.png&width=32&height=32&type=webp)
The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. LSU
9/30/2023 | Football
Ole Miss 55, LSU 49
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• LSU holds a 65-42-4 advantage in the series, including an 11-9-1 mark in Oxford.
• The original record is 65-43-4 in favor of LSU, with Ole Miss' 2013 victory in Oxford vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, whom the Rebels will play for the 119th time on Nov. 23.
• Since the rivals started playing for the Magnolia Bowl trophy in 2008, LSU holds a 10-5 edge ... Ole Miss' win in 2013 was vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• The home team has won 10 of the last 12 meetings on the field.
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting with both the Rebels and Tigers simultaneously ranked, and the first since 2016 ... LSU leads 7-4 in such games.
| CAPTAINS |
| STARTERS |
• Rebels with 20 or more career starts who also started today include James (41), Warren (36) and Prince (28).
| GENERAL NOTES |
• Ole Miss is now 70-171-2 all-time versus ranked opponents ... Ole Miss won at No. 22 Tulane on Sept. 9 and versus No. 12 LSU on Sept. 30.
• Ole Miss is now 165-93-7 (.622) all-time during the month of September after vacated wins.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• The combined 1,343 yards of total offense between the Rebels and Tigers ranks as the fifth-most in SEC history, the third-most between SEC schools and the most since Ole Miss and Alabama combined for 1,370 in 2020 … Second most combined yards in Ole Miss history.
• The combined 104 points between Ole Miss and LSU ranks tied for seventh-most in SEC history in non-OT games, the third-most between SEC opponents and the most since 2020 (111, Ole Miss vs. Alabama).
• 104 combined points also ranks as the fifth-most in Ole Miss history, the fourth-most against an SEC opponent.
• Ole Miss racked up a season-high 706 total yards, the sixth-most in Ole Miss history and the fourth game under head coach Lane Kiffin with at least 700 yards … Ole Miss only had two such games prior to his arrival in 2020.
• The Ole Miss offensive line paved the way for a season-high 317 rushing yards … They also won the battle in the trenches, not allowing a sack to the LSU defense … It was just the second time all season that LSU failed to get to the quarterback (vs. No. 8 Florida State).
• Ole Miss is now 4-0 this year when scoring first against its opponent.
• The Rebels have scored on their first drive in four of five contests to start the 2023 season, including a touchdown in three of those.
• Ole Miss' 32 first downs tonight ties for a season-high.
• QB Jaxson Dart went 26-for-39 (67.0%) for a season-high 389 yards and a career-high four touchdowns passing, and added 50 yards rushing and one score on seven carries … Dart ended the night with 439 yards of total offense and five touchdowns, pushing him to 11th all-time at Ole Miss in career total offense (5,342) … Dart now has 40 career passing touchdowns, 31 in a Rebel uniform.
• Ole Miss had two receivers with at least 100 yards, with WR Tre Harris (153) and WR Jordan Watkins (103) both eclipsing tonight … This is the second time this season Harris and Watkins have put up 100 yards in the same game, the last time being versus Mercer (Harris 133, Watkins 111).
• Overall, WR Tre Harris brought down eight receptions, including a 56-yard catch, his longest of the season and a career long at Ole Miss … Harris' lone touchdown of the night gave Ole Miss the lead with 0:39 left in the game … This marks Harris' 20th career receiving touchdown, and his sixth for Ole Miss.
• WR Jordan Watkins finished with 103 yards and a touchdown, eclipsing the 100-yard mark for the third time this season and the fourth time in his career … All of Watkins' 100-yard contests have been in a Rebel uniform.
• RB Quinshon Judkins finished with season-highs of 177 rushing yards and 33 carries, including a season-long 37-yard burst … It marked Judkins' ninth career-game with over 100 rushing yards, tied for the fourth most all-time by an Ole Miss running back. Judkins additionally ran in for a touchdown and hauled in a receiving touchdown … Judkins has now found the end zone 23 times in his career (21 rushing and two receiving), tied for eighth all-time at Ole Miss in all-purpose touchdowns.
• RB Ulysses Bentley IV rushed for an Ole Miss career high 90 yards … He also added a score, scampering 43 yards to score his 21st career rushing touchdown, his sixth while at Ole Miss … The 43-yard touchdown marks Bentley's longest career rush while in a Rebel uniform.
• WR Jordan Watkins caught a 63-yard touchdown strike from QB Jaxson Dart … It marked the senior's eighth career receiving touchdown, fourth in a Rebel uniform … Watkins owns three of the four longest plays for Ole Miss this season.
• WR Dayton Wade found the endzone for the first time this season and fourth time in his career, scoring on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Dart in the second quarter … He ended the night with seven catches for 64 yards.
• TE Caden Prieskorn tallied three receptions for 41 yards, both highs in a Rebel uniform.
• WR Zhakari Franklin has caught a pass in 48 straight games … Coming into this game, this ranked 3rd nationally … Franklin finished with one catch for seven yards.
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• S Daijan Anthony forced his first career fumble in the first quarter with a big hit on LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels to set up an Ole Miss touchdown drive.
• S Trey Washington scooped up the fumble, his first career fumble recovery.
• LB Khari Coleman registered one sack in the win … He now has 2.5 sacks on the year.
• LB Ashanti Cistrunk brought down his first two sacks of the season for a total loss of eight yards, forcing a LSU punt both times.
• CB DeShawn Gaddie Jr. had two pass breakups in the game, his firsts of the season and firsts in a Rebel uniform.
• DE Cedric Johnson was credited with two QB hurries in the game and now has at least one in four of five games played.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• P Fraser Masin had two punts for a total of 83 yards and a long of 42 … Masin is now averaging 42.8 yards per punt.
Players Mentioned
RB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
K
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OL
/ Football
DE
/ Football
RB
/ Football
P
/ Football
OL
/ Football
TE
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OL
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ FootballKentucky Uniform Reveal (2025)
Thursday, September 04
The Season: Georgia State (2025)
Wednesday, September 03
PRESSER | Brycen Sanders - Week 2 at Kentucky (09-02-25)
Tuesday, September 02
PRESSER | Harrison Wallace III - Week 2 at Kentucky (09-02-25)
Tuesday, September 02