Postgame Notes vs. Missouri

SERIES INFORMATION

• This was the eighth all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Missouri.
• It was just the second-ever meeting as SEC foes.
• The Tigers now hold a 7-1 series lead, with the Rebels' lone win a 10-0 triumph in 1974.
• This was the first time they will meet in Columbia, Missouri since 2006.
• Mizzou improved to 4-0 in games played in Columbia, Missouri.

CAPTAINS

• Octavious Cooley (TE), Benito Jones (NT), Jack Propst (DS), Qaadir Sheppard (OLB)

STARTER NOTES

• Thirteen different Rebels have started all seven games of the season. OFFENSE: Ben Brown (RG), Dontario Drummond (WR), Alex Givens (RT), Michael Howard (LT), Eli Johnson (C), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Elijah Moore (WR), Royce Newman (LG), Scottie Phillips (RB); DEFENSE: Josiah Coatney (DL), Lakia Henry (ILB), Jalen Julius (FS), Qaadir Sheppard (OLB).
• DB Myles Hartsfield made his 36th career start, the most of any current Rebel.
• Ben Brown and Alex Givens tallied their team-leading 19th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line.

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for tonight's game was 62,621.
• Since the SEC started divisional play in 1992, Ole Miss is 32-39 (.451 winning percentage) vs. the Eastern Division.
• Ole Miss is 16-24 (.400 win pct.) against SEC East schools on the road.
• The Rebels are now 1-1 this season vs. East schools with a home win over Vanderbilt in Week 6.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss accounted for 440 yards of total offense, 236 through the air and 204 on the ground.
• The Rebels have averaged 298.6 yards rushing over the last three contests.
• QB John Rhys Plumlee finished the game 8-of-17 through the air for 103 yards and two touchdowns ... Plumlee also ran for 143 yards on 23 carries and two TDs ... The four TDs accounted for were a career high for the freshman QB.
• It was the third straight game Plumlee has rushed for a touchdown and also surpassed the 100-yard mark in rushing yards.
• Plumlee is the first Ole Miss player to rush for 100 yards in three straight games since Jordan Wilkins did it in 2017 (Louisiana-124, Texas A&M-147, Mississippi State-110).
• Plumlee's 470 yards rushing on the season are a program record for a freshman quarterback.
• Plumlee is the first Power 5 quarterback to rush for 100+ yards in each of his first three starts since Nebraska's Taylor Martinez and Michigan's Denard Robinson in 2010.
• QB Matt Corral came in during the first half and finished the contest 10-of-16 for 133 yards passing.
• RB Scottie Phillips recorded his first receiving touchdown of the season and third of his career with a 21-yard TD reception during the first quarter.
• WR Elijah Moore hauled in eight catches for 102 yards and one touchdown ... It was Moore's team-leading fourth TD reception of the season.
• It marked the third time this season and fourth in his career that Moore went over the 100-yard receiving plateau.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss has now forced a turnover in six of their seven games this season.
• DB Jalen Julius finished with a game-high and career-high 11 total tackles.
• Julius' 10 solo stops were also a career high for the Winter Garden, Florida, native.
• OLB Sam Williams tallied his first career interception when he picked off a Kelly Bryant pass during the fourth quarter.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• A.J. Finley recovered his second muffed punt of the season.
• K Luke Logan had his 11-game field goal streak snapped.
• P Mac Brown punted five times for an average of 43.6 yards.

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Players Mentioned

Ben Brown

Mac Brown

Josiah Coatney

Octavius Cooley

Matt Corral

Dontario Drummond

AJ Finley

Alex Givens

Myles Hartsfield

Lakia Henry

Michael Howard

Eli Johnson

Benito Jones

Jalen Julius

Luke Logan

Jonathan Mingo

Elijah Moore

Royce Newman

Scottie Phillips

John Rhys Plumlee

Jack Propst

Qaadir Sheppard

Jordan Wilkins

Sam Williams

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