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LOOK: Wade’s career day and other must-see snaps from Ole Miss’ win over Vanderbilt

Ben Garrettby:Ben Garrett•10/29/23•

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Ole Miss wide receiver Dayton Wade

No. 11 Ole Miss on Saturday used a dominant first half to race past Vanderbilt on Homecoming, 33-7. The Rebels are now 7-1 for the second straight season. They were last 7-1 in back-to-back seasons in 1961 and 1962.

Ole Miss is also 4-1 in SEC games, 19-2 in its last 21 home games and has won 24 of its last 27 Homecoming matchups. Lane Kiffin, in his fourth Rebel season, became the second-fastest Ole Miss head coach to 30 wins in program history.

“Neat to see our players come out and play with really good energy in all phases early,” Kiffin said afterwards. “These are sometimes flat games, trap games, whatever you want to call them, against an opponent that has not had a lot of success as of late. Proud of that.

“Really proud of our defense for the most part all day. Thought the offense was good early and then stalled and unfortunately didn’t do a really good job in the pass game on third down. Ran it really well. Just wish we would’ve been a little cleaner in the passing game and with protection.”

Photos by Ole Miss Athletics.

Rebel wide receiver Jordan Watkins
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin
Rebel head coach Jaxson Dart
Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins
Rebel defensive end Jared Ivey
Rebel safety Daijahn Anthony
Ole Miss wide receiver Dayton Wade
Rebel quarterback Jaxson Dart
Wade ended with a career-high night of 120 yards on eight receptions and one touchdown
Judkins totaled his 11th career 100-yard rushing game and third of the season
Judkins celebrates with Rebel wide receiver Tre Harris
Dart completed 19 of 28 passes for 240 yards and a touchdown
Kiffin had an 8 1/2-foot basketball goal placed on the sidelines for players to dunk on after big plays
Saturday was also Judkins’ eighth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns 
The Ole Miss defense brought down five sacks for a loss of 37 yards to tie a season-high
Ole Miss held Vanderbilt to just 229 yards of total offense, the fewest since holding Georgia Tech to 214 last season
Jared Ivey ended with a career-high 2.5 sacks along with five total tackles
Safety Trey Washington grabbed a career-high two interceptions on the night
Washington is one of 39 players nationally and five within the SEC this season with multiple interceptions in the same game
Vanderbilt was allowed just one play in the first half on Ole Miss’ side of the field
Juice Kiffin, kickoff tee retriever
Wade snagged a career and season-long 48-yard catch for his fifth 40-plus-yard reception of the season
Wade is up to 522 receiving yards on the year on 36 receptions, and he’s and eclipsed the 1,000-yard career receiving mark
JJ Pegues tied his career-high with a season-high six tackles, including a career-best two tackles for losses and a sack
Ivey now has at a new single-season career-high 5.5 sacks on the season
Judkins is now tied with Archie Manning for No. 4 all-time for career rushing touchdowns (25)
Ole Miss wide receiver Dayton Wade

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