 | Arkansas (2-3, 0-2 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 • 6:30 p.m. CT Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Rebel Rankings: AP: #16 | Coaches: #15 Razorback Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR  |  | ||||||
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• This is the 70th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Arkansas dating back to 1908.
• The Razorbacks hold a 37-29-1 series lead … The original series record is 37-31-1 with Ole Miss’ wins in 2012 & 2013 being vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Five of the last eight games between Ole Miss and Arkansas have been decided by four or less points.
• Ole Miss set a new all-time attendance record against No. 12 LSU, with 66,703 on-hand at Vaught-Hemingway.
• Fans will stripe Vaught-Hemingway red and powder blue vs. Arkansas, the second-ever Stripe Out game at Ole Miss.
• Ole Miss’ 55 points vs. LSU were its most ever against an AP ranked opponent.
• Ole Miss is one of two FBS teams nationally with two AP Top 25 wins alongside Texas and Washington State.
• The Rebels’ 706 yards of total offense vs. LSU rank fifth all-time, the fourth game of the Kiffin era with 700+ yards.
• Ole Miss is the only FBS team with both a 500yd passing (524, vs. Mercer) and a 300yd rushing game (317, vs. LSU).
• QB Jaxson Dart ranks second in the SEC, fourth in the FBS at 350.8 yards of total offense per game.
• WR Zakhari Franklin is the FBS active career leader in receptions (264) and receiving TD (37), and ranks second in receiving yards (3,371) … His 48 consecutive games with a catch ranks third among active FBS receivers.
• Ole Miss is averaging 22.0 seconds per play this season, good for No. 5 in the FBS.
• At 1,945 career rushing yards, RB Quinshon Judkins is 10 yards away from the all-time top-10 at Ole Miss.
• Judkins (21) and RB Ulysses Bentley IV (21) are one of two duos nationally with at least 20 career rushing TDs.
• Of Ole Miss’ 2,587 total yards, 1,858 (71.8%) have come from transfers.
• LB Suntarine Perkins leads all SEC freshmen with 3.0 sacks.
OLE MISS HEAD COACH LANE KIFFIN
Lane Kiffin is in his fourth season at Ole Miss, where he has led the Rebels to three consecutive bowl berths to start off his time in Oxford. In 11 years at the NCAA level, Kiffin has posted an all-time record of 88-48, including a 27-14 mark at Ole Miss. The Rebels ranked No. 3 nationally in rushing offense (256.6) and No. 8 in total offense (496.4) last season. Kiffin helped mentor and recruit talented true freshman running back Quinshon Judkins, who set the Ole Miss single-season records in both rushing yards (1,567) and rushing touchdowns (16). Kiffin guided the Rebels to a 10-3 record in 2021, the first 10-win regular season in school history. The Rebels finished the season ranked No. 11 in both the AP and AFCA Coaches Poll, its highest final ranking since 2016. Ole Miss ranked top-20 in the FBS in nine different offensive categories in his first season in 2020. In December 2016, Kiffin took over an FAU program that had won a total of nine combined games over the previous three seasons. Kiffin proceeded to take the Owls to new heights over the last three years, including two conference titles and two 10-win seasons. In his head coaching stops at USC, Tennessee and FAU, Kiffin has shown a propensity in helping turn programs around. Kiffin graduated from Fresno State in 1998 after playing quarterback for three seasons (1994-96) for the Bulldogs. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Fresno State under Pat Hill in 1997 and 1998.
ARKANSAS HEAD COACH SAM PITTMAN
Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman sits in his fourth season coaching the Razorbacks, helping to lead the squad to a record of 21-20 since taking over in 2020. Pittman has led the Razorbacks to seven-plus wins in two consecutive seasons as well as bowl eligibility in each of the last three seasons. He is the first Arkansas head coach since Houston Nutt (1998-2000) to lead the Razorbacks to 2-0 starts in three consecutive seasons. In 2021, Pittman helped coach the Razorbacks to a 9-4 record, finishing the season ranked No. 21 in the AP poll along with earning a 24-10 Outback Bowl victory over Penn State marking the program’s first bowl appearance since the 2016-17 season. Prior to taking the helm at Arkansas, Pittman served as head coach for Hutchinson Community College, where he helped lead the Blue Dragons to an 11-9-1 record over two seasons. Pittman also has experience in offensive line and assistant head coaching roles for various Power 5 programs including Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
RAZORBACKS SCOUTING REPORT
Arkansas enters the week 2-3 overall and 0-2 in SEC play. The Razorbacks outscored its first two opponents 84-19, but have dropped lost three straight contests, including two matchups against SEC foes. Arkansas is averaging 342.2 yards per game, with 215 of that coming through the air. Third-year starter KJ Jefferson leads the Razorbacks under center, completing 68 percent of his passes for 1,050 yards and 10 passing touchdowns. Jefferson is also Arkansas’ leader in rushing attempts, with 65 carries. Preseason first team All-SEC selection Raheim Sanders returned from injury last week after missing three weeks due to a knee injury. Sanders has rushed for over 2,000 career yards and 17 rushing TDs. Wideout Andrew Armstrong leads the Razorbacks with 27 catches for 351 yards and four touchdowns. Tight end Luke Hasz has 16 catches for 253 yards and three TDs, but suffered a season-ending injury last week against Texas A&M. The Arkansas defense has been very opportunistic this season. The Razorbacks lead the country with three defensive touchdowns and rank No. 1 in the SEC with 11 takeaways this season. Jaheim Thomas leads Arkansas with 48 total tackles, including three sacks and five tackles for loss. Six different Razorbacks have at least one interception on the season.
OLE MISS-ARKANSAS SERIES HISTORY
• Ole Miss and Arkansas will be meeting on the field for the 70th time in a series that dates back to 1908.
• The Razorbacks hold a 37-29-1 series lead … The original series record is 37-31-1 with Ole Miss’ wins in 2012 & 2013 being vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• Arkansas’ records indicate a 38-28-1 advantage for the Razorbacks … Arkansas claims a forfeit victory in a 1914 game that Ole Miss won 13-7.
• Ole Miss leads 8-6 in Oxford, while Arkansas leads 13-2 in Fayetteville … Original record is 9-6 in Oxford.
• Arkansas holds an 18-11 edge since it joined the SEC in 1992.
• Five of the last eight games between Ole Miss and Arkansas have been decided by four or less points.
• The home team has won each of the last four contests.
FANS SET TO STRIPE THE VAUGHT
Saturday night’s matchup against Arkansas will serve as Ole Miss’ second consecutive Stripe the Vaught game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss fans are encouraged to wear either red or powder blue, depending on their section. Fans in attendance can visit StripeTheVaught.com to learn more about the fan initiative.
INSTANT CLASSIC
Ole Miss generated excitement across the college football world following its wild 55-49 shootout win over No. 12 LSU on Sept. 30. In front of a record crowd of 66,703 and under a full moon at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, it all came down to the final play between the Rebels and Tigers, with senior Rebel safety Daijahn Anthony breaking up a potential game-winning touchdown pass from LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels as time expired — sending all 66,703 in attendance into a frenzy. Prior to that moment, though, both Ole Miss and LSU combined for one of the largest offensive outputs in conference history and one of the top overall offensive performances in the Rebel record books:
• Ole Miss’ 55 points ranks as most scored against an AP ranked team in program history … The previous record was 52 points on October 9, 2021 in a 52-51 win over No. 13 Arkansas.
• Ole Miss racked up a season-high 706 total yards, the fifth-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.
• First time in school history with 700 yards of total offense, no sacks allowed and no turnovers in the same game … One of two such games nationally this year (Oregon vs. Portland State, 729 yards, Sept. 2).
• 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.
HIGH-FLYING OFFENSE
Ole Miss currently possesses the SEC’s top scoring offense at 44.6 points per game, good for No. 6 in the FBS heading into Week Six action, as well as the conference’s No. 2 overall offense at 517.4 yards per game. Impressively, the Rebels have done so against strong competition through five games, holding a strength of schedule ranking of 14 against a top-10 average of 62.4 on the scoring offense list and 61.1 on the total offense rankings. Helping spur on the offensive onslaught for the Rebels is its FBS No. 9 passing attack at 336.6 yards per game — good for No. 2 in the SEC this season. Ole Miss has proven deadly both through the air and on the ground, though, as the Rebels are the lone FBS team with a 500-yard passing outing (524, vs. Mercer, No. 2 FBS) and a 300-yard rushing outing (317, vs. LSU, No. 25 FBS) this season.
On the field in the Kiffin era, the Rebel offense ranks among the most prolific in the nation, ranking second in the FBS in both yards per game (512.1 ypg/41 games) and total yards (20,995 yards) since 2020. The Rebels have done it with a balanced attack over the last three years as well, as Ole Miss ranks alongside only Ohio State as the only two Power-5 teams with both a top-10 passing season (2020; No. 7) and a top-10 rushing season (2022; No. 3) since 2020.
DON’T BLINK
Ole Miss is once again running a lightning-quick offense in 2023, currently ranking as one of seven FBS schools at sub-23 seconds between plays at 22.0 per play. This season, Ole Miss owns seven scoring drives clocking in beneath the one-minute mark, including back-to-back opening drives against Mercer (51 seconds) and Tulane (48 seconds). The 51-second drive against Mercer was the fastest to open a season for Ole Miss since 2018, and the 28 first quarter points ranks as the most in available records since at least 1967. The 48-second debut against the Green Wave, meanwhile, was the fastest on any opening drive for the Rebels since finding the endzone in just 34 seconds against Liberty on Nov. 6, 2021. In the Kiffin era, Ole Miss is 23-5 when scoring first.
RACKING UP THE YARDS
Kiffin’s dynamic Ole Miss offenses have single-handedly dismantled the Rebel record books, recording three of the top-five offensive seasons in school history since 2020. Leading the way is the 2020 squad that ended the season ranked No. 3 in total offense nationally at an Ole Miss record 555.5 yards per game (5,555 yards). His 2021 team ranks fifth at 492.5 yards per game (6,402 yards), and last year the Rebels broke into the top-five again, this time notching the fourth-best season ever at 496.4 yards per game (6,453 yards). Impressively, Kiffin’s Ole Miss teams have done so with a balanced offensive attack, ranking seventh in the FBS in passing in 2020 (344.9 ypg) before shifting toward the running game in 2021 with the No. 12 ground game (217.6 ypg) before 2022’s single-season school record rushing attack of 3,336 yards (256.6) led the SEC and ranked No. 3 in the FBS behind only the service academies.
With those big single-season numbers come monster single-game numbers as well. Kiffin owns 22 games during his Ole Miss tenure with at least 600 yards of total offense, as opposed to just 16 times total from the beginning of the Ole Miss football program in 1893 until Kiffin’s arrival in 2020. At the 700-yard plateau, Kiffin’s Rebels own four of the six total 700-yard games in Ole Miss history, as well as five of the top-seven performances all-time.
BIG PLAY POTENTIAL
The Rebels continue to be one of the best teams in the country in explosive plays, currently ranking second among all FBS teams with 42 plays of 20 yards or more this season. In total, Ole Miss has tallied 93 plays of 10 or more yards this year, ranking ninth among all FBS schools. The Rebels average 18.6 such plays per game.
THROWIN’ DARTS
Junior QB Jaxson Dart has been one of the top signal callers nationally this season with both his arm and his legs, ranking second in the SEC and fourth nationally at his 350.8 yards of total offense. As Dart goes, so have the Rebels so far this season, with his SEC No. 2 and FBS No. 13 points responsible per game clip of 18.0 helping spur the Rebels to the top scoring offense in the conference at 44.6 points per game. Dart leads the SEC in yards per completion at 16.3 (FBS No. 9), and ranks within the FBS top-15 in total passing yards at 1,485 (No. 9), yards per attempt at 10.5 (No. 9), passing yards per game at 297.0 (No. 10) and passing efficiency at 174.7 (No. 15). On the ground, Dart ranks sixth in the SEC in rushing touchdowns (4), ninth in yards per carry (5.3), and among QB’s, ranks second at his 53.8 rushing yards per game. Dart has been especially effective in the first quarters so far this season, standing at 34-of-42 for 586 yards and six touchdowns in the opening frame. That includes a blistering 11-for-11 stretch to open the season against Mercer, making him just the seventh Ole Miss quarterback to ever throw 11 consecutive completions and the best such streak since Matt Corral set the school record at 19 in a row at Vanderbilt in 2020. Dart is starting to climb several Ole Miss career lists, as he now ranks seventh all-time in career 300-yard passing games (4), tied for eighth in passing touchdowns (31), 11th in total offense (5,342) and 12th in passing yards (4,459). In his overall career combining totals from his freshman season at USC in 2021, Dart owns 5,812 yards passing, 6,738 yards of total offense, 926 yards rushing (883 at Ole Miss), and 40 passing touchdowns.
CALLING HIS OWN NUMBER
Junior QB Jaxson Dart had a career day running the ball against Georgia Tech on Sept. 16, and did so with one of the longest rushes ever by a Rebel signal caller. Dart ended with a career high 136 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 14, highlighted by a massive 68 yard scamper in the second quarter. That run nearly doubled up his previous career long of 36 against Troy last season, and all-time in Ole Miss history it ranks as the fourth-longest ever by a QB. So far this season, Dart ranks second among SEC quarterbacks and 15th nationally among QBs at 53.8 rushing yards per game, in addition to ranking ninth in the SEC at his 5.3 yards per carry clip.
NOSE FOR THE ENDZONE
Ole Miss has two well-seasoned running backs in sophomore Quinshon Judkins and senior Ulysses Bentley IV, who stand as just one of two duos in the FBS with at least 20 career rushing touchdowns. Judkins and Bentley both crossed the goal line for the 21st times in their careers against LSU on Sept. 30, putting them in lone company with LSU’s Jayden Daniels (27) and Noah Cain (24) as the only other duo with at least 20 apiece. Combined, the Rebel duo of Judkins and Bentley owns 3,758 career yards and 42 total touchdowns on the ground.
GROUND & POUND
Sophomore RB Quinshon Judkins broke out against the No. 12 LSU defense, ending the day with 177 yards on 33 carries and two total TDs against the Tigers. That marked the ninth 100-yard game in just 18 career games played, as well as his third career 150-yard outing — with his other two last year being a 214-yard explosion at Arkansas, and a 205-yard effort at Texas A&M (making his 177 yards vs. LSU his most in front of a home crowd). Judkins is marching his way up several all-time lists at Ole Miss, as he is currently tied for fourth in career 100-yard rushing games (9), tied for seventh in career rushing touchdowns (21), tied for eighth in career all-purpose touchdowns (23), and his 1,945 yards currently ranks 11th but within quick striking range of Dexter McCluster in 10th (1,955) and Jaylen Walton in ninth (1,957). Judkins is coming off a historic freshman campaign in 2022 that saw him break several Ole Miss records, including the single-season rushing mark. Judkins was a consensus first team selection on all the Preseason All-America teams and All-SEC teams, and was selected to the Maxwell, Walter Camp and Doak Walker Award watch lists.
WIDE-OPEN WATKINS
Senior WR Jordan Watkins has been a big-play threat throughout his two-year tenure as a Rebel, and he’s been off to a dynamite start as Ole Miss’ top all-purpose option this season. He currently leads the Rebels and ranks fifth in the SEC in receiving yards per game at 90.0 (No. 20 FBS), eighth in receptions per game at 5.8 (No. 36 FBS), as well as 13th in the conference at 103.2 all-purpose yards per game. Watkins has eclipsed the century mark receiving in three games this season, including a career-high 119 yards against Georgia Tech, and he has broken loose for several massive plays. Watkins leads all Rebels with 15 plays of at least 10 yards, including eight of at least 20 yards, four of at least 30 and three of the top-four long plays for Ole Miss this season: his 70-yard punt return touchdown against Mercer, his 68-yard TD reception against Georgia Tech, and his 63-yard score through the air against LSU. Watkins also had four receptions of 30 yards last season, including a 61-yard catch at Vanderbilt. This season, his 70-yard punt return TD ranks second longest in the SEC (No. 6 FBS), and he is the lone player nationally to have both a 70-yard punt return TD and a reception of more than 51 yards.
QUADRUPLE THREAT
Louisiana native Tre Harris has had a nose for the endzone in just two games as a Rebel, highlighted by the game of his life against Mercer on Sept. 2. Against the Bears, Harris wowed the Vaught-Hemingway faithful by finding the endzone on each of his first three catches as a Rebel, which tied the school record and helped the lightning-quick Ole Miss offense get up early in its eventual 73-7 blowout win. Harris tacked on a fourth touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, in the process breaking the school record and becoming just the 22nd player in SEC history to haul in at least four touchdown receptions in a single game. Harris ended the day as Ole Miss’ top receiver, nabbing six catches for 133 yards and his record-breaking four trips to the endzone. Harris is no stranger to the multi-TD effort, having caught three touchdown passes against Rice last October while a member of the Louisiana Tech football team. Harris — a preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list member — owns a career line of 122 receptions, 1,858 yards and 20 touchdowns — 16 of which have come within the last calendar year after a 10 TD season with the Bulldogs in 2022. In 2023, Harris is still the only receiver in the FBS with four touchdown receptions in a single game.
BACK IN ACTION
Senior transfer WR Zakhari Franklin made his Ole Miss debut at No. 12 Alabama on Sept. 23, starting and hauling in one catch for 16 yards. This preseason, Franklin was one of two Rebels named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list alongside Tre Harris, and with good reason. Despite missing the first three games of 2023, Franklin still ranks among the top active receivers in the FBS, as his 264 receptions and 37 touchdowns still leads all active FBS receivers, and his 3,371 career yards ranks second only to Arizona’s Jacob Cowing (3,928). Franklin has also hauled in a reception in 48 consecutive games played, ranking only behind Coastal Carolina’s Sam Pinckney (50) and Cowing (49). In 46 career games for UTSA, Franklin rewrote their record books en route to two first team All-Conference USA selections and an Honorable Mention All-America nod by Phil Steele in 2022. Franklin has notched 13 career 100-yard receiving games, and in 2022 was tied for second nationally in receiving touchdowns with 15. Franklin was also part of the Biletnikoff watch list in 2022.
DEADLY DUO
Wideouts Zakhari Franklin and Tre Harris, both Biletnikoff Award watch list members this preseason, are the lone teammates in the FBS to rank within the active career receiving touchdowns top-10 list, with Franklin’s 37 career scores leading all active FBS receivers, and Harris’ 20 ranking tied for 10th. Combined, they own a dazzling career line of 386 receptions for 5,229 yards and 57 touchdowns.
DAYLIGHT FOR DAYTON
Senior WR Dayton Wade is off to a career-best start in 2023 as one of Ole Miss’ top deep-play threats. At 367 yards on 23 receptions, Wade has already passed his prior high in yards (309) and is closing in on his prior best in catches (27) — both recorded in 2022, his first season at Ole Miss after three at WKU from 2019-21. Wade has had at least 64 yards receiving in each of his last four games, and he leads all Rebels with four receptions of at least 40 yards. Nationally, he is among just 10 FBS receivers with at least four catches of 40 yards, as well as one of just two in the SEC this season alongside South Carolina’s Xavier Legette.
HOME SWEET HOME
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium has been a safe haven for the Rebels historically, owning a 295-115-8 (.715) record all-time in Oxford, and that’s been no different in the Kiffin era. Since 2020, Ole Miss has gone 17-5 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, which includes a 14-game home winning streak that spanned Nov. 14, 2020 to Oct. 15, 2022. That streak was among the longest home winning streaks nationally when it was snapped by No. 9 Alabama last November. It was also the longest winning streak in Oxford since winning 21 straight games from Nov. 1, 1952 to Nov. 7, 1959. Including a tie to LSU in 1960, the Rebels went unbeaten for 34 games over the course of 12 years (1952-64). Ole Miss finished the 2021 campaign with a perfect 7-0 home record, its first undefeated season at home (on the field) since 1992 when the Rebels finished 6-0 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The 2021 season was also the first time that Ole Miss won seven on-campus games within the same season, which included a 31-17 win over LSU on Oct. 23.
NO FRESHMAN JITTERS
Freshman LB Suntarine Perkins was a highly-touted recruit nationally as the No. 1 overall player in Mississippi and the No. 2 linebacker in the country, and he has already become a staple of the Landshark defense through four collegiate games played. Perkins shined in his debut against Mercer on Sept. 2, leading all Rebels with nine tackles off the bench, including four solo and one solo sack, in Ole Miss’ 73-7 rout of the Bears. Perkins was also a one-man wrecking crew for the Rebels in Tuscaloosa against No. 12 Alabama on Sept. 23, charting 2.5 tackles for loss and two solo sacks for a whopping loss of 21 yards. With 3.0 sacks, Perkins is second on the Ole Miss roster, tied for second among freshmen in the FBS, and leads all SEC freshmen. At Raleigh High School, Perkins was a one-man wrecking crew, leading RHS to its first state title in 2022 as both its star running back and linebacker. In the state title game, Perkins ran 32 times for 331 yards and four touchdowns while also contributing six tackles and an interception on the other side of the ball. In his high school career, Perkins totaled more than 5,000 all-purpose yards, including 2,078 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on the ground as a senior. As a linebacker, he tallied 267 total tackles and 10 sacks in his high school career.
CAUSING MAYHEM
Ole Miss has notched at least 4.0 tackles for loss in each of its first five games, as well as at least 3.0 sacks in four of five contests, and have done so with a wide range of defenders getting in on the action. A total of 12 Rebels have contributed to a quarterback sack, while 20 have chipped in on a TFL. And all that mayhem is paying off, with four forced fumbles (including a Khari Coleman sack fumble returned for a TD by Jared Ivey vs. Tulane), three interceptions, 21 QB hurries, 20 pass breakups and a blocked field goal. In the Kiffin era, Ole Miss has recorded multiple sacks in 29 games, at least 5.0 tackles for loss in 27 games, and at least 4.0 sacks in 16 games. In games with at least 5.0 tackles for loss, Ole Miss is 18-9, and in games with at least 4.0 sacks, the Rebels are 8-3. This season, Ole Miss ranks third in the SEC in both sacks and TFL, while ranking 11th and 16th nationally in both categories, respectively.
MR. CONSISTENCY
Senior LB Ashanti Cistrunk has been a mainstay of the Ole Miss defense throughout his long career as a Rebel, as evidenced by his current streak of 53 consecutive games played — which constitutes all 53 of his career games played. Cistrunk is among 111 active players nationally in the FBS to have played at least 53, and on Ole Miss’ roster this year he is among three alongside transfers Zamari Walton and Teja Young, who both have also appeared in 53 career contests. In his Ole Miss career, Cistrunk has 163 total tackles (72 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception. In addition to Cistrunk, Ole Miss’ 2023 roster features five more with at least 150 career tackles: CB DeShawn Gaddie Jr. (154), LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (171), LB Monty Montgomery (178), S Isheem Young (183) and S Teja Young (168).
DEFENSIVE NOTES
The Rebel defensive unit has been crucial to Ole Miss’ success with timely big plays and big stops.
• CB Deantre Prince is Ole Miss’ active career leader in interceptions with six.
• S Daijahn Anthony (76.8) is Ole Miss’ top-two rated defender per PFF.
• Anthony had a crucial forced fumble and the game-winning pass breakup vs. No. 12 LSU on Sept. 30.
• Six Rebels have multiple pass breakups, led by Anthony’s four PBUs … Anthony also had an interception against Mercer.
• Seven different Rebels have had their hand in Ole Miss’ four forced fumbles either on the force or recovery … 10 Rebels have batted down a pass, and 12 have recorded at least one QB hurry.
• Ole Miss has returned its two of its three interceptions this season for 63 yards, currently No. 6 in the SEC.
• LB Khari Coleman leads the SEC and ranks sixth in the FBS in active career tackles for loss (31.0)
• S Trey Washington leads Ole Miss in tackles, averaging 6.4 per game … Washington was SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18 after notching a career-high 10 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Georgia Tech.
• DE Cedric Johnson recorded career sack No. 14.5 against Mercer … Johnson is Ole Miss’ active career sacks leader.
• Johnson (14.5, T-29th) and LB Monty Montgomery (15.0, T-27th) both rank within the FBS top-30 in active career sacks.
• LB Suntarine Perkins leads all SEC freshmen and ranks tied for second nationally among freshman with 3.0 sacks.
