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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Football
SCOUTING REPORT
Ole Miss Rebels (0-0, 0-0 SEC) vs.
South Alabama Jaguars (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
September 2, 2017
Oxford, Miss. / Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
- This game will kick off the 123rd season of football at Ole Miss and the first under head coach Matt Luke ... The Rebels boast an all-time record of 660-511-35 (.562 winning percentage) ... Ole Miss did not field teams in 1897 due to an epidemic of yellow fever, and also in 1943 when football was abolished at all Mississippi state-supported institutions by the Board of Trustees.
- The Rebels are 90-27-5 (.764 winning percentage) in season openers and have taken 17 of the last 21.
- This is the first meeting between Ole Miss and South Alabama ... The Rebels are 31-1-2 all time against the current members of the Sun Belt.
- Matt Luke is in his 10th season at Ole Miss but first season at the helm, taking the reins of his alma mater as the 38th head coach in program history ... Ole Miss' last four head coaches have been victorious in their first game on the Rebel sideline ... Of those that have coached since joining the SEC in 1933, the Rebels are 10-4 in their debut.
- Ole Miss returns five starters and 28 lettermen from last year's offense that led the SEC in passing and ranked top four in scoring and total offense ... The Rebels return six starters and 28 lettermen from last year's defense.
- Preseason All-American DE Marquis Haynes enters his senior year ranked third in school history with 24.5 career sacks and fourth with 36.5 TFLs.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
Surface: Natural grass
Series: First meeting
In Oxford: First meeting
Game Notes: Ole Miss | South Alabama
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB
MEDIA
TV: ESPNU
Anish Shroff, Play-by-Play
Ahmad Brooks, Analyst
Roddy Jones, Sideline
Radio: Ole Miss IMG Network
David Kellum, Play-by-Play
Harry Harrison, Analyst
Richard Cross, Sideline/Pre- & Post-Game
Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
Sirius 112, XM 191
TEAM STATISTICS (2016)
| OLE MISS | OPPONENT | CATEGORY | SOUTH ALABAMA | OPPONENT |
| 391 | 408 | Total Points | 330 | 351 |
| 298 | 270 | First Downs | 251 | 276 |
| 99 | 137 | By Rushing | 100 | 142 |
| 177 | 116 | By Passing | 138 | 108 |
| 22 | 17 | By Penalty | 13 | 26 |
| 1793 | 2956 | Rushing Yards | 1893 | 2798 |
| 422 | 546 | Rushing Attempts | 468 | 587 |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | Yards Per Rush | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| 149.4 | 246.3 | Rushing Yards Per Game | 145.6 | 215.2 |
| 3779 | 2579 | Passing Yards | 3169 | 2270 |
| 289-483 | 206-350 | Pass Completions-Attempts | 233-416 | 188-313 |
| 314.9 | 214.9 | Passing Yards Per Game | 243.8 | 174.6 |
| 5572 | 5535 | Total Offense | 5062 | 5068 |
| 905 | 896 | Total Offensive Plays | 884 | 900 |
| 464.3 | 461.2 | Total Offense Per Game | 389.4 | 389.8 |
| 13-5 | 22-9 | Fumbles-Lost | 24-8 | 24-10 |
| 59-520 | 82-691 | Penalties-Yards | 99-862 | 74-611 |
OLE MISS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (2016)
| Rushing | Att. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Akeem Judd | 164 | 826 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Chad Kelly | 81 | 332 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Eugene Brazley | 61 | 261 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp. | Att. | Yds. | TD/Int. |
| Chad Kelly | 205 | 328 | 2758 | 19/8 |
| Shea Patterson | 72 | 132 | 880 | 6/3 |
| Receiving | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Evan Engram | 65 | 926 | 14.2 | 8 |
| Van Jefferson | 49 | 543 | 11.1 | 3 |
| Damore'ea Stringfellow | 46 | 716 | 15.6 | 6 |
| Punting | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Will Gleeson | 28 | 1235 | 44.1 | 60 |
| Punt Returns | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Carlos Davis | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 23 |
| Kickoff Returns | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Carlos Davis | 33 | 754 | 22.8 | 62 |
| Scoring | TD | FG | PAT | Total |
| Gary Wunderlich | 0 | 22-23 | 41-43 | 107 |
| Evan Engram | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 48 |
| Tackles | UT-AT | TT | TFL | Other |
| DeMarquis Gates | 39-40 | 79 | 5.5 | 4 SACKS |
| Zedrick Woods | 28-35 | 63 | 2.5 | 3 INT |
| Marquis Haynes | 29-24 | 53 | 11.0 | 7 SACKS |
SERIES HISTORY
First Meeting
SOUTH ALABAMA
LOCATION: Mobile, Ala.
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Dr. Joel Erdmann
CONFERENCE: Sun Belt
STADIUM: Ladd-Peebles Stadium (33,471)
2016 RECORD: 6-7
HEAD COACH: Joey Jones
RECORD AT USA: 48-42 (8 years)
CAREER RECORD: 51-49 (9 years)
2016 JAGUARS
2016 Record: 6-72016 Sun Belt Record: 2-6 (T8th)
2016 Finish: 2-6 (T8th)
2016 Postseason: Arizona Bowl
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 40/26
Starters Returning/Lost: 12/12
2017 SOUTH ALABAMA SCHEDULE
| Sept. 2 | at Ole Miss | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 8 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 7 p.m. |
| Sept. 16 | ALABAMA A&M | 6 p.m. |
| Sept. 23 | IDAHO* | TBA |
| Sept. 30 | at Louisiana Tech | 6 p.m. |
| Oct. 11 | at Troy* | 7 p.m. |
| Oct. 21 | ULM* | TBA |
| Oct. 26 | at Georgia State* | 6:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 4 | LOUISIANA* | TBA |
| Nov. 11 | ARKANSAS STATE* | TBA |
| Nov. 18 | at Georgia Southern* | 2 p.m. |
| Dec. 2 | at New Mexico State* | 3 p.m. |
* Sun Belt game
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
SOUTH ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (2016)