- Oxford is facing its fourth opponent this season who was on National TV last season (Jackson Prep, Lafayette, Pearl, and now Picayune who played Pascagoula last year) - the maximum Oxford could have faced this year.
- Oxford is in the State Championship game for just the second time (2003) and is looking for its first State Title in Football.
- If Oxford wins, it will be the 50th State Title in school history across all sports. Also with a win, Oxford will have obtained a State Title across all of the "Big 3" sports (Boys Basketball - 1987, 2001 / Girls Basketball 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012 / Baseball - 2005)
- Oxford and Lafayette are both playing in their Championship Games in the same year (and on the same day) for the first time ever.
- Oxford has four wide receivers who have 45 receptions on the year - but does not have anyone with 50 or more receptions. Also according to Maxpreps, no receiver for Oxford is in the Top 75 in receiving in the State.
- 22% (29 of 129) of all penalties the opponents have gotten are offside penalties.
- Each opponent Picayune has faced has given up at least 4 Touchdowns to at least two opponents NOT named Picayune. Oxford has faced at least 2 opponents that has not given up 4 Touchdowns to at least two opponents not named Oxford. (Jackson Prep, Pearl). Oxford will be Picayune's only team this season that has not made that statistic.
- Jackson Prep won the AAA MAIS Title again this year - the 32 points they gave up to Oxford was the most the Patriots gave up in a single game all season - including Bassfield who is in the 2A Title game this year.
- The 45 points Oxford scored on Lake Cormorant and the 50 points Oxford scored on Vicksburg was the most they gave up in a single game all season.
- When Oxford picks up a First Down on a possession, the Chargers score 63% of the time - with 85% of those scores being Touchdowns (53.5% of all possessions)
- On the ironic side of things, the 30 points Oxford scored on West Point was the 4th-FEWEST West Point gave up all season - and their fewest they gave up in their 5 losses on the year.
- When Jack Abraham takes the snap at QB, he is a perfect 11-for-11 on 4th Down Conversions this season. The team this season is 15-for-19.
- The last Quarterback to start in the State Championship game for Oxford was Chris Cutcliffe - current OHS Wide Receivers Coach. In both Championship appearances for Oxford, the starting Quarterback for Oxford has not been a Senior (Cutcliffe was a Junior at the time).
- Oxford as a team has as many pass completions as the opponents have attempted to pass (269).
- Thomas Allen last week became the 12th different player for Oxford to haul in an Interception, getting one last week against Callaway. Allen also played in his first game since hurting himself in the Saltillo game this past week.
- According to Maxpreps, Jack Abraham is currently fourth in the State in Passing Yards and leads all 5A schools and all Sophomores in the State.
- According to my stats against school records, Kenzie Phillips needs 110 Yards to break the single-season school rushing record, and 3 Touchdown rushes to break the school rushing Touchdown record in the State Championship game - both currently held by Mont Dean.
- On this date in 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified - banning slavery.
- On this date in 1877, the first Washington Post was published.
- On this date in 1884, the Washington Monument was completed.
- On this date in 1897, London becomes the first city to host taxicabs.
- On this date in 1967, Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States.
- Today is Independence Day in Finland, gaining its Independence in 1917.
- Today is Saint Nicholas Day - a day where St. Nicholas puts small presents in children's shoes usually put out the night before.
- Today is the Birthdays of the 1995 World Series of Poker Champion and who has made 4 WSOP Final Tables in Dan Harrington (68), Texas A&M Quarterback and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (21), and former MLB player and Windy City Thunderbolts coach Ehren Wassermann (33) - who coaches former OHS Standout Chad Cregar who is still currently on the team.