OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Jordan Ta'amu was 21-of-24 for 374 yards and accounted for five touchdowns to lead Ole Miss to a 70-21 win over ULM Saturday. Ta'amu threw touchdown passes to A.J. Brown, D.K. Metcalf and DaMarkus Lodge for 20, 62 and 16 yards, respectively. Ta'amu added touchdown runs of 1 and 39 yards, individually accounting for 437 yards of total offense before sitting out the second half.

The Rebels scored touchdowns on their first nine possessions.
 
"I'm very, very proud of Jordan," Mississippi coach Matt Luke said. "Am I excited about the way we started offensively? Absolutely I am. I could sense our team's focus and confidence was there. They were disappointed by how they had played, but I sensed they still felt good about themselves and our goals."
 
The Rebels (4-2) scored on drives of 78, 61, 97, 66, 72 and 74 yards to build an insurmountable 49-7 halftime lead.
 
Ole Miss freshman quarterback Matt Corral extended the touchdown streak to nine with drives of 75 and 92 yards in the third quarter. Corral passed 11 yards to Phillips before breaking a 61-yard run to cap the opening touchdown series. Corral finished the scoring with a 24-yard TD pass to Elijah Moore.
 
Corral finished 10-of-10 passing for 143 yards and had six rushes for a game-high 78 yards.
 
ULM (2-4, 0-2 Sun Belt Conference) dropped its fourth consecutive game and never seriously threatened. The Warhawks pulled within 28-7 on an 11-yard scoring run by Derrick Gore. Marcus Green scored on a 71-yard punt return in the third quarter and reserve quarterback Colby Suits threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Zachari Jackson in the fourth quarter.
 
"Offensively, we never really got into a rhythm," ULM coach Matt Viator said. "We're disappointed because we thought we could score with them early. We drove the ball in the first half and had some opportunities to put points on the board, but we just continue to make mistakes. From an offensive standpoint, I thought we could move the ball and we did. We just didn't finish enough drives."
 
Caleb Evans was 17-of-28 passing for 206 yards and rushed for 37 yards on 13 carries. The Warhawks finished with 427 yards of offense, but they were largely ineffective in the red zone. R.J. Turner had five receptions for 112 yards.
 
The Rebels finished with a school-record 826 yards of total offense, 536 in the first half. Lodge and Brown had nine catches apiece for 179 and 133 yards, respectively. Metcalf added four receptions for 115 yards.
 
ULM plays its third-straight road game next Saturday at Coastal Carolina.
 
"We're just not playing good, and that's what's frustrating," Viator said. "I can't put my finger on it. I thought we were really ready to play today. We had a lot of energy to start the game, but again, we just didn't make it happen.
 
"We've got to go back to the drawing board and continue to work. We've only played half the season, so we've still got a lot of football left. We just need to play better. If we do, we'll be okay."
 
THE TAKEAWAY
ULM: Green, with four career kickoff-return touchdowns, was impressive as a receiver and returner. The nifty punt return touchdown highlighted a 198-yard performance in all-purpose yards, including a team-high seven receptions for 60 yards.
 
Ole Miss: Lost in the overwhelming offensive performance were encouraging signs of improvement by the Rebels defense. Ole Miss stopped ULM twice in the red zone, had 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and forced three fumbles. Donta Evans and Kevontae Ruggs had fumble recoveries.
 
UP NEXT
ULM: Travels to Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference play.
 
Ole Miss: Visits Arkansas on Saturday in a division game between winless SEC West teams.