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Postgame Notes vs. LSU

12/19/2020 | Football

LSU 53, Ole Miss 48

 SERIES INFORMATION
• Today marked the 109th all-time meeting between the Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers dating back to 1894.
• LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, whom the Rebels played for the 117th time on Nov. 28.
• LSU holds a 64-40-4 advantage in the series, including a 42-24-1 mark in Baton Rouge.
• The original record is 64-41-4 in favor of LSU with Ole Miss' 2013 victory vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• The home team has won seven of the last nine meetings on the field.
 
 CAPTAINS
Nick Broeker (OL), Jerrion Ealy (RB) and Otis Reese (DB)
 
GENERAL NOTES
• Attendance for today's game was 21,905.
 
 OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Ole Miss tallied 558 total yards of offense ... It's the sixth time this season, and the fourth straight game, Ole Miss has tallied 550 total yards or more.
• The Rebels ran the ball for a season-high 307 rushing yards, besting their previous mark of 283 yards vs. Auburn.
Matt Corral passed for 251 yards and led the Rebels in rushing with 17 carries for a career-high 158 yards ... He threw three touchdowns and added one on the ground.
• LSU's interception in the first quarter snapped a streak of 106 pass attempts without an INT for Corral.
• Corral has been responsible for 31 touchdowns this season, moving him into a tie with Bo Wallace (2012) and Eli Manning (2001) for the third-most in a single season.
• With his three touchdown passes this afternoon, Matt Corral remains sixth all-time in school history with 35 passing TDs. 
Braylon Sanders scored a  20-yard touchdown catch on the opening drive ... The Rebels' offense has now scored on their opening possession in five games this season.
• Sanders added a second touchdown reception, a 25-yard catch, on the first play of the fourth quarter ... It marked his first career game with multiple receiving touchdowns.
Henry Parrish Jr. scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard rush in the second quarter … He added a second rushing score in the third quarter ... It marked the first time a freshman has scored two rushing touchdowns in a game since Snoop Conner last season (vs. New Mexico State on 11/9/19).
• Parrish Jr. rushed for a career-high 82 yards on 16 carries and caught four passes for a career-best 27 yards.
Dontario Drummond hauled in a five-yard touchdown pass, his fourth straight game with a receiving touchdown ... He finished the game with two catches for 36 yards.
• Drummond moved into a tie for second on the team with six receiving touchdowns this season.
• The 57-yard catch by Casey Kelly in the first quarter was a career-long for the redshirt freshman and only the second career catch of his career.
 
 DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels' defense forced a three-and-out on their opponents' opening drive for the second consecutive game.
Sam Williams tallied his fourth sack of the season in the final seconds of the first half … He finished the game with seven total tackles.
• In the fourth quarter, Keidron Smith recorded his first interception of the season, picking off Max Johnson's pass in the end zone … It was the third career interception for Smith.
• The Rebel defense has now forced a turnover in eight of their nine games this season.
Lakia Henry led the Rebels defensively with 12 total tackles, his third straight game with double-digit tackles.
Jacquez Jones also notched double-digit tackles, recording 11 total tackles and two quarterback hurries.
 
 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
Jerrion Ealy returned a second quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown ... His second career kick return for a touchdown (94 yards vs. Southeastern Louisiana on 9/14/19) ... It was the sixth 100-yard touchdown return in school history … Longest since 2012 (Jaylen Walton vs. Texas, 100 yards).
Mac Brown punted three times for an average of 47.3 yards per punt, including a long of 52 yards.
Luke Logan was a perfect 6-of-6 on PAT attempts.
• Logan and LS Jack Propst played in their team-leading 45th game as a Rebel.
 

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