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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. Vanderbilt
10/5/2019 | Football
Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 6
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• It is the third-most played series of all-time between Ole Miss and its 2019 opponents (Mississippi State, LSU).
• The Rebels lead the series 50-40-2 overall.
• The original record vs. the Commodores is 52-40-2, with wins in 2013 and 2014 by Ole Miss vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Ole Miss has now won five of the last seven contests on the field vs. Vandy, including three straight in Oxford.
• The home team has won the last five contests.
| CAPTAINS |
| STARTER NOTES |
• Ben Brown and Alex Givens both tallied their team-leading 19th consecutive start for Ole Miss.
| GENERAL NOTES |
• Today was the 92nd Homecoming game at Ole Miss since 1924.
• The Rebels are 70-15-2 (.816 winning pct.) in Homecoming games (after vacated wins).
• Ole Miss has won 20 of their last 22 Homecoming matchups on the field.
• Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt 57-35 on Homecoming in 2017.
• The last Homecoming loss was a 27-7 defeat to Louisiana Tech in 2011.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• Ole Miss surpassed the 500-yard mark of total offense (512) for the second time this season.
• Three different Rebel tallied a run of 50 yards or more:
- Snoop Conner (84 yards)
- Jerrion Ealy (78 yards)
- John Rhys Plumlee (54 yards)
• Ole Miss only had one carry of 50 yards or greater through the first five games of the season.
• It is the first time in school history that the Rebels have tallied two rushes of 75 yards or more in the same game.
• It marked the first time since Oct. 2, 2010 (Kentucky) that the Rebels threw for less than 100 yards and won the game.
• QB John Rhys Plumlee led the Ole Miss rushing attack with a career-high 165 yards and one TD on 22 attempts ... Plumlee now has four total TDs on the season.
• RB Jerrion Ealy ran for a career-high 97 yards rushing and one touchdown on just four carries, for an average of 24.2 yards per carry.
• Ealy gained 86 of those 97 rushing yards after contact, which was third best among all SEC RBs this week.
• RB Snoop Conner rushed five times for 91 yards and one TD, the first of his career.
• The 84-yard run by Conner was the longest rush by an Ole Miss player since 2014 when Jaylen Walton tallied a 91-yard TD run against Mississippi State.
• Between Ealy and Conner, they combined for 178 yards after contact and seven missed tackles.
• WR Elijah Moore hauled in four receptions for 40 yards.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• The Rebels have now held four of their last five opponents to under 70 yards rushing.
• The six points were the fewest allowed by an Ole Miss defense since Oct. 24, 2015 vs. Texas A&M when the Rebels only gave up three points.
• Ole Miss held Vanderbilt to 0-for-11 on 3rd-and-7 or longer.
• It's the first time all season that the Ole Miss defense didn't force a turnover.
• ILB Lakia Henry tallied a career-high 15 total tackles, including one sack.
• ILB Jacquez Jones tied a career high with nine total tackles.
• DB Jaylon Jones tied a career high with seven total tackles.
• NT Benito Jones tied his career high with 2.5 tackles for loss ... His four quarterback hurries were a career high.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• P Mac Brown punted six times for an average of 44.8 yards, including a career long tying punt of 65 yards.
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