Postgame Notes

SERIES INFORMATION

This game marked the 56th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Arkansas dating back to 1908 ... Ole Miss records show the Rebels trailing the series 26-29-1, while Arkansas' records indicate a 30-25-1 advantage for the Razorbacks ... Arkansas claims a forfeit victory in a 1914 game that Ole Miss won 13-7.
The Rebels have won the last two encounters ... Arkansas holds a 10-8 edge since it joined the SEC in 1992.
Ole Miss enjoys a 6-3 all-time edge in Oxford matchups and end a two-game skid against the Hogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

CAPTAINS (All Seniors): Marshay Green (CB), John Jerry (OT), Kendrick Lewis (FS), Dexter McCluster (WR)

STARTER NOTES

The Ole Miss defense started in a nickel formation, with sophomore Marcus Temple as the nickelback ... It marked Temple's first start of the year and second of his career, both at NB.
The Rebels started in a three wide receiver set with Lionel Breaux, Shay Hodge and Dexter McCluster.

GENERAL NOTES

Ole Miss is off to its best start since 2003, when the team opened at 5-2 overall and eventually 8-2 ... The Rebels were 3-4 at this point a year ago.
Ole Miss has opened SEC play 2-2 for the second straight year.
Eleven Ole Miss staff members were on staff, played or did both at Arkansas, including head coach Houston Nutt.
The Rebels are wrapping up a three-game home stand, after playing on the road in three of the season's first four games.
Ole Miss is averaging 35.7 points per outing, while holding the opposition to just 12.6 points over its last 11 games.
Attendance today was 60,622, which is the 10th-largest in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium history.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

Ole Miss topped 500 yards of total offense for the third time this year with a season-high 553 total yards ... It marked the most by a Rebel offense since posting 567 against Wyoming in 2004.
Senior Dexter McCluster became the first Rebel in the modern era (records dating back to 1965) to top the 100-yard mark in both rushing and receiving ... McCluster posted the first 100-yard rushing game of his career with career highs of 123 yards and 22 carries ... His 123 yards on the ground marked the most by a Rebel since BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 131 yards against Alabama in 2007 ... McCluster led the team in rushing for the second time this year ... McCluster topped the team in receiving for the first time this year with a career-high 137 receiving yards and a career high-tying seven grabs ... He finished with 260 all-purpose yards, which is the most by a Rebel since McCluster's own career-best 268-yard performance in his Ole Miss debut against Memphis in 2006 .
Junior QB Jevan Snead notched the first 300-yard passing game of his career, completing 22-for 33 for 332 yards with two TDs and two interceptions ... Snead has passed for multiple TD passes in 11 of the last 13 games and has topped 200 yards passing for the second straight game and 11th time in his two seasons as a Rebel ... He connected with eight different receivers in the game.
Senior WR Shay Hodge hauled in five passes for 70 yards and his team-high fourth TD catch of the year ... His 18th career receiving TD pulls him within six of Chris Collins' Ole Miss record.
Sophomore RB Brandon Bolden rushed for 62 yards on 14 attempts, giving him over 60 yards on the ground for the fourth time this year ... He also added two catches for 18 yards.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

The Rebels held the opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the sixth time in seven games this season ... Ole Miss has allowed only three first-quarter points this season.
The Ole Miss defense was credited with seven TFLs, including 2.0 by Jonathan Cornell.
Senior LB Patrick Trahan topped the team in tackles for the second time this season with seven total stops.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Senior K Joshua Shene remains perfect on the year in field goals after connecting on all three attempts today from 22, 39 and 19 yards ... He also drilled all three PATs.

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