss career record of 43.
? Manning also moved past Deuce McAllister (1997-2000) for fourth place on the Ole Miss career list for TDs responsible for with 43.
? The 290 yards passing marked his 14th game with at least 200 yards passing, putting him five shy of the Ole Miss career record of 19, set by Romaro Miller (1997-2000).
? Surpassed the 4,500-yard mark in career passing yards this afternoon. Manning is sixth on the Ole Miss career list with 4,688 passing yards and will tie his father, Archie Manning (1968-70) for fifth place with 65 yards passing.
? The 14 completions moved him to within four for 400 in his career. With 396 career completions, Eli will tie Archie Manning for fifth place on the school's career list with six completions.
? His interception in the first quarter snapped a streak of 110 passes without an interception, which ranks as the fifth-longest streak in school history.

TEAM NOTES
? Today's game was Ole Miss' 75th Homecoming contest. After today's victory over Arkansas State, the Rebels have a 60-13-2 all-time record on Homecoming. Ole Miss has won six-straight Homecoming games and 18 of its last 21.
? Today's win marked Ole Miss' seventh straight win during the month of October. The last time the Rebels lost during October was on Oct. 14, 2000, 45-7 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., against Alabama.
? Ole Miss has won 24 of its last 25 regular-season games versus non-conference games, and including bowl games, have won 28 of its last 30 versus non-SEC teams.

OFFENSIVE NOTES
? Ole Miss' 52 points in today's win over Arkansas State are the most this season ... The last time Ole Miss scored at least 50 points was last season versus Arkansas, a 58-56 loss in seven overtimes ... The last time the Rebels topped 50 points in a regulation contest was when they scored 56 in a win over Indiana State in 1995.
? Ole Miss scored on 4 of its 5 first-half possessions, and on 8 of its 12 for the game.
? The Rebels committed a season-high four turnovers (3 lost fumbles, one interception).
? Junior RB Ronald McClendon recorded a career-best 49 yards on nine carries, including scoring on a 10-yard run with 13:39 left in the game.
? Junior WR Chris Collins caught one pass for 36 yards to give him 15 straight games with at least one reception.
? Sophomore WR Bill Flowers caught two passes for 35 yards and a score to give him 12 consecutive games with at least one catch.
? Redshirt freshman WR Taye Biddle scored his first career TD on a 67-yard pass from Eli Manning with 4:39 left in the first half to put the Rebels up 24-10 ... The 67-yard pass is the third-longest passing play by the Rebels this season.

JUNIOR RB TREMAINE TURNER
? Had a career-best 57 yards rushing on a career-high 10 attempts.
? Scored his first career TD on a 13-yard run with 5:32 left in the third quarter.

RS FRESHMAN RB VASHON PEARSON
? Scored on runs of six yards and one yard to give him at least one rushing TD in three consecutive games.
? Has scored a TD in the last four games that he's played ... Pearson did not see action at Texas Tech on Sept. 14.

DEFENSIVE NOTES
? The Rebels have intercepted seven passes in the last two games. Ole Miss had three picks today and four interceptions last week vs. Florida.
? The Rebels have 10 interceptions in six games this year. Last season, Ole Miss intercepted a total of 12 passes in 11 games.
? Justin Wade's interception in the third quarter was his first of the season and second of his career.
? Von Hutchins recorded his first two-interception game of his career. Hutchins' first pick came in the second quarter, and his second interception was in the fourth quarter.
? The 13 first downs by Arkansas State marked the fewest Ole Miss has allowed in a game this season ... The previous low was 14 by UL-Monroe (8/31) and Memphis (9/7).
? The Ole Miss defense held Arkansas State to 0-for-4 on third-down conversions in the second half and allowed the Indians to register a first down on only 2-of-7 possessions in the second half.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
? Jonathan Nichols' 50-yard FG in the first quarter was a career long. His previous long was 47 yards in a 31-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe in the 2002 season opener. He is now 4-of-4 in FG attempts of 40 yards or longer.
? Nichols was 7-of-7 on PAT attempts today, tying his career-high for PATs made, which is also tied for second on the Ole Miss single-game list.
? Ole Miss did not attempt a punt today, marking the third time in school history that the Rebels did not attempt at least one punt ... The others were against North Texas on Sept. 22, 1956 and versus Mississippi State on Nov. 26, 1960.

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