Game notes: Auburn at Ole Miss
Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Auburn (4–2, 2–2 in conference) at Ole Miss (5–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 49th meeting; Auburn leads the series 35–13 as played. Officially, Auburn leads 35–12; as played, 35–13. The NCAA vacated Ole Miss’s win (2012); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 21, 2023: Ole Miss 28, Auburn 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1928: Ole Miss 19, Auburn 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Ole Miss is 4–16 at home against Auburn.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Ole Miss 28–21 (at Auburn); 2022: Ole Miss 48–34 (at Ole Miss); 2021: Auburn 31–20 (at Auburn); 2020: Auburn 35–28 (at Ole Miss); 2019: Auburn 20–14 (at Auburn).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Auburn
- Auburn is 4–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–16 vs. Baylor; W 43–8 vs. Southern Miss; L 39–44 vs. Florida; W 21–15 vs. Vanderbilt; L 14–24 at No. 17 Tennessee; W 27–24 at No. 1 Georgia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Auburn is No. 50 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Golesh is 4–2 in his first season at Auburn and 27–17 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Golesh faces Ole Miss as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Byrum Brown (QB): 1,202 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keshaun Singleton (WR): 32 catches, 367 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Melendez (LB): 52 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Auburn lost to No. 19 Ole Miss 27–19.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Ole Miss
- Ole Miss is 5–1 (3–1 in conference games), 3–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–38 vs. No. 24 Louisville; W 41–9 vs. Charlotte; W 32–24 vs. No. 7 LSU; L 28–52 at No. 21 Florida; W 52–17 at Vanderbilt; W 31–3 vs. No. 13 Missouri.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ole Miss is No. 7 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pete Golding is 7–2 in his second season at Ole Miss.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pete Golding faces Auburn as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Trinidad Chambliss (QB): 1,676 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deuce Alexander (WR): 35 catches, 523 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Luke Ferrelli (LB): 37 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kewan Lacy needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Quinshon Judkins (31, 2022–23) for second on Ole Miss’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 29 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Suntarine Perkins needs 1.5 sacks to pass Phillip Kent (21, 1988–91) for fourth on Ole Miss’s career sacks list. He has 20 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Trinidad Chambliss needs 147 yards to pass Romaro Miller (6,413, 1997–00) for seventh on Ole Miss’s career total offense list. He has 6,267 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Lucas Carneiro needs 2 field goals to pass Luke Logan (41, 2017–20) for seventh on Ole Miss’s career field goals list. He has 40 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1987, Ole Miss lost to No. 5 LSU 42–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Alex Golesh and Pete Golding as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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