Ole Miss Defense Faces Dowis, Air Force in Liberty Bowl
Air Force will send quarterback Dee Dowis and the nation’s No. 3 running attack into tonight’s Liberty Bowl against a Mississippi defense that was last in the Southeastern Conference.
Air Force (8-3-1) rushed for 356 yards per game, and Dowis became the sixth player to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards in the same season. Mississippi (7-4) surrendered 403 rushing yards to Arkansas State and 370 rushing yards to Arkansas, the only two true option teams they played this season.
For the season, Mississippi gave up 408 yards a game, including 206 yards a game on the ground.
Mississippi quarterback John Darnell set a school record by passing for 2,326 yards this season, hitting 167 of 301 attempts. He threw 11 touchdown passes.
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