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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
11/19/2016 | Football
Postgame Notes
Vanderbilt 38, Ole Miss 17 - 11/19/16
SERIES INFORMATION
• This was the 91st meeting between the two teams ... The Rebels now lead 50-39-2 all-time.
• Vanderbilt snapped the Rebels' three-game winning streak in the series.
CAPTAINS
(All seniors): Fadol Brown (DE), Robert Conyers (OL), Evan Engram (TE), Issac Gross (DT)
FIRST-TIME STARTERs (1)
Defense: Jaylon Jones (CB)
GENERAL NOTES
• Attendance at Vanderbilt Stadium was 27,763.
• Six true freshmen have now started a game this year, tied for second-most of any team in the country.
• This was the Rebels' first game against an unranked SEC opponent this year.
• The Rebels scored first for the 10th time in 11 games.
• After not trailing at the half in the first nine games of the year, Ole Miss has trailed at halftime in two straight games.
• The Rebels fall to 34-10 under Freeze when they score first.
• Ole Miss is now 2-19 under Freeze when its opponent scores 30 or more points.
• The Rebels now own an all-time record of 660-510-35 (.562 winning percentage) and a 39-24 record under Freeze (.619 winning percentage).
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Shea Patterson made his second straight start to become the first true freshman QB to start multiple games in school history.
• Patterson finished 20 of 42 passes for 222 yards with two TDs and no INTs, adding 32 rushing yards on 13 attempts.
• Senior TE Evan Engram led all players with six catches and 102 receiving yards, including a 38-yard TD ... His eight TD catches this season are tied for the most by an Ole Miss TE with Butch Veazey (1972) and Barney Poole (1947).
• This was Engram's fourth 100-yard game of the season (T-4th in school history) and seventh of his career (4th in school history).
• Engram moved past Willie Green (1986-89) into fifth place on the Ole Miss career receiving yards chart with 2,320.
• Engram moved into a tie with Mike Wallace (2005-08) into sixth place on the Ole Miss career TD catches chart with 15.
• Senior RB Akeem Judd had 97 all-purpose yards (63 rushing, 34 receiving) and a 21-yard TD catch, his first career score through the air and 10th overall score as a Rebel.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Senior LB Rommel Mageo led the team with eight tackles.
• Senior DE Fadol Brown had four tackles with 2.0 TFLs and a sack ... In the last three games he has 24 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
• Senior DT D.J. Jones also added a sack, his second of the season.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Junior K/P Gary Wunderlich made his only FG attempt, a 23-yarder to give Ole Miss an early 3-0 lead ... His 20 FGs are tied for second-most in a season in school history.
• Senior Carlos Davis racked up a career-high 160 all-purpose yards, returning five kickoffs for 137 yards (27-yard average) and one punt for 23 yards.
