- Oxford will have back-to-back home games for the first time this season.
- Oxford will face its second consecutive opponent who's nickname is the "Gators" (Lake Cormorant, Vicksburg). Oxford has also faced teams who were nicknamed the Trojans twice (New Hope, East Side), and the Patriots twice (Jackson Prep, Lewisburg).
- Oxford had its first Turnover on Downs/Failed 4th Down Attempt of the season last week (had 2 in the game) - when Cody Mills attempted a Fake Punt and passed to Mike McGhee who was tackled short of the first down in the second quarter. Oxford is now 10-for-12 on 4th Down Attempts this season (also failing on 4th Down with the 2nd String Offense in the game late in the 4th Quarter).
- The 4th quarter last week was just the third time this season neither team was able to score (4th quarter vs. Clarksdale & 1st quarter vs. Saltillo the others). All other quarters this season had at least one team score.
- 12 Different Receivers had at least 1 Reception last week.
- 4 Different players attempted a pass last week (Abraham, Bianco, Ethan Holmes, and Cody Mills), prior to the Clarksdale game, only Abraham had attempted a pass this season.
- Oxford's Defense has allowed just 993 Passing Yards this season - in 5 of the 11 games Oxford has held the opponent to 40 or less passing yards (East Side - 10, Lafayette - 0, West Point - 17, Clarksdale - 13, Lake Cormorant - 40). This stat is impressive given how often Oxford is ahead in games.
- Of the 7 Region Games Oxford played this year, in 6 of them Kenzie Phillips scored at least 2 rushing Touchdowns (only had 1 against New Hope). He only had one such game during non-region play out of four. (Lafayette, 3)
- Oxford has not scored in just 5 of the 44 quarters this season - of which, 3 occurred while the 2nd string offense played the entire quarter.
- Kenize Phillips needs 388 rushing yards to break Mont Dean's record of 1,690 rushing yards in a single season.
- Jack Abraham need 7 Touchdown passes to break Guy Cameron Billups' record of 33 Touchdown passes in a single season.
- Oxford won the 5A State Championship in Boys Cross Country last Saturday at Choctaw Trails in Clinton. It is their 6th title in school history and 49th title overall. Next title in any sport will be the 50th. The 6 in Boys Cross Country is the 3rd-most in a single sport by Oxford behind Tennis (8) and Girls Cross Country (8).
- Junior Tristan Orman won the 5A Boys Race to claim the 5A Individual Championship - the first since Lucian DuChaine (2011).
- Freshmen Swayze Elliott won the 5A Girls Race to claim the 5A Individual Championship - the first since Anne Threlkeld (2009).
- Oxford Boys Soccer gave up 5 Goals to Pontotoc Tuesday - last year, Oxford never gave up more than 3 in a game. The last time Oxford had given up more than 3 Goals in a game was against Starkville in the 2012 Playoff loss (4).
- Ole Miss Women's Soccer is hosting its first ever NCAA Tournament Game tonight against Jackson State.
- Ole Miss Football threw for 428 Passing Yards against Arkansas - 2nd Most in school history for a single game.
- Troy (5-5) is looking to become bowl eligible with a win. It will be their third attempt at doing so.
- Troy has given up at least 26 points in every game except vs. Savannah State the second game of the year.
- Troy has scored at least 31 points in every game except vs. Mississippi State in a 62-7 loss.
- 7 of Troy's 10 games has been decided within a possession. They are 4-3 in those games.
- 2 players on Troy's roster played in Oxford's football division at one point in time. Another player is from Water Valley.
- While this is the first meeting ever between Ole Miss and Troy, HC Hugh Freeze is 1-0 against Troy - while he was the Arkansas State HC.
- Ole Miss is the only team that is not ranked to be undefeated against non-top 10 teams (Alabama - 1, Auburn - 7, Texas A&M - 10). Ole Miss also has wins over two teams currently ranked in the AP poll (LSU - 18, Texas - 23).
- Bo Wallace needs just 9 passing yards to pass Jevan Snead to be 5th All-Time, and 27 passing yards to pass John Fourcade to be 4th All-Time in passing yards.
- On this date in 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation - what was basically the first U.S. Constitution until 1789.
- On this date in 1791, the first US Catholic college, Georgetown University, opens its doors.
- On this date in 1859, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece.
- On this date in 1901, the first electrical hearing aid was patented by Miller Reese.
- On this date in 1914, Harry Turner became the first football player to die from game-related injuries in the Ohio League - the direct predecessor to the NFL.
- On this date in 1956, Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the movie Love Me Tender.
- On this date in 1969, Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy's restaurant in Columbus, OH.
- On this date in 1999, the US and China signed a major trade agreement that involved China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Today, the PlayStation 4 is released in the Untied States.