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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. Louisville
9/6/2021 | Football
Ole Miss 43, Louisville 24
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• Ole Miss improves to 93-29-5 (.732) in season openers (and have won 20 of the last 25).
• Ole Miss improves to 2-0 in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff. The Rebels' previous appearance in 2014 ended in a 35-21 victory over Boise State.
• Ole Miss improves to 155-92-7 (.610) in the month of September (after vacated wins).
| CAPTAINS |
• College Football Hall of Fame member and Ole Miss legend Patrick Willis also served as an honorary captain.
| STARTERS |
• Prior to Ole Miss, Umana had 26 starts at Utah, Spring 10 starts at Navy, Campbell six at Maryland and Robinson two at Presbyterian College before transferring to SEMOi.
• OL Ben Brown tallied his team-leading 35th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line (also the 35th of his career).
• Other notable starting streaks include WR Jonathan Mingo (21st), CB Jaylon Jones (20th), WR Dontario Drummond (20th), QB Matt Corral (15th), DE Sam Williams (15th), RB Jerrion Ealy (13th), OL Nick Broeker (11th), OL Jeremy James (11th) and FS AJ Finley (10th).
| DEBUTS |
| GENERAL NOTES |
• Highest attended game for Ole Miss since the 2019 Egg Bowl at Mississippi State (57,529).
• First Ole Miss win on ESPN since the 2018 season opener vs. Texas Tech on Sept. 1, 2018 (W, 47-27) in the Advocare Texas Kickoff in Houston.
• Third straight neutral site win for Ole Miss when including last season's Outback Bowl
• Largest neutral site win since that 20-point win over Texas Tech in 2018.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• Ole Miss has scored on 17 of its last 19 trips to the redzone dating back to last season (7-of-8 tonight). In the Kiffin era, Ole Miss is 54-of-70 (.771) in the redzone.
• Ole Miss recorded 21 plays of 10 or more yards tonight. The Rebels were the only team in the FBS last year to have 200 or more plays of 10+ yards in 10 or less games (had 202).
• QB Matt Corral became the eighth Rebel to throw for 5,000 career passing yards. His passing performance of 22-of-32 for 381 yards and one TD puts him now at 5,319 career yards, which stands No. 8 all-time and just 75 yards shy of Jevan Snead for No. 7 all-time (5,394).
• Corral moved past Mark Young (1985-88) for eighth on the all-time Ole Miss passing list, who ended his career with 4,971 yards.
• Eighth career 300-yard passing game for Corral, moving past Shea Patterson for sole possession of fifth all-time.
• Corral now also tied with Jevan Snead (2008-09) for third all-time in most consecutive games with a TD pass (13).
• Corral at 38 career touchdown passes, which still stands at No. 6 on the all-time list.
• Corral now owns 374 career completions, one shy of tying Snead for No. 10 all-time.
• RB Snoop Conner ran for 60 yards and two TD on eight carries, his third multi rushing TD game of his career. He now owns 15 career rushing touchdowns.
• RB Jerrion Ealy became the 16th Rebel to surpass 1,500 career yards after his 37 yard, one touchdown performance on 12 carries. He now stands at 1,504 yards in his career.
• Career-high 177 receiving yards for WR Dontario Drummond on a career-high nine catches, his first 100-yard receiving game. He also had a 4th Quarter receiving TD.
• Three rushing TD by three different ball carriers: QB Matt Corral (1), RB Jerrion Ealy (1) and RB Snoop Conner (2).
• Opening drive of 94 yards (11 plays) tied for the longest in the Kiffin era (2 plays, 94 yards vs. South Carolina, Nov. 14, 2020).
• Ole Miss has scored on the opening drive in 7-of-11 games under head coach Lane Kiffin (6 TD, 1 FG).
• Ole Miss now has six 90+ yard scoring drives in the Kiffin era, all of which have ended with a TD (two such drives vs. Louisville tonight).
• Ole Miss ended with an average scoring drive distance of 65.8 yards on an average of 7.9 plays.
• First career catch for WR Jahcour Pearson on a 27-yard pass from Corral on the opening drive.
• First career reception for TE Chase Rogers on a 10-yard pass from Matt Corral in the 2nd Quarter.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• 26 first half passing yards allowed stand as the fewest yielded by a Rebel defense since Sept. 10, 2016, when Ole Miss allowed just 11 yards to Wofford QB Brad Butler (2-of-4, 11 yards).
• 54 yards allowed in the first quarter is the fewest in the opening frame by the Rebels in the Kiffin era.
• Third career interception for DB Deantre Prince, who picked off Malik Cunningham in the 2nd Quarter and returned it 15 yards.
• First career fumble recovery for LB Austin Keys in the second quarter.
• Career high 2.5 TFL for LB Ashanti Cistrunk (one of four Rebels with eight total tackles).
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• First career field goal by K Caden Costa in his Ole Miss debut (47 yards); longest by a Rebel kicker since Gary Wunderlich hit a 49-yarder on Nov. 4, 2017 at Kentucky.
• Costa also recorded his first career tackle on Monday night.
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