Postgame Notes vs. Texas A&M

SERIES INFORMATION

• Tonight was the 12th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Texas A&M in a series that started in 1911.
• Texas A&M now leads the all-time series vs. Ole Miss 9-1.
• The original record is 9-3 in favor of A&M, with wins in 2014 and 2016 by Ole Miss vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Texas A&M holds a 4-1 edge in games played in Oxford, Mississippi.

CAPTAINS

• Josiah Coatney (TE), Lakia Henry (ILB), Elijah Moore (WR), Scottie Phillips (RB)

STARTER NOTES

• Thirteen different Rebels have started all eight 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 37th career start, the most of any current Rebel.
• Ben Brown and Alex Givens both tallied their team-leading 20th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line.

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for tonight's game was 50,257.
• It was the largest home crowd of the season for the Rebels.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss rushed for 250 yards on 44 carries and two touchdowns ... It's the fourth straight 200-yard rushing game for the Rebels.
• It was the most rushing yards allowed by the Aggies this season ... Auburn carried the ball 42 times for 193 yards against A&M in Week 4.
• RB Jerrion Ealy led the Ole Miss rushing attack with six carries for 80 yards and one TD.
• Ealy's TD run was from 69 yards out ... Ealy now has three 50-yard rushes this season, a team high.
• It marked the fifth rush this season greater than 50 yards, second-best in the NCAA.
• RB Scottie Phillips had a team-high 14 carries for 67 yards.
• RB Snoop Conner rushed for 52 yards on five carries and one touchdown ... It was his second career rushing touchdown.
• QB Matt Corral finished the game 10-of-17 through the air for 112 yards, including a long of 22 yards.
• QB John Rhys Plumlee carried the ball 13 times for 38 yards.
• Plumlee now sits at 508 yards rushing on the season, the fifth most by any quarterback in Ole Miss history ... He needs just 36 more yards to break the school record.
• WR Elijah Moore had a team-high five catches for 59 yards.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• The Rebel defense held the Aggie offense to 337 total yards, it's second-lowest yardage of the season.
• Today was the second game this season that the Rebels have tallied two or more interceptions ... Ole Miss intercepted Southeastern Louisiana three times during Week 3.
• Ole Miss has now forced at least one turnover in seven of their eight games this season.
• The four sacks tonight vs. the Aggies tie a sesaon high for the Ole Miss defense ... The Rebels had four sacks vs. Cal in Week 4.
• Ole Miss held the Aggies to 23.1 percent on third downs (3-of-13) ... It's the second-best defensive third down percentage of the season (Vanderbilt, 11.7 percent).
• ILB Donta Evans tallied his second interception of the season.
• DE Austrian Robinson hauled in his first career interception.
• ILB Lakia Henry led the Rebels in tackles (nine) for the fourth game this season.
• DL Josiah Coatney tied his season high with seven tackles.
• OLB Sam Williams registered five tackles, including a career high in both tackles for loss (1.5) and sacks (1.5) ... He also recorded two quarterback hurries.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• P Mac Brown punted six times for an average of 44.8 yards, including a long of 56 yards.
• K Luke Logan has now made at least one field goal in seven of the Rebels' eight games this season.

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Players Mentioned

Ben Brown

Mac Brown

Josiah Coatney

Snoop Conner

Matt Corral

Dontario Drummond

Jerrion Ealy

Donta Evans

Alex Givens

Myles Hartsfield

Lakia Henry

Michael Howard

Eli Johnson

Jalen Julius

Luke Logan

Jonathan Mingo

Elijah Moore

Royce Newman

Scottie Phillips

John Rhys Plumlee

Austrian Robinson

Qaadir Sheppard

Sam Williams

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