Postgame Notes vs. Alabama

SERIES INFORMATION

• Saturday's meeting was just 66th all-time between Ole Miss and Alabama.
• Alabama now leads the all-time series 50-11-2.

CAPTAINS

• A.J. Brown (WR), Benito Jones (DT), DaMarkus Lodge (WR), D.K. Metcalf (WR)

FIRST CAREER START

• Defense: Markel Winters (DE)

FIRST-TIME STARTERS IN 2018

• Defense: Victor Evans (DE), Javien Hamilton (DB), Jalen Julius (DB), Markel Winters (DE)

DEBUT

• Hal Northern (DT)

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for tonight's game was 62,919 ... It's the eighth largest crowd in Vaught-Hemingway history.
• Ole Miss falls to 33-49-3 all-time in SEC openers ... This was the fourth straight year the Rebels have faced Alabama to open up SEC play.
• Ole Miss is 164-88-7 (.647 winning pct.) all-time during the month of September.
• Ole Miss is 103-33-3 (.752 winning pct.) in September home games (including home contests played in Memphis and Jackson), including a 77-20-2 (.788 winning percentage) mark in September games played in Oxford.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss' opening drive was one play, 75 yards and only took 11 seconds ... That's six total scoring drives this season that have been less than a minute ... Coming into the game, Ole Miss led the country in that category.
• Jordan Ta'amu finished the game 7-of-22 for 133 yards and one touchdown.
• WR A.J. Brown led Ole Miss in receptions (four) and finished with 34 yards receiving.
• WR D.K. Metcalf finished with two catches for 92 yards and one touchdown.
• Metcalf's 75-yard touchdown catch to open the game was the longest play from scrimmage this year for Ole Miss.
• RB Tylan Knight tallied a career-high in rushing attempts (eight).
• RB Isaiah Woullard tallied a career-high in rushing yards (29) and tied a career-high in attempts (seven).

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• DB C.J. Moore tallied his fourth career interception ... It's the first interception for Ole Miss against an Alabama quarterback since 2015.
• It was Ole Miss' second straight game to record an interception.
• LB Jacquez Jones tallied a team-high and career-high in total tackles (nine) and solo tackles (two).
• DE Markel Winters recorded his first career sack.
• DB Keidron Smith tallied a career-high in total tackles (seven) and solo tackles (five).

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• P Mac Brown punted a career-high nine times, averaging 40.6, with a long of 48.

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Players Mentioned

A.J. Brown

Mac Brown

Victor Evans

Javien Hamilton

Benito Jones

Jacquez Jones

Jalen Julius

Tylan Knight

DaMarkus Lodge

D.K. Metcalf

C.J. Moore

Hal Northern

Keidron Smith

Jordan Ta'amu

Markel Winters

Isaiah Woullard

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