Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss by the numbers

Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss by the numbers

Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2) at No. 10 Ole Miss (7-1, 4-1)

11 a.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN)

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi

1 More loss for coach Jimbo Fisher in 38 fewer games with Texas A&M than he had in his coaching career when he joined the Aggies. Fisher has a 44-24 record – a .647 winning percentage — in his sixth season with the Aggies. Fisher came to Texas A&M after eight seasons with Florida State. With the Seminoles, Fisher had an 83-23 record – a .783 winning percentage.

3 Ole Miss wide receivers have at least 500 receiving yards this season. Ole Miss is the only SEC team with three 500-yard receivers – Jordan Watkins with 39 receptions for 580 yards and two TDs, Tre Harris with 27 receptions for 536 yards and six TDs and Dayton Wade with 36 receptions for 522 yards and three TDs. Texas A&M and LSU are the only other SEC teams with two 500-yard receivers in 2023. Aggies WR Ainais Smith has 33 receptions for 569 yards and one TD and WR Evan Stewart has 37 receptions for 506 yards and four TDs this season.

4 Victories without a loss for Ole Miss when playing as a ranked team against Texas A&M. This is the third consecutive season that the Rebels have been ranked when playing the Aggies, and Ole Miss also scored victories as a ranked team over Texas A&M in 2014 and 2015.

9 Victories for Texas A&M and five for Ole Miss in the Aggies-Rebels series.

15.5 Tackles for loss have been recorded by Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper this season. Cooper has five more tackles for loss than any other SEC player in 2023.

33 Sacks have been recorded by the Texas A&M defense this season, the most in the nation. The Ole Miss defense ranks fourth with 30 sacks. The Texas A&M quarterback has been sacked 17 times and the Ole Miss quarterback has been sacked 19 times this season.

35 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith.

75 Tackles for loss have been recorded by the Texas A&M defense this season, the most in the nation. But the Ole Miss defense is tied for first in the nation in the yards lost by its TFLs. The Rebels’ 63 tackles for loss have resulted in 317 lost yards. Texas A&M’s tackles for loss have resulted in 301 lost yards, the fourth-most in the nation. The Aggies offense has been tackled for loss 40 times this season. For the Rebels offense, it’s 57 times.

110 Points have been scored in the first quarter by Ole Miss and 100 points have been scored in the second quarter by Texas A&M this season. The Rebels have outscored their opponents 110-38 in the first quarter on their way to a 311-171 scoring advantage in 2023. The Aggies have outscored their opponents 50-27 in the first quarter this season. Texas A&M has outscored its opponents 100-37 in the second quarter on its way to a 256-156 scoring advantage this season. Ole Miss has been outscored 44-43 in the second quarter this season.

205 Rushing yards and one TD on 34 carries for Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins in the Rebels’ 31-28 victory over Texas A&M last season.

435 Passing yards and three TD passes for Texas A&M QB Max Johnson in LSU’s 53-48 victory over Ole Miss on Dec. 19, 2020. Johnson spent two seasons at LSU before transferring to Texas A&M. Johnson is coming off his single-game high for passing yards with the Aggies with 249 in last week’s 30-17 victory over South Carolina.

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