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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Loses Shootout with Missouri
9/8/2007 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Despite its best offensive showing in four years, Ole Miss could not complete a second-half rally in a 38-25 loss to Missouri in the home opener.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 226 yards and Seth Adams threw for 305 and three TDs, as the senior duo turned career days for the the Rebels (1-1).
Chase Daniel accounted for a career-high 396 total yards and threw five touchdowns passes as Missouri sprinted to a 28-point lead then held on for the win.
The Tigers (2-0) built a halftime lead of 28-7 with four touchdowns and 245 yards passing. Daniel then seemed to put the Rebels away with a 38-yard touchdown pass to Greg Bracey just 1:12 into the third quarter that gave the Tigers a 35-7 lead.
But Adams led the Rebels' push, completing 23 of 41 passes in his second start. His scoring passes of 68 yards to Mike Wallace and 3 yards to Greg Hardy in the third quarter cut Missouri's lead to 38-19.
Green-Ellis cut it to 38-25 with a 2-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. But failed conversions cost Ole Miss 5 points, and the Rebels couldn't overcome their first-half mistakes, including Green-Ellis' fumble at the Missouri 7.
Ole Miss’ 534 total yards is the most in the Ed Orgeron era, and the most since 567 total yards against
