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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss-Memphis Postgame Notes
9/1/2007 | Football
SERIES INFORMATION
Today's meeting was the 57th all-time between Ole Miss and Memphis ... It is the Rebels' sixth-most played series and most frequent with any school not currently or formerly in the SEC.
Ole Miss leads the all-time series 45-10-2, including 24-7-2 in Memphis.
The Rebels extend their win streak over the Tigers to three games ... Ole Miss has won 12 of the last 16 meetings dating back to 1988 ... The Rebels have taken six of the last eight encounters at the Liberty Bowl.
Ole Miss is 3-0 against Memphis under head coach Ed Orgeron.
CAPTAINS
#30- Derrick Davis (RFr., RB); #8- Marshay Green (So., WR); #74- Michael Oher (Jr., OL); #13- Jamarca Sanford (Jr., DB)
FIVE FIRST-TIME STARTERS
OFFENSE (2): #19- Seth Adams (Sr., QB); #71- Reid Neely (So., LG)
DEFENSE (3): #1- Kendrick Lewis (So., FS); #11-Ashlee Palmer (Jr., SLB); #53- Chris Strong (Fr., MLB)
DEBUTS: Ole Miss had 13 players make their Rebel debuts this evening, including four true freshmen in Colby Arceneaux (DB), Lionel Breaux (DB), Johnny Brown (DB) and Chris Strong (LB). Other first-time players include Christian Albarracian (Sr., K); Derrick Davis (RFr., RB); Tony Fein (Jr., LB); Reggie Hicks (RFr., RB); Ashlee Palmer (Jr., LB); Jamie Phillips (So., LB); Justin Sparks (So., P); Allen Walker (RFr., LB) and Josh Zettergren (Sr., WR).
OPENERS
Today's game marked the start of the 113th football season for Ole Miss ... The program is five wins away from 600 all-time at 595-451-35.
Today’s result gives the Rebels 11 wins in their last 12 season openers, including three straight all against Memphis ... The lone blemish was the 20-13 loss to Memphis in 2004.
In season openers against Memphis, the Rebels are 30-3-2 ... Ole Miss has matched up with Memphis in season openers more than any other foe.
Ole Miss is now 84-24-5 (.761 winning percentage) in season openers.
The Rebels are 27-20-2 (.563 winning percentage) when opening a season on the road.
GENERAL NOTES
Longtime Rebel fan Mitch Lavinghouze was in attendance for his 400th straight Ole Miss football game.
Of Ole Miss’ three TDs today, one was on offense, one on defense and one on special teams.
The Rebels’ 20-0 halftime lead was their largest since a 24-0 edge on Mississippi State in 2003 ... Ole Miss was 1-3 when leading at halftime a season ago.
Ole Miss' 92-yard scoring drive in the first quarter was its longest since the 2004 Cotton Bowl, when Eli Manning's 1-yard run capped a 97-yard drive.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
Making his first career start, senior QB Seth Adams turned in the Rebels’ first 200-yard passing performance since Micheal Spurlock in the 2005 Alabama game (210) ... Adams finished 19-of-30 for 201 yards with one TD and no interceptions.
Sophomore DL-WR Greg Hardy caught his second career pass in the first quarter -- both for touchdowns ... Dating back to the 2006 finale against Mississippi State, Hardy has a TD catch in back-to-back games.
Sophomore WR Marshay Green posted career highs of five catches for 59 yards.
Sophomore WR Shay Hodge equaled his career best of four receptions.
Junior David Traxler saw his first career action at TE after two seasons as an OL.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
The Rebels intercepted four passes for the first time since the 2004
Junior DB Dustin Mouzon tied the third-longest interception return in school history with a 99-yard TD at the end of the first half ... It was the longest since Louis Guy’s 103-yard return in a 19-6 win over Tennessee en route to Ole Miss’ only undefeated season in 1962 ... The Rebels’ last interception return for a score was Trumaine McBride’s 48-yarder in the 2004 LSU game ... Today’s marked the first TD of Mouzon’s career.
Mouzon became the first Rebel with two interceptions in the same game since Von Hutchins against Arkansas State in 2002 ... Mouzon had only one pick previously in his career ... He also collected a career-high six solo stops and recovered a fumble.
In his Rebel debut, junior LB Ashlee Palmer topped the team with 12 tackles, including three TFLs, and notched an interception.
Sophomore Kendrick Lewis saw his first action on defense as the starting FS and was credited with eight total tackles.
In addition to a TD catch on offense, sophomore DE Greg Hardy had career bests of 11 total tackles and eight solos.
Junior Terrell Jackson had career highs of eight total tackles and six solos.
Sophomore DE Marcus Tillman collected the first interception of his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
Ole Miss blocked a punt for a TD for the first time since 1995’s
Ole Miss had its streak of 35 consecutive PATs made at the end of the first half, dating back to the 2005 Vanderbilt game ... It marked the first career miss for sophomore K Joshua Shene ... He was 2-3 on extra points on the day and is 22-for-23 for his career ... Shene was 1-for-2 on FGs, connecting from 30 yards and missing from 28 yards on a deflected kick.
Sophomore Justin Sparks saw the first action of his career, averaging 47.7 yards on three punts.
Senior Christian Albarracian saw the first action of his career, handling all five kickoffs.
Redshirt freshman Reggie Hicks had the first kickoff return of his career to start the second half.
