No. 19 Ole Miss improved to 7-2 (3-2 SEC) on the season with a 63-31 shellacking of Arkansas (5-4, 3-3) on Saturday. The Rebels claimed just their third win all-time in Fayetteville and first since 2008.

History was made everywhere. Third-year Rebel quarterback Jaxson Dart was 25 for 31 for 515 yards (a single-game school record), six touchdowns and no interceptions. His 562 yards of total offense are a national record. 

Dart passed Ole Miss legend Archie Manning, who’d held it for 40 years.

“A really good performance,” Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said. “Obviously there’s a couple individuals with record-breaking performances, but I thought the team played really well.

“I’d like to single-out (Ole Miss offensive coordinator) Charlie Weis. He’s taken a lot of criticism. I thought he had a great game plan today. You saw guys not just making plays but wide open. A lot of credit to the players and offensive coaches.”

Senior wide receiver Jordan Watkins set new Ole Miss records for receiving yards (254) and receiving touchdowns (5). The Rebel defense had eight sacks and 13 tackles for loss. 

Up next is Georgia in a showdown that could determine Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff fate. Ben Garrett (OMSpirit.com) has all bases covered in an all-new, postgame edition of ‘Talk of Champions,’ powered by RiverLand Roofing. 

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