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Ole Miss' Jordan Watkins and Jaxson Dart had record-setting days in a 63-31 win over Arkansas

Ole Miss' Jordan Watkins and Jaxson Dart had record-setting days in a 63-31 win over Arkansas

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Mississippi wide receiver Jordan Watkins (11) runs for a touchdown past Arkansas defender TJ Metcalf (18) during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas ) and Marquise Robinson (13). AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Mississippi receiver Jordan Watkins set school records with five touchdown catches and 254 receiving yards against Arkansas on November 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

No. 19 Ole Miss set several school passing and receiving records in its 63-31 demolition of Arkansas on Saturday.

Jordan Watkins amassed 254 receiving yards, surpassing the 247 collected by Jonathan Mingo against Vanderbilt in 2022. He also had five touchdown catches, breaking the record set by teammate Tre Harris against Mercer just last season.

Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for 515 yards and six touchdowns, becoming the second quarterback in SEC history to rush for as many yards and as many points in a single game. Missouri's Drew Lock first accomplished this feat on September 2, 2017 against Missouri State.

Dart's 515 yards set an Ole Miss record for most passing yards in a single game. His six touchdown passes are tied with Eli Manning and Matt Corral for the most touchdown passes in a game in school history.

With 542 total yards (including a team-high 47 rushing yards), Dart also set Ole Miss single-game and career records in this category. He surpassed Archie Manning's mark of 540 yards, set against Alabama in 1969. And he passed Bo Wallace's 10,478 career yards by totaling 10,805 yards during his three seasons at Oxford.

Dart reached two more milestones with Saturday's victory. With his 25th win as Ole Miss' starting quarterback, he passed Eli Manning and Wallace, who both had 24. He also passed Jordan Ta'amu and Chad Kelly for the most 300-yard passing games of his career with 13. (Dart's third career 400-yard passing game put him one ahead of Ta'amu.)

In addition to the countless records set Saturday, the Rebels tied the school record in an SEC game with 63 points, previously set in 1979 against Vanderbilt.

At 3-2 in the SEC (7-2 overall), Ole Miss is now tied with Vanderbilt and Alabama for fourth place.

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