Postgame Notes vs. Vanderbilt

SERIES INFORMATION

• Tonight marked the 93rd all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Vanderbilt in a series that started in 1894.
• It is the third-most played series of all-time between Ole Miss and its 2018 opponents (Mississippi State, LSU). The Rebels lead the series 51-40-2 overall.

CAPTAINS

• Alex Givens (OL), Sam Johnson (OL), Mohamed Sanogo (LB), Zedrick Woods (DB).

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for tonight's game was 24,866.
• Tonight's game was the first overtime contest since 2015.
• The Rebels are now 6-9 all-time in overtime games.

FIRST-CAREER START

• Offense: Octavious Cooley (WR), Isaiah Woullard (RB)
• Defense: Ryder Anderson (DE)

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• QB Jordan Ta'amu completed 32-of-52 passes for a career-high 457 yards
• Ta'amu now has 3,831 passing yards on the year, moving past Eli Manning (2003) for the second-most passing yards in a single season.
• Ta'amu now ranks sixth in program history with 5,513 career passing yards.
• It was Ta'amu's third 400-yard game of the season and fourth in his career, both school records.
• Ta'amu is the first Rebel to have nine 300-yard passing games in a season ... Ta'amu has 12 such games in his career, tied for most in school history.
• Ta'amu's 467 yards of total offense ranks sixth all-time in school history ... Ta'amu has gone over the 400-yard mark in total offense a program-best six times in this season and eight times in his career.
• Ta'amu's 84-yard touchdown pass to WR A.J. Brown in the second quarter was the longest pass of his career and the third-longest pass in school history.
• Brown broke the Ole Miss single-season record in receiving yards with 1,259, besting his mark of 1,252 yards set last season.
• Brown caught nine passes for 212 yards, his fourth consecutive 100-yard receiving game.
• Brown now ranks second in program history in single-season receptions with 81, just one short of tying the school record.
• Brown is now third on Ole Miss' career leaderboard in receptions with 185.
• Brown recorded his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season, tying his mark from last season; his seasons join Laquon Treadwell's 2015 season as the most 100-yard receiving games in a single season.
• It was the 12th 100-yard receiving game of Brown's career, passing Chris Collins (2000-03) for the most in Ole Miss history.
• WR DaMarkus Lodge hauled in nine catches for 117 yards and one touchdown.
• Lodge now sits in ninth place in Ole Miss' record books in single-season receving yards (823).
• Lodge is also ninth in single-season receptions (62).
• Starting in place of an injured Scottie Phillips, Isaiah Woullard tallied career highs in both rushing attempts (16) and yards (107).
• The 1-play, 84-yard drive lasted 13 seconds, the Rebels 10th scoring drive this season under one minute in length.
• With a 13-play, 91-yard drive in the second quarter, the Rebels completed their sixth scoring drive of 90+ yards this season.
• WR Floyd Allen hauled in two receptions for 25 yards, both career highs.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• LB Mohamed Sanogo had a team-high 12 tackles ... It was the fourth straight game Sanogo has tallied double-digit tackles.
• Sanogo now has 104 tackles on the season ... It's just the third time since 2006 that a Rebel has surpassed the 100-tackle mark.
• DT Benito Jones tied a career high with seven total tackles, including two sacks.
• Senior DB Ken Webster picked off a Vanderbilt pass in the red zone late in the first half, his second straight game with an INT and the third INT of his career.
• The Ole Miss defense shut out Vanderbilt in the first quarter, the third time shutting out an oppoent in the opening quarter and first in an SEC game this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• Going a career-best 5-for-5 on field goals, Luke Logan has made a field goal for the fifth straight game. The sophomore has made 13 field goals over that stretch.
• With a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter, Logan connected on his 21st field goal of the season, third all-time for a single season.
• The Rebels had a punt blocked for a safety ... It was the first time a punt had been blocked since 2016 and the first safety surrendered since 2014.

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Players Mentioned

Floyd Allen

Ryder Anderson

A.J. Brown

Octavius Cooley

Alex Givens

Sam Johnson

Benito Jones

DaMarkus Lodge

Luke Logan

Scottie Phillips

MoMo Sanogo

Jordan Ta'amu

Ken Webster

Zedrick Woods

Isaiah Woullard

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