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The University of Mississippi Athletics
GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE: Ole Miss vs. Auburn
11/1/2008 | Football
| 11.01.2008 | 11:30 a.m. CT | Oxford, Miss. (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium) | |||||||||||
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OleMissSports.com is also offering a live blog from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the game. Please refresh page for updates. Photo Gallery 2:57 p.m.: Full recap and game story coming soon. 2:53 p.m.: Ole Miss secures a 17-7 victory over Auburn to mark the first win for Ole Miss against the Tigers in Oxford since 1992. 2:45 p.m.: Cordera Eason just rushed for over 100 yards to mark the first time in his career in which he has done so. Please refer to the photo gallery link to see new photos from today's game. 2:36 p.m.: Kendrick Lewis picked off his team-leading third pass of the year as he intercepted Burns inside the 10 yard line. Lewis leaped high in the air and came down with his feet in bounds near the sideline. 2:24 p.m.: Ole Miss opens up a 17-7 lead as Snead throws a touchdown pass to Derrick Davis for his first career reception and touchdown. Snead rolled out to the right and found Davis for the score. 2:14 p.m.: Ole Miss intercepted Burns for the second time of the game to thwart another Auburn drive. Marshay Green recorded his first career pick and then returned it 27 yards. It's the second time this year Ole Miss had recorded two interceptions in one game. Ole Miss also picked off two passes against Memphis. 1:54 p.m.: Cassius Vaughn just picked off his first career pass as he grabbed the carom after Allen Walker tipped the initial pass from Burns. 1:49 p.m.: Today's attendance is 57, 324. 1:31 p.m.: Auburn cuts the Ole Miss lead to 10-7 as Ben Tate scored a touchdown on a 27 yard run. During the drive, another reviewed call went against the Rebels and the Ole Miss crowd strongly disagreed. 1:20 p.m.: The second half is about to get underway and Ole Miss will kickoff to Auburn. 1:00 p.m.: The first half comes to a close as the Rebel defense blanks Auburn in the first half. It's the first time Ole Miss has held an opponent scoreless in the first half since last year at Mississippi State, although the Rebels did blank Alabama earlier this year. In fact, Ole Miss accomplished the feat four times a season ago. 12:57 p.m.: Ole Miss takes a 10-0 lead after Jevan Snead throws a touchdown pass to Shay Hodge. The duo continues to lead the SEC in touchdown passes and touchdown catches. They have now hooked up for a TD in six of nine games this year. Snead threw a bullet to the corner of the endzone and Hodge made a diving catch despite the Auburn defender tugging on his jersey. Pass interference was called on the play, but was quickly declined by the Rebels. 12:46 p.m.: After over two minutes of review, 1the play was overturned as the referee deemed the receiver never had control of the ball. The Reel crowd voiced their displeasure. Check out images from pregame by clicking the photo gallery link above. Action photos from the first half coming soon. 12:43 p.m.: Tony Fein recovers a fumble at the Auburn 22-yard line. The play is currently under review. 12:40 p.m.: Joshua Shene puts the Rebels ahead 3-0 as he converts a 34-yard field goal. Shene has now made nine straight field goals and remains the top kicker in the SEC. Ole Miss has scored first in eight of nine games this season. 12:16 p.m.: The Rebels did not score in the first quarter for the first time this season. Ole Miss has scored first in all but one game this year. At the end of the first quarter, the Ole Miss men's and women's basketball teams were introduced in the south endzone. The men's team defeated North Alabama last night by a score of 115-81. 11:57 a.m.: Mike Wallace returned the opening kickoff nine yards, and is now tied for the Ole Miss single season lead in kick return yards with 652 this year. Deuce McAllister also posted 652 yards in 1999. 11:49 a.m.: Ole Miss produces its first defensive stop of the game as Robert Dunn dropped a short pass on third down to force an Auburn punt. 11:27 a.m.: Today's National Anthem was performed by Concord Recording Artist, Mary Donnelly Haskell. Immediately following her performance, there was a flyover. The highly anticipated Hotty Toddy was given by Dennis Quaid. Quaid mentioned that his wife attended Ole Miss. 11:10 a.m.: It's 20 minutes before kickoff and the crowd is quickly filing in. Six paratroopers successfully landed at midfield just before the band takes the field. 11:05 a.m.: It's a beautiful day in Oxford as the Rebels prepare for their game against SEC west foe Auburn. Ole Miss is wearing its home blue jerseys, while Auburn is dressed in its custom white road jerseys. Earlier this morning, Ole Miss dedicated the new six-foot Vaught Statue in front of the Starnes Athletic Training Center. This monument will serve as a source of pride for Rebels fan across the nation.
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