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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. Wake Forest
9/14/2024 | Football
| SERIES INFORMATION |
• This game marked the third all-time meeting between the Rebels and Demon Deacons.
• Ole Miss earned its first victory against Wake Forest and is now 1-2 overall.
| CAPTAINS |
• TJ Dottery (LB), Tre Harris (WR), Chris Paul Jr. (LB)
| STARTERS |
• CB Isaiah Hamilton made his first career start for Ole Miss.
• QB Jaxson Dart made his team-leading 27th-straight start against Wake Forest.
• Other notable starting streaks include S Trey Washington (18th), S John Saunders Jr. (16th) and Caden Prieskorn (13th).
| GENERAL NOTES |
• Attendance for today's game was 32,849.
• Ole Miss is 68-17 (.800) 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 17-2 against non-conference opponents.
• Ole Miss is now 120-41-6 (.719) all-time versus non-conference opponents during September.
• The Rebels are now 17-10-1 (.586) against current members of the ACC.
| OFFENSIVE NOTES |
• The Ole Miss offense scored in its first five possessions of the game, recording four touchdowns in that span … In the first two games of the season, the Rebels have scored in 27 of 39 drives (22 touchdowns).
• Ole Miss' 96-yard scoring drive marked the fourth time this season the Rebels traveled 90+ yards on a scoring drive.
• QB Jaxson Dart kept moving up the ranks in the Rebel record book … The senior passed Chad Kelly for fifth-most career touchdown passes in a Rebel jersey with 51.
• Dart threw for 377 yards, eclipsing the 300-yard mark through the air for the 10th time in the red and blue, tying Eli Manning for fifth-most in Ole Miss history.
• With two touchdowns through the air, Dart now has 60 total in his career.
• Dart's consecutive passes without and interception streak was snapped at 178, surpassing Eli Manning for fourth-most in program history.
• RB Henry Parrish Jr. picked up 148 yards on the ground, marking the second-straight week with 100+ yards … He has also scored six touchdowns in the past two games.
• Ole Miss surrendered its first turnover of the season after a fumble in the first quarter … The Rebels hadn't lost a fumble since the first quarter of the 2023 season opener against Mercer on Sept. 2 … In total, it serves as 893:21 of game time without losing a fumble.
• WR Jordan Watkins caught his first touchdown of the season and 10th of his career with a 75-yarder in the first quarter … It's Watkins' longest reception as a Rebel, QB Jaxson Dart's longest play of his career and the longest play by the Rebels this season.
• With 127 yards, WR Tre Harris has now picked up 100+ yards in each game to start the 2024 campaign … It's the eighth of his Ole Miss career, locking him into sole possession of sixth-most in program history.
• Harris also tied a career-best mark with 11 receptions.
• WR Antwane Wells Jr. snagged a highlight-reel one-handed touchdown in the closing minutes of the game … He leads the Rebels with three reception touchdowns this season.
• Wells also surpassed the 3,000-yard mark in his Division I career (FBS + FCS).
| DEFENSIVE NOTES |
• Through three games, the Ole Miss defense has allowed zero touchdowns … The last time the Rebels surrendered no touchdowns through the first three games of the season was in 1961.
• The Rebels have allowed their least amount of points (9) through the first three games of a season since 1961.
• The Ole Miss defense once again forced two turnovers - a fumble recovery by S Louis Moore and an interception by LB Suntarine Perkins … Both accolades are the first of their respective careers … Perkins interception with less than two minutes remaining iced the game for Ole Miss.
• Ole Miss tallied five tackles for loss, four of which were sacks … DE Jared Ivey accounted for two of the sacks.
• In the five TFLs, the Rebels took away 27 yards from the Demon Deacons rushing attack.
• Ole Miss' rushing defense has remained impenetrable, holding Wake Forest to 46 yards on the ground … The Rebels allowed only five in the first half.
• Through three games, Ole Miss has allowed a combined 100 yards on the ground.
• Ole Miss locked down Wake Forest on third downs, with the Demon Deacons converting 4-17.
• LB TJ Dottery led the team in tackles, setting a career best with eight … He picked up seven in the first half.
| SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES |
• K Caden Davis missed the first PAT of his career … He'd made 71 straight since 2021.
• Ole Miss' kickoff coverage has only allowed 50 yards on three returns in the first three games of the season.
• Davis tallied 10 points kicking and extends his scoring mark to 36, tied with RB Henry Parrish Jr. for the team lead.
• Ole Miss P Fraser Masin recorded his first punt inside the 20 of the season, and the 26th of his career.
