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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes: LSU vs. Ole Miss
11/21/2015 | Football
Ole Miss Notes | LSU Notes
POSTGAME NOTES
No. 22 Ole Miss 38, No. 15 LSU 17
November 21, 2015
SERIES INFORMATION
• This was the 104 all-time meeting between Ole Miss and LSU ... The Tigers now lead 59-41-4 overall and 9-8-1 in Oxford ... Ole Miss has won two straight in Oxford.
• Ole Miss regains the Magnolia Bowl trophy and evens the series record at 4-4 since the Magnolia Bowl was instituted in 2008.
• This was Ole Miss' largest margin of victory against LSU since a 32-0 win in 1992.
CAPTAINS
(All): Justin Bell (Sr., OL), Evan Engram (Jr., TE), Mike Hilton (Sr., DB), C.J. Johnson (Sr., LB)
GENERAL NOTES
• Attendance at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was a sellout crowd of 60,705.
• Ole Miss has defeated Alabama, Auburn and LSU in the same season for the first time in program history.
• Ole Miss has secured a winning SEC record in back-to-back years for the first time since 1989-90.
• With 38 points, Ole Miss broke the school record for points in a season ... The Rebels have 445 points, surpassing the total of 442 in 2003.
• The Rebels also set a school record for touchdowns in a season (57), breaking the total of 55 in 2001.
• Ole Miss improves to 3-2 against ranked teams (3-0 vs. top-15 teams) this season ... The Rebels are 8-12 vs. top-25 teams under Hugh Freeze.
• On Senior Day, the 2015 senior class posted their 32nd win over the last four years, the most since the 1968-71 group had 32 wins.
• The Rebels now own an all-time record of 653-504-35 (.563 winning percentage) and a 32-18 record under Hugh Freeze (.640 winning percentage).
• Ole Miss improves to 28-5 when scoring first, 25-4 when leading at halftime and 27-3 when rushing for 150+ yards under Freeze.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• With 280 passing yards, Ole Miss set a school record for team passing yards in a season (3,768), breaking the 2003 team's previous mark of 3,718.
• Junior QB Chad Kelly completed 19 of 34 passes for 280 yards with two passing TDs, no interceptions, 81 rushing yards and two more scores on the ground.
• Kelly broke the school record for total offense yards in a season (3,857), eclipsing Bo Wallace's 3,701 in 2013.
• Kelly broke the school record for touchdowns responsible for in a season (34), eclipsing Eli Manning's 32 in 2001.
• Kelly leads the team with nine rushing touchdowns this season.
• Kelly threw a touchdown pass in his 11th straight game, which is tied with Bo Wallace for third-most in school history.
• Senior RB Jaylen Walton rushed for 15 yards and a TD ... He now has 23 career touchdowns, tying Randy Baldwin (1989-90) for sixth-most in school history.
• Junior WR Laquon Treadwell caught four passes for 58 yards and a TD ... His streak of 100-yard games ended at five, but he caught a TD for the sixth straight game.
• Junior TE Evan Engram caught five passes for 58 yards and a TD, all season highs.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels' Landshark defense was flying around the field, collecting seven TFLs, 10 pass breakups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
• Sophomore LB DeMarquis Gates led the Rebels with 14 tackles (six solo) and added a pass breakup and QB hurry.
• Senior LB Christian Russell collected his first career interception.
• Freshman DB Zedrick Woods grabbed his first career interception.
• Senior DB Mike Hilton had nine tackles and a TFL ... He entered the game leading all SEC defensive backs in tackles for loss this season.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Sophomore K Gary Wunderlich made his only FG attempt (32 yards) and all five PATs ... He also punted twice for a 41.0-yard average.
• Ole Miss set a school record with 55 PATs this season, breaking the previous mark of 52 in 2008.
• Wunderlich tied Joshua Shene's school record for PATs in a season with 52 ... Shene had that total in 2008.
