Arkansas State-Ole Miss Postgame Notes

Oct. 2, 2004

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ARKANSAS STATE POSTGAME NOTES

Antonio WarrenÂ¹s 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter ties his career-long rush. He had a 55-yarder against Louisiana-Monroe last weekend.
Quarterback Nick NoceÂ¹s 26-yard touchdown run is the longest rush of NoceÂ¹s career.
This is the second consecutive week that Antonio Warren has rushed for over 100 yards. Last week vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Warren rushed for 175 yards and was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Performer of the Week for his efforts.
The ASU-Ole Miss attendance figure of 54,676 is the 15th largest crowd for the Indians to play in front of.

OLE MISS POSTGAME NOTES

SERIES NOTES

This afternoon's game was the 23rd meeting between Ole Miss and Arkansas State dating back to 1914.
Ole Miss leads the series 20-1-2 following this afternoon's 28-21 victory.
The win was the Rebels 12th straight in the series since a 10-10 tie in 1986.
Ole Miss is 19-1-2 against the Indians in Oxford.
The seven-point margin was the smallest since Ole Miss won 34-31 in 1989.

REBEL NOTEBOOK

Ole Miss has trailed at the half in all five games this season. The Rebels were down 14-13 at the break in this afternoon's game.
The Rebels' 20-14 lead the end of the third quarter marked the first time this season Ole Miss has led after three quarters.
This afternoon's game was the 77th Homecoming game in Ole Miss history. The Rebels are now 62-13-2 (.805 winning pct.) in Homecoming games.
Ole Miss has now won eight straight Homecoming games and 20 of the last 23.
This afternoon's victory improves Ole Miss to 29-1-2 (.938 winning pct.) against teams that currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference.

KEY STATS

Ole Miss converted both Arkansas State second-half turnovers into touchdowns after trailing 14-13 at the break.
The Rebel defense held ASU RB Antonio Warren to eight yards on eight carries in the second half, after Warren had rushed for 121 yards on 11 carries in the first half.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

Ole Miss' 11-play, 90-yard scoring drive on its opening possession, resulting in Jonathan Nichols' 23-yard FG, marked the first time this season that the Rebels have scored on their first offensive series of the game.
The 90-yard scoring drive was Ole Miss' longest of the season and the Rebels' longest since a 97-yard scoring march for a TD against Oklahoma State in the 2004 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic.
Junior RB Vashon Pearson recorded his third straight 100-yard rushing game, netting 129 yards on the ground on 24 carries. He is the first Ole Miss back to rush for at least 100 yards in three straight games since Deuce McAllister recorded five consecutive 100-yard rushing games in 1999. Pearson has rushed for 379 yards on 62 carries in the last three games.
With 200 yards rushing today, Ole Miss has recorded back-to-back games 200-yard rushing games for the first time since recording four straight in 1998. The Rebels had a season-high 221 yards on the ground last weekend at Wyoming.
The Rebels recorded a season-high 32:09 time of possession.
Ole Miss' successful two-point conversion in the fourth quarter marked the Rebels' first in four tries since their last successful two-point conversion against Vanderbilt in last year's season opener.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

Antonio Warren's 55-yard TD run in the second quarter marked the longest rushing play allowed by Ole Miss this season. The previous long was a 46-yard TD run by Alabama's Ray Hudson back on September 11.
Warren finished with 129 yards rushing on 19 carries to become the fourth back in the five games to rush for over 100 yards against the Rebels this season.
Junior DE Jayme Mitchell recorded his second career interception when he intercepted a screen pass in the third quarter and returned it 31 yards to the Arkansas State 18 and set-up Ethan Flatt's nine-yard TD pass to Lorenzo Townsend two plays later and put the Rebels up 20-14.
Sophomore LB Patrick Willis recorded his first career fumble recovery with 0:19 left in the third quarter, giving the Rebels possession at the Arkansas State 21.
The 59-yard TD pas from Nick Noce to Jerome Stegall in the fourth quarter was the second-longest pass play and the second-longest play from scrimmage that Ole Miss has allowed this season. The longest was the 69-yard wide receiver pass by Wyoming last weekend.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Senior PK Jonathan Nichols made both PAT attempts this afternoon to extend his streak to 106 consecutive PATs made, which is the nation's longest active streak.
Junior Kelvin Robinson was credited with the block on Eric Neihouse's 29-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter.

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