Postgame Notes vs. Memphis

SERIES INFORMATION

• Saturday's meeting was the 63rd meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Memphis.
• It is the Rebels' most frequent rivalry with any school not currently or formerly in the SEC.
• Ole Miss now holds a 47-12-2 lead in the series (two games vacated due to NCAA ruling) and had won 15 of the last 20 meetings dating back to 1989 headed into today's game.
• Ole Miss is now 106-49-3 against members of the American Athletic Conference.

CAPTAINS

• Myles Hartsfield (DB), Jason Pellerin (TE), Scottie Phillips (RB), Austrian Robinson (DE)

FIRST-TIME STARTERS

• Offense: Matt Corral (QB), Dontario Drummond (WR), Michael Howard (OL), Eli Johnson (OL), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Royce Newman (OL)
• Defense: Jon Haynes (DB), Lakia Henry (ILB), Sam Williams (OLB)

REBEL DEBUTS

• Nick Broeker (OL), Ashanti Cistrunk (DB), Snoop Conner (RB), Jalen Cunningham (OL), Dontario Drummond (WR), Jerrion Ealy (RB), A.J. Finley (DB), Demarcus Gregory (WR), Casey Griffith (K), Jon Haynes (DB), Lakia Henry (OLB), Jalen Jordan (DB), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Deantre Prince (DB), Sam Williams (OLB)

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 44,107.
• This is the third time in the last four years that Ole Miss has opened the season away from Oxford ... The Rebels are 1-1 in those contests.
• The Rebels are 92-28-5 (.756 winning percentage) in season openers and had taken 19 of the last 22 on the field prior to today's game.
• Ole Miss is 8-1 (.888 winning pct.) on the field all-time during the month of August.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Three Rebels tallied their first career receptions:
- TE Jason Pellerin: 15-yard grab during the second quarter.
- RB Snoop Cooner: Six-yard reception during the third quarter.
- WR Miles Battle: Five-yard reception during the third quarter.
• RB Scottie Phillips carried the ball 19 times for 62 yards and one touchdown.
• Phillips has now tallied a TD in eight of his 12 games in an Ole Miss uniform.
• WR Elijah Moore hauled in four catches for 60 yards, including a long of 36 yards.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• The 13 points (safety doesn't count towards defense) given up by the Ole Miss defense to Memphis were the fewest allowed by an Rebel defense unit since 2016 when Ole Miss beat Wofford 38-13.
• ILB Lakia Henry recorded a team-high seven total tackles in his Ole Miss debut.
• DL Benito Jones tallied his first career interception with a pick during the third quarter.
• DL Josiah Coatney posted a career-high seven solo tackles.
• DB Keidron Smith had a career-high seven total tackles, six of which were solo stops.
• The Ole Miss defense recorded eight tackles for loss, including two TFLs by Luke Knox and Jaylon Jones.
• DE Ryder Anderson had a career-high in solo stops (7).
• OLB Luke Knox tallied three tackles in his Ole Miss debut, incuding two tackles for loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• P Mac Brown punted five times for an average of 46.8 yards per punt, including a long of 54 yards
• K Luke Logan was 1-of-2 on field goals, including a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter.

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Players Mentioned

Ryder Anderson

Nick Broeker

Mac Brown

Ashanti Cistrunk

Josiah Coatney

Snoop Conner

Matt Corral

Jalen Cunningham

Dontario Drummond

Jerrion Ealy

AJ Finley

Casey Griffith

Myles Hartsfield

Jon Haynes

Lakia Henry

Michael Howard

Eli Johnson

Benito Jones

Jaylon Jones

Jalen Jordan

Luke Knox

Luke Logan

Jonathan Mingo

Elijah Moore

Royce Newman

Jason Pellerin

Scottie Phillips

Deantre Prince

Austrian Robinson

Keidron Smith

Sam Williams

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