Postgame Notes

Nov. 10, 2002

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OLE MISS POSTGAME NOTES

SERIES INFO
* Tonight's meeting was the 42nd all-time dating back to 1940.
* The Bulldogs now lead the series 28-12-1, holding a 16-4-1 advantage in Athens.
* Georgia has now won six straight in the series, marking Ole Miss' second-longest current losing streak to an SEC opponent. The Rebels' longest active losing streak to an SEC opponent is Tennessee at 10 games.
* Georgia has outscored Ole Miss 98-46 in the last three meetings.

NOTING ELI
12-of-25 passing, 176 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs
* With 25 passing attempts, Manning passed Mark Young for fourth place on the career list for passing attempts with 811.
* The 12 completions marked a career low as a starter.
* The 176 yards passing marked the third time this season he has been held to under 200 yards passing. Last season, Manning set a school record with 11 consecutive 200-yard passing games.
* Tonight's contest marked the third time in 21 career starts that Manning was held with out a TD pass. He threw at least one TD pass in his first 15 starts.
* Was held to 2-of-9 passing for 45 yards and one interception in the second half.

TEAM NOTES
* Tonight's loss gives the Rebels their first four-game losing streak since 1994, which is also the last time Ole Miss lost four consecutive SEC contests.
* Ole Miss is now 0-4 on the road this season and has dropped five straight road games since beating LSU last year in Baton Rouge.
* Tim Jennings' 64-yard interception return for a TD marked the second time this season an opponent has returned an interception for a TD against the Rebels. Texas Tech's Adell Duckett returned an Eli Manning interception 21 yards for a score on Sept. 14 in Lubbock.
* Ole Miss is now 18-15 versus the SEC Eastern Division since divisional play began in 1992.

OFFENSIVE NOTES
* Tremaine Turner's 8-yard TD run on Ole Miss' opening possession was the first by an Ole Miss running back since Robert Williams' 2-yard TD run in the first quarter at Alabama on Oct. 19. It was also just the Rebels' second rushing TD since Williams' score. The other rushing TD came courtesy of a 1-yard QB sneak by QB Eli Manning in the fourth quarter against Arkansas.
* The Rebels' touchdown on their opening possession marked the first time this season that an opponent had scored on Georgia on its opening series.
* Turner finished the night with a career high 89 yards rushing on a career-high 19 carries. His previous was 57 yards rushing against Arkansas State on Oct. 12.
* Turner's 67 (51 rush, 16 rec.) all purpose yards in the first half bettered his previous career best of 57 set against Arkansas State on Oct. 12. He finished the night with 105 all-purpose yards.
* Turner's 89 yards rushing was the most by an Ole Miss rusher since Robert Williams ran for 107 yards against Memphis on Sept. 7.
* Turner's two rushing TDs marked his first career multi-TD game, and marked the first time Ole Miss had scored at least two rushing TDs in the same game since scoring four against Arkansas State.
* The 107 yards rushing by the Rebels tonight snapped a streak of three straight games in which they were held to under 100 yards rushing. The 107 yards was also just seven yards shy of Ole Miss' total of 114 in the past three games versus Alabama, Arkansas and Auburn.
* Turner's 19 rushing attempts tied the Ole Miss single-game high this season, set earlier by Vashon Pearson against Florida.
* Sophomore WR Kerry Johnson had a career-high 62 yards receiving on two receptions, which tied his career high. Johnson caught a career-long 37-yarder in the second quarter.
* Redshirt freshman WR Taye Biddle and sophomore WR Kerry Johnson both made their first career starts tonight as Ole Miss opened in a three-wide, two-back set.

RECEPTION STREAKS: Junior Chris Collins caught four passes to extend his streak to 19 games with at least one reception, sophomore Bill Flowers had one reception to push his streak to 16 games, and senior Jason Armstead caught one pass to put him 14 straight games.

DEFENSIVE NOTES
* The opening touchdown drive by Georgia marked the third time in 10 games this season that the opponent has scored against Ole Miss on its first series of the game. Texas Tech scored a field goal on its first drive on Sept. 14 and Alabama scored a TD on its opening possession on Oct. 19.
* Sophomore FS Eric Oliver's sack in the first quarter marked the first of his career.
* Junior DB Wes Scott's interception in the first quarter marked the first of his career.
* Travis Johnson's fumble recovery in the second quarter was the first of his career.
* Georgia's Musa Smith rushed for 148 yards to become the sixth player this season to rush for 100 yards versus the Rebels.
* Ole Miss has allowed a 100-yard rusher in four straight games.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
* Jonathan Nichols' blocked 19-yard field goal in the first quarter marked his first miss in eight attempts since missing a 36-yarder against Memphis back on Sept. 7.
* Nichols was 2-of-2 on PAT attempts tonight to extend his streak to 42 consecutive PATs made, dating back Nov. 22, 2001. The streak is the fourth longest in school history.

GEORGIA POSTGAME NOTES

* With the win, Georgia improves to 9-1 overall, 6-1 in the SEC. The nine wins is the most since the 1998 team finished 9-3. For the second time this season, the Bulldog defense shut out a team in the second half (also vs. Kentucky). Georgia came into the game ranking second in the SEC and 13th nationally in scoring defense (16.8 pts., per game). The Bulldogs have now won six straight over Ole Miss and lead the series 28-12-1.

* Senior SE Terrence Edwards accounted for 126 all-purpose yards as he had 5 catches for 90 yards and a TD, plus 1 punt return for 28 yards, and 1 kickoff return for 8 yards. He is now tied 2nd in the SEC record book with 29 career TD receptions and ranks 4th in career receptions (192) and career receiving yards (2,893).

* True freshman Tim Jennings had a 64-yard interception return for a TD. It was his second straight week with an interception. The Bulldogs have returned three picks for TDs this year (David Pollack vs. South Carolina; Kentrell Curry vs. New Mexico State). The school record is four set by the 2000 squad. Also, junior Bruce Thornton notched his first career interception.

* Georgia blocked its third field goal of the year as senior Boss Bailey blocked his second this season (also vs. Tennessee). The last time Georgia blocked three field goals in a season was 1999 and that squad also blocked four punts. This year's squad has also blocked four punts. Tonight's blocked field goal led to a missed field goal from 42 yards out by Billy Bennett. It was Bennett's first miss from the 40-49 yard range this season. He was 6-for-6 and 14-for-16 from that distance in his career. Later in the game, he rebounded to make a 40-yarder.

* Junior RB Musa Smith had a career-high 37 carries tonight for 148 yards. It was the most rushing yards for him since a career-high 158 vs. Arkansas State in 2001. The 37 carries ranks in a tie for eighth most in school history.

* Sophomore QB David Greene (12x22, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) had two more TD passes tonight to give him 19 for the season, which tied for 3rd best in a single season with Mike Bobo in 1997. The record is 24 by Eric Zeier in 1993 and 1994.

* Points off Turnovers: Ole Miss 7 points off 2, Georgia 7 points off 2. Ole Miss got no points off a Georgia INT as Boss Bailey blocked a 19-yard field goal attempt; Ole Miss got a TD off a Georgia fumble. Georgia returned an Ole Miss INT for a TD (Tim Jennings); Georgia got no points off an Ole Miss INT.

* Sophomore FLK Fred Gibson returned to action tonight after missing the last two games due to a left thumb injury and surgery. He returned the opening kickoff 44 yards and finished with 3 returns for 95 yards and had 4 catches for 97 yards and a TD. Also, junior LB Chris Clemons returned after missing the Florida game.

* Injury Report: Senior LB Boss Bailey injured his right knee in the second quarter and did not return ... Senior SE Terrence Edwards injured his left shoulder in the fourth quarter and did not return.

* Counting tonight, Georgia has had 25 straight sellouts at Sanford Stadium, a streak that began with the final home game of the 1998 season versus Georgia Tech.

* For the second straight week and only the second time this season, Georgia lost the coin toss. Ole Miss became the first team to score on its opening possession against Georgia. The other nine teams had seven punts, a missed field goal and an interception.

* Republican Governor-elect Sonny Perdue, a 1965 Georgia football walk-on, addressed the Bulldogs prior to tonight's game.

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