OLEMISSSPORTS.COM OLEMISSSPORTS #OLEMISS OLEMISSFB.COM OLEMISSFOOTBALL #HOTTYTODDY OLEMISSREBELS.COM @OLEMISSFB #GOREBELS @OLEMISSSPORTS @WEAREOLEMISS #WAOM @OLEMISSFB @OLEMISSFB #BEATSTATE @REBELGAMEDAY #WEARNAVY 2017 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES @COACHMATTLUKE 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 24 BOWL WINS | 37 BOWL APPEARANCES | 662 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 58 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 23 NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS | 290 PRO DRAFT SELECTIONS | 24 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS GAME 12 OLE MISS COACHING STAFF Date: Thursday, Nov . 23, 2017 On the field: Time: 6:30 p .m . CT Matt Luke . Head Coach Location: Starkville, Miss . Phil Longo . Quarterbacks/Offensive Coord . Venue: Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Wesley McGriff . Defensive Coord . Surface: Grass Jason Jones . Cornerbacks/Co-Defensive Coord . Series: Ole Miss leads 63-44-6 Jack Bicknell, Jr . Offensive Line In Starkville: Ole Miss leads 21-14-3 Derrick Nix . Running Backs Ole Miss Streak: Mississippi State, W1 #16/17 Mississippi State Jacob Peeler . Wide Receivers Live Stats: OleMissSports .com Freddie Roach. Defensive Line REBELS BULLDOGS Live Audio: OleMissSports .com E .J . Epperson . Defensive GA (5-6, 2-5 SEC) (8-3, 4-3 SEC) Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB Emmanuel McCray . Offensive GA Head Coach: Matt Luke Head Coach: Dan Mullen In the press box: Career: 5-6/1st Career: 69-45/9th Bradley Dale Peveto . Linebackers/Special Teams Coord . At OM: 5-6/1st At MSU: 69-45/9th Maurice Harris . Tight Ends Zach Brown . Defensive GA WHAT TO WATCH FOR Josh Robinson . .. Offensive GA • This game is the 114th meeting of one of the nation’s most-played rivalries . Ole Miss holds a 63-44-6 advantage in the series dating back to 1901 . • The Ole Miss-Mississippi State series is tied with the Michigan-Ohio State series for the 15th-longest in NCAA Division ESPN I history . Dave Flemming, Play-by-Play • This will be the 29th time the series has been played on Thanksgiving Day . Ole Miss holds a 16-12 advantage in Greg McElroy, Analyst Thanksgiving games, including a 8-4 mark in games played in Starkville . Laura Rutledge, Sideline • Saturday’s game will be the 90th “Battle of the Golden Egg,” as the two schools started playing for the trophy in ole miss img network 1927 . Ole Miss holds a 57-27-5 advantage in the “Egg Bowl .” David Kellum, Play-by-Play • Matt Luke is in his 10th season at Ole Miss but first season at the helm, taking the reins of his alma mater as the Harry Harrison, Analyst 38th head coach in program history . Richard Cross, Sideline Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game • K Gary Wunderlich sits at 63 career field goals, tied for the Ole Miss all-time career record with Jonathan Nichols . • Wunderlich also sits two points shy of passing Nichols on the all-time charts in points scored & points kicking . sirius xm satellite radio • The Rebels lead the SEC and rank seventh nationally in passing offense (335 .8 ypg) . Sirius 134, XM 190 • Sophomore WR A.J. Brown leads the SEC in multiple receiving categories: yards (1,085), receiving touchdowns (10), yards per game (98 .6) and receptions per game (6 .3) . • Brown is just 69 yards short of becoming Ole Miss’ single-season leader in receiving yards . • Senior LB DeMarquis Gates leads the SEC and is ninth nationally in solo tackles (65) . 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/SERIES INFORMATION Sept . 2 SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPNU) OXFORD W, 47-27 A .J . Brown breaks school record with 233 yards receiving Sept . 9 UT MARTIN (SEC Network Alt .) OXFORD W, 45-23 Shea Patterson breaks school record with 489 yards passing Sept . 16 at Cal (ESPN) Berkeley L, 16-27 DeMarkus Lodge and D .K . Metcalf both top 100 yards receiving Sept . 30 at #1/1 Alabama* (ESPN) Tuscaloosa L, 3-66 Jordan Wilkins records second career 100-yard rushing game Oct . 7 at #12/13 Auburn* (SEC Network) Auburn L, 23-44 Rebels post 429 yards of offense, outscore Auburn 20-9 in second half Oct . 14 VANDERBILT (HC)* (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 57-35 Ole Miss tallies its second most point total in an SEC game Oct . 21 #24/25 LSU* (ESPN) OXFORD L, 24-40 Dawson Knox records career-highs in both receptions and yards Oct . 28 ARKANSAS* (SEC Network) OXFORD L, 37-38 Jordan Ta’amu throws for most yards by Ole Miss QB making first career start Nov . 4 at Kentucky* (SEC Network) Lexington W, 37-34 D .K . Metcalf hauls in last-second touchdown pass to lift Ole Miss over Kentucky Nov . 11 LOUISIANA (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 50-22 A .J . Brown ties single-game receptions record Nov . 18 TEXAS A&M* (ESPN2) OXFORD L, 24-31 Jordan Wilkins rushes career-high 19 times for 147 yards Nov . 23 at #16/17 Mississippi State* (ESPN) Starkville 6:30 p .m . Ole Miss leads 63-44-6 (Rebels have won two of last three) * - SEC game (HC) - Homecoming Rankings - AP/Coaches All Times Central OLEMISSSPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION | 2 OLE MISS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OLE MISS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME WEEK Kyle Campbell ................................Associate A.D. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Email: kyle@olemiss .edu Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews • Practice closed • Press conference • Practice closed • SEC teleconference • GAMEDAY with Coach Luke Luke at 11:20 a .m . Brad Sheffield ...........................Comm. Specialist • No interviews at 1:15 p .m . in • No interviews Email: brads@olemiss .edu Manning Center • Practice closed Duties: Notes, Flipcard, Player Interviews Team Meeting Room • RebTalk radio Brandon Lee ..............................Comm. Specialist show at 7-8 p .m . Email: bmlee@olemiss .edu • Select players and at Boure Duties: Game Program, Notes, Stats, Credentials assistant coaches available Adam Kuffner ............................Comm. Specialist Email: kuffner@olemiss .edu Duties: Social Media Kim Ling ....................................Comm. Specialist 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 Meeting Room at the Manning Center . Various Ole Miss coaches and staff will take the podium first and will be followed by Coach Matt Luke at approximately Email: kling@olemiss .edu 11:30 a .m . Defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff and offensive coordinator Phil Longo will follow Coach Luke at the podium . Members of the media unable Tyler Wooten .............................Comm. Specialist to attend the Monday press conference may participate via the telephone beginning at 11:30 a .m . The number for the two-way teleconference may be Email: tjwooten@olemiss .edu obtained by contacting the Athletics Communications office . The press conference is streamed live on SEC Network+ . Mitch Praxl ................................Comm. Specialist PLAYER/ASSISTANT INTERVIEWS: Coordinators will take part in the Monday press conference . Select players and assistant coaches will be available Email: mjpraxl@olemiss .edu after practice on Tuesday . Coach Luke and select players will be available after practice on Wednesday . All media interviews will be held in the team meeting Ashley Mangrum .................Senior Staff Assistant room . There is no availability on Thursday or Friday . Email: ash1@olemiss .edu PRACTICES: All practices are closed to the public and open to media for select periods on Tuesdays . Media are forbidden from reporting (e .g . tweet- ing, blogging, etc .) on anything related to practice until the post-practice interviews . This includes media who leave practice early . On available days, 908 All-American Dr . media will be alerted which periods are available for video . Live video is prohibited, and use of footage from practices must be limited to three minutes per day . Videographers and photographers must use tight shots and not formations . If you have not previously attended practices, please contact the University, MS 38677 Communications office for prior approval and daily alerts on practice locations and times . SEC TELECONFERENCE AUDIO/VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Press conferences, media opportunities, practices and any form of competition may not be broadcast live, including Facebook Live and related media, without prior consent of the athletics department . 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 Sports Productions . Ole Miss offers free FTP downloads of practice foot- 662 .915 .7522 age, interviews and game highlights for television stations to use during regularly scheduled news/sportscasts . To access the Ole Miss FTP site, please Coach Matt Luke will be available on the weekly SEC contact Seth Austin with Ole Miss Sports Productions at saaustin@olemiss .edu or 662-816-3436 . Teleconference every Wednesday from Aug . 30-Nov . 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 22, from 11:20-11:30 a .m . CT . The number is avail- regularly attend practices, press conferences and other on-campus events may purchase a Vendor Permit from Campus Parking (www .olemiss .edu/ able through the SEC office at (205) 348-3000 . 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 Center and feed the meter . Day passes are also available online at www .olemiss .edu/parking/visitors .html . Below is the order of participants: PHOTOGRAPHERS: Per NCAA rule, images or likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or used for commercial purposes . 10:00 a .m . Ed Orgeron, LSU WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request game credentials, go to Ole Miss’ online credentialing site: www .sportssystems .com/OleMiss . Credential requests 10:10 a .m . Kirby Smart, Georgia must be made as early as possible by the sports director of each media outlet and are limited to those media who will be attending the game in a working 10:20 a .m .