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Football Drops Road Matchup Against Arkansas
11/19/2022 | Football
Judkins Breaks Ole Miss Single-Season Rushing Record with 214 Yard Performance
Despite Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC) receiving two huge 200-yard nights on the ground from Quinshon Judkins and Zach Evans, a high-scoring Razorback offense and three defensive takeaways helped Arkansas (6-5, 3-4 SEC) pull away early and hold on late as the Rebel ground attack heated up.
Both Judkins (214 yards, one touchdown) and Evans (207 yards, one touchdown) carried the load for the Rebel offense, marking the first time in school history that two Rebel rushers eclipsed 200 yards in the same game. Saturday's offensive performance ranks third all-time in program history in terms of team rushing yards (463), while the team's total yardage of 703 on the night ranks fifth all-time.
The Razorbacks took full advantage of a Jaxson Dart fumble on the Rebels' opening drive, riding the momentum shift behind the arm of KJ Jefferson as Arkansas connected on a pair of early touchdown passes to jump ahead 14-0.
Jonathan Cruz got the Rebels on the board after converting on a 45-yard field goal try, but the Razorback offense got right back to work, with Jefferson throwing for his third touchdown pass of the half. Another Cruz field goal from 32 yards out saw Ole Miss trail 21-6 with 4:38 remaining in the half.
The turnovers, paired with the running of Arkansas' Raheim Sanders, helped the Razorbacks take a 35-6 lead into the locker room at the break. Of Sanders' 232 yards rushing, 153 yards and two touchdowns came in the first half alone.
Sanders opened the second half much like the first, with the sophomore ripping off a 68-yard touchdown scamper to bump the Razorback lead up to 36 points.
The Rebel offense found some traction in the fourth quarter, though, behind their backfield of Judkins and Evans as both running backs found their way into the endzone to cut down the Arkansas lead. Judkins also made history on the day as the game came to a close, eclipsing the Ole Miss single-season rushing record of 1,312 yards set by Kayo Dottley in 1949.
Judkins' 214-yard performance stands as his second 200-yard game of the season and his eighth game over 100 yards on the year. The performance ranks as the 10th most rushing yards in a single game in program history.
An additional Malik Heath receiving touchdown with 2:55 to play brought the score to its final tally of 42-27 in Arkansas' favor.
The Rebels will now face a short week in preparation for the team's regular season finale on Thanksgiving Day, when it hosts in-state rival Mississippi State (7-4, 3-4 SEC) for the annual Battle for the Golden Egg. Kickoff against the Bulldogs is set for 6 p.m. CT Thursday on ESPN.
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Team Stats
MIS 0, ARK 7
ARK - Landers,Matt 8 yd pass from Jefferson,KJ (Little,Cam kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:26
MIS 0, ARK 14
ARK - Landers,Matt 23 yd pass from Jefferson,KJ (Little,Cam kick) 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:51
MIS 3, ARK 14
MIS - Cruz,Jonathan 45 yd field goal 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:44
MIS 3, ARK 21
ARK - Jackson Jr.,Ketron 20 yd pass from Jefferson,KJ (Little,Cam kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:57
MIS 6, ARK 21
MIS - Cruz,Jonathan 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:17
MIS 6, ARK 28
ARK - Sanders,Raheim 20 yd run (Little,Cam kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:18
MIS 6, ARK 35
ARK - Sanders,Raheim 8 yd run (Little,Cam kick), 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:02
MIS 6, ARK 42
ARK - Sanders,Raheim 68 yd run (Little,Cam kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:44
MIS 12, ARK 42
MIS - Judkins,Quinshon 1 yd run (), 9 plays, 96 yards, TOP 02:42
MIS 20, ARK 42
MIS - Evans,Zach 48 yd run (Mingo,Jonathan pass), 5 plays, 88 yards, TOP 01:50
MIS 27, ARK 42
MIS - Heath,Malik 13 yd pass from Dart,Jaxson (Cruz,Jonathan kick) 12 plays, 86 yards, TOP 03:21
