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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes at Vanderbilt
10/8/2022 | Football
Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 28
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• It is the third-most played series all-time between Ole Miss and its 2022 opponents alongside Mississippi State and LSU.
• The Rebels lead the series 53-40-2 overall ... The original record vs. the Commodores is 55-40-2, with wins in 2013 and 2014 by Ole Miss vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Vanderbilt holds a 29-23-2 record against the Rebels in Nashville ... The original record in Nashville is 29-25-2, with wins in 2013 and 2014 by Ole Miss vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• 1962 was the last time Ole Miss started 6-0 and didn't have to vacate any of its wins ... The 1962 Rebels finished 10-0 and were crowned national champions.
• Ole Miss has won four straight against Vanderbilt, the longest streak for the Rebels since besting the Commodores five consecutive times from 2000-04.
• Head coach Lane Kiffin improves to 4-0 vs. Vanderbilt, 3-0 at Ole Miss ... Kiffin also owns one win vs. the Commodores as Tennessee's head coach in 2009 (31-16, in Knoxville).
• Ole Miss has won eight of the last 10 contests on the field vs. Vanderbilt.
| CAPTAINS |
| STARTERS |
• OL Nick Broeker and OL Jeremy James tallied their team-leading 29th consecutive start for Ole Miss on the offensive line.
• Other notable starting streaks include S AJ Finley (15th).
| GENERAL NOTES |
• The win helped mark the first 6-0 start for the Rebels since 2014 (on the field) ... Those wins were later vacated ... By official records and wins, it's the first 6-0 start since 1962.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• Mingo's 247 yard performance stands as the best in the FBS this season entering play on Saturday, besting a 246-yard outing by Kent State's Dante Cephas against Ohio on Oct. 1.
• Mingo is the third Ole Miss receiver to record 230 yards and two touchdowns receiving, joining Moore (238 yards, 3 TD vs. Vanderbilt, 2020) and A.J. Brown (233 yards, 2 TD vs. South Alabama, 2017).
• Mingo had receptions of 72 (career-long, TD), 71 (TD) and 48 yards ... On the season, Mingo has eight receptions of at least 25 yards, seven of at least 30, four of at least 40, and two beyond 70 yards.
• Mingo's 72 and 71-yard touchdown receptions are the longest passing plays by Ole Miss since the 2020 season, which featured a 91-yard TD reception by Elijah Moore vs. South Carolina and an 81-yard TD catch by Braylon Sanders vs. Mississippi State.
• Mingo is the first Ole Miss player to record multiple 70-yard touchdown receptions in a single season since A.J. Brown hauled in three such scores in 2017 ... Also the first receiver to do so in the same game since Brown recorded TD receptions of 77 and 71 yards against South Alabama in 2017.
• Mingo is also the first Rebel to record multiple 70-yard touchdowns of any kind since Jerrion Ealy did so in 2019 with a 94-yard kickoff return vs. SELA and a 78-yard rushing touchdown against Vanderbilt.
• QB Jaxson Dart was 25-of-32 for three touchdowns and a career-high 448 yards passing, putting him into a tie for fifth in Ole Miss history in single-game passing with Jordan Ta'amu's 448-yard outing vs. Southern Illinois in 2018.
• Dart's 448 yards passing are the most by a Rebel quarterback since Matt Corral set the Ole Miss single-game record with 513 against South Carolina in 2020.
• Dart's completion percentage of 78.1 percent stands as a career high, as well as the best by a Rebel QB with at least 30 pass attempts since Matt Corral was 28-of-32 (87.5%) vs. South Carolina in 2020.
• Among performances entering this weekend, Dart's 448 yards rank seventh in the FBS and third in the SEC.
• Dart had career-long passes of 72 yards (Mingo), 71 yards (Mingo) and 61 yards (Watkins) ... His career-long entering was 51 yards vs. Central Arkansas this year.
• Dart had 213 passing yards in the first half, a season-high and the most by a Rebel QB since Matt Corral tallied 216 against Texas A&M last season.
• WR Jordan Watkins ended with career-highs in receiving yards (117), receptions (7) and tied his career-high in receiving touchdowns (1).
• His first touchdown reception as a Rebel came on a season-long strike of 61 yards, the second-longest of his career behind a 76-yard catch at NC State last season while a member of the Louisville team.
• Today marks the first time Ole Miss has had multiple 100-yard receivers since doing so against Liberty in 2021 (Dannis Jackson 126; John Rhys Plumlee 110) ... Also stands as the third and fourth overall 100-yard receiving efforts by the Rebels this season.
• RB Quinshon Judkins notched his seventh and eighth rushing touchdowns of the season, giving him seven in the last four games ... Judkins ended with 46 yards on 11 carries.
• This was the third multi-touchdown game for Judkins, his fourth in a row with at least one touchdown run.
• Judkins is the first Rebel to have three games with two or more rushing touchdowns since Snoop Conner did so in 2021 ... His eight rushing touchdowns through six games are also the most since Conner tallied nine through six games last season.
• Judkins' eight rushing touchdowns are the most by a Rebel freshman in an entire season since John Rhys Plumlee scored 12 times in 2019 ... They are also the most by a freshman through six games in available game-by-game records since at least 1976.
• RB Zach Evans ran for a team-best 80 yards and one TD on 11 carries (7.3/carry) ... Sixth rushing touchdown of the year for Evans, fifth straight game with at least one score.
• Evans' 24-yard touchdown run today was his third score this season of at least 20 yards.
• RB Matt Jones recorded his first touchdown today in his first action as a Rebel ... He ended with three yards on three carries and one score, and he is the sixth different Rebel to score a rushing touchdown this season.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• CB Deantre Prince broke up four passes for a Rebel unit that swatted down eight throws, the most by a Rebel since Keidron Smith tallied four against South Carolina in 2020.
• Prince also recorded a season-high six total tackles (four solo).
• S Ladarius Tennison recorded his second career fumble recovery, his second this season ... He also chipped in two tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup.
• Ole Miss has forced at least one turnover in five of its first six games.
• Ole Miss has held opponents without a touchdown in 15 of 24 quarters played in 2022.
• LB Troy Brown tallied seven total tackles and 1.0 TFL, his fourth game this season with at least seven stops.
• DE Cedric Johnson tied a career-high with six total tackles, including four solo stops.
• DE Tavius Robinson assisted with a tackle for loss, giving him 2.0 on the season and 8.0 in his Rebel career.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• Ole Miss did not record a punt for the first time since Nov. 9, 2019 vs. New Mexico State.
• WR Dayton Wade (38 yards) and WR Jaylon Robinson (37 yards) both notched the longest kickoff returns of the season.
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