Sunday, November 16, 2008

Rebels Roll!!


Hotty Toddy!!!!!! The Rebels roll on Saturday by beating the University of Louisiana-Monroe 59-0. I tell you Clark, I haven't seen a whipping like that since someone stuck a banana in my pants and turned a monkey loose. In the process the Rebs become bowl eligible and that is bigtime. Still allot to be decided in this season, but it is a great feeling to be in the position. A couple of hatefest coming up against LSU and MSU. We'll see how it turns out, but for now... Postgame Notes:

SERIES INFORMATION

• This game was the third meeting between the ULM Warhawks and the Ole Miss Rebels ... Ole Miss is 3-0 in the series.

• The Rebels have outscored the Warhawks 149-17 combined in the three contests.

GENERAL NOTES

• The Rebels are bowl eligible for the first time since 2003 ... Ole Miss is also riding its longest win streak since 2003.

• At 59-0, Ole Miss notched its largest margin of victory since a 69-7 win over Southern Miss in 1969.

• The last time Ole Miss scored 59 points was ironically against ULM in the 59-14 triumph in 2003.

• The Rebels’ last shutout was a 24-0 blanking of Louisiana Tech last year.

• At 38-0, Ole Miss held its largest halftime lead since a 40-0 advantage on Memphis in 1980 on the way to a 61-7 Rebel victory ... The last time Ole Miss scored 38 points in a half was against Southern Illinois in 1994, when the Rebels were up 38-3 en route to a 59-3 victory.

• Ole Miss faced its final non-conference foe of the regular season ... The Rebels are 42-11 in their last 53 non-conference games.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Sophomore QB Jevan Snead became the first Rebel to account for five TDs (three passing, career-high two rushing) since Eli Manning was responsible for a school record-tying six in the Arkansas seven-OT game in 2001.

• Snead threw multiple TD passes for the third straight week and sixth time this year ... Snead completed 6-of-12 passes for 170 yards with no interceptions for the second straight game and third time this season.

• Snead’s 88-yard pass play to Mike Wallace marked the longest in the Rebels' history ... The previous record was set earlier this year with Snead and Shay Hodge's 86-yard touchdown play at Florida.

• Senior WR Mike Wallace posted his sixth career 100-yard receiving game and his third this year with two grabs for 111 yards with a TD.

• Junior RB Cordera Eason posted his second straight 100-yard rushing game and second of his career, running for 106 on 14 attempts and a TD, his third of the year.

• Sophomore RB Derrick Davis notched a three-yard scoring reception for the second straight game ... It marked his second career reception and touchdown.

• Junior TE Gerald Harris hauled in his second TD pass of the season on a 22-yard toss.

• Ole Miss had no turnovers for the second straight game and third time this season ... The Rebels improved to 6-0 when turning the ball over two times or fewer.

• The Rebels scored first for the ninth time in 10 games this season.

• With 350 rushing yards, the Rebels topped the 300-yard mark for the first time since posting 323 against LSU in 1999.

• Ole Miss’ 520 yards of total offense is the most since piling up 534 yards against Missouri in 2007.

• Junior WR Shay Hodge had his streak of 22 straight games with a reception snapped.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• The Rebels contained ULM to 131 total yards, the fewest since holding The Citadel to 81 in 2005 ... ULM’s seven first downs were also the least since that game, in which The Citadel tallied only four.

• ULM’s 59 passing yards were the least by a Rebel foe since Wake Forest in 2006 (43).

• Ole Miss held the opposition under 82 rushing yards for the fifth time this season and second straight game, limiting the Warhawks to 72 yards on the ground.

• Senior DE Chris Bowers was credited with a career-high and team-leading six total tackles, including 1.5 sacks ... His only previous sack came in 2006.



• Junior DE Greg Hardy collected his first career interception ... Hardy finished with three tackles, including a sack to raise his team-high total to 4.5.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• Junior K Joshua Shene tied the school record with a career-high eight extra points ... Shene has now converted 58 straight PATs, which is now the third-longest streak in school history, passing Steve Lavinghouze’s 54 straight (1973-75).

• Shene tied his career high in scoring with 11 points ... He connected on his lone FG attempt from 39 yards.

• Senior P Rob Park notched his sixth punt of 50-plus yards with his 51-yarder ... Park finished with two punts for a 39.5-yard average.

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