Rebel Offense Makes History in Victory Over Troy
Ole Miss sets program record for total yards in 51-21 win over Troy
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole
Miss offense accumulated a program-record 751 yards of total offense
Saturday in a 51-21 victory over Troy at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The
balanced Rebels offense was on point throughout the game as it
accumulated 31 first downs via 382 yards rushing and 369 yards passing.
The Rebels’ 751 yards of total offense is the fifth-highest total in
Southeastern Conference history. The Ole Miss defense did its part as
well, allowing the Trojans to convert on just 4-of-13 third-down
attempts and -13 yards rushing. “That’s always good and
means you’re doing something right,” said Ole Miss head coach Hugh
Freeze of breaking the school total yardage record. “We broke it in the
third quarter, so it was a good day. We finished today, as far as our
1’s and 2’s, and now it’s time to move on to the next one.” Junior
quarterback Bo Wallace finished the game with 272 yards passing and
three touchdowns, and a team-high 66 yards rushing, including one
rushing touchdown. Freshman wide receiver Laquon Treadwell had four
receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Treadwell is now the Ole
Miss freshman record holder for catches (53), receiving yards (477) and
receiving touchdowns (5) in a season. Junior linebacker
Serderius Bryant and freshman defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche each
recorded one sack and two tackles for loss. In addition, Bryant had a
forced fumble Saturday while Nkemdiche’s sack was the first of his
collegiate career, and his four solo tackles tied his season high.
Sophomore defensive back Carlos Davis led the Rebels with a career-high
six total tackles, including five solo stops. Treadwell
got the scoring started for Ole Miss (7-3, 3-3 SEC) when he caught a
short pass by Wallace, shed five tackles and beat a sixth defender by
diving to the left pylon for a 25-yard touchdown. “I think
he broke four or five tackles,” Wallace said. “He is just a physical
kid and if you get him the ball he can do a lot with it.” Following
a 4-yard touchdown run by sophomore Jaylen Walton, Treadwell scored his
second touchdown of the first quarter, a 23-yard reception, with 39
seconds remaining. Wallace closed out the scoring in the
first half with his legs as opposed to his arm. The junior signal
caller kept it on a read option and scampered untouched to the right
for a season-long 29 yards to give Ole Miss a 27-7 lead at the break. Taking
over on its own 5-yard line to begin its second drive of the third
quarter, the Ole Miss offense drove 95 yards on just six plays, capped
off by a beautiful 43-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Barry
Brunetti to Walton. Ole Miss made history with 4:39 to go
in the third quarter on Wallace’s 24-yard touchdown pass to freshman
wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo. Wallace’s touchdown pass, his third of
the game, gave the Rebels 644 yards of total offense, which broke the
Rebels’ 62-year-old program record for total yardage in a game set in
1951. Ole Miss will now turn its attention to the SEC
East-leading No. 8 Missouri Tigers (9-1, 5-1 SEC). The Rebels host the
Tigers on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN. It will be Ole Miss’
first matchup against Missouri since 2007, and the first with the
Tigers as an SEC member. “The speed off their edge is
tremendous,” Freeze said. “They are very sound and athletic on the
backend. Their front is as good as we’ve faced athletically,
particularly on the end.”
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