Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky

SERIES INFORMATION

• This game marked the 46th all-time meeting between the Rebels and Wildcats.
• The Rebels lead the series 29-15-1 with today's loss.
• Ole Miss is 2-3 against Kentucky in Homecoming games.

CAPTAINS

• Nate Kalepo (OL), JJ Pegues (DT), Jordan Watkins (WR)

STARTERS

• OL Diego Pounds made his first start as a Rebel.
• QB Jaxson Dart made his 30th start as an Ole Miss Rebel and his team-leading 29th consecutive start.
• Other notable starting streaks include S Trey Washington (20th), S John Saunders Jr. (18th) and Caden Prieskorn (15th).

GENERAL NOTES

• Attendance for today's game was 67,616, the largest crowd in Vaught-Hemingway history. It's the second consecutive week the Ole Miss attendance record has been reset.
• The Rebels are now 73-17-2 (.793) all-time in Homecoming games (after vacated wins).

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss put up the most passing yards (261), completions (18) and total offense (353) that Kentucky has allowed this season.
• WR Tre Harris once again stuffed the statsheet, tying a career record in catches (11) for the second consecutive week and picked up 176 receiving yards, marking 804 yards through five games this season … It's the most pre-October receiving yards of any Power 5 receiver in the Playoff era since Oregon State's Brandin Cooks' 807 in 2013.
• Harris eclipsed the 200-catch mark for his overall career, ending the game at 209 … He also recorded his 100th as a Rebel, and ended the game with 103.
• Harris has now picked up 100+ yards for the fourth time in the 2024 campaign … It's the ninth of his Ole Miss career, tying Donte Moncrief and Laquan Treadwell for fourth-most in Ole Miss history.
• Harris has recorded double-digit catches in three consecutive weeks.
• QB Jaxson Dart passed Kent Austin (566) for the fifth-most completions for an Ole Miss passer, ending the day with 572 … Dart was 18-of-27 passing for 261 yards and a TD.
• Dart surpassed the 9,500-yard mark for passing in his overall career, after tallying 261 yards against the Wildcats and sits at 1,815 yards in 2024.
• RB Henry Parrish Jr. has averaged two rushing touchdowns in the past four games after rushing for one against the Wildcats.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ole Miss has held all five opponents in 2024 to fewer than 100 yards rushing, holding Kentucky to 93 … The Rebels stuffed the Wildcats to 2.0 yards per rush, while 93 yards on the ground is the fewest by the Wildcats in a single game this season.
• The Ole Miss defense recorded 10 tackles for loss, its third double-digit TFL game of 2024 … The Rebels entered Saturday leading the SEC in TFL and now average 5.3 per game.
• The Rebels picked up a season-high five sacks on the day … LB Suntarine Perkins had two solo sacks, tying a career-high.
• In the Kiffin era, Ole Miss has recorded multiple sacks in 39 games and at least five tackles for loss in 37 games.
• LB TJ Dottery led the team with a career-high 10 tackles … He's now set a personal record in tackles in his past two appearances.
• DT Walter Nolen tied a career best seven tackles against the Wildcats, four of which were solo stops.
• S Jadon Canady had his best outing as a Rebel … He picked up an Ole Miss career-high seven tackles and two pass breakups.
• DE Princely Umanmielen tied a career-high with 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … It's tied for the most by an Ole Miss defender in a single game this season and is the most allowed by an individual defender against Kentucky this season.
• CB Trey Amos notched three pass breakups along with four total tackles.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• P Fraser Masin recorded four punts inside the Kentucky 20 yardline on five attempts.
• WR Jordan Watkins returned his first two punts of the 2024 campaign, taking one for 17 yards.

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Players Mentioned

Trey Amos

Jadon Canady

Jaxson Dart

TJ Dottery

Tre Harris

Nate Kalepo

Fraser Masin

Walter Nolen

Henry Parrish Jr.

JJ Pegues

Suntarine Perkins

Diego Pounds

Caden Prieskorn

John Saunders Jr.

Princely Umanmielen

Trey Washington

Jordan Watkins

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