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Postgame Notebook: Ole Miss defeats ULM, 35-3

Postgame Notebook: Ole Miss defeats ULM, 35-3

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss defeated ULM, 35-3, Saturday on Senior Day at Vaught-Hemingway. Here are your postgame notables from the victory.

Series Information

• Today marked the fifth meeting all-time between Ole Miss and ULM.
• The Rebels now lead the all-time series, 5-0.
• The series began in 2002 (W, 31-3), and all four prior meetings have occurred in Oxford.
• Ole Miss and ULM last met in 2018, when the Rebels won 70-21 and set the school record for total offense (826).

Captains

• Ashanti Cistrunk (LB), Jeremy James (OL), Cedric Johnson (DE), Reece McIntryre (OL), Deantre Prince (CB) and Caleb Warren (OL).

Starters

• RG Jeremy James made his 47th consecutive start, also the 47th start of his career … Other double-digit streaks included CB Deantre Prince (26), QB Jaxson Dart (22), OL Caleb Warren (20), RB Quinshon Judkins (17), S Trey Washington (13), OL Victor Curne (11), LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (11), OL Quincy McGee (11), S John Saunders Jr. (11) and WR Dayton Wade (11).
• Rebels with 30 or more career starts who also started today include James (47), Warren (42) and Prince (34).
• Ladarius Tennison made his first start of the season.
• OL Reece McIntyre made his first start of the season, the third of his career.

General Notes

• Attendance for today’s game was 60,752.
• The grand total of attendance for the 2023 home season was 446,044 … The highest attendance sum since 2016.
• Ole Miss improved to 7-0 at home on the season … It’s just the second time in program history that the Rebels have tallied seven on-campus wins (2021).
• Ole Miss is now 27-6 when scoring first in the head coach Lane Kiffin era.

Offensive Notes

• QB Jaxson Dart finished with 310 passing yards and three touchdowns on 24-for-31 attempts, eclipsing the 3,000 yard mark in total offense.
• This marks Dart’s sixth 300-yard passing game ranking him in seventh all-time in program history, just one touchdown from tying Matt Corral.
• With Dart’s 24 completions, he now ranks eighth in all-time passing completions (420) at Ole Miss.
• Dart now sits in seventh all-time in program passing yards (5,863) and in seventh in all-time passing touchdowns (39).
• Dart moved up to a tie of seventh in all-time touchdowns responsible for (47) at Ole Miss, tying him with John Fourcade, 1978-81.
• TE Caden Prieskorn had a season-best game, finishing with 69 yards and a touchdown; his first touchdown in a Rebel uniform and his eighth in his career.
• RB Ulysses Bentley IV carried the ball nine times for 47 yards and one touchdown … It was Bentley’s fourth rushing touchdown of the season, 23rd of his career.
• Dart connected with WR Tre Harris for Harris’ eighth receiving touchdown of the season, 22nd of his career.
• WR Dayton Wade caught a 58-yard receiving touchdown for his fourth receiving TD of the season … The four touchdown catches is a new season-high for Wade.
• Wade is among just six SEC receivers with at least five receptions of at least 40 yards.
• QB Spencer Sanders connected with WR Cayden Lee for a 51 yard touchdown … This is Sanders’ third passing touchdown in a Rebel uniform and Lee’s second of the season.
• Sanders went 4-for-5 for 61 yards and one touchdown.
• This is the first time this season Ole Miss has had two 50+ yard touchdowns.

Defensive Notes

• This marks the first time Ole Miss has held its opponent without a touchdown since Georgia Tech in 2022.
• The Landshark defense held the Warhawks to 66 passing yards … This is the first time since 2014 the Rebels have held two opponents in a season to under 100 passing yards.
• Ole Miss forced one turnover while not allowing any turnovers for itself … Coming into the game, Ole Miss led the SEC and ranked No. 14 in turnover margin.
• S Trey Washington intercepted a pass for his third interception of the season, tying Saunders for the season-lead in interceptions.
• Washington finished with five tackles
• LB Ashanti Cistrunk led for the Rebels with seven tackles and 0.5 TFL … Cistrunk has had eight games this season recording at least five tackles.

Special Team Notes

• P Fraser Masin punted twice for 88 yards, with a long of 51 yards and one inside the 20.

(Courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics)

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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