Inside The Numbers: Ole Miss

Today at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU there will be a battle of SEC winless teams as the Ole Miss Rebels take on the Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Both teams are a combined 0-9 in the SEC so far this season. On the bright side, one of these teams will finally have a SEC win, and of course we hope it is Kentucky. Here are some numbers and facts of interest headed into today’s game:

Various Records
Kentucky’s overall record vs. Ole Miss: 13-27-1 (.329) (3-7 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Ole Miss in Lexington: 10-9-1 (.525) (6-4 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Ole Miss at Commonwealth Stadium: 4-2 (.667)
Kentucky’s record vs. schools located in the state of Mississippi: 36-45-1 (.445)
Kentucky’s longest win streak against Ole Miss: 3 games (1948-1950)
Kentucky’s longest losing streak against Ole Miss: 8 games (1956-1953)
Kentucky’s most points scored against Ole Miss: 47 (1949)
Kentucky’s fewest points scored against Ole Miss: 0, done 4 times (1957, 1959, 1962, 1966)
Ole Miss’s most points scored against Kentucky: 42, done twice (2001 and 2010)
Ole Miss’s fewest points scored against Kentucky: 0, done 4 times (1949, 1950, 1955, 1993)
Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Ole Miss: 47 (47-0, 1949)
Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against Ole Miss: 1 (10-9, 1969)
Ole Miss’s largest margin of victory against Kentucky: 30 (37-7, 1956)
Ole Miss’s smallest margin of victory against Kentucky: 3 (20-17, 1970)
Most combined points scored between Kentucky and Ole Miss: 77, 2010 (Ole Miss – 42 Kentucky – 35)
Fewest combined points scored between Kentucky and Ole Miss: 14, 1962 (Ole Miss – 14 Kentucky – 0)

Kentucky’s Top Individual Performances Against Ole Miss
Passing
300 yards, Mike Hartline (2010)
Receiving
185 yards, Rick Kestner (1964)
130 yards, Calvin Bird (1958)
108 yards, Randall Cobb (2010)
108 yards, Derrick Locke (2010)
108 yards, Steve Meilinger (1952)
106 yards, Dan Spanish (1965)
Rushing
192 yards, Mark Higgs (1987)
159 yards, Larry Seiple (1965)
130 yards, Artose Pinner (2001)
122 yards, Chris Jones (1979)
120 yards, Shawn Donigan (1979)
108 yards, Tom Fillion (1951)

• Longest rushing play against Ole Miss: 70 yards, Larry Seiple (1965)
• Longest punt against Ole Miss: 73 yards, Ryan Tydlacka (2010)
• Longest made field goal against Ole Miss: 50 yards, Craig McIntosh (2010)
• Longest punt return against Ole Miss: 73 yards, Larry Carter (1978)
• Longest kickoff return against Ole Miss: 91 yards, Don Phelps (1946)
• Longest interception return against Ole Miss: 93 yards, Don Frampton (1949)

Ole Miss’s Top Individual Performances Against Kentucky
Receiving
119 yards, Chris Collins (2001)

• An Ole Miss player has never rushed for at least 150 yards in a single game against Kentucky.
• An Ole Miss player has never passed for at least 250 yards in a single game against Kentucky.
• Longest passing play against Kentucky: 70 yards, Perry Lee Dunn to Larry Smith (1963)
• Longest field goal against Kentucky: 48 yards, Bryan Owen (1986)
• Longest punt against Kentucky: 68 yards, Bobby Wilson (1948)
• Longest punt return against Kentucky: 70 yards, Allen Muirhead (1954)
• Longest interception return against Kentucky: 89 yards, Jimmy Heidel (1964)

Team-By-Team Statistical Comparison (Ranking Out Of 120 FBS Teams)
Rushing Offense: Kentucky – 139.75 ypg (78th) Ole Miss – 122.75 ypg (93rd)
Passing Offense: Kentucky – 126 ypg (115th) Ole Miss – 160.88 ypg (105th)
Total Offense: Kentucky – 265.75 ypg (118th) Ole Miss – 283.63 ypg (115th)
Scoring Offense: Kentucky – 16.5 ppg (115th) Ole Miss – 20.88 ppg (103th)
Rushing Defense: Kentucky – 196.75 ypg (100th) Ole Miss – 226.75 ypg (116th)
Passing Defense: Kentucky – 193.13 ypg (22nd) Ole Miss – 211.88 ypg (50th)
Total Defense: Kentucky – 389.88 ypg (67th) Ole Miss – 438.63 ypg (104th)
Scoring Defense: Kentucky – 27.38 ppg (69th) Ole Miss – 30.63 ppg (86th)
Net Punting: Kentucky – 40.25 ypp (11th) Ole Miss – 39.04 ypp (21st)
Punt Returns: Kentucky – 1.73 ypr (117th) Ole Miss – 27.75 ypr (1st)
Kickoff Returns: Kentucky – 19.97 ypr (93rd) Ole Miss – 20.88 ypr (78th)
Turnover Margin: Kentucky – -.38 topg (T-83rd) Ole Miss – -.25 topg (71st)
Sacks: Kentucky – 1.38 spg (T-100th) Ole Miss – 1.5 spg (95th)
Tackles For Loss: Kentucky – 4.25 tflpg (111th) Ole Miss – 5 tflpg (86th)
Sacks Allowed: Kentucky – 3.13 spg (108th) Ole Miss – 2.63 spg (92nd)

Individual Players In The FBS Top 50

• Interceptions: Danny Trevathan, Kentucky – .38 ipg (T-27th), Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss – .50 ipg (T-7th)
• Punting: Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky – 44.24 ypp (19th), Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss – 43.62 ypp (25th)
• Field Goals: Craig McIntosh, Kentucky – 1.12 fgpg (T-50th)
• Tackles: Danny Trevathan, Kentucky – 11.75 tpg (T-5th), Winston Guy, Kentucky – 10.38 tpg (16th)
• Kickoff Returns: Tobias Singleton, Ole Miss – 24.88 ypr (37th)

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