Ole Miss, Arkansas Postgame Notes

SERIES INFORMATION

• Today marked the 67th time Ole Miss and Arkansas have squared off in a series that dates back to 1908.
• The Razorbacks hold a 36-28-1 series lead ... The original series record is 36-30-1 with Ole Miss' wins in 2012 & 2013 being vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Arkansas holds a 17-10 edge since it joined the SEC in 1992.
• The Razorbacks prevented the Rebels from winning three straight in the series.

CAPTAINS

• Jerrion Ealy (RB), Luke Logan (K), Royce Newman (OL)

STARTER NOTES

• Hal Northern registered his first start of his career.
• Sam Williams tallied his first start of the season … It was the ninth start of his career.
• Jon Haynes started his first game in 2020 … Haynes started 11 games last season.
• OL Ben Brown recorded his team-leading 28th consecutive start for the Rebels on the offensive line.
• WR Elijah Moore started in his 20th consecutive game for Ole Miss.

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 16,500.
• Ole Miss outgained Arkansas in total offense (yards), 442-394.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• WR Elijah Moore caught 11 passes for 113 yards, his third 100-yard game of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Moore is the only receiver in the nation to haul in 10 or more catches in every game this season.
• Moore now has 145 career receptions to move from 13th to eighth in program history ... Moore passed Cory Peterson (135), Ja-Mes Logan (136), Mike Espy (136), Ta'Boris Fisher (139) and Grant Heard (142) this afternoon.
• Ole Miss rushed for 242 yards, eclipsing the 200-yard mark in back-to-back games ... The Rebels are 250.0 yards on the ground over the past two contests.
• Sophomore RB Jerrion Ealy carried the ball a career-high 23 times for 113 yards, his second straight 100-yard game and the third of his career.
• Ealy recorded his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and has a rushing TD in every game this year.
• The Rebels fumbled the ball at the goal line on the opening drive, the first fumble of the season (244 plays).
• Senior WR Braylon Sanders hauled in his first reception of the year, 23 yards from Matt Corral.
• The Rebels were 5-for-9 on fourth down today.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss forced seven Arkansas punts on the afternoon ... the Rebels forced five punts by the opposition over the first three games.
• Ryder Anderson tallied a career-high 13 tackles, including one sack and two tackles for loss.
• Jalen Jordan recorded a career-high 11 tackles, including 0.5 TFL ... Jordan entered the game with 11 tackles on the season.
• On a strip sack in the third quarter, Lakia Henry registered his first career forced fumble while LeDarrius Cox recovered his first career fumble.
• Jon Haynes tallied the second interception of his career; it was the Ole Miss defense's second INT of the season.
• After missing last week's game vs. Alabama due to injury, LB Jacquez Jones returned to make nine tackles to match a career high ... It was the fifth time Jones had nine tackles in a game.
• The Ole Miss defense surrendered a season-low 394 yards of total offense, including a season-low 150 yards on the ground.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• Ole Miss faked a punt in the fourth quarter, and LB MoMo Sanogo scampered 47 yards for a first down.
• The fake punt was Sanogo's first career rush and Ole Miss' first successful fake punt since a 14-yard run by punter Will Gleeson in the 2016 Egg Bowl.
• Ole Miss returned a punt for the first time this season, eight yards by Elijah Moore.
• P Mac Brown punted three times for an average of 40.7 yards with a long of 48 yards.

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Players Mentioned

Ryder Anderson

Ben Brown

Mac Brown

Matt Corral

LeDarrius Cox

Jerrion Ealy

Will Gleeson

Jon Haynes

Lakia Henry

Jacquez Jones

Jalen Jordan

Luke Logan

Elijah Moore

Royce Newman

Hal Northern

Braylon Sanders

MoMo Sanogo

Sam Williams

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