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Postgame Notes vs. Alabama

10/2/2021 | Football

Alabama 42, Ole Miss 21

 SERIES INFORMATION
• Today marked the 69th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Alabama.
• After vacated wins, Alabama now holds a 56-10-2 series lead, including a 29-1 advantage in games played in Tuscaloosa.
• The original record is 57-10-2.
• Alabama's records will show the Crimson Tide with a 54-11-2 record, but they count the Alabama win in 1993 that was later ruled a forfeit, as well as Ole Miss' win in 2014 that was vacated by the Rebels, but still applies to the Tide's record.
• 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 11 straight years.
 
 CAPTAINS
Chance Campbell (LB), Matt Corral (QB) and Jerrion Ealy (RB)
 
 STARTERS
• First career start for WR Jahcour Pearson and DL Isaiah Iton.
• WR Jadon Jackson and DL KD Hill both made their first starts of the season.
• OL Ben Brown tallied his team-leading 38th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line (also the 38th of his career).
• Other notable starting streaks include CB Jaylon Jones (23rd), WR Dontario Drummond (23rd), QB Matt Corral (18th), DE Sam Williams (18th), RB Jerrion Ealy (16th), OL Nick Broeker (14th) and OL Jeremy James (14th).
 
 GENERAL NOTES
• Attendance for today's game was 100,077.
• Ole Miss is now 66-166-2 all-time versus ranked opponents ... Ole Miss' last win over a ranked opponent was a 26-20 win over No. 7 Indiana last season in the Outback Bowl.
 
 OFFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels failed to score on the opening possession for the first time all season.
• Ole Miss was 2-for-5 on 4th down attempts ... The Rebels came into the game with 12 successful fourth down attempts (No. 1 in FBS) and was converting 86 percent (No. 8 in FBS).
• QB Matt Corral finished the game 22-of-30 for 213 yards and one passing TD ... He also ran for a touchdown.
• Corral now stands at 6,148 career passing yards and ranks No. 6 all-time in that category ... Corral is only the sixth Ole Miss QB to surpass 6,000 yards.
• Corral leads the team with six rushing touchdowns on the season.
• Corral owns 440 career completions and ranks No. 7 all-time on that list.
• Corral has thrown a touchdown pass in 16 straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in school history (Eli Manning, 16) ... He trails only Chad Kelly (22).
• Making his first career start, WR Jadon Jackson tied his career high with four receptions.
• TE Chase Rogers finished the game with a career high in receiving yards (53) and tallied his first career touchdown reception.
• RB Snoop Conner tallied his fourth rushing touchdown of the season ... Conner now sits at 17 career TDs, just one TD behind Leon Perry for 10th all-time in Ole Miss' record books.
• WR Dontario Drummond hauled in four catches for 43 yards ... He had his TD streak snapped at eight games, the longest streak by a Rebel since at least 1965.
 
 DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels registered three total sacks Saturday vs. the Tide.
• The Ole Miss defense has now forced at least one turnover in 18 of its last 20 games.
• The 451 yards allowed were the fewest given up by an Ole Miss defense against an Alabama team since 2014 (396 yards).
Otis Reese and Chance Campbell finished first and second in total tackles vs. Alabama, both tallying career highs, 11 & 10 tackles respectively.
Sam Williams has tallied at least one sack in all four games this season ... He leads the team with five sacks in 2021.
Cedric Johnson registered his first sack on the season.
• DB Keidron Smith tallied his fourth career interception ... It was the first of the 2021 campaign for the senior from West Palm Beach, Florida.
• LB Mark Robinson recorded a career-high eight tackles.
 
 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• P Mac Brown punted twice for 51.5 yards, including a long of 56 yards.

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