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Ole Miss Rebels vs. Troy Trojans Statistical Preview and OPEN THREAD

It's an early game, and we're a bit behind anyway, so here's everything you need for this saturday rolled into one post.

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Sorry for a lackluster week of coverage here at the Cup, but can you blame us after two weeks of pretty lackluster football? (Okay, no, you can't, and we apologize.)

This weekend will, unfortunately, continue that trend, but will thankfully be the last of such football left on the year, as the Rebels take on the Troy Trojans in preparation for Missouri and Mississippi State in the following weekends. The game kicks off at 11:00 AM Central (eesh) and will be broadcast on ESPNU.

The Trojans, led by Head Coach Larry Blakeney, come into Oxford with a 5-5 record (3-3 Sun Belt). As evidenced by the statistics, Troy has a potent passing attack led by senior QB Corey Robinson. Robinson has used many different receivers to pile up his yardage as Troy has 11 different receivers that have caught double digit passes this year.

Fortunately for the Rebels, the Trojans have not been very good against the pass, or really any offense for that matter. They rank toward the bottom among FBS teams in most defensive categories. Against more capable competition, these shortcomings are fairly pronounced. Troy has lost 41-34 to Arkansas State, 62-7 to Mississippi State, and 38-31 to Duke.

So Ole Miss just needs to score a lot of points. Really, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Keys to the game:

  1. Start fast
  2. Establish line of scrimmage with the run game
  3. Create pressure with defensive front and create turnovers

Troy Passing

Name Comp/Att Yards Int TDs Comp % Effeciency
Corey Robinson 244/363 2828 8 19 67.2 145.52
Deon Anthony 22/38 318 0 3 57.9 154.24

Troy Rushing

Name Attempts Yards TDs Average/Game Long
Brandon Burks 121 635 1 63.5 26
Jordan Chunn 109 428 11 42.8 42
Deon Anthony 68 392 3 43.6 30
Khary Franklin 16 96 0 13.7 24

Troy Receiving

Name Receptions Yards TDs Average/Game Long
Eric Thomas 53 835 11 83.5 62
Bryan Holmes 36 544 6 54.4 58
Chris Williams 24 357 2 35.7 54
Brandon Burks 34 185 0 18.5 24

Troy Offense Troy Defense
Scoring 346 342
First Downs 244 227
Rushing Yardage 1541 1420
Passing Yardage 3244 3202
Total Offense 4785 4622
Avg Per Game 9 462.2
Average Per Play 6 6.5
Total Plays 794 (79.4/game) 707(70.7/game)

OM Offense OM Defense
Scoring 294 229
First Downs 220 185
Rushing Yardage 1633 1517
Passing Yardage 2596 1907
Total Offense 4229 3424
Total Plays 691 628
Average Per Play 6.1 5.5
Avg Per Game 469.9 380.4

OM Troy
Turnovers 13 16
Punting 33 for 37.9 yds net 46 for 43.7 yd avg
Time of Possession 29:24:00 30:34:00
3rd Conversion % 56/129 (43%) 73/160 (46%)
4th Conversion % 12/22 (55%) 13/20 (65%)
Sacks For 11 for 68 yds 23 for 136 yds
FG 12 for 15 11 for 15
Red Zone Scoring 26/31 (84%) 36/46 (78%)
Penalties 50 for 391 yds 73 for 767 yds

Ole Miss Defensive Leaders

Name Tackles (Total) TFL Turnover Plays Sacks PBU's
Serdarius Bryant 59 7 1 1 1
Cody Prewitt 54 3 6 0 6
Trae Elston 48 1.5 1 0 5
Tony Connor 44 2 1 1 2
Mike Marry 31 2 1 0 0
Mike Hilton 30 5 0 0 2

Issac Gross leads the team with 2.5 sacks

Troy Defensive Leaders

Name Tackles (Total) TFL Turnover Plays Sacks PBU's
Camren Hudson 61 3.5 2 0 5
Chris Pickett 52 1.5 1 0 1
Mark Wilson 51 4.5 0 1 0
Dancer Coleman 41 6 0 2 2
Tyler Roberts 40 8.5 1 6 0
A. Gillespie 36 6.5 0 3 1
Marty Stadom 32 7 0 3 0

Team Stats OM (FBS Rank) Troy (FBS Rank)
Total Yards 469.9 (27th) 478.5 (23rd)
Passing Yards 288.4 (24th) 324.4 (15th)
Rushing Yards 181.4 (55th) 154.1 (79th)
Scoring Offense 32.7 (46th) 34.6 (36th)
Points Against 25.4 (58th) 35.2 (107th)
Rushing Defense 168.6 (71st) 142 (36th)
Passing Defense 211.9 (26th) 320.2 (120th)
Total Defense 380.4 (48th) 462.2 (106th)
Turnover Margin plus 2 (t48th) minus 9 (114th)
Pass Defense Efficiency 125.05 (62nd) 159.45 (115th)
First Downs Offense Tied 30th Tied 9th
3rd Down Conversions 46th 33rd

Your open thread is here and now. Hotty Toddy, beat Troy.