Postgame Notes vs. Arkansas

SERIES INFORMATION

• This evening's meeting between Ole Miss and Arkansas was the 70th in a series that dates back to 1908.
• The Razorbacks still hold a 37-30-1 series lead ... The original series record is 37-32-1 with Ole Miss' wins in 2012 & 2013 being vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Arkansas' records indicate a 38-28-1 advantage for the Razorbacks ... Arkansas claims a forfeit victory in a 1914 game that Ole Miss won 13-7.
• Ole Miss now leads 9-6 in Oxford, while Arkansas leads 13-2 in Fayetteville ... Original record is 10-6 in Oxford.
• Arkansas holds an 18-12 edge since it joined the SEC in 1992.
• Five of the last nine games between Ole Miss and Arkansas have been decided by four or less points.
• The home team has won each of the last five contests.

CAPTAINS

• Ulysses Bentley IV (RB), JJ Pegues (DT) and Caden Prieskorn (TE).

STARTERS

• RG Jeremy James made his 42nd consecutive start, also the 42nd start of his career. ... Other double-digit streaks included CB Deantre Prince (21), QB Jaxson Dart (17), OL Micah Pettus (15), OL Caleb Warren (15), WR Jordan Watkins (14) and RB Quinshon Judkins (12).
• Rebels with 20 or more career starts who also started today include James (42), Warren (37) and Prince (29).

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 65,748 … It is the eighth largest crowd ever at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
• Ole Miss is now 1-1 when opponents score first.
• The Rebels are 4-1 when leading at the half.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• RB Quinshon Judkins tallied his sixth rushing touchdown of the year and 22nd of his career off a 1-yard rush up the middle … Judkins is now tied for fifth all-time at Ole Miss in rushing touchdowns.
• Judkins finished with 65 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards … Judkins has now entered the top-10 all-time at Ole Miss in career rushing yards, currently ninth with 2,010.
• RB Ulysses Bentley IV led the Rebels in rushing yards for an Ole Miss career-high of 94 yards on 13 attempts … His 7-yard rush into the endzone marked his third rushing touchdown of the season, the 22nd of his career.
• QB Jaxson Dart ended the night 16-for-25 (64.0%) for 153 yards and one touchdown.
• WR Dayton Wade brought in his second receiving touchdown of the season off a 6-yard pass from Dart … This marks Wade's fifth receiving touchdown in his career.
• WR Jordan Watkins led Ole Miss in receptions for the fourth time this season, ending tonight with seven catches for 86 yards.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss held Arkansas to only 288 total yards, the fewest allowed against an SEC opponent since Oct. 5, 2019 against Vanderbilt (264).
• The Rebels yielded just 36 rushing yards, their fewest against an SEC opponent since holding Tennessee to zero on Oct. 18, 2014.
• The Landshark Defense ended the night with a season-high five sacks for a loss of 33 yards … Ole Miss has had at least four sacks in four out of six games this season.
• The Rebels picked off two passes on the night courtesy of LB Ashanti Cistrunk and S John Saunders Jr. … The last time the Rebel defense had multiple interceptions was versus Auburn in 2022.
• Saunders Jr. recorded his second sack of the season, his third in his career.
• Saunders Jr. picked off Arkansas QB with 1:42 left of the game for his first interception in an Ole Miss uniform and the sixth of his career.
• S Trey Washington led the defense in tackles for the third game of the season with 10 total tackles (three solo).
• LB Ashanti Cistrunk tallied a season-high nine tackles and his first interception of the season (second of his career) … Cistrunk also combined for a sack for a loss of eight yards.
• DE Jared Ivey eclipsed a career-high in tackles, finishing the night with a total of eight … Ivey also notched a career-high in TFL with 1.5 for a loss of five yards.
• DT JJ Pegues assisted on a sack tonight, bringing him to double-digits at 10.0 sacks in his career.
• DT Jamond Gordon teamed up with Pegues in the first quarter, pushing Gordon to 3.0 total this season and 4.5 overall in his career.
• DT Akelo Stone and LB Suntarine Perkins brought down a sack, pushing both to 4.0 in their careers … Stone is at 2.0 this year, while Perkins is at 4.0.
• CB Deantre Prince forced his first fumble since 2021, the second of his career.
• DE Isaac Ukwu tallied his third sack of the season and 19.5 in his career.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• K Caden Davis nailed a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter … He is now 11-of-14 this season and 12-of-18 in his career.
• P Fraser Masin punted four times on the night, landing two inside the 20-yard line with a long of 51.

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Players Mentioned

Ulysses Bentley IV

Ashanti Cistrunk

Jaxson Dart

Caden Davis

Jamond Gordon

Jared Ivey

Jeremy James

Quinshon Judkins

Fraser Masin

JJ Pegues

Suntarine Perkins

Micah Pettus

Caden Prieskorn

Deantre Prince

John Saunders Jr.

Akelo Stone

Isaac Ukwu

Dayton Wade

Caleb Warren

Trey Washington

Jordan Watkins

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