Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart Named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Rebel Signal Caller Accounted for 439 Yards of Total Offense vs. LSU
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (Release) Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the SEC Monday following the Rebels’ 55-49 win over #12 LSU.
🏈 WK5 | SEC Football Player of the Week
CO-OFFENSIVE: Jaxson Dart@OleMissFB x #SECFB pic.twitter.com/7yWARykC9q
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 2, 2023
Dart shares this week’s honor with Kentucky running back Ray Davis.
Dart accounted for 439 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in Ole Miss’ thrilling victory over LSU. The Rebel signal caller completed 26-of-39 passes for a season-high 389 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He also added 50 yards rushing and one score on seven carries.
Down nine points late in the fourth quarter, Dart rushed for a touchdown with 5:06 remaining and then tossed the game-winning score with 39 seconds left. The Kaysville, Utah, native moved up to 11th all-time at Ole Miss in career total offense (5,342).
Ole Miss’ 55 points ranks as the most scored against an AP ranked team in program history. Dart led an Ole Miss offense that tallied a season-high 706 total yards, the sixth-most in Ole Miss history. It was the fourth game under head coach Lane Kiffin with at least 700 yards. The Rebels only had two such games prior to his arrival in 2020.
Ole Miss will play host to Arkansas this weekend at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Kick is slated for 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network.
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.
