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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss, Auburn Postgame Notes
10/24/2020 | Football
Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• Ole Miss and Auburn met today for the 45th time in a series that started in 1928.
• Auburn now leads the all-time series vs. Ole Miss 34-10.
• The original record is 34-11 in favor of Auburn, with Ole Miss' win in 2012 vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• The Tigers hold a 13-2 edge in games played in Oxford ... Original record is 13-3 in Auburn's favor.
| CAPTAINS |
• Ryder Anderson (DL), Nick Broeker (OL), Jacquez Jones (LB)
| GENERAL NOTES |
• Attendance for today's game was 15,037.
• Today marked the 93rd Homecoming game at Ole Miss since 1924 ... The Rebels are 70-16-2 all-time (after vacated wins).
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• Ole Miss rushed for a season-best 283 yards on 51 carries.
• The Rebels converted on 10 third down attempts, a season high.
• Today marked the second time this season that Ole Miss rushed for more than 150 yards in the first half (Alabama, 160 yards).
• TE Kenny Yeboah's 83 receiving yards led the Ole Miss receiving corps.
• Yeboah registered his third catch of 50 or more yards this season and leads the team in that category.
• WR Elijah Moore led the Rebels with five receptions.
• Moore has a TD reception in three of his last four games.
• Moore started in his 21st consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• QB Matt Corral tallied multiple touchdown runs for the first time in his Ole Miss career ... Corral finished the game 16-of-27 for 154 yards and one TD through the air.
• Corral led the Rebels in rushing with 88 yards on 10 carries.
• RB Jerrion Ealy rushed the ball a team-high 17 times for 74 yards and one touchdown.
• RB Snoop Conner finished the game with 75 yards on 13 carries.
• OL Ben Brown recorded his team-leading 29th consecutive start for the Rebels on the offensive line.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• Through the first three games of the season, Ole Miss tallied 10 tackles for loss ... The Rebels have tallied 15 through the last two games, including seven today vs. Auburn.
• For the first time this season, three Ole Miss defenders tallied 10 or more tackles in the same game (Keidron Smith, 12; Sam Williams, 11; Jacquez Jones, 10).
• This was the first game all season in which Ole Miss didn't force a turnover.
• DB Keidron Smith tied his career high and led the team with 12 total tackles.
• OLB Sam Williams tallied a career high in tackles with 11 ... He also tied his career mark with 3.0 tackles for loss.
• DB A.J. Finley finished the game with a career-best eight tackles.
• Seeing his first action on the defensive side of the ball this season, Tylan Knight recorded four total tackles, just one short of his career high he set in 2018.
• Converted WR Miles Battle registered his the first pass breakup of his career as a cornerback.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• K Luke Logan and LS Jack Propst played in their team-leading 41st game as a Rebel.
• P Mac Brown punted three times for an average of 48.0 yards per punt, including a two punts of 50 yards.
