Vanderbilt (2-6, 0-4) at No. 12 Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1)

6:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi

6 Consecutive games have included 36 or more points for Vanderbilt’s opponent. Only one other time in SEC history has a conference member yielded at least 36 points in more than five consecutive games. In 2012, Tennessee lost to Georgia 51-44, Mississippi State 41-13, Alabama 44-13 and South Carolina 38-35, defeated Troy 55-48 and lost to Missouri 51-48 and Vanderbilt 41-18 for a seven-game streak. Vanderbilt has lost to Wake Forest 36-20, UNLV 40-37, Kentucky 45-28, Missouri 38-21, Florida 38-14 and Georgia 37-20 in its past six games.

7 Consecutive victories against SEC East opponents for Ole Miss, and eight consecutive losses against SEC West opponents for Vanderbilt. The Rebels’ most recent loss to an SEC East team is a 38-27 setback against Missouri on Oct. 12, 2019. The Commodores’ most recent victory over an SEC West team is a 31-6 victory over Ole Miss on Oct. 5, 2019.

10 Of Vanderbilt’s 15 victories against SEC West opponents since the conference divided into divisions in 1992 have come against Ole Miss. While Vanderbilt has a 10-21 record against Ole Miss in that span, the Commodores are 5-47 against the rest of the SEC West. Ole Miss has a 44-40 record against the SEC East.

12 Consecutive losses for Vanderbilt in the game after an in-season open date. The Commodores did not play last week.

15 Victories for Ole Miss and one victory for Vanderbilt when the Rebels are ranked and the Commodores are unranked. In 1992, Vanderbilt upended No. 25 Ole Miss 31-9 for the Commodores’ only victory in this circumstance.

21 Ole Miss homecoming games have featured Vanderbilt as the opponent, including Saturday’s contest. The Rebels are 18-2 versus Vanderbilt on homecoming.

22 Consecutive losses to ranked opponents by Vanderbilt, which most recently upended a team ranked in the AP Poll on Sept. 15, 2017, when the Commodores defeated No. 18 Kansas State 14-7.

22.3 Yards per reception have been averaged by Ole Miss WR Tre Harris this season, the best in the nation for any player with more than 17 receptions. Harris has caught 21 passes for 469 yards and six TDs this season.

51 More points for Vanderbilt’s opponents than for the Commodores in the second quarter this season. In the other three periods, Vanderbilt has been outscored by two points. The Commodores have been outscored 96-45 in the second quarter and 179-177 in the rest of the game in 2023. Ole Miss has been outscored 44-30 in the second quarter this season. In the rest of the game, the Rebels have outscored their opponents 248-120.

55 Victories for Ole Miss, 40 victories for Vanderbilt and two ties in the Rebels-Commodores series. Ole Miss has the lead in the series even though it lost the first 19 meetings with Vanderbilt. The official series record is 53-40-2 in Ole Miss’ favor because of vacated wins in 2013 and 2014. The teams have met annually since 1970.

257 Rushing yards for Vanderbilt RB Patrick Smith this season. While that leads the Commodores, it’s the fewest rushing yards for any team leader in the SEC in 2023. Ole Miss has three ball-carriers with more than 300 rushing yards this season – RB Quinshon Judkins with 567, QB Jaxson Dart with 346 and RB Ulysses Bentley IV with 327.

448 Passing yards for Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart in the Rebels’ 52-28 victory over Vanderbilt last season. Dart reached his career high by completing 25-of-32 passes with three TDs and two interceptions.

11,884 Career punting yards for Vanderbilt P Matthew Hayball, the most in any of the NCAA’s four divisions of football at this time. Hayball’s average of 49.16 yards on 31 punts this season ranks second in the nation to the 49.45 on 31 punts by Boise State’s James Ferguson-Reynolds.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.