The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. SIU
9/8/2018 | Football
Ole Miss 76, SIU 41
SERIES INFORMATION |
• The Rebels are 3-0 all-time against the Salukis.
CAPTAINS |
FIRST-TIME STARTERS |
• Defense: Jacquez Jones (LB), Tariqious Tisdale (DE)
CAREER DEBUTS |
SEASON DEBUTS |
GENERAL NOTES |
• Ole Miss is 101-17-5 (.841 winning pct.) in home openers ... When playing their home opener in Oxford, the Rebels are 77-10-4 (.868 winning pct.) ... Ole Miss has won each of its last six home openers.
• Ole Miss is 164-87-7 (.649 winning pct.) all-time during the month of September.
• Ole Miss is 104-32-3 (.759 winning pct.) in September home games (including home contests played in Memphis and Jackson), including a 79-19-2 (.800 winning percentage) mark in September games played in Oxford.
• Ole Miss is 117-40-6 (.736 winning pct.) all-time versus non-conference opponents during the month.
• The 117 combined points are the most between two teams in Ole Miss history ... The previous school record was 114 (2001 & 1904).
OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• 629 total yards of offense is the sixth most in school history.
• Ole Miss had two scoring drives that resulted in TDs that took less than 60 seconds ... That's five total so far this season.
• Ole Miss' 479 team passing yards are the second-most in Ole Miss history ... School record was 489 against UT Martin last season.
• The 76 points are the most given up by SIU to a FBS team since the Salukis became an FCS member in 1982.
• QB Jordan Ta'amu recorded a career high in yards (448), total offense (446) and touchdowns (five) ... It was the third-best passing performance by a Rebel in school history.
• Ta'amu finished 23-of-33 for 448 yards and the five scores.
• Ta'amu moved into 15th place on the Ole Miss all-time charts in career passing yardage with 2,466.
• A.J. Brown led all receivers with 158 yards receiving ... Brown moved into ninth place on Ole Miss' career charts in receiving yards (1,915).
• WR Braylon Sanders tallied a career-high 133 receiving yards and tied a career high with four receptions.
• WR Elijah Moore's first career catch was a 50-yard TD reception.
• Three Ole Miss offensive players recorded their first career touchdowns: Matt Corral, Elijah Moore and Isaiah Woullard.
DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• DB Vernon Dasher recorded his first career touchdown with a 88-yard interception return during the fourth quarter.
• First interception returned for a touchdown since 2016, when Zedrick Woods returned an interception 31 yards for a TD against Memphis in 2016 ... It was the eighth-longest interception return in school history.
• First time Ole Miss has scored two defensive touchdowns in a game since the Rebels returned two interceptions back for six against Fresno State in 2015.
• LB Mohamed Sanogo recorded a career high and led the Rebels in tackles (11).
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• Three Rebels had three kickers record extra-point makes.
Players Mentioned
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