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BLOG FROM THE BOX: Ole Miss 42, Tennessee 17, F
11/14/2009 | Football
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2:35 pm: Ole Miss snaps a 12-game losing streak to Tennessee with a 42-17 win. The Rebels are now bowl eligible with the victory.
2:27 pm: Bolden caps Ole Miss' big offensive day with a four-yard run for his second touchdown of the game to give the Rebels a 42-17 lead with just over two minutes left to play. All of the Rebels' six touchdowns today came on the ground.
2:01 pm: The Ole Miss defense makes another big play and blocks the field goal attempt from Tennessee. Ole Miss takes over on downs and its own 28.
1:50 pm: McCluster scores his fourth touchdown of the day and puts Ole Miss ahead 35-17 just over a minute into the fourth quarter. McCluster also etches his name in the Ole Miss record book with his 261 yards on the ground, marking the most ever in a single game by an individual in school history. It's also the most rushing yards Tennessee has ever surrendered to any one runner in the history of its program.
1:36 pm: Rebels increase their lead to 28-17 after Brandon Bolden takes it in from the one yard line. Bolden took the handoff and scampered into the endzone untouched.
1:25 pm: Today's attendance is 61,422, which is the fourth largest crowd in stadium history.
1:23 pm: Rebel defense holds Tennessee on fourth-and-fourth and stops a drive that looked to be a promising scoring drive. The Vols lined up for a third-and-two play and lost two yards on the play, but decided to go for it on the following play. Crompton attempted to move the chains on a slant pattern, but the ball was off target and fell to the ground.
1:11 pm: Tennessee picks up three points on its opening drive to trim the Ole Miss lead to 21-17. The Vols had possession inside the Ole Miss seven yard line, but the Rebel defense held strong and limited UT to a field goal.
12:44 pm: Ole Miss leads 21-14 at halftime on McCluster's three touchdown runs. The Rebels are 6-0 this season when leading at the half.
12:41 pm: The Rebels were in position to take a 10-point lead into halftime, but a missed field goal from Joshua Shene left Ole Miss still leading by seven with just seconds left in the first half.
12:24 pm: McCluster has already topped 100 yards on the ground for the third time in the last four games.
12:17 pm: McCluster strikes for his third touchdown run of the afternoon to put Ole Miss ahead 21-14 midway through the second quarter. McCluster took the handoff and raced to the outside and down the sideline before cutting inside at about the five yard to split two UT defenders in pursuit. It marks the first time in McCluster's career in which he has scored three touchdowns.
12:06 pm: Crompton throws his second touchdown pass of the game and leads Tennessee down the field to tie the game at 14-14. UT wide receiver Denaruius Moore made an acrobatic catch between two Rebel defenders as he was falling down in the endzone.
11:56 am: One quarter in the books and the Rebels are up 14-7. By the way, I forgot to mention earlier that the Hotty Toddy was led on the video board by Danny DiVito and the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
11:51 am: McCluster scores his second rushing touchdown of the day to put Ole Miss ahead 14-7. McCluster raced 23 yards and knifed his way through traffic and leaped in the endzone from the two-yard line. Although the Tennessee fans have taken over the north endzone and made it their own, the rest of the near capacity crowd erupted upon McCluster giving Ole Miss the lead.
11:43 am: Tennessee scores a touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Jonathan Crompston to tight end Jeff Cottam to seven the score at 7-7. The Vols started the drive near midfield and picked up a long run from Montario Hardest to set up the game-tying score.
11:24 am: Just a reminder to cast your vote for the Ole Miss Plays of the Decade if you haven't done so already. Follow this link to join in the fun.
11:22 am: The Rebel defense is flying all over the field and holds UT to a three-and-out on its first drive. Rebels start their second drive with good field possession on their own 42-yard line.
11:15 am: Ole Miss needs just 1:31 to score the game's first touchdown and take a 7-0 lead. Dexter McCluster takes the delayed handoff 15 yards and runs untouched into the endzone.
11:07 am: Just a reminder for Kerry in Virginia and everyone else out there - the game is nationally televised by CBS and kickoff is coming shortly as the team just ran onto the field.
10:50 am: During pre-game ceremonies today, Ole Miss will be honoring the 1969 team, which knocked off No. 3 Tennessee 38-0 en route to an 8-3 record and a Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas. Among the members of that squad is two-time All-American QB Archie Manning.A number of bowls are represented in the press box today, including the Capital One, Outback, Chick-fil-A, Independence and Liberty Bowls.
