Game Primer: Football Takes on Arkansas

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Ole Miss and Arkansas will be meeting on the field for the 69th time in a series that dates back to 1908.

• The Razorbacks hold a 36-29-1 series lead … The original series record is 36-31-1 with Ole MIss’ wins in 2012 & 2013 being vacated due to NCAA ruling.

• Arkansas’ records indicate a 37-28-1 advantage for the Razorbacks … Arkansas claims a forfeit victory in a 1914 game that Ole Miss won 13-7.

• The Rebels check in at No. 14 in the both the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll.

• 55 of the 125 players (44 percent) on the Rebel roster are newcomers and are in their first season at Ole Miss.

• Ole Miss ranks top 5 in total rushing yards (2,598), rushing attempts (479) and rushing TDs (29).

• The Rebels are averaging 20.7 seconds per play this season, the second-fastest average in FBS behind only Indiana (19.9 spp).

• The Rebels are second in the SEC and No. 9 nationally converting on third downs 51.1 percent of the time.

• Quinshon Judkins leads all SEC running backs in both rushing yards (1,171) and rushing touchdowns (15).

• Judkins’ 15 rushing touchdowns are the most ever by any Ole Miss player.

• 704 of Judkins’ 1,171 rushing yards come after contact … According to PFF, Judkins is third in the country with 69 missed tackles forced.

• QB Jaxson Dart leads the SEC and is 10th in the FBS in passing yards per completion (14.2).

• K Jonathan Cruz is 9-for-10 on field goal attempts and ranks second in the SEC in field goal percetage (.900).

• DT KD Hill was awarded the Chucky Mullins Courage Award and will wear No. 38 throughout the 2022 season.

OLE MISS HEAD COACH LANE KIFFIN

Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, 1998) is in his third season at Ole Miss and helped lead the Rebels to back-to-back bowl appearances in his first two years in Oxford. Kiffin guided the Rebels to a 10-3 record in 2021, the first 10-win regular season in school history. The Rebels finished the season ranked No. 11 in both the AP and AFCA Coaches Poll; its highest final ranking since 2016. Ole Miss ranked top-20 in the FBS in nine different offensive categories in his first season, including having the No. 3 team in the country in total offense, shattering the school record with 555.5 yards per game. Kiffin is in his 11th year at the NCAA level and has posted an all-time record of…