Postgame Notes vs. Tulane

SERIES INFORMATION

• This was the 73rd all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Tulane ... The Green Wave was a charter member of the SEC, competing in the conference until 1966.
• Ole Miss now leads the all-time series 43-28 after vacated wins ... The record on the field is now 45-28 including two vacated road wins at Tulane in 2010 and 2012.
• Ole Miss now leads the series in New Orleans on the field, 28-25, and now leads 26-25 after NCAA vacated wins.
• The Rebels lead in Oxford, 13-2, including the most recent matchup with Tulane in 2021 ... Ole Miss scored the most points in the series to-date with a 61-21 victory.
• The series has also had five games in Jackson, Mississippi, with the Rebels leading 4-1 at the state capitol.
• The Rebels are now on a 13-game winning streak against the Green Wave dating back to 1989.

CAPTAINS

• Victor Curne (OL), Tre Harris (WR), Cedric Johnson (DE).

STARTERS

• RG Jeremy James made his 38th consecutive start, also the 38th start of his career. ... Other double-digit streaks included CB Deantre Prince (17), QB Jaxson Dart (13), OL Micah Pettus (11), OL Caleb Warren (10), WR Jordan Watkins (10).
• Rebels with 20 or more career starts as of today include James (38), Warren (33), Prince (25) and DE Cedric Johnson (21).
• Transfer S Daijahn Anthony made his first start at Ole Miss, the 21st of his career.

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 30,000.
• Ole Miss is now 163-92-7 (.635) all-time during the month of September after vacated wins.
• Ole Miss is now 116-41-6 (.730) all-time versus non-conference opponents during September.
• Ole Miss is now 62-17 (.785) versus non-conference opponents dating back to a 38-0 win over Tulane on Nov. 12, 1994.
• Under head coach Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss is now 11-2 against non-conference opponents.
• Ole Miss has only lost three non-conference road games since its last trip to Tulane in 2012.
• The Rebels have only lost one home non-conference game since 2012 (Sept. 23, 2019 vs. #23 Cal, 28-20).

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss scored in 48 seconds on its opening drive on a 31-yard touchdown pass from QB Jaxson Dart to WR Tre Harris, the second straight week with an opening drive within 51 seconds … Ole Miss is averaging 49.5 seconds per opening drive this season, and today's 48-second drive is the fastest opener since scoring in 34 seconds against Liberty on Nov. 6, 2021.
• Ole Miss is now 21-5 under Lane Kiffin when scoring first.
• QB Jaxson Dart ended the day 17-of-27 for 267 yards and two touchdowns … He moves into 14th all-time at Ole Miss in passing yards with 3,575 … In his overall career, Dart owns 4,928.
• Dart surpassed 4,000 yards of total offense in his Ole Miss career, currently standing at 4,266, which ranks 12th all-time … In his overall career, Dart holds 5,662 yards of total offense.
• In the first quarter this season, Dart is 18-of-19 for 246 yards and four touchdowns.
• RB Quinshon Judkins scored his third rushing touchdown of the season and the 19th of his career, pushing him into a tie for 10th all-time with QB Bo Wallace (2012-14) and FB Merle Hapes (1939-41) … Judkins ended with 48 yards off 18 attempts and one rushing touchdown.
• At 48 yards today, Judkins moves into 13th on the all-time rushing yards list at Ole Miss with 1,675 career yards so far.
• WR Dayton Wade ended with a career-high 106 yards on seven receptions, including a crucial new career-long reception of 43 yards following a Tulane turnover on downs.
• TE Michael Trigg completed a season-long 21 yard pass from Dart for his first touchdown of the season, the fifth touchdown reception of his career and fourth as a Rebel.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss notched four sacks and six tackles for loss on the day.
• LB Khari Coleman's sack fumble was scooped-and-scored by DE Jared Ivey, the first fumble return for a TD at Ole Miss since Sam Williams vs. Austin Peay in 2021.
• This was Coleman's second career forced fumble, and Ivey's first defensive touchdown.
• Ivey ended with three total tackles and one sack, his first of the season, the sixth of his career and now 4.5 as a Rebel … He now has 2.0 TFL on the season.
• CB Deantre Prince notched his sixth career interception … Prince is the Ole Miss active career leader in interceptions.
• Prince also caused two pass breakups in the endzone with 3:00 minutes left in the game.
• DE Isaac Ukwu tallied his first tackles for Ole Miss, ending with six tackles (four solo), 2.0 TFL, one sack and two QB hurries … Ukwu now has 17.5 sacks in his college career.
• DL JJ Pegues recorded his first sack of the season, the fourth of his career … He ended with four tackles and added a pass breakup, the fourth of his career.
• LB Monty Montgomery recorded his first TFL in a Rebel uniform for a loss of two yards … Montgomery ended with three tackles.
• S Daijahn Anthony caused two pass breakups, giving him three total passes defended this season.
• S Trey Washington led with eight tackles, five solo.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• K Caden Davis was 3-of-3 in field goal kicking, a single-game career high … Prior to Ole Miss, Davis had only one career field goal in three years at Texas A&M.
• Davis hit a career-long 56-yarder in the fourth quarter, the fourth-longest in Ole Miss history and the longest by a Rebel since 1988.

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Players Mentioned

Daijahn Anthony

Khari Coleman

Victor Curne

Jaxson Dart

Caden Davis

Tre Harris

Jared Ivey

Jeremy James

Cedric Johnson

Quinshon Judkins

Monty Montgomery

JJ Pegues

Micah Pettus

Deantre Prince

Isaac Ukwu

Dayton Wade

Caleb Warren

Trey Washington

Jordan Watkins

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