No. 12 Ole Miss (9-2, 5-2) at Mississippi State (5-6, 1-6)

6:30 p.m. CST Thursday (ESPN)

Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

1 Previous regular season has featured 10 victories for Ole Miss, a mark the Rebels would reach with a win on Thursday. Ole Miss won 10 regular-season games in 2021. The Rebels won bowls to reach 10 wins in 2015, 2003, 1971, 1962, 1960, 1959 and 1955.

1 Ole Miss player has scored more rushing TDs in a single season than RB Quinshon Judkins has in 2023. Judkins’ 14 rushing TDs this season trail only the 16 that he scored last season on the Rebels’ single-season list. Judkins leads the SEC in rushing TDs this season.

3 Ole Miss wide receivers have at least 700 receiving yards this season – Jordan Watkins with 52 receptions for 734 yards and three TDs, Dayton Wade with 50 receptions for 755 yards and four TDs and Tre Harris with 44 receptions for 824 yards and eight TDs. Ole Miss is one of the two NCAA FBS teams with three 700-yard receivers.

6 TD passes and 1,015 passing yards for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers against Ole Miss. In three games against the Rebels, Rogers has completed 110-of-158 passes with one interception. In a different offense this season, Rogers has exceeded 200 passing yards in two games in 2023.

8 Home games for Mississippi State in 2023, the most in a single season for MSU in program history.

10 Sacks have been recorded by Mississippi State LB Nathaniel Watson this season, the most in the SEC.

16 Victories for Ole Miss, four victories for Mississippi State and one tie when the Rebels are ranked in the AP Poll and the Bulldogs are not. One of MSU’s victories came last season, when the Bulldogs upended No. 20 Ole Miss 24-22.

21 Tackles were recorded by Mississippi State LB Nathaniel Watson in the Bulldogs’ 41-20 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday, tied for the fourth-most in one game in the nation this season and the most for an MSU player in this century. Watson had the most tackles in one game by an SEC player since Tennessee LB Daniel Bituli recorded 23 in a 42-41 double-overtime victory against Georgia Tech on Sept. 4, 2017.

44 Consecutive games with a reception for Mississippi State RB Jo’quavious “Woody” Marks, who has caught a pass in every game in his college career. Marks holds the school record for consecutive games with a reception and for receptions with 210.

67 Rushing yards are needed by Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins to record the 10th 1,000-yard season in school history. Judkins ran for a school single-season record 1,476 yards in 2022. Ole Miss’ other 1,000-yard rushers have been Kayo Dottley in 1949 and 1950, Deuce McAllister in 1998, BenJarvus Green-Ellis in 2006 and 2007, Dexter McCluster in 2009, Jordan Wilkins in 2017 and John Rhys Plumlee in 2019.

95 Previous battles for the Golden Egg between Mississippi State and Ole Miss. The teams started playing for the trophy in 1927. Ole Miss leads the series in on-the-field results with a 58-32-5 record in the Egg Bowl.

116 Yards of total offense are needed by Mississippi State QB Will Rogers to become the school’s career leader. Rogers has 11,782 yards – 12,108 passing yards and minus-326 rushing yards. QB Dak Prescott holds the MSU record with 11,897 yards – 9,376 passing yards and 2,521 rushing yards. Rogers has missed the past three games because of a shoulder injury.

117 Tackles have been recorded by Mississippi State LB Jett Johnson this season, the most in the SEC. Johnson has one more tackle than teammate Nathaniel Watson in 2023.

119 Previous games between Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Ole Miss leads the series 64-49-6 on the field and has a 23-15-1 record in Starkville.

1,276 Career completions for Mississippi State QB Will Rogers, 355 more than any other player in SEC history. Rogers also holds the conference record for career passes with 1,837, the most in SEC history by 284.

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