Ole Miss vs. Jacksonville State Notes

Sept. 4, 2010

OLE MISS vs. JACKSONVILLE STATE
September 4, 2010
Postgame Notes

SERIES INFORMATION

Today's meeting was the first between the two schools
Today's attendance: 55,768

CAPTAINS (All Seniors): Johnny Brown (S) Kentrell Lockett (DE), Jonathan Cornell (LB), and Jerrell Powe (DT)

6-FIRST TIME STARTERS: (Offense) Nathan Stanley (QB), A.J. Hawkins (C), (Defense) Wayne Dorsey (DE), Gerald Rivers (DE), Joel Kight (WLB), Damien Jackson (RCB)

12 DEBUTS: Wayne Dorsey (Jr., DE), Damien Jackson (S), Jeff Scott, Charles Sawyer, Jeremiah Masoli, Clarence Jackson, Brishen Mathews (S), Korvic Neat (WR), Martez Eastland (RB), Josh Tatum (OL), Emmanuel McCray (OL), Ja-Mes Logan.

GENERAL NOTES

This game marked the kickoff of the 116th season of football at Ole Miss and the third under head coach Houston Nutt. The Rebels boast an all-time record of 615-469-35.
Ole Miss is now 85-25-5 in season openers and 58-5-3 in season openers at home. They have won 13 of the last 14 season openers.
This is Ole Miss' first loss to an FCS opponent since the NCAA went to the current format.
The Rebels are now 6-6 all-time in overtime games. This was the first overtime game since a 2006 loss (20-23) at LSU.
Houston Nutt is now 8-3 in overtime games in his career, 0-1 at Ole Miss.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

Brandon Bolden registered his third career 100-yard rushing game, with 104 yards on 17 carries and one touchdown.
Sophomore Melvin Harris recorded his first career touchdown, a 41-yard pass from Nathan Stanley on the third play of the game.
Nathan Stanley's 41-yard TD pass to Melvin Harris is the longest play of his career.
Nathan Stanley finished 6-of-10 for 133 yards and 3 TDs.
Sophomore Jesse Grandy nabbed his first career receiving touchdown, a 31-yard pass from Nathan Stanley.
Jeremiah Masoli made his debut for the Rebels at the 2:13 mark of the first quarter.
Masoli's first pass as a Rebel was a 10-yard strike to tight end Ferbia Allen. He finished 7-of-10 for 109 yards.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

Junior college transfer Damien Jackson led the Rebels with 11 tackles.
Johnny Brown had 10 tackles, marking the first time since the 2009 Mississippi State game for two Rebels to post double-digit tackles.
Sophomore D.T. Shackelford registered his first career sack, sacking JSU QB Marques Ivory for loss of nine yards.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Sophomore Bryson Rose connected on his first career field goal, from 24-yards away in the 2nd quarter. He added a 35-yarder with 2:55 to go in the 4th quarter. He was also 6-for-6 on PAT attempts.
Freshman Jeff Scott had two kickoff returns for a total of 68 yards with a long of 40.

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