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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky
11/5/2017 | Football
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Nov. 4, 2017
Kroger Field
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• Ole Miss now leads the all-time series against Kentucky 28-14-1 and is 10-11-1 in games played in Lexington.
• Prior to Ole Miss' comeback win, the home team had won the last four contest in the series.
• The win marked just the third time in the last 40 years that Ole Miss has won in Lexington.
| CAPTAINS |
| STARTERS |
| GENERAL NOTES |
• The Rebels recorded its first road win of the season (1-3).
• Ole Miss improves to 2-0 this season against the SEC East.
• Ole Miss won its first game of the season when trailing at halftime (1-3).
• The Rebels will host to Louisiana next weekend, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• The 77.5 completion percentage (31-of-40) by Ta'amu set a single-game record by an Ole Miss QB with a minimum of 40 attempts, breaking Stewart Patridge's completion percentage of 76.7 in 1997.
• The four passings TDs were the first of Ta'amu's career.
• It marked the fourth time this season an Ole Miss QB has thrown for four or more TDs.
• With 382 yards tonight and 368 yards last week, Ta'amu becomes the only QB in Ole Miss history to throw for at least 750 yards in back-to-back SEC games.
• WR A.J. Brown recorded his seventh receiving TD of the season; ranked second in the SEC.
• With 65 yards, Brown moved into the top 10 (seventh place) on Ole Miss' single-season charts with 830 yards receiving in 2017.
• WR Van Jefferson tallied his first receiving touchdown of the season, fourth of his career.
• D.K. Metcalf tied a career-high for receiving touchdowns (2) ... Metcalf finished the game with five catches for a game-high 83 yards.
• The 58-yard touchdown pass to D.K. Metcalf was Ole Miss' seventh passing TD this season greater than 50 yards.
• Dawson Knox set a career-high in receiving yards (73) and tied a career-high in catches (five).
• Three Ole Miss receivers recorded at one TD reception for the second time this season.
• Five Ole Miss wideouts hauled in at least five catches.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• Senior DE Marquis Haynes continues to add on to his career sacks and tackles for loss records at Ole Miss with one sacks and one TFLs this afternoon vs. Kentucky.
• Senior LB DeMarquis Gates recorded a game-high 14 tackles, including a career-high 13 solor tackles, for the Rebels.
• It was the fifth game this season that Gates has recorded double-digit tackles and the fifth time this season he's led Ole Miss in total tackles.
• The four sacks by the Ole Miss defense were the second-most this season.
• DT Josiah Coatney tallied a career-best two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• With three field goals this afternoon, Wunderlich currently sits at 62 made field goals during his career; one shy of tying the Ole Miss all-time record.
• The three field goals by Wunderlich tied a career-high and was the ninth time in his career he's recorded three FGs in a game.
• The 49-yard field goal during the 4th quarter tied for his career long ... Also made a 49-yarder last season vs. Auburn.
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