The University of Mississippi Athletics
Football
SCOUTING REPORT
Ole Miss Rebels (2-2, 0-1 SEC) vs.
Auburn Tigers (4-1, 2-0 SEC)
11:00 a.m. CT / October 7, 2017
Auburn, Ala. / Jordan-Hare Stadium
WHAT TO WATCH FOR...
- Ole Miss continues its three-game road swing this week when it travels to Auburn to battle the Tigers on the Plains ... The Rebels haven't played at home since a Sept. 9 win over UT Martin.
- This is the 42nd meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Auburn dating back to 1928 ... The Tigers lead the all-time series 30-11 and 14-3 in Auburn ... The road team has won this matchup each of the last three years.
- The Tigers are the Rebels' second consecutive ranked opponent ... Ole Miss is 0-1 this season against ranked foes.
- 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 ... Luke became the fifth straight Ole Miss head coach to post a victory in his first game on the Rebel sideline.
- Senior RB Jordan Wilkins rushed 12 times for 101 yards against Alabama ... He is the first Ole Miss 100-yard rusher since Akeem Judd had 107 in last season's Egg Bowl vs. Mississippi State ... It marked Wilkins' second 100- yard game of his career.
- Sophomore QB Shea Patterson leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally in passing yards per game (361.5) ... He leads also leads the league and is 15th nationally in passing efficiency (162.76) and 17th in touchdowns (11).
- Sophomore WR A.J. Brown leads the SEC and ranks 22nd nationally in receiving yards per game (98.8) and is 18th nationally in touchdowns (4), while fellow wideout junior DeMarkus Lodge is second in the league and 30th in the nation in receiving yards per game (89.0), and is tied with Brown in touchdowns.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
Surface: Grass
Series: Auburn leads 30-11
In Auburn: Auburn leads 14-3
Streak: Auburn, W1
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB
MEDIA
TV: SEC NETWORK
Tom Hart, Play-by-Play
Jordan Rodgers, Analyst
Cole Cubelic, Sideline
Radio: Ole Miss IMG Network
David Kellum, Play-by-Play
Harry Harrison, Analyst
Richard Cross, Sideline
Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
Sirius 137, XM 190
TEAM STATISTICS
| OLE MISS | OPPONENT | CATEGORY | AUBURN | OPPONENT |
| 111 | 143 | Total Points | 171 | 55 |
| 77 | 90 | First Downs | 100 | 77 |
| 18 | 41 | By Rushing | 52 | 35 |
| 52 | 42 | By Passing | 40 | 32 |
| 7 | 7 | By Penalty | 8 | 10 |
| 297 | 917 | Rushing Yards | 1,042 | 584 |
| 102 | 172 | Rushing Attempts | 230 | 196 |
| 2.9 | 5.3 | Yards Per Rush | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| 72.2 | 229.2 | Rushing Yards Per Game | 208.4 | 116.8 |
| 1,446 | 803 | Passing Yards | 1,113 | 712 |
| 100-151 | 68-120 | Pass Completions-Attempts | 90-125 | 80-148 |
| 361.5 | 200.8 | Passing Yards Per Game | 222.6 | 142.4 |
| 1,743 | 1,720 | Total Offense | 2,155 | 1,296 |
| 253 | 292 | Total Offensive Plays | 355 | 344 |
| 435.8 | 430 | Total Offense Per Game | 431.0 | 259.2 |
| 7-1 | 3-0 | Fumbles-Lost | 12-8 | 6-5 |
| 33-250 | 24-219 | Penalties-Yards | 21-212 | 30-199 |
OLE MISS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
| Rushing | Att. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Jordan Wilkins | 40 | 204 | 5.1 | 1 |
| D'Vaughn Pennamon | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Eric Swinney | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp. | Att. | Yds. | TD/Int. |
| Shea Patterson | 100 | 151 | 1,446 | 11/6 |
| Receiving | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| D.K. Metcalf | 19 | 292 | 15.4 | 2 |
| Van Jefferson | 18 | 165 | 9.2 | 0 |
| A.J. Brown | 17 | 395 | 23.2 | 4 |
| Punting | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Will Gleeson | 14 | 554 | 39.6 | 49 |
| Punt Returns | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| A.J. Brown | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Kickoff Returns | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Jaylon Jones | 13 | 328 | 25.2 | 97 |
| Scoring | TD | FG | PAT | Total |
| Gary Wunderlich | 0 | 5-7 | 12-14 | 27 |
| A.J. Brown | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 24 |
| Tackles | UT-AT | TT | TFL | Other |
| DeMarquis Gates | 21-12 | 33 | 2.0 | 2 PBU |
| Zedrick Woods | 21-7 | 28 | - | 3 PBU |
| C.J. Moore | 15-9 | 24 | 1.5 | 2 INT |
| Josiah Coatney | 13-6 | 19 | 3.0 | - |
SERIES HISTORY
Auburn leads 30-11
In Oxford: 11-3, Auburn
In Auburn: 14-3, Auburn
In Birmingham: 1-0, Ole Miss
In Montgomery: 1-1, Tied
In Mobile: 1-0, Ole Miss
In Memphis: 2-0, Ole Miss
In Jackson: 3-0, Auburn
In Jacksonville: 1-0, Auburn
Longest Ole Miss Win Streak: 3, 1949-1952
Longest Auburn Win Streak: 9, 1971-1991
Largest Margin of Victory: 33 (40-7), 1949 in Montgomery
Largest Margin of Defeat: 41 (41-0), 1985 in Auburn
Longest Ole Miss Win Streak: 2, 2014-15
Longest Alabama Win Streak: 12, 1912-32
Largest Margin of Victory: 25 (48-23), 1970 in Jackson
Largest Margin of Defeat: 64 (64-0), 1930 in Tuscaloosa
AUBURN
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Enrollment: 28,290
Nickname: Tigers
Founded: 1856
School Colors: Blue and Orange
Conference: Southeastern Conference
Stadium (Capacity): Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
Athletics Website: AuburnTigers.com
Head Coach: Gus Malzahn
Record at Auburn: 39-19 (Fifth season)
Career Record as a Head Coach: 48-22 (Sixth season)
2016 TIGERS
2016 Record: 8-52016 SEC Record: 5-3
2016 Finish: Second (SEC West)
2016 Postseason: L, Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19)
2017 AUBURN SCHEDULE
| Sept. 2 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W, 41-7 |
| Sept. 9 | at Clemson | L, 6-14 |
| Sept. 16 | MERCER | W, 24-10 |
| Sept. 23 | at Missouri* | W, 51-14 |
| Sept. 30 | MISSISSIPPI STATE* | W, 49-10 |
| Oct. 7 | OLE MISS* | 11 a.m. |
| Oct. 14 | at LSU* | TBA |
| Oct. 21 | at Arkansas* | TBA |
| Nov. 4 | at Texas A&M* | TBA |
| Nov. 11 | GEORGIA* | TBA |
| Nov. 18 | ULM | TBA |
| Nov. 25 | ALABAMA* | TBA |
*SEC Game
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
TOP REBEL PERFORMANCES VS. AUBURN
Rushing Yards: Dexter McCluster, 22-186 (TD); 10-31-2009
Passing Yards: Chad Kelly, 36-59-1-465 (3 TD); 10-29-2016
Total Offense: Chad Kelly, 505 (40 rush, 465 pass); 10-29-2016
Receptions: Laquon Treadwell, 10-103 (TD); 11-1-2014
Receiving Yards: Cory Peterson, 7-125 (2 TDs); 9-25-1999
All-Purpose Yards: Deuce McAllister, 257; 9-9-2000
Points Scored: 18, 4x, MR: Bo Wallace (3 TDs); 10-13-2012
Points Kicking: Bryson Rose, 11 (2 FG, 5 PAT); 10-13-2012
Kickoff Return Yards: Jesse Grandy, 5-150; 10-31-2009
LAST MEETING
October 29, 2016 - Oxford, Miss. - #15 Auburn 40, Ole Miss 29: Senior quarterback Chad Kelly threw for a school-record 465 yards and three touchdowns, but Ole Miss came up just short in a 40-29 loss to No. 15 Auburn Saturday in front of 65,927 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Kelly completed 36 of 59 passes and broke Archie Manning's 47-year-old Ole Miss single-game passing record with 465 yards.
October 31, 2015 - Auburn, Ala. - #19 Ole Miss 27, Auburn 19: No. 19 Ole Miss held off a feisty Auburn team for a 27-19 victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Ole Miss racked up 558 yards of total offense, including 402 passing yards. Kelly's 33 completions tied a season high, and he was three yards short of a season best in passing yards. Kelly tossed a 45-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Jones and a 21-yard touchdown to Laquon Treadwell. Treadwell also completed a pass of his own for 21 yards.
November 1, 2014 - Oxford, Miss. - #3 Auburn 35, #4 Ole Miss 31: The No. 4 Ole Miss football team played a hard-fought game against No. 3 Auburn, but two fumbles near the Auburn goal line in the fourth quarter proved to be too costly to overcome and the Rebels lost 35-31. Trailing by four with less than two minutes to play, wide receiver Laquon Treadwell caught a pass down the middle. Dragging a defender, Treadwell fought his way toward the goal line, but had his ankle rolled over and fumbled into the end zone, and the Tigers recovered the ball. Bo Wallace completed 28-of-40 passes for 339 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another 61 yards and one touchdown on 14 rushes.
October 5, 2013 - Auburn, Ala. - Auburn 30, #24 Ole Miss 22: Ole Miss had a chance late in the fourth quarter down one possession against Auburn, but the comeback fell short, as the Tigers held on for a 30-22 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Ole Miss was held to only three field goals before Bo Wallace threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Donte Moncrief in the third quarter.
October 13, 2012 - Oxford, Miss. - Ole Miss 41, Auburn 20: Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze received a Gatorade bath and the Ole Miss faithful stood and cheered the team on in appreciation. After 16 long games, the Rebels finally snapped their Southeastern Conference losing skid with a 41-20 win over Auburn on Homecoming at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
AUBURN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS