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RV Ole Miss Rebels (3-4, 1-3 SEC) vs. #15/17 Auburn Tigers (5-2, 3-1 SEC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016
Time: 6:15 p.m. CT
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
Surface: Natural grass
Ole Miss Rankings: NR (AP), RV (Coaches)
Auburn Rankings: 15 (AP), 17 (Coaches)
Series: Auburn leads 29-11
In Oxford: Auburn leads 10-3
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB
Television: SEC Network
Brent Musburger, Play-by-Play
Jesse Palmer, Analyst
Kaylee Hartung, SidelineTelevision: ESPN
Satellite Radio: Sirius 83, XM 190
WHAT TO WATCH FOR…
• After consecutive losses, Ole Miss has fallen out of the national rankings for the first time this year.
• No. 15 Auburn is the Rebels’ sixth top-25 opponent in eight games … Ole Miss is 1-4 against ranked foes this year.
• This is the Rebels’ fifth straight SEC game in which their opponent is nationally ranked.
• Since 2014, the Rebels are 7-2 coming off a loss (2-1 this season).
• This is the 41st meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Auburn dating back to 1928 … The Tigers lead the all-time series 29-11 and 10-3 in Oxford … Hugh Freeze is 2-2 against the Tigers … The road team has won this matchup each of the last two years.
• This is the first time since 2011 that Ole Miss has had a sub-.500 record after seven games.
• Ole Miss is second in the SEC in scoring (37.0 ppg) and first in passing (305.4 ypg).
• The Rebels have converted 31 of 33 red-zone attempts this year, tied for seventh best in the country (93.9 percent).
• Ole Miss is tied for fourth nationally with three defensive touchdowns this season.
• The Rebels have not trailed at halftime this season.
• Senior QB Chad Kelly has thrown a TD pass in 20 straight games, tied for the third-longest active streak in nation.
• Senior TE Evan Engram leads all TEs in the nation with 605 receiving yards.
OLE MISS HEAD COACH HUGH FREEZE
Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss, 1992) is in his fifth season at the Ole Miss helm. He inherited a team that went 2-10 and winless in SEC games in 2011 and has led the Rebels to four straight bowl games, including back-to-back “New Year’s Six” bowl berths the last two seasons. He’s the first coach to lead Ole Miss to four straight bowls since John Vaught, and he’s the only Rebel coach to accomplish that feat in his first four seasons at the helm. A 2014 finalist for the Bear Bryant Award and Dodd Trophy, Freeze owns a 37-22 mark in Oxford and a career record of 67-29. His .627 winning percentage at Ole Miss is the third-best of any Rebel coach in the last 100 years. He was named the University’s 37th head football coach on Dec. 5, 2011, coming to Oxford after one year as head coach at Arkansas State where he led the Red Wolves to a 10-2 season and the 2011 Sun Belt Conference title and was tabbed Sun Belt Coach of the Year. It is his second stint at Ole Miss, as he was a member of the Rebel coaching staff from 2005-07, including the final two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with two of the top classes in school history.
AUBURN HEAD COACH GUS MALZAHN
Gus Malzahn (Henderson State, 1990) is in his fourth season as the Auburn head coach. He owns a 32-15 record as the Tigers’ head man and a 41-18 mark in five seasons as a college head coach overall. Last year he directed Auburn to an 7-6 record and a victory in the Birmingham Bowl. In 2013, he led the Tigers to one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history, guiding them all the way to the BCS national championship game, which they lost 34-31 to Florida State. Auburn was SEC champion and Malzahn earned numerous SEC and national coach of the year honors. The previous year, Auburn had gone 3-9 overall and winless in SEC games. Prior to taking the Auburn job, Malzahn had a 9-3 record (and Sun Belt Conference title) in one season at Arkansas State. Malzahn was the Broyles Award winner when he was offensive coordinator for Auburn’s national championship team in 2010. He has also served as offensive coordinator at Tulsa and Arkansas since joining the college ranks after a decorated high school coaching career in Arkansas.
AUBURN SCOUTING REPORT
Auburn is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play entering this week’s game with Ole Miss. After starting the season 1-2 that included losses to then-No. 2 Clemson (13-19) and then-No. 17 Texas A&M (16-29), AU has turned things around by winning four straight games. The Tigers are coming off a dominating 56-3 win over Arkansas in which they rushed for 544 yards. Auburn leads the SEC in rushing, averaging 302.9 yards on the ground to rank third in the nation. The rushing attack is led by Kamryn Pettway and Kerryon Johnson as the duo has combined for 1,235 yards and 12 touchdowns. The Tigers have found success in their passing game as well; quarterback Sean White leads the SEC in completion percentage (68.5) and passing efficiency (156.1), throwing just two interceptions in 143 pass attempts.
REBEL-TIGER CONNECTIONS
• Auburn redshirt-junior OL Austin Golson was a backup guard as a freshman at Ole Miss in 2013.
• Auburn co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach Wesley McGriff was the co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach at Ole Miss in 2012, Hugh Freeze’s first season as the Rebels’ head coach.
• Ole Miss CB Tony Bridges was teammates with Auburn WR Jason Smith, DL Maurice Swain and P Kevin Phillips at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC in 2014.
• Ole Miss RB Akeem Judd was teammates with Auburn DL Devaroe Lawrence at Georgia Military College in 2013.
• Auburn OL Deon Mix was high school teammates with Ole Miss’ Tony Conner, Issac Gross and Temario Strong at South Panola HS in Batesville, Miss.
• Ole Miss DE John Youngblood and LB Luke Davis were teammates with Auburn OL Tucker Brown at Hewitt-Trussville HS in Trussville, Ala.
• Ole Miss DB Jalen Julius was teammates with Auburn QB Woody Barrett at West Orange HS in Winter Garden, Fla. last year, leading the Warriors to the state semifinals.
• Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze and Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn were successive Sun Belt Champion head coaches at Arkansas State in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
• Ole Miss co-offensive coordinator/QBs coach Dan Werner was an offensive consultant for then-Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville in 1999.
IN THE POLLS
• After back-to-back losses, Ole Miss dropped out of the rankings for the first time this season, snapping a streak of 13 straight weeks in the polls.
• With all losses to ranked teams, Ole Miss is still receiving votes in the coaches poll.
• The Rebels finished top 10 in last season’s final polls (No. 9 coaches / No. 10 AP), marking their first top-10 final ranking since the 1969 season (No. 8 AP).
• Ole Miss has appeared in the national rankings in 40 of the last 42 weeks, dating back to the 2014 preseason poll.
• The Rebels’ streak of 27 straight weeks in the national rankings from 2014-15 was the longest since appearing in 69 straight from 1957-62.
• The Rebels rose as high as No. 3 in the polls in both 2014 and 2015, their best ranking since they were preseason No. 1 in 1964.
• The Rebels have been ranked top 25 for a total of 45 weeks during Hugh Freeze’s four-year tenure as head coach.
REBELS VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
• Ole Miss is 1-4 against top-25 opponents this year, with a win over No. 11 Georgia as well as losses to No. 4 Florida State, No. 1 Alabama, No. 22 Arkansas and No. 23 LSU.
• No. 15 Auburn represents the sixth nationally ranked opponent in Ole Miss’ first eight games.
• Ole Miss is the third SEC team in AP poll history to face multiple top-five teams in the first three weeks of the season … The others were Tulane (1963) and LSU (1981), which also lost both contests.
• Ole Miss was the only team in the country to face three top-15 teams in the first four weeks of the season.
• Ole Miss went 5-2 against ranked foes last year with wins over No. 2 Alabama (43-37), No. 15 Texas A&M (23-3), No. 15 LSU (38-17), No. 21 Mississippi State (38-27) and No. 16 Oklahoma State (48-20).
• The five wins over ranked teams were a school record.
• In 2015, Ole Miss had multiple wins over AP top-15 teams in consecutive years for the first time since 1967-69.
• The Rebels have eight wins over top-15 teams in the last three years … They had five such wins in the previous 22.
• Ole Miss is 69-153-2 all-time versus ranked teams and 11-16 with Hugh Freeze at the helm.
• Against ranked teams in the Freeze era, Ole Miss is 7-5 at home, 3-9 on the road and 1-2 at a neutral site.
• Under Freeze, Ole Miss is 4-10 against top-10 teams and 3-5 against top-five foes.
RUGGED 2016 SCHEDULE
• The combined record of the Rebels’ seven opponents thus far is 36-15 … The combined record of the remaining five foes is 21-15.
• No. 15 Auburn represents the sixth nationally ranked opponent in eight games and the fifth straight ranked SEC foe.
• Teams on the Rebels’ schedule that are currently ranked include No. 1 Alabama, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 12 Florida State, No. 15 Auburn and No. 19 LSU.
• Ole Miss plays 10 teams that made bowl appearances last year, tied for second-most in the nation with BYU, Colorado and Ohio State … Only USC (11) will play more.
• Ole Miss is the only school in the country that faced three top-15 teams in the first four weeks.
• Ole Miss is one of three schools (USC, Auburn) that faced three top-25 teams in the first four weeks.
• Three of the first four games were against powerhouses Florida State (lost to the No. 4 Seminoles 45-34 in Orlando), Alabama (lost to the No. 1 Crimson Tide 48-43 in Oxford) and Georgia (beat the No. 11 Bulldogs 45-14 in Oxford).
FIRST-HALF DOMINANCE
Ole Miss has been one of the most dominant first-half teams in the country this season. The Rebels have outscored opponents 71-27 in the first quarter and 172-81 in the first half of games. However, Ole Miss has been outscored 139-87 in the second half of games. Here are the Rebels’ largest first-half leads in each game this season:
Opponent Largest 1st Half Lead Final Score
vs. #4 Florida State 22 points (28-6) L, 34-45
Wofford 21 points (24-3) W, 38-13
#1 Alabama 21 points (24-3) L, 43-48
#11 Georgia 31 points (31-0) W, 45-14
Memphis 17 points (24-7) W, 48-28
at #22 Arkansas None L, 30-34
at #23 LSU 10 points (10-0) L, 21-38
OPPORTUNISTIC DEFENSE
Ole Miss has scored three defensive touchdowns, including a 44-yard fumble return by DE John Youngblood against No. 1 Alabama, a 52-yard interception return by CB Derrick Jones vs. No. 12 Georgia and a 31-yard interception return by S Zedrick Woods vs. Memphis. The Rebels are tied for fourth nationally with three defensive TDs this season. Here is how Ole Miss stacks up against other FBS teams in defensive scores since 2014:
Team Defensive TDs since 2014 Defensive TDs in 2016
Alabama 14 9
Ohio State 14 4
Arkansas State 13 1
Washington 12 1
Ole Miss 11 3
Houston 11 4
Memphis 11 3
HOT IN THE RED ZONE
The Rebels rank second in the SEC and tied for seventh in the country with a red zone scoring percentage of 93.9. They have converted 31 of 33 chances from inside the 20, including 23 TDs. The team’s 14 red zone passing TDs are tied for sixth-most in the nation, while the 24 total TDs are tied for 11th-most in the country.
TOP-FLIGHT TIGHT END
Senior Evan Engram is one of the top tight ends in the country, and has proven so over the last four years. The Powder Springs, Georgia, native currently leads all the nation’s tight ends with 605 receiving yards and is second with 40 catches and five TD catches this year. For more stats and notables, see page 4 of the game notes. Here’s how Engram stacks up against the nation’s other top active tight ends over their career:
Tight End School Class Games Receptions Yards TDs
Jonnu Smith FIU SR 40 169 1861 16
Evan Engram Ole Miss SR 41 137 1999 12
Jake Butt Michigan SR 42 118 1410 11
Cam Serigne Wake JR 30 115 1292 9
Bucky Hodges Va Tech JR 33 110 1379 18
Billy Freeman SJSU SR 39 104 1332 10
Jaylen Samuels NC State JR 33 104 1010 12
SEC’S TOP RETURNING QB
Senior Chad Kelly is the SEC’s top returning quarterback and one of the best in the nation in 2016. For more stats and notables, see page 3 of the game notes.
• Has broken Eli Manning’s school record by throwing a TD pass in 20 consecutive games, which is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation
• Has tied Bo Wallace’s school record with 11 300-yard passing games
• Already ranks top 10 in Ole Miss history in career passing yards (5th, 6109), passing TDs (T-3rd, 46), total yards (3rd, 6878), TDs responsible for (3rd, 59), pass attempts (8th, 704) and completions (5th, 451)
• Has thrown for 3+ TDs in eight of his 20 appearances as a Rebel … Against Alabama, he threw 3 TDs with 0 INTs for the second time this year and fifth time in his career.
• In his first year as a Rebel, Kelly led Ole Miss to a 10-3 record and its first trip to the Sugar Bowl since 1970.
• First Ole Miss QB to guide the team to wins over Alabama, Auburn and LSU in the same season and the first to lead the Rebels to five wins over ranked opponents in a single season
• Led the SEC in passing (310.9 ypg, 10th in nation), total offense (349.4 ypg, 7th in nation), passing TDs (31, 9th in nation) and points responsible for (246, 7th in nation) a season ago
• Last year, broke or tied 14 Ole Miss single-season records, including total yards (4,542), passing yards (4,042), passing TDs (31), TDs responsible for (41), completions (298), completion percentage (65.1), passing efficiency (155.9) and 300-yard passing games (8)
• His 4,542 total yards and 4,042 passing yards in 2015 were both third-most in a season in SEC history.
• Off the field, he has gone on back-to-back mission trips to Haiti with teammates during the 2015 and 2016 spring breaks and has performed speaking engagements with Ole Miss FCA … 3.01 GPA as a general studies major.
TOP-25 WINS BY AN OLE MISS QB
Chad Kelly is moving up the list of all-time wins over top-25 opponents by an Ole Miss quarterback:
Quarterback Top-25 Wins (Opp/Year)
1. Archie Manning (1968-70) 8 (Bama/68, LSU/68, UGA/69, LSU/69, Tenn/69, Ark/69, Bama/70, Houston/70)
2. Chad Kelly (2015-16) 6 (Bama/15, TAMU/15, LSU/15, MSU/15, OKST/15, UGA/16)
3. Bo Wallace (2012-14) 5 (MSU/12, LSU/13, Bama/14, TAMU/14, MSU/14)
Jevan Snead (2008-09) 5 (UF/08, LSU/08, TT/08, LSU/09, OKST/09)
5. Eli Manning (2000-03) 4 (UF/02, UF/03, Ark/03, OKST/03)
Jake Gibbs (1958-60) 4 (Ark/59, Tenn/59, Ark/60, Tenn/60)
BACK-TO-BACK “NEW YEAR’S SIX” BOWLS
Ole Miss is one of five schools in the country that has played in a New Year’s Six bowl both years of the College Football Playoff system that began in 2014.
Team 2014 Bowl 2015 Bowl
Alabama Sugar (semifinal) Cotton (semifinal)
Florida State Rose (semifinal) Peach
Michigan State Cotton Cotton (semifinal)
Ohio State Sugar (semifinal) Fiesta
Ole Miss Peach Sugar
TICKET AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS AT RENOVATED VAUGHT-HEMINGWAY
• Thanks to a renovated and expanded Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss has posted its top four single-game attendances in history this season … The crowd of 66,176 at the Sept. 17 game vs. Alabama broke the all-time Ole Miss and state of Mississippi attendance records for football.
• For the fourth straight season, Ole Miss has sold out of football season tickets.
• This year’s total of 57,200 season tickets purchased broke last season’s previous record of 52,375.
• Previous record-breaking season ticket sellouts were 51,316 in 2014 and 50,386 in 2013.
• The 2014 season attendance record of 430,829 fans is expected to be surpassed again this season.
HISTORIC ROUT OF GEORGIA
The Rebels’ 45-14 win over No. 11 Georgia on Sept. 24 was one for the record books:
• Most points in a game vs. Georgia
• Largest margin of victory in a game vs. Georgia
• Snapped the Bulldogs’ 10-game win streak in the series
• Largest margin of victory vs. a top-25 team since a 38-0 win over No. 3 Tennessee in 1969
• Most points against a top-15 opponent since a 47-34 win over No. 7 Texas Tech in the 2009 Cotton Bowl
• Largest margin of victory vs. an SEC team since a 34-3 win over Tennessee in 2014
ANOTHER CLASSIC AGAINST THE TIDE
For the third straight year, the Ole Miss-Alabama game was decided by less than a touchdown, but this time the No. 1 Crimson Tide was victorious. Alabama’s 48-43 victory in Oxford snapped the Rebels’ two-game win streak in the series. The game featured sizable leads by both teams, and a furious Ole Miss comeback in the final three minutes. But in the end, it was two defensive touchdowns and a punt return touchdown that put the Tide over the top, despite a career-best 421 passing yards and three TDs by Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly.
BIG LEAD NOT ENOUGH FOR REBELS IN ORLANDO
Ole Miss led by 22 (28-6) against the No. 4 team in the nation on Labor Day, but it wasn’t enough to put away the Florida State Seminoles in a 45-34 season-opening loss. The lead was the Rebels’ biggest against a top-five opponent in the Hugh Freeze era. FSU reeled off 33 unanswered points before Ole Miss scored to make it 39-34 early in the fourth quarter. But the Seminoles, behind five sacks, put too much pressure on the Ole Miss passing game for the Rebels to regain the advantage. It was the first season-opening loss for the Rebels since 2011, the year before Freeze arrived.
BIG BLOWS
Ole Miss suffered two big blows in the season opener in Orlando, losing starting CB Ken Webster and backup RB Eric Swinney to left knee injuries that will likely end both of their seasons. The Rebels took another hit against Wofford, as freshman WR D.K. Metcalf (who scored TDs in each of his first two college games) went down with a broken foot that could also end his season.
TRUE FRESHMEN SEE ACTION RIGHT AWAY
Several members of the Rebels’ highly regarded 2016 signing class have seen immediate action in the first seven games of the season: WR A.J. Brown (15 catches, 201 yards, 2 TDs, 1 start), WR D.K. Metcalf (2 catches, 13 yards, 2 TDs), RB D’Vaughn Pennamon (19 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD), OL Greg Little (significant playing time at left tackle), Rover Myles Hartsfield (24 tackles, 7 starts), S Deontay Anderson (18 tackles, 1.5 TFLs), DT Benito Jones (20 tackles, 2.5 TFLs), CB Jaylon Jones (16 tackles, 3 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR), S Jarrion Street (3 tackles), TE Octavious Cooley.
OLE MISS PLAYERS CARRY ON FAMILY FOOTBALL LEGACY
• Senior QB Chad Kelly is the nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.
• Senior QB Drew Davis is the son of former Miami, North Carolina and Cleveland Browns head coach Butch Davis.
• Redshirt-freshman WR Van Jefferson is the son of former NFL receiver Shawn Jefferson, who currently serves as WR coach for the Miami Dolphins and has also been an assistant for the Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans.
• Junior LB Elliot Markuson is the son of former Ole Miss, Wisconsins, Arkansas and Boise State OL coach Mike Markuson, who currently serves as OL coach for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
• Freshman WR D.K. Metcalf is the son of former NFL and Ole Miss All-America OL Terrence Metcalf.
• Sophomore WR Alex Weber is the younger brother of Miami Dolphins and former Ole Miss OT Laremy Tunsil.
• Freshman OL Bryce Mathews is the son of former NFL OL Jason Mathews.
• Junior WR Cale Luke’s father (Tom), uncle (Matt) and grandfather (Tommy) all played football at Ole Miss.
• Senior LB Temario Strong is the nephew of former Ole Miss and All-SEC linebacker Eddie Strong.
• Sophomore DT Breeland Speaks is the younger brother of former Jackson State All-American Marcellus Speaks.
• Freshman OT Greg Little is the son of former South Carolina linebacker Derrick Little.
• Junior RB Jordan Wilkins is the younger brother of former Vanderbilt WR Trey Wilkins.
• Sophomore DT Jordan Hebert is the younger brother of former NFL player Jason Hebert.
ODDS AND ENDS
• With 21 points at LSU, the Rebels’ streak of 30+ points was snapped at 10 games, dating back to last year.
• Ole Miss is 12-8 coming off a loss since Hugh Freeze took over as head coach, including a 7-2 mark since 2014.
• The Rebels have not trailed at halftime this year (have led five times, been tied twice).
• This is the first time Ole Miss has had a below .500 record after seven games since 2011, the year before Freeze became head coach.
• The Auburn game is the third of three this season against teams named the Tigers (Memphis, LSU).
• Ole Miss commits 4.9 penalties per game, second-fewest among SEC teams and 17th nationally.
• Opponents average 7.6 penalties and 63.6 penalty yards against the Rebels, which both lead the SEC.
• Ole Miss has increased its win total by one game each year under Freeze – 7 in 2012, 8 in 2013, 9 in 2014, 10 in 2015.
• Ole Miss has had a winning SEC record in back-to-back years (2014-15) for the first time since 1989-90.
• The Rebels face Wofford and Georgia Southern for the first time this year.
• Ole Miss is 30-6 under Freeze when leading at the half.
• Ole Miss is 32-4 under Freeze when it rushes for 150 or more yards, 5-18 when it rushes for less than 150 yards.
• Ole Miss is 35-5 under Freeze when giving up less than 30 points, 2-17 when opponents score 30 or more.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• After topping the SEC in scoring, total offense and passing a year ago, Ole Miss is currently second in the league in scoring (37.0 ppg), fifth in total offense (454.3 ypg) and first in passing (305.4 ypg).
• The Rebels have topped 500 total yards in three of their last five games, including a season-high 624 vs. Memphis.
• The Rebels’ aerial attack has been diverse and dangerous, as 13 different receivers have caught a pass and nine different players have caught a TD.
• The Ole Miss offense doesn’t have many negative plays … The Rebels rank third in the SEC and tied for sixth nationally giving up just 4.0 tackles for loss per outing … Senior RB Akeem Judd has not lost yardage on any of his 80 rushing attempts this season.
• Evan Engram is having a monster senior season, leading all TEs in the nation with 605 receiving yards and ranking second with 40 catches and five TD catches … He tops all SEC players with 86.4 receiving ypg (21st in nation) and is second with 5.7 catches per game (29th in nation) … His five TD catches are tied for third among all SEC players.
• With 605 receiving yards this season, Engram is only 58 yards shy of breaking his own school record for receiving yards by a tight end, set in 2014.
• The Rebels’ running game came alive against Memphis, as both senior Akeem Judd and junior Eugene Brazley posted career-high rushing totals of 108 and 124 yards, respectively … It was the first time two Rebels went over 100 rushing yards since the 2014 Presbyterian game.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels are tied for fourth nationally with three defensive touchdowns, having scored from that side of the ball in three of the last five outings.
• The Rebels average 6.3 tackles for loss per outing (6th in SEC), including a season-high 10 at LSU in the last game.
• Junior DE Marquis Haynes has wreaked havoc on opposing offensive lines again this year, leading the team with 7.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks and three forced fumbles … In defensive records since 1983, he’s second at Ole Miss in career sacks (22.5) and sixth in career TFLs (32.5).
• Haynes is tied for the league lead with three forced fumbles, which is tied for fifth-most by any player in the nation.
• Of the Rebels’ 12 turnovers this year, Haynes has been involved in seven of them (3 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT, 2 QBH).
• Among the Rebels’ six interceptions this year are two by linemen – DE Marquis Haynes and DT D.J. Jones.
• Sophomore DB Zedrick Woods and senior DB Derrick Jones are tied for eighth among SEC players with a team-high two interceptions apiece.
• Of the 13 defensive backs listed on the current depth chart, five are freshmen, including both players at Rover – No. 1 Myles Hartsfield and No. 2 Deontay Anderson.
• Against Memphis, sophomore DB Zedrick Woods had his first multi-interception game, including a 31-yard pick-six.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Junior K/P Gary Wunderlich ranks second in the SEC in FG percentage (90.9), fourth in scoring (8.4 ppg) and fourth in field goals made (1.43/game) … He has made 10 of 11 field goals this year, his only miss coming from 55 yards.
• Junior Will Gleeson ranks fourth among SEC punters with a 44.6-yard average.
• Senior Carlos Davis is fifth in the SEC with 21.8 yards per kick return.
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