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Notes and Notables from the Rebels’ 31-17 win over LSU

Notes and Notables from the Rebels’ 31-17 win over LSU

OXFORD, Miss. — There were a number of notables stemming from the Rebels’ 31-17 win over LSU Saturday in Oxford. Courtesy of Ole Miss Media Relations, here you go! 

General Notes

  •  Attendance for tonight’s game was 64,523, the sixth largest crowd ever at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
  • Ole Miss has now forced at least one turnover in 16 of the 17 games in the Kiffin era.

Offensive Notables

  • The Rebels tallied 250 or more yards on the ground for the third straight game.
  • Nine different Rebels caught a pass for the second straight game.
  • QB Matt Corral finished the contest 18-of-23 for 185 yards and one passing touchdowns.
  • Corral also tallied a TD on the ground … He’s tied with Snoop Conner for the team lead with nine rushing TDs on the season.
  • Corral has thrown a touchdown pass in 19 straight games, the second-longest streak in school history … He trails only Chad Kelly (22).
  • Corral moved to No. 4 in career passing yards with 6,851 yards … Corral is only the sixth Ole Miss QB to surpass 6,000 yards.
  • Corral remains No. 3 in career passing touchdowns with 52.
  • Corral is No. 3 in career total offense with 8,049 total yards.
  • Corral has 492 career completions and ranks No. 6 all-time on that list.
  • RB Snoop Conner tallied his fourth career 100-yard game with 14 carries for 117 yards.
  • RB Jerrion Ealy added 97 rushing yards on 12 carries.
  • Conner and Ealy averaged 8.4 and 8.1 yards per carry, respectively.
  • WR Dontario Drummond led the Ole Miss receiving corps with eight catches for 93 yards.
  • Drummond also completed a pass attempt … Drummond is now 2-for-2 on pass attempts in his career.
  • TE Casey Kelly hauled in just his fourth and fifth catches of the season and his first TD in 2021 … It was his second career touchdown reception.

 Defensive Notables

  • Ole Miss registered five or more sacks in back-to-back games for the first time since 1999 (Auburn & South Carolina).
  • Ole Miss has tallied two or more sacks in six of the seven games this season.
  • For the third time this season, the Rebels held its opponent to seven or less points in the first half (Louisville [0], Austin Peay [7].
  • The three turnovers are the most this season by the Rebel defense.
  • For the second straight game, LB Mark Robinson tallied double-digit tackles, finishing with 12 total stops vs. LSU.
  • LB Chance Campbell finished the game with 10 tackles, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble.
  • OLB Cedric Johnson registered his first career forced fumble via a sack in the third quarter … Johnson also recorded his first fumble recovery later in that same quarter.
  • Johnson tallied a career-high 1.5 TFLs.
  • DB Jake Springer tallied his first fumble recover as a Rebel.

Special Teams Notables

  • K Caden Costa connected on a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter … He is 3-for-5 from 40 or more yards this season.
  • P Mac Brown punted four times for an average of 44.5 yards per punt, including a long of 53 yards.
  • Two of Brown’s punts were downed inside the 20-yard line.

Photo credit: Dan Anderson, The Rebel Walk

Evelyn Van Pelt

Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.

About The Author

Evelyn Van Pelt

Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.

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