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FOOTBALL: GAME THREAD: Ole Miss at Georgia

Chase Parham

RebelGrove.com Editor
Staff
May 11, 2009
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This is the 47th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Georgia dating back to 1940, the first since 2016.
• Georgia leads the all-time series, 32-12-1 ... The original record is 32-13-1 in favor of the Bulldogs, with Ole Miss' 2016 win in Oxford vacated due to NCAA ruling.
• This is the first top-10 meeting ever between the Rebels and Bulldogs, as well as just the fifth ranked meeting all-time and only the second in Athens (first since 1968) ... UGA leads ranked contests, 3-1, in games played on the field.
• Ole Miss is 70-171-2 all-time vs. ranked opponents ... Ole Miss has two AP Top 25 victories this season (Tulane, LSU).
• This will be the third contest ever for Ole Miss against a No. 1 team while ranked top-10, its first since 1959.
• Ole Miss is one of just five teams in 2023 with at least five wins against opponents currently with a winning record.
• Ole Miss is off to a 8-1 start for the second straight year, the first time in back-to-back years since 1961-62.
• The Rebels have cracked a national top 10 for the third straight season, the first such streak since 1962-64.
• Since 2020, Ole Miss leads all FBS teams at 504.8 yards per game and ranks fourth in total yards at 22,718.
• WR Tre Harris is the only FBS receiver this season with both a 200yd game and a four touchdown performance.
• Ole Miss leads the FBS w/three 600yd WRs: Tre Harris (749), Jordan Watkins (627) and Dayton Wade (602).
• QB Jaxson Dart ranks second in the SEC, 12th in the FBS at 311.2 yards of total offense per game.
• RB Quinshon Judkins leads the SEC with 12 rushing touchdowns this year ... He ranks second in Ole Miss career history with 28, third in all-purpose TD (30) and fifth in rushing yards (2,360).
• Ole Miss leads the SEC and ranks 10th nationally in turnover margin (+8).
• Of Ole Miss' 4,310 total yards, 3,104 (72.0%) have come from transfers.

BULLDOGS SCOUTING REPORT
Georgia heads into the matchup with the Rebels ranked No. 1 in both the AP and AFCA Coaches polls. The Bulldogs have won 26 straight games and are the two-time defending national champions. Georgia ranks in the top half in the SEC in nearly every statistical category. Offensively, the Bulldogs rank No. 6 nationally in total offense (493.0) and No. 10 in scoring (39.3). Junior quarterback Carson Beck is ninth in the FBS averaging 301.8 yards passing per game. Beck has completed 72 percent of his passes with 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Daijun Edwards carries the load at running back, averaging 90 yards rushing per game with eight rushing TDs. Tight end Brock Bowers, the 2022 John Mackey Award winner and first team All-American, leads the Bulldogs with 41 catches for 567 yards and four touchdowns, but has missed the last several games due to injury. The Georgia defense leads the SEC in total defense, allowing just 282.6 yards per game. The Bulldogs are limiting their opponent to just 26.5 percent conversion on third down, third-best in the country. Senior defensive back Tykee Smith ranks No. 9 in the FBS with four interceptions.








 
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