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.”
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Rebel wide receiver Jordan WatkinsOle Miss head coach Lane KiffinRebel head coach Jaxson DartOle Miss running back Quinshon JudkinsRebel defensive end Jared IveyRebel safety Daijahn AnthonyOle Miss wide receiver Dayton WadeRebel quarterback Jaxson DartWade ended with a career-high night of 120 yards on eight receptions and one touchdownJudkins totaled his 11th career 100-yard rushing game and third of the seasonJudkins celebrates with Rebel wide receiver Tre HarrisDart completed 19 of 28 passes for 240 yards and a touchdownKiffin had an 8 1/2-foot basketball goal placed on the sidelines for players to dunk on after big playsSaturday 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-highOle Miss held Vanderbilt to just 229 yards of total offense, the fewest since holding Georgia Tech to 214 last seasonJared Ivey ended with a career-high 2.5 sacks along with five total tacklesSafety Trey Washington grabbed a career-high two interceptions on the nightWashington is one of 39 players nationally and five within the SEC this season with multiple interceptions in the same gameVanderbilt was allowed just one play in the first half on Ole Miss’ side of the fieldJuice Kiffin, kickoff tee retrieverWade snagged a career and season-long 48-yard catch for his fifth 40-plus-yard reception of the seasonWade is up to 522 receiving yards on the year on 36 receptions, and he’s and eclipsed the 1,000-yard career receiving markJJ Pegues tied his career-high with a season-high six tackles, including a career-best two tackles for losses and a sackIvey now has at a new single-season career-high 5.5 sacks on the seasonJudkins is now tied with Archie Manning for No. 4 all-time for career rushing touchdowns (25)Ole Miss wide receiver Dayton Wade
