Coach Matt Luke and Ole Miss football were back in action Saturday night as they had to face the No.5 LSU Tigers in Death Valley.
We all know there are never any easy nights playing in Death Valley and Saturday night was a rough night for Ole Miss football. The Ole Miss Rebels (3-2, 0-2) fell to the No.5 LSU Tigers (5-0, 2-0) in a 45-16 rout. The Rebels were coming into Baton Rouge off a 38-17 win over Kent State while LSU was coming off a 38-21 win over Louisiana Tech.
In front of a crowd of 100,224 Ole Miss struck first with a Luke Logan FG in the 1st quarter to take the 3-0 lead. The Rebels defense couldn’t find an answer to the LSU offense and trailed 14-3 headed into the 2nd quarter. LSU added two more scores to take the 28-3 lead but Luke Logan connected with another FG just before the half to cut the Tigers lead to 28-6.
The Rebels came out in the 2nd half and managed to get on the board again with a 1-yard TD run by Scottie Phillips. The Logan PAT made the game seem within reach at 28-13 Tigers but LSU wasn’t though with the offense and picked up a TD to make it 35-13 LSU. Luke Logan connected for a 45-yard FG in the 4th quarter to make the score 35-16 LSU. LSU added two more scores to make the score 45-16 and pick up the win over the Rebels.
By The Numbers
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The Ole Miss Rebels put up only 328 yards of total offense. Senior Jordan Ta’amu had 19 completions in 38 attempts for 178 yards and 1 INT While it wasn’t a great game for Ta’amu there were highlights.
Besides sophomore kicker Luke Logan connecting on three FGs there was also JUCO transfer Scottie Phillips who had a big game. Phillips had 96 yards on 16 carries with 1 TD. Isaiah Woullard had 6 carries for 22 yards while Armani Linton had 1 carries for 7 yards.
AJ Brown led all WRs with 9 receptions for 72 yards while DK Metcalf had 3 receptions for 37 yards. DaMarkus Lodge had 3 receptions 23 yards while Elijah Moore had 2 receptions for 18 yards. Braylon Sanders had 1 reception for 19 yards while tight-end Dawson Knox had 1 reception for 9 yards.
Rebels On Defense
On the night the Rebels defense allowed 573 yards of LSU offense giving up 292 yards thru the air and 281 yards on the ground. Mohamed Sonoga led all Rebels with 12 total tackles and also had 1 forced fumble. Josiah Coatney had 9 tackles with .5 TFL. Willie Hibbler had 6 tackles with 1.5 TFL and 1 sack. Qaadir Sheppard had 6 tackles with 2 TFL and 1 forced fumble.
Up Next
The Ole Miss Rebels will be back in action this coming Saturday as they host UL-Monroe in Oxford for Homecoming. Kickoff from the Vaught is set for 3pm CT and the game will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to coach Matt Luke and the Rebels. Hotty Toddy!