2015 Football Game Notes #Eggbowl
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OLEMISSSPORTS.COM #OLEMISS OLEMISSFB.COM #HOTTYTODDY @OLEMISSSPORTS #GOREBELS @OLEMISSFB #WAOM @REBELGAMEDAY #TAKEASTAND @COACHHUGHFREEZE #WEARNAVY FACEBOOK.COM/OLEMISSSPORTS #BEATSTATE FACEBOOK.COM/OLEMISSFOOTBALL 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #EGGBOWL 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 BOWL WINS | 36 BOWL APPEARANCES | 653 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 56 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 19 NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS | 281 PRO DRAFT SELECTIONS BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN EGG OLE MISS COACHING STAFF Date: Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 On the field: Time: 6:15 p.m. CT Hugh Freeze . Head Coach Location: Starkville, Miss. Grant Heard . .Wide Receivers Venue: Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Jason Jones . .Cornerbacks/Co-Defensive Coord. Surface: Grass Chris Kiffin . Defensive Line OM Rankings: 19 (AP), 19 (Coaches) Matt Luke . .Offensive Line/Co-Offensive Coord. MSU Rankings: 23 (AP), 22 (Coaches) Derrick Nix . Running Backs #19/19 Ole Miss Series: Ole Miss leads 62-43-6 #22/23 Mississippi State Emmanuel McCray . .Offensive GA In Starkville: Ole Miss leads 20-14-3 Robert Ratliff . .Offensive GA REBELS BULLDOGS Live Stats: OleMissSports.com Davis Merritt . Defensive GA (8-3, 5-2 SEC) (8-3, 4-3 SEC) Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Christian Robinson . Defensive GA In the press box: Head Coach: Hugh Freeze Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB Head Coach: Dan Mullen Corey Batoon . Safeties/Special Teams Coord. Career: 62-25/7th Career: 54-34/7th Maurice Harris . Tight Ends At OM: 32-18/4th At MSU: 54-34/7th Dan Werner . Quarterbacks/Co-Offensive Coord. Dave Wommack . .Safeties/Defensive Coord. WHAT TO WATCH FOR • This game is the 112th meeting of one of the nation’s most-played rivalries ... Ole Miss holds a 62-43-6 advantage ESPN2 in the series dating back to 1901 ... The Ole Miss-Mississippi State series is tied with the Michigan-Ohio State series Mark Jones, Play-by-Play for the 15th-longest in NCAA Division I history ... Saturday’s game will be the 88th “Battle of the Golden Egg,” as the Rod Gilmore, Analyst two schools started playing for the trophy in 1927 ... Ole Miss holds a 56-26-5 advantage in the “Egg Bowl.” Quint Kessenich, Sideline • This is the first time in history that both teams have been nationally ranked in back-to-back Egg Bowls. OLE MISS IMG NETWORK • Ole Miss is bowl eligible for the fourth straight season under head coach Hugh Freeze. David Kellum, Play-by-Play • With a 5-2 league record, Ole Miss has secured back-to-back winning SEC seasons for the first time since 1989-90. Harry Harrison, Analyst • The Rebels are second in the SEC West, one game behind Alabama ... An Ole Miss win over Mississippi State and an Richard Cross, Sideline/Pre- & Post-Game Alabama loss to Auburn would send the Rebels to their first SEC Championship game in Atlanta. Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game • Ole Miss has beaten Alabama, Auburn and LSU in the same season for the first time in program history. sirius xm satellite radio • Ole Miss leads the SEC and ranks 12th in the nation in scoring at 40.5 ppg. Sirius 108, XM 108 • The Rebels have set single-season school records for points (445), touchdowns (57) and passing yards (3,768). • Freeze’s Rebels are 3-2 against top-25 teams this year, including 3-0 against top-15 squads. • Ole Miss is ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams for the 29th time in the last 30 weeks. 2015 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/SERIES INFORMATION Sept. 5 UT MARTIN (SEC Network Alternate) OXFORD W, 76-3 Most points since 1935; 11 touchdowns scored by 10 different Rebels Sept. 12 FRESNO STATE (ESPN2) OXFORD W, 73-21 First time ever with consecutive 50+ point games; Kelly accounts for 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) Sept. 19 at #2/2 Alabama* (ESPN) Tuscaloosa W, 43-37 First win in Tuscaloosa since ‘88; back-to-back wins over ‘Bama first time in Ole Miss history Sept. 26 VANDERBILT* (ESPNU) OXFORD W, 27-16 Jaylen Walton rushes for 133 yards and amasses a career-high 215 all-purpose yards Oct. 3 at #25/23 Florida* (ESPN) Gainesville L, 10-38 First loss in The Swamp since 1995; Florida turns four Rebel turnovers into 19 points Oct. 10 NEW MEXICO STATE (HC) (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 52-3 2nd-most yards of total offense in school history (665); Kelly throws for season-high 384 Oct. 17 at #22 Memphis (ABC) Memphis L, 24-37 First non-conf loss since Texas in 2012; Treadwell sets school record with 14 catches Oct. 24 #15/16 TEXAS A&M* (ESPN) OXFORD W, 23-3 Rebels rush for 230 yards, most rushing yards vs. SEC foe since 2012 Oct. 31 at Auburn* (ESPN) Auburn W, 27-19 First road win over Auburn since ‘03; Rebels pile up 558 total yards, 402 passing yards Nov. 7 ARKANSAS* (CBS) OXFORD L, 52-53 (OT) Chad Kelly throws for 368 yards and 3 TDs and rushes for 110 yards and 3 TDs Nov. 21 #15/17/17 LSU* (CBS) OXFORD W, 38-17 Largest margin of victory vs. LSU since 32-0 win in 1992 Nov. 28 at Mississippi State* (ESPN2) Starkville 6:15 p.m. Ole Miss leads 62-43-6 * - SEC game (HC) - Homecoming Rankings - CFP/AP/Coaches All Times Central OLEMISSSPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION | 4 OLE MISS MEDIA RELATIONS OLE MISS MEDIA SCHEDULE - LSU WEEK Kyle Campbell* ............Assistant A.D./Media & PR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Email: [email protected] Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews • Practice closed • Practice closed • Practice open to • SEC teleconference • Practice closed • Practice closed No interviews media first 20 11:20 a.m. No interviews No interviews Joey Jones* .............................Associate Director • Freeze press minutes Email: [email protected] • Interview conf. at 11:15 a.m. • Practice closed Duties: Game Notes, Stats, Photos requests for in Manning Center • Assistant coaches Adam Kuffner* ..........................Assistant Director Monday press Team Meeting Room and players avail- • Freeze and Email: [email protected] conference due to able after practice assistant coaches Duties: Game Program, Game Notes [email protected] • Selected players available after by 3 p.m. available following practice Jessica Poole ............................Assistant Director press conference Email: [email protected] Duties: Player Interviews • Reb Talk radio Daniel Snowden .......................Associate Director show (7-8 p.m., Email: [email protected] Buffalo Wild Wings) Duties: Credentials Kim Ling ..................................Associate Director WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Ole Miss holds its weekly fall press conference each Monday of the regular season at 11:15 a.m. CT in the Burns Team Email: [email protected] Meeting Room at the Manning Center, which is adjacent to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field. Various Ole Miss coaches and staff will take the podium first and will be followed by Coach Hugh Freeze at approximately 11:30 a.m. Members of the media unable to attend the Monday press Ashley Mangrum .................Senior Staff Assistant conference may participate via the telephone beginning at 11:30 a.m. Email: [email protected] * Football Contacts PRACTICES: Viewing is permitted for approved media for select portions of practice on Tuesdays during the season. If you do not regularly attend practices, please contact Media Relations prior to your visit for exact details on times and location. Media are forbidden from reporting (e.g. tweeting, blogging, etc.) on anything related to practice until after the post-practice interviews. This includes media who leave practice early. Videographers and 908 All-American Dr. photographers must use tight shots and no formations. On available days, video is permitted for individual drills only, and media will be alerted which University, MS 38677 portions of practice (including stretch) are available for video. Use of footage from practices must be limited to three minutes per day. If you have not Phone - 662.915.7522 previously attended practices, please contact the media relations office for prior approval and daily alerts on practice locations and times. Fax - 662.915.7006 AUDIO/VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Press conferences, media opportunities, practices and any form of competition may not be broadcast live, including Periscope and related media, without prior consent of the athletics department. Audio/video use of content from press conferences and media SEC TELECONFERENCE opportunities is limited to five minutes per individual (coach or student-athlete) per day, and use of footage from practices is limited to three minutes per day. This includes content attained via FTP, which should be credited to Ole Miss Athletics. Ole Miss offers free FTP downloads of game highlights and interviews with coaches and players for television stations to use during regularly scheduled news/sportscasts. To access the Ole Miss FTP site, Coach Hugh Freeze will be available on the weekly SEC please contact Ole Miss Sports Productions at 662-915-3407 or [email protected]. Teleconference every Wednesday from Sept. 2-Nov. 25, from 11:20-11:30 a.m. (CT). The number is avail- WEEKDAY PARKING: Parking permits are required for everyone on campus Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Media that plan to able through the SEC office at (205) 348-3000. regularly attend practices, press conferences and other on-campus events may purchase a Vendor Permit from Campus Parking (www.olemiss.edu/ parking), which is good for the full academic year. Those without parking permits are advised to park in a metered spot in the east lot of the Manning Below is the order of participants: Center and feed the meter. Media without a parking permit may also contact Danny Blanton at [email protected] prior to each visit to secure a free day pass. Day passes are also available for $3 online to print at http://www.olemiss.edu/parking/visitors.html or at a welcome booth on 10:00 a.m.