Postgame Notes vs. Alabama

SERIES INFORMATION

• Today was the 67th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Alabama.
• The original series record between Ole Miss and Alabama is 55-10-2.
• After vacated wins, the Crimson Tide now hold a 51-10-2 series lead, including a 28-2 advantage in games played in Tuscaloosa.
• Alabama's wins in 2005 (13-10), 2006 (26-23) and 2007 (27-24) were vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Ole Miss' win in 2014 (23-17) was vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Alabama has been ranked No. 1 or 2 when playing Ole Miss for nine straight years.

CAPTAINS

• Josiah Coatney (DL), Alex Givens (OL), Benito Jones (DL), Scottie Phillips (RB)

STARTER NOTES

• QB John Rhys Plumlee (QB) made his first career start.
• Myles Hartsfield made his 35th career start, the most of any current Rebel.
• Ben Brown and Alex Givens both tallied their team-leading 18th consecutive start for Ole Miss.

SEASON DEBUT

• Hal Northern (NT), Grant Tisdale (QB)

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 99,590.
• Ole Miss is 154-91-7 (.625 winning pct.) all-time during the month of September after vacated wins.
• The Rebels are 46-49-1 (.484 winning pct.) in September SEC games.
• No. 2 Alabama was Ole Miss' second straight ranked opponent.
• Ole Miss is 64-162-2 all-time versus ranked opponents ... Last win over ranked opponent was a 31-28 win over No. 17 Mississippi State in 2017.
• Ole Miss took a 10-7 lead over Alabama with 2:36 of the first quarter ... It marked the first time all season that the Crimson Tide had trailed in a game.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Freshmen accounted for 446 of Ole Miss' 476 yards of total offense (93.7 percent) and four TDs.
• Ole Miss' total yards (476) and rushing yards (279) were the most against the Alabama defense this season.
• The Crimson Tide were only allowing 104.8 yards rushing per game ... Ole Miss rushed for 279 yards on 58 carries.
• The 279 rushing yards were the most allowed by an Alabama defense since 2011 (Georgia Southern, 302).
• The 58 rushing attempts by Ole Miss were the most by a Rebel team since rushing 61 times vs. Troy on Nov. 16, 2013.
• Making his first career start, frehsman QB John Rhys Plumlee completed 10-of-28 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns ... He carried the ball 25 times for 109 yards and one touchdown.
• Plumlee's 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the earliest Alabama has allowed a touchdown all season (4:40) and was just the second first quarter TD allowed by the Crimson Tide.
• The 25 rushing attempts by Plumlee are the most by an Ole Miss quarterback since at least 1997.
• Three different Rebel receivers tallied their first TD receptions: Jerrion Ealy (9 yards), Jadon Jackson (28 yards), Jonathan Mingo (26 yards)
• WR Jonathan Mingo recorded a career and team-high 74 yards receiving on three catches, including a TD.
• WR Elijah Moore hauled in three catches for 40 yards.
• RB Jerrion Ealy finished with 68 yards rushing on a career-high 11 carries.
• RB Snoop Conner tallied a career high in rushing yards (62) and attempts (10).

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• DB Jaylon Jones led the Ole Miss defense with six total tackles, all of which were solo stops.
• DB Jay Stanley tallied a career-high four total tackles, including three solo stops.
• NT Benito Jones tied his career high with two sacks.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• A.J. Finley recovered a muffed punt in the first quarter for his first career fumble recovery ... Ole Miss has now forced at least one turnover in every game this season.
• K Luke Logan was 1-for-1 in field goal attempts with long of 33 yards ... Dating back to last season, it is the 10th straight game Logan has made at least one field goal.
• Ole Miss had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown for the first time since 2003 (Alabama).

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Players Mentioned

Ben Brown

Josiah Coatney

Snoop Conner

Jerrion Ealy

AJ Finley

Alex Givens

Myles Hartsfield

Jadon Jackson

Benito Jones

Jaylon Jones

Luke Logan

Jonathan Mingo

Elijah Moore

Hal Northern

Scottie Phillips

John Rhys Plumlee

Jay Stanley

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