{"id":107890,"date":"2020-12-08T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=107890"},"modified":"2020-12-08T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:54:55","slug":"ole-miss-football-trio-named-semifinalists-for-national-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ole-miss-football-trio-named-semifinalists-for-national-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss Football Trio Named Semifinalists for National Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ole Miss<\/strong> football had three players selected to four semifinalist lists for national awards Monday as award committees begin to hone in on the top candidates for postseason accolades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ole Miss Football vs South Carolina in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium\/ Hollingsworth Field in Oxford, MS, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.\n\nPhoto by Petre Thomas\/ Ole Miss Athletics\n\nInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix \n\nBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elijah Moore<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong>
Biletnikoff Award | Maxwell Award<\/em><\/strong>
— 86 receptions | 1,193 yards | 8 receiving TDs | 149.1 receiving ypg
— No. 1 in FBS in receptions (86)
— No. 2 in FBS in receiving yards (1,193)
— No. 2 in the SEC and No. 13 nationally in all-purpose yards (158.3)
— No. 11 in FBS with eight receiving touchdowns
— No. 3 amongst FBS receivers in yards after catch (505)
— No. 1 in Ole Miss record book in single season receptions (86) and No. 3 in receiving yards (1,193)
— Needs 14 catches to break career receptions record held by Laquon Treadwell
— Most receiving yards in SEC history (1,193) thru eight games
— Only receiver in NCAA to tally 10 or more catches in seven games this season
— Only Rebel in school history to surpass the 200-yard receiving mark three times in a season
— Tied for school record with six 100-yard receiving games in same season
— Set single game school record with 14 catches for 238 yards and three touchdowns against Vanderbilt <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matt Corral<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong>
Davey O’Brien Award<\/em><\/strong>
— 186-for-255 (63.6%) | 2,744 passing yards | 24 TDs, 9 INTs | 187.3 pass efficiency
— Ranks in the top 10 nationally in nearly every passing category
— No. 8 nationally in passing yards (2,744)
— No. 8 in FBS (2nd in SEC) in passing TDs (24)
— No. 2 in FBS in total offense (381.9)
— No. 6 in FBS in completion percentage (72.9)
— No. 7 in FBS (3rd in SEC) in passing efficiency (187.3)
— Responsible for tenth-most points (166) in FBS (2nd in SEC)
— Ranks fifth in Ole Miss’ single season record books in passing touchdowns (24)
— His six game with 300 yards or more this season ranks No. 3 in Ole Miss’ history
— Set Ole Miss single game record with 513 yards passing on 28-of-32 with five total TDs vs. South Carolina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ole Miss Football vs Kentucky on October 3rd, 2020 at Kroger Field in Lexington, KY.\n\nPhoto by Joshua McCoy\/Ole Miss Athletics\n\nTwitter and Instagram: @OleMissPix\n\nBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Mac Brown<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong>
Wuerffel Trophy<\/em><\/strong>
— Has raised more $101,000 for ALS research through The Awesome Lemonade Stand
— This year’s virtual fundraiser raised more than $30,000 alone
— Brown also participates in Student-Athlete Advisory Council, Sweetheart for residents at The Blake in Oxford, Reading with the Rebels, Hope to Dream, Special Olympics, plus much more.
— Has punted 21 times for an average of 46.3 yards per punt
— Nine of his punts have gone for 50 yards or more 

Finalists for awards will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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