The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. LSU
9/19/2026 | Football
Series Information
• This was the 115th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and LSU dating back to 1894. LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, who the Rebels will play for the 122nd time this November.
• This was the 13th ranked meeting between Ole Miss and LSU, and the first time since 1962 with both the Rebels and Tigers ranked inside the top-10 in the AP Poll.
• LSU leads the series 66-45-4 on the field, while Ole Miss leads the series in Oxford 12-11-1.
• The home team has now won 13 of the last 15 meetings on the field in the series, including each of the last six.
Captains
• Will Echoles (DT), Kewan Lacy (RB), Jehiem Oatis (DT).
Starters
• Kewan Lacy, Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 18th consecutive start at Ole Miss.
• Suntarine Perkins played in his 44th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 31st consecutive game.
Debuts
• Senior Sharif Denson made his Ole Miss debut in the secondary.
General Notes
• Attendance for today's game was 70,033, a new all-time high at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
• The Rebels won their 14th consecutive home game, which is the third-longest active streak in the FBS.
• Ole Miss is 24-1 at home since 2023, good for the best in all of college football.
• Pete Golding has now faced a ranked opponent in five of his first six career games as head coach at Ole Miss and is 5-1, three of those teams have been top-10 opponents (No. 3 UGA, No. 10 Miami, and No. 7 LSU).
• Golding is now 2-1 against top-10 opponents, with each of those wins coming against SEC opponents.
Offensive Notes
• Ole Miss had 383 yards through the air, with four Rebels over 50 yards receiving.
• Traylon Ray led the Rebels in receiving with 115 yards on seven catches (each career highs) with one touchdown.
• Ray recorded his first career 100 yard receiving game and his first touchdown at Ole Miss.
• Michael Smith tallied his first career catch in an Ole Miss uniform with a six-yard completion in the second quarter.
• Kewan Lacy tallied his 28th rushing touchdown in the first quarter, extending his streak to 12 straight games with a rushing TD, the longest such streak by an Ole Miss player in recorded history (Since 1956).
• With 43 rushing yards Lacy moved to 12th all-time in career rushing yards at Ole Miss with 1,758.
• Ole Miss tallied 289 yards of total offense in the first half, the most LSU has given up all season.
• A passing touchdown from Trinidad Chambliss in the second quarter was his 16th consecutive game with a passing touchdown, tying Eli Manning for the third-longest streak all-time at Ole Miss.
• Chambliss finished the night 33-for-48 for 363 yards, the most by Chambliss as a Rebel ... He also pass for two touchdowns and rushed for another score.
• Chambliss' 48 passing attempts was a new career-high.
• Chambliss moved to 12th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss (4,861 career passing yards at Ole Miss), passing Archie Manning.
• Today was the 10th game with 300+ passing yards for Chambliss, tying him for sixth all-time with Eli Manning.
• A 14-yard rushing touchdown by Chambliss gave Ole Miss the lead with under seven minutes remaining.
• Chambliss has now thrown and rushed for a touchdown in the same game seven times during his career.
• Caleb Odom set a new career-high in receiving yards with 88 yards on five catches.
Defensive Notes
• Sharif Denson recorded a TFL on his first drive in an Ole Miss uniform.
• The Ole Miss defense held the LSU offense to just two first downs and 34 total yards in the first quarter.
• To start the second half, Blake Purchase got to the quarterback for his second sack in an Ole Miss uniform.
• The Rebels defense sealed the victory with less than one minute remaining when Jaylon Braxton recorded an interception on a tipped ball by Kam Franklin to preserve the win.
• Will Echoles registered one sack and led the team in TFL with 3.0.
• Sharif Denson and Tah'j Butler led the team in total tackles, each with eight.
Special Teams Notes
• Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in eight straight games after a successful 37 yarder in the first quarter.
• Punter Oscar Bird was called on to punt twice for 84 yards.
• This was the 115th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and LSU dating back to 1894. LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, who the Rebels will play for the 122nd time this November.
• This was the 13th ranked meeting between Ole Miss and LSU, and the first time since 1962 with both the Rebels and Tigers ranked inside the top-10 in the AP Poll.
• LSU leads the series 66-45-4 on the field, while Ole Miss leads the series in Oxford 12-11-1.
• The home team has now won 13 of the last 15 meetings on the field in the series, including each of the last six.
Captains
• Will Echoles (DT), Kewan Lacy (RB), Jehiem Oatis (DT).
Starters
• Kewan Lacy, Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 18th consecutive start at Ole Miss.
• Suntarine Perkins played in his 44th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 31st consecutive game.
Debuts
• Senior Sharif Denson made his Ole Miss debut in the secondary.
General Notes
• Attendance for today's game was 70,033, a new all-time high at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
• The Rebels won their 14th consecutive home game, which is the third-longest active streak in the FBS.
• Ole Miss is 24-1 at home since 2023, good for the best in all of college football.
• Pete Golding has now faced a ranked opponent in five of his first six career games as head coach at Ole Miss and is 5-1, three of those teams have been top-10 opponents (No. 3 UGA, No. 10 Miami, and No. 7 LSU).
• Golding is now 2-1 against top-10 opponents, with each of those wins coming against SEC opponents.
Offensive Notes
• Ole Miss had 383 yards through the air, with four Rebels over 50 yards receiving.
• Traylon Ray led the Rebels in receiving with 115 yards on seven catches (each career highs) with one touchdown.
• Ray recorded his first career 100 yard receiving game and his first touchdown at Ole Miss.
• Michael Smith tallied his first career catch in an Ole Miss uniform with a six-yard completion in the second quarter.
• Kewan Lacy tallied his 28th rushing touchdown in the first quarter, extending his streak to 12 straight games with a rushing TD, the longest such streak by an Ole Miss player in recorded history (Since 1956).
• With 43 rushing yards Lacy moved to 12th all-time in career rushing yards at Ole Miss with 1,758.
• Ole Miss tallied 289 yards of total offense in the first half, the most LSU has given up all season.
• A passing touchdown from Trinidad Chambliss in the second quarter was his 16th consecutive game with a passing touchdown, tying Eli Manning for the third-longest streak all-time at Ole Miss.
• Chambliss finished the night 33-for-48 for 363 yards, the most by Chambliss as a Rebel ... He also pass for two touchdowns and rushed for another score.
• Chambliss' 48 passing attempts was a new career-high.
• Chambliss moved to 12th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss (4,861 career passing yards at Ole Miss), passing Archie Manning.
• Today was the 10th game with 300+ passing yards for Chambliss, tying him for sixth all-time with Eli Manning.
• A 14-yard rushing touchdown by Chambliss gave Ole Miss the lead with under seven minutes remaining.
• Chambliss has now thrown and rushed for a touchdown in the same game seven times during his career.
• Caleb Odom set a new career-high in receiving yards with 88 yards on five catches.
Defensive Notes
• Sharif Denson recorded a TFL on his first drive in an Ole Miss uniform.
• The Ole Miss defense held the LSU offense to just two first downs and 34 total yards in the first quarter.
• To start the second half, Blake Purchase got to the quarterback for his second sack in an Ole Miss uniform.
• The Rebels defense sealed the victory with less than one minute remaining when Jaylon Braxton recorded an interception on a tipped ball by Kam Franklin to preserve the win.
• Will Echoles registered one sack and led the team in TFL with 3.0.
• Sharif Denson and Tah'j Butler led the team in total tackles, each with eight.
Special Teams Notes
• Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in eight straight games after a successful 37 yarder in the first quarter.
• Punter Oscar Bird was called on to punt twice for 84 yards.
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