Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky

SERIES INFORMATION

• Today's meeting was the 45th all-time between Ole Miss and Kentucky, dating back to 1944.
• It was just the second time Ole Miss and Kentucky have met while both were ranked ... The other came in 1958.
• The Rebels lead the all-time series vs. the Wildcats 29-14-1.
• The original series record is 30-14-1, but Ole Miss vacated a win in 2010 due to NCAA ruling.
• Ole Miss holds a 8-2 edge in games played in Oxford, Mississippi.
• The home team has won the five of the last seven contests in the series.
• This was the fourth time Ole Miss has hosted Kentucky for a Homecoming matchup, first since 1978 ... The Rebels are now 2-2 in Homecoming games vs. the Wildcats.
• Kiffin improves to 3-0 vs. Kentucky ... The previous two victories were in overtime.

CAPTAINS

• Jonathan Mingo (WR), Tavius Robinson (DE) and Ladarius Tennison (S).

STARTERS

• OL Micah Pettus and S Trey Washington made their first career starts as Rebels.
• OL Nick Broeker and OL Jeremy James tallied their team-leading 28th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line.
• Other notable starting streaks include S AJ Finley (14th).

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 64,828, the sixth largest crowd ever at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
• Dating back to Nov. 14, 2020, the Rebels have now won 13 straight home contests ... It marks the longest winning streak in Oxford since winning 21 straight games Nov. 1, 1952 to Nov. 7, 1959.
• The win helped mark the first 5-0 start for the Rebels since 2014 (on the field) ... Those wins were later vacated ... By official records and wins, it's the first 5-0 start since 1962.
• Lane Kiffin is the fastest coach to reach 20 wins (28 games) at Ole Miss since Johnny Vaught began his Rebel career 20-7-1 over the course of 28 games (1947-49).
• Today was the 95th Homecoming game at Ole Miss since 1924 ... The Rebels are 72-16-2 (.811 winning pct.) in Homecoming games (after vacated wins).
• Ole Miss has won 23 of their last 26 Homecoming matchups on the field.
• The last Homecoming loss was a 27-7 defeat to Louisiana Tech in 2011.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• It's the first time since at least 1976 that Ole Miss has had a 100-yard rusher in each of the first five games of a season.
• It's the first time since 1999 that Ole Miss has had a 100-yard rusher in five straight games.
• It marked the first time since 2009 (Tennessee) that Ole Miss has beat an SEC team, other than Vanderbilt, without throwing a touchdown pass.
• RB Quinshon Judkins ran for a team-best 105 yards and one TD on 15 carries.
• Judkins has now rushed for 535 yards this season, the most by any Ole Miss freshman in the first five games of the season since at least 1976.
• Judkins' 48-yard TD rush in the first quarter was the longest rush of the year for Ole Miss.
• Judkins now has six rushing touchdowns on the season ... He has scored a TD in four of his first five collegiate games.
• Judkins averaged 7.1 per carry.
• WR Malik Heath tallied six catches for a career-high 100 yards receiving ... It was the second 100-yard game by an Ole Miss receiver this season (Mingo vs. UCA).
• Malik's previous best receiving performance was 88 yards vs. Memphis last season as a Mississippi State Bulldog.
• QB Jaxson Dart finished the game 15-of-29 for 213 yards.
• TE Michael Trigg tallied a season-high 41 receiving yards.
• Ole Miss tallied 106 yards rushing in the first quarter, giving the Rebels five 100-yard rushing quarters this year.
• The Rebels are averaging 178.0 rushing yards in the opening half this year.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss has held nine of its last 10 opponents to 21 or fewer points.
• The Rebels registered nine tackles for loss ... Ole Miss came into the game No. 25 in FBS in TFLs and have now tallied nine of more TFLs in three of the five games this season.
• Ole Miss has forced at least one turnover in four of its first five games.
• LB Troy Brown and S AJ Finley both tallied nine total tackles, including six solo stops by Finley.
• Finley registered his fourth career fumble recovery.
• CB Davison Igbinosun recorded a career-best eight total tackles.
• LB Austin Keys registered a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss.
• Keys and DE Jared Ivey both forced a fumble for the first time in an Ole Miss uniform ... The two forced fumbles came in Kentucky's final two drives and helped seal the Ole Miss win.
• DE Tavius Robinson registered a his first career fumble recovery.

SERIES INFORMATION

• K Jonathan Cruz was a perfect 2-for-2 on field goal attempts including a long of 53 yards.
• It marked the first time this year that Cruz had made multiple field goals in a single game.
• Cruz's kick tied for the sixth longest kick in school history and the longest since 2012 (Bryson Rose vs Arkansas).
• Ole Miss blocked a PAT for the first time 2008 (vs. Florida).

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Players Mentioned

Nick Broeker

Troy Brown

Jonathan Cruz

Jaxson Dart

AJ Finley

Malik Heath

Davison Igbinosun

Jared Ivey

Jeremy James

Quinshon Judkins

Austin Keys

Jonathan Mingo

Micah Pettus

Tavius Robinson

Ladarius Tennison

Michael Trigg

Trey Washington

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