OXFORD, Miss. – Jevan Snead threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns and fifth-ranked Ole Miss capitalized on three first-quarter turnovers by Southeastern to build a 24-0 halftime lead and record a 52-6 victory Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Brandon Bolden rushed for 105 yards on 13 carries as a balanced Ole Miss offense recorded 500 total yards and reached the 40-point plateau for a school-record fourth consecutive game.

“We turned the ball over too many times, had too many penalties and could not convert on third down and you can't do that against a very good team like Ole Miss,” Southeastern head coach Mike Lucas said. “I was proud of the way our team we didn't quit. They gave it everything they had against a very physical Ole Miss team.”

Southeastern (2-1), which tallied 302 yards total offense, committed three first-quarter turnovers, including two inside the Ole Miss 10, which led to a pair of Rebel touchdowns.

Ole Miss (2-0), which ran for 258 yards, scored on its opening drive as it drove 82 yards in nine plays with Enrique Davis capping the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.

After going three-and-out on its opening possession, Southeastern got an opportunity to score when Ole Miss' Marshay Green muffed punt at the Rebel 20 and Robert Alford recovered. On the Lions' first play, Brian Babin scrambled and connected with Merrick Lanaux with a pass to the Ole Miss 8, but Lawon Scott knocked the ball loose and recovered to stop the drive.

The Lions committed another turnover on their next drive after an 11-yard punt by Justin Sparks gave Southeastern the football at the Ole Miss 47. Babin rushed for 12 yards and connected with Chris Wilson on a 4-yard pass to the Ole Miss 31, but on the following play, Babin was intercepted by Cassius Vaughn at the Ole Miss.

A 57-yard pass from Babin to Andre Cryer on the opening possession of the second half moved the ball to the Ole Miss 17 and four plays later, Jeff Turner kicked a 28-yard field goal with 11:31 remaining in the third quarter to cut the lead to 24-3.

Turner added a second field goal with 9:24 remaining in the game when he connected on a 32-yard boot.

Snead threw second-quarter touchdown passes to Andy Hartmann and Shay Hodge and hit Pat Patterson for a 27-yard strike in the third quarter that gave Ole Miss a 38-3 lead.

Babin completed 17 of 26 passes for 188 yards for Southeastern with Simmie Yarborough catching a game-high nine passes. Kendrick Jackson led Southeastern with five tackles while Wesley Ladner totaled three stops with a sack.

SCORE BY QUARTER
Southeastern La. 0 0 3 3 6 Record: (2-1)
Ole Miss 7 17 14 14 52 Record: (2-0)

Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter
UM - Davis 2 run (Shene kick), 11:13

2nd Quarter
UM - Hartmann 5 pass from Snead (Shene kick), 14:55
UM – FG Shene 42, 10:36
UM - Hodge 4 pass from Snead (Shene kick), 1:25

3rd Quarter
SLU – FG Turner 28, 11:31
UM - Eason 8 run (Shene kick), 6:33
UM - Patterson 29 pass from Snead (Shene kick), 2:40

4th Quarter
SLU – FG Turner 32, 9:24
UM - Grandy 46 run (Rose kick), 8:38
UM - Shackelford 58 interception return (Rose kick), 4:50

SLU UM
FIRST DOWNS 12 25
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-86 35-258
PASSING YDS (NET) 216 242
Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-21-2 31-18-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-302 66-500
Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.9 5-28.4
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-2
Penalties-Yards 8-69 4-50
Possession Time 30:49 29:11

RUSHING
Southeastern La. – Ducksworth 11-36; Babin 11-25; Beatty 5-22; Jones 3-3. Ole Miss - Bolden 13-105; Grandy 2-57; Davis 3-30; Davis 9-27; Snead 3-25; Eason 3-14; Greer 1-1; Team 1-minus 1.

PASSING
Southeastern La. - Babin 17-26-1-188; Beatty 4-8-1-28. Ole Miss - Snead 16-28-0-209; Stanley 2-3-0-33.

RECEIVING
Southeastern La. - Yarborough 9-60; Jones 3-27; Lanaux 3-24; Theodore 2-16; Wilson 2-12; Cryer 1-57; Moneaux 1-20. Ole Miss - Hodge 5-59; Patterson 4-79; McCluster 3-48; Allen 3-29; Breaux 1-19; Hartmann 1-5; Eason 1-3.

A – 58,119