Postgame Notes vs. Alabama

SERIES INFORMATION

• Today was the 70th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Alabama.
• Alabama now holds a 57-10-2 series lead, including a 11-4 advantage in games played in Oxford ... The original series record is 58-10-2, with the Crimson Tide holding a 12-3 edge in Oxford
• Alabama's records show the Crimson Tide with a 55-11-2 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.
• Today was the first time Ole Miss and Alabama squared off with both teams in the top 10 in one of the two major polls for the first time since 1964.
• This is the first time Alabama has not been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 when facing Ole Miss since Oct. 16, 2010 when the Tide were ranked No. 8 ... First time not No. 1 or No. 2 in Oxford since Oct. 10, 2009 when Alabama was No. 3.

CAPTAINS

• Nick Broeker (OL), Cedric Johnnson (DE) and Tavius Robinson (DE).

STARTERS

• OL Nick Broeker and OL Jeremy James tallied their team-leading 33nd consecutive starts for Ole Miss on the offensive line.
• Other notable starting streaks include S AJ Finley (19th) ... Other Rebels in double-digit start streaks include WR Jonathan Mingo (13) and CB Deantre Prince (12).
• Mingo leads all Rebels with 36 career starts.
• Freshman RB Quinshon Judkins made his third career start and third in a row.
• CB Miles Battle earned his second career start as a Rebel, the first this season.
• WR Dayton Wade made his third career start this season.

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 65,923, the fourth-largest crowd all-time at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
• The loss snaps the Rebels' 14-game home winning streak.
• Ole Miss falls to 68-170-2 all-time versus ranked opponents.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss' 403 yards were the second-fewest total yards this season ... The Rebels tallied just 399 yards in a win over Kentucky earlier in the year.
• The Rebels allowed a season-high three sacks ... Ole Miss came into the game allowing just seven sacks on the season, the fourth-fewest in the FBS this season.
• Freshman RB Quinshon Judkins tallied his 14th and 15th rushing touchdown of the season, setting the school single-season record ... Judkins passed Kayo Dottley (1949), Archie Manning (1969), Deuce McAllister (2000) and Brandon Bolden (2010) for the season record.
• Judkins ended the day with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns, on 25 carries.
• Judkins now owns the freshman records for single-season rushing yards (1,171) ... He sits second on the Ole Miss single season list for rushing yards, just 141 yards short of setting the record, regardless of classification.
• Judkins has run for at least one touchdown in eight consecutive games, scoring 14 times in that span.
• WR Malik Heath ended with six catches for 123 yards.
• It marked Heath's third 100-yard receiving game this season.
• WR Jonathan Mingo finished with seven catches for 59 yards and a touchdown.
• Mingo hauled in one reception of at least 20 yards ... This season, Mingo now owns 12 catches of at least 20 yards, 10 of at least 25, nine of at least 30, five of at least 40 and four of at least 50 ... In his career, Mingo has 18 catches of at least 30 yards, seven of at least 40, and five of at least 50.
• QB Jaxson Dart finished 18-for-31 with 212 yards and one TD through the air ... He carried the ball 16 times for 35 yards.
• Ole Miss has scored first in all 10 games this season.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss recorded three sacks on the night, making it now eight of 10 games played in which the Rebels have recorded at least two sacks.
• The 317 total yards allowed by the Ole Miss defense are the fewest allowed to an Alabama team since 2012 (305 yards).
• DB Otis Reese tied his season high with 10 total tackles, his fourth straight game with at least seven total tackles ... Reese also registered six solo stops, one sack and his first-career fumble recovery.
• CB Miles Battle had a career day with a career-best with one pass breakup.
• DB Isheem Young tallied a career-high nine total tackles.
• DT JJ Pegues recorded his third sack of the season ... Pegues ended with two tackles on the night.
• For the second time this season, DE Tavius Robinson forced a fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• K Jonathan Cruz is now 10-of-11 on the season, and 5-of-6 from 40 yards or further after a 22-yard field goal in the second quarter.
• Jaylon Robinson returned three kicks for a total of 35 yards, including a long of 20 yards.

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