Postgame Notes vs. Auburn

SERIES INFORMATION

• Today marked the 43rd meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Auburn dating back to 1928.
• The Tigers lead the all-time series 32-11 and 12-3 in Oxford.
• This was the first time since 2012 that neither Ole Miss nor Auburn were ranked when facing each other.

CAPTAINS

• Qaadir Sheppard (DE), Jordan Sims (OL), Jordan Ta'amu (QB), Zedrick Woods (DB)

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 56,885.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• WR A.J. Brown hauled in 10 catches for 155 yards and one touchdown.
• Brown's 155 yards were the most ever by an Ole Miss receiver vs. Auburn ... Cory Peterson previously held that mark with 125 yards vs. the Tigers in 1999.
• Brown is now tied for second in program history with nine 100-yard receiving games in his career ... It was the third team this season for Brown.
• Brown moved to fourth on Ole Miss' career leaderboard in receptions with 164.
• Brown's 2469 career receiving yards now ranks third in program history.
• Brown sits at fifth all-time with 18 career receiving TDs.
• Brown's 60 receptions in 2018 ranks ninth in total receptions in Ole Miss' single-season record book.
• QB Jordan Ta'mu was 27-of-46 for 324 passing yards and one touchdown through the air.
• The 46 passing attempts were a career high for Ta'amu.
• Ta'amu ranks 10th in program history with 4,304 career passing yards.
• RB Scottie Phillips led Ole Miss on the ground with 17 carries for 59 yards.
• WR DaMarkus Lodge finished the game with five catches for 84 yards ... Lodge has averaged 114 yards receiving over the last three games.
• Ole Miss was a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone with three field goals and one touchdown ... The Rebels were second in the SEC with 93.1 percent success rate in the red zone coming into the game.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss failed to force a turnover for the first time in the last seven games.
• The Ole Miss defense allowed a just 10 points in the first half ... It was the first time this season they've held a conference opponent to 10 or less in the first half.
• DT Mohamed Sanogo finished the game with a team and career-high 16 tackles ... It was the fourth time this season that Sanogo has led the Rebels in tackles.
• The 16 tackles are the most by an Ole Miss defender in 11 years ... Tony Fein tallied 16 total tackles vs. Auburn in 2007.
• DT Benito Jones tallied his first sack of the season ... Jones finished the game with three total tackles.
• DB Vernon Dasher recorded a career-high eight tackles.
• DB Zedrick Woods forced a fumble for the second time this season ... The senior safety ended the game with nine total tackles, including four solo stops.
• LB Willie Hibbler tied his career high with six tackles.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• P Mac Brown punted four time for 37.8 yards per punt, including two punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
• K Luke Logan was 3-of-4 on field goal attempts with makes from 35, 36 and 37 yards.
• Logan is now 12-of-16 in field goals on the year.
• Elijah Moore had one kickoff return for 17 yards.

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Players Mentioned

A.J. Brown

Mac Brown

Vernon Dasher

Willie Hibbler

Benito Jones

DaMarkus Lodge

Luke Logan

Elijah Moore

Scottie Phillips

MoMo Sanogo

Qaadir Sheppard

Jordan Sims

Jordan Ta'amu

Zedrick Woods

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