2014 Football Game Notes #Lockthevaught
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OLEMISSSPORTS.COM #OLEMISS OLEMISSFB.COM #HOTTYTODDY @OLEMISSSPORTS #GOREBELS @OLEMISSFB #WINTHEDAY @REBELGAMEDAY #ALLIN @COACHHUGHFREEZE #WEARNAVY FACEBOOK.COM/OLEMISSSPORTS #BEATSTATE FACEBOOK.COM/OLEMISSFOOTBALL 2014 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #LOCKTHEVAUGHT 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 BOWL WINS | 35 BOWL APPEARANCES | 644 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 55 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 19 NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS | 280 PRO DRAFT SELECTIONS Date: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 OLE MISS COACHING STAFF Time: 2:30 p.m. CT On the field: Location: Oxford, Miss. Hugh Freeze . Head Coach Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Tom Allen . Linebackers, Special Teams Surface: FieldTurf Maurice Harris . Tight Ends Ole Miss Rankings: 18 (AP), 19 (Coaches) Jason Jones . .Cornerbacks/Co-Defensive Coord. MSU Rankings: 4 (AP), 4 (Coaches) Chris Kiffin . Defensive Line Series: Ole Miss leads 61-43-6 Matt Luke . .Offensive Line/Co-Offensive Coord. #4/4 Mississippi State In Oxford: Ole Miss leads 22-11-3 #18/19 Ole Miss Derrick Nix . Running Backs Live Stats: OleMissSports.com Ben Aigamaua. .Offensive GA BULLDOGS REBELS Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Robert Ratliff . .Offensive GA (10-1, 6-1 SEC) (8-3, 4-3 SEC) Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB DeMarcus Covington . Defensive GA Davis Merritt . Defensive GA Head Coach: Dan Mullen Head Coach: Hugh Freeze In the press box: Career: 46-29/6th Career: 53-21/6th Grant Heard . .Wide Receivers At MSU: 46-29/6th At OM: 23-14/3rd Dan Werner . Quarterbacks/Co-Offensive Coord. Dave Wommack . .Safeties/Defensive Coord. WHAT TO WATCH FOR • This game is the 111th meeting of one of the nation’s most-played rivalries ... Ole Miss holds a 61-43-6 advantage cbs in the series dating back to 1901 ... The Ole Miss-Mississippi State series is tied with the Michigan-Ohio State series Verne Lundquist, Play-by-Play for the 15th-longest in NCAA Division I history ... Saturday’s game will be the 87th “Battle of the Golden Egg,” as the Gary Danielson, Analyst Allie LaForce, Sideline two schools started playing for the trophy in 1927 ... Ole Miss holds a 55-26-5 advantage in the “Egg Bowl.” • This is the fifth game in the all-time series that both teams have been nationally ranked and the first since 1999. OLE MISS IMG NETWORK • Ole Miss is bowl eligible for the third straight season under Hugh Freeze. David Kellum, Play-by-Play Harry Harrison, Analyst • At 8-3, the Rebels are off to their best start through 11 games since they were also 8-3 in 2009. Richard Cross, Sideline/Pre- & Post-Game • At No. 18 in the AP and Coaches polls, Ole Miss is nationally ranked for the 14th straight week. Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game • Ole Miss leads the nation in scoring defense (13.5 ppg) and fewest touchdowns allowed (16). westwood one radio • Ole Miss leads the SEC and ranks second nationally with 19 interceptions. John Sadak, Play-by-Play • Senquez Golson ranks second nationally with nine INTs ... He’s a finalist for Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Chris Doering, Analyst • Ole Miss boasts the nation’s longest streak of consecutive games forcing at least one turnover (34). sirius xm satellite radio • Maxwell Award semifinalist Bo Wallace holds the all-time Ole Miss record for total offense. Sirius 85, XM 85 • Star WR Laquon Treadwell and LB Denzel Nkemdiche are out for the year after injuries in the last three games. 2014 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/SERIES INFORMATION Aug. 28 vs. Boise State (ESPN) Atlanta W, 35-13 Rebels score 28 points in fourth quarter; Wallace throws four TD passes, 387 yards Sept. 6 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN) Nashville W, 41-3 Largest margin of victory in an SEC game since 2008 vs. Mississippi State Sept. 13 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 56-15 Rebels rack up 554 total offensive yards; Wallace throws four TD passes, 316 yards Sept. 27 MEMPHIS (FSN) OXFORD W, 24-3 Rebel defense limits Tigers to 104 total yards and 23 rushing yards Oct. 4 #3/1 ALABAMA* (CBS) OXFORD W, 23-17 First win over No. 1 ranked team in program history; first win over Alabama since 2003 Oct. 11 at #14/14 Texas A&M* (ESPN) College Station W, 35-20 First ever win over Aggies; Rebel defense scores twice (interception return, fumble return) Oct. 18 TENNESSEE* (HC) (ESPN) OXFORD W, 34-3 Rebel defense holds Vols to 0 rushing yards and creates four turnovers (3 INTs, 1 fumble) Oct. 25 at #23/24 LSU* (ESPN) Baton Rouge L, 7-10 Latest first loss of the season since 1963; Rebels forced four Tiger turnovers Nov. 1 #3/4/4 AUBURN* (ESPN) OXFORD L, 31-35 Rebels fumble twice inside Auburn 6-yard line; three receivers top 100 yards Nov. 8 PRESBYTERIAN (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 48-0 First shutout since Tulane in 2012; 640 total yards is second-most in school history Nov. 22 at Arkansas* (CBS) Fayetteville L, 0-30 Rebels turn the ball over six times Nov. 29 #4/4 MISSISSIPPI STATE* (CBS) OXFORD 2:30 p.m. Ole Miss leads 61-43-6 * - SEC game (HC) - Homecoming Rankings - CFP (Nov. 1-) / AP / Coaches All Times Central OLEMISSSPORTS.COM ALL-STAR CANDIDATES | 2 BO WALLACE SENQUEZ GOLSON #14 | QB | Sr. | 6-4 | 217 | Pulaski, Tenn. #21 | CB | Sr. | 5-9 | 176 | Pascagoula, Miss. • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist • Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist • Midseason All-SEC (Phil Steele) • Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist • Led Ole Miss to its first 7-0 start since 1962 • Midseason All-America first team and highest ranking (No. 3) since 1964 (CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, SN, Phil Steele) • Has 10 TDs and 3 INTs in SEC play • Midseason All-SEC first team • 17th nationally in pass efficiency (150.3). (ESPN.com, Phil Steele) • Ranks 3rd in SEC, 28th in nation with 253.5 • Leads the SEC and ranks second nationally passing ypg with nine interceptions • Tied for SEC lead and 15th nationally with 118 passing plays of 10+ yards • Leads the SEC and is tied for fifth nationally with 16 passes defended • Week 6 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (after Alabama game) • One interception shy of tying school single-season record • Owns school career records for total offensive yards (10,090), total offensive • One interception shy of ranking top 10 all-time in SEC career record books plays (1,510), 300-yard passing games (11), completion percentage (63.9) • His INT in the end zone with 37 seconds left sealed the win over No. 1 Alabama and pass efficiency (143.1) • Helps Ole Miss lead the nation in scoring defense (13.5 ppg) and fewest • SEC active leader in career total offensive yards (10,090), TDs responsible touchdowns allowed (16) for (80), completions (724), attempts (1,133), passing yards (9,129) and TD passes (62) • Ranks top 10 in SEC history in total offensive yards ROBERT NKEMDICHE • Needs 232 passing yards and three TDs to break into SEC’s all-time top 10. #5 | DT | So. | 6-4 | 280 | Loganville, Ga. LAREMY TUNSIL • Rotary Lombardi Award Semifinalist • Midseason All-America first team #78 | LT | So. | 6-5 | 305 | Lake City, Fla. (CBSSports.com, SI.com, Phil Steele) • Midseason All-SEC first team • Midseason All-America first team (ESPN.com, Phil Steele) (ESPN.com, Sporting News, Phil Steele) • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List • Midseason All-SEC first team • Preseason All-America and All-SEC (ESPN.com, Phil Steele) • Helps Ole Miss lead the nation in scoring • Preseason Outland Trophy Watch List defense (13.5 ppg) and fewest touchdowns • Preseason All-America and All-SEC allowed (16) • Has given up only one sack this year • Helps Ole Miss rank top 10 nationally in total defense (309.9 ypg), opponent • Has allowed only two sacks in two years as 3rd down conversion (30.2) and pass defense efficiency (104.1) the starter at left tackle • His constant pressure in the backfield has contributed to Ole Miss ranking third • Helps the Rebels’ pass offense rank fourth in the SEC and 32nd nationally with nationally in interceptions (19) and 14th in tackles for loss (7.4/game) 270.9 ypg EVAN ENGRAM CODY PREWITT #25 | FS | Sr. | 6-2 | 217 | Bay Springs, Miss. #17 | TE | So. | 6-3 | 227 | Powder Springs, Ga. • Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist • John Mackey Award Semfinalist • Midseason All-America first team • Midseason All-SEC first team (CBSSports.com, SI.com, Sports on Earth) (ESPN.com, Phil Steele) • Midseason All-SEC first team • Two-time National TE of the Week (ESPN.com, Phil Steele) • Preseason All-America and All-SEC • Preseason All-America and All-SEC • Leads all SEC tight ends with 475 receiving • Week 7 National Defensive Player of the Week yards and 14.8 yards per catch (after a 75-yard interception return for a • Tied for second among SEC TE’s with 32 touchdown at Texas A&M) catches and tied for fourth with two TDs • Helps Ole Miss rank top 10 nationally in total defense (309.9 ypg), opponent • His 475 receiving yards are the most in a season by an Ole Miss TE 3rd down conversion (30.2) and pass defense efficiency (104.1) • His five career touchdowns are tied for second-most all-time by a Rebel TE • 2013 All-America first team selection OLEMISSSPORTS.COM WHAT THEY’RE SAYING | 3 OLE MISS REBELS IN 2014 “THE DEFENSE IS AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED FOR OLE MISS. THEY’RE STIFLING AGAINST THE RUN, THEY PRESSURE THE QUARTERBACK, AND THEY CREATE TURNOVERS.” - TODD BLACKLEDGE, ESPN ANALYST (OCT. 18) MARCUS SPEARS | SEC NETWORK ANALYST | OCT. 11 TIM TEBOW | SEC NETWORK ANALYST | OCT.