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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, October 19
Oxford, Miss.
6:30 PM
Ole Miss
3-5 , 2-3
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Texas A&M
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Texas A&M Outlasts Ole Miss, 24-17
10/19/2019 | Football
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Rebels Run for 250 Yards, but Fall Short to Aggies
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss eclipsed 200 rushing yards for the fourth consecutive game, but timing was of the essence as key momentum shifts played a critical role in a 24-17 loss to Texas A&M on a foggy Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
The Rebels (3-5, 2-3 SEC) ran for 250 yards (the most given up by Texas A&M this season) and the Ole Miss defense kept the game close, but a timely Aggie defense forced a game-defining 62-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Buddy Johnson in the third quarter that ended up being the difference.
Neither offense could muster much on third down, going a combined 7-of-29, but Texas A&M (4-3, 2-2 SEC) used a near nine-minute advantage in time of possession (34:07-25:53) and some favorable second-half field position to hold the tug-of-war in its favor.
Both Ole Miss quarterbacks saw playing time, with Matt Corral finishing 10-of-17 for 124 yards while John Rhys Plumlee tacked on 70 yards of total offense. Freshmen running backs Jerrion Ealy (six carries, 80 yards, 1 TD) and Snoop Conner (five carries, 52 yards, 1 TD) added scores for the Rebel offense, while Scottie Phillips chipped in 67 yards on the ground. All three Rebel backs had runs of at least 36 yards long.
Lakia Henry was the top Rebel tackler yet again with nine stops, while Sam Williams recorded five tackles, including 1.5 sacks. The Rebels finished with two interceptions and have now recorded a turnover in seven games this year.
The Rebel defense started the game off with a bang as Benito Jones and Williams teamed up to sack Aggie QB Kellen Mond (16-of-28, 172 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT), forcing Texas A&M into negative yardage on their first drive.
The Aggies ended up tacking the first points on the board, though, marching into the red zone before having to settle for a 24-yard field goal from Seth Small to take an early 3-0 lead. Willie Hibbler (three tackles) recorded a textbook open-field tackle on third down to stall the drive.
Ole Miss answered swiftly on the following drive as Jerrion Ealy broke away for a 69-yard rushing touchdown, gaining the edge and breaking one final tackle inside the 10-yard line to make it a 7-3 game – his fifth rush of at least 50 yards this season, the second-best total in the NCAA.
The next Aggie drive ended in a missed 51-yard field goal attempt by Small. After a Rebel three-and-out, the Ole Miss defense picked up its first turnover of the night as Austrian Robinson pulled down his first career interception. The Rebel defense continued to make plays, notching two sacks on the next drive to force a punt.
Offensively, Ole Miss looked to have a pair of explosive plays in the passing game on the following drive. Matt Corral hit Braylon Sanders for gains of 48 and 28 yards, but both catches were overturned after replay, resulting in a scoreless drive for the Rebels.
Donta Evans was the next Rebel defender to come through, snaring a deflection by Keidron Smith for his second interception of the season. However, the Rebel offense couldn't make anything of it as Luke Logan's 50-yard field goal attempt missed wide right to keep it a 7-3 gap.
Texas A&M grabbed the lead just before the half as Mond notched four completions of 14 yards or more on the final Aggie drive of the half and connected with Kendrick Rogers on an 18-yard touchdown to give the visitors a 10-7 lead going into the locker room.
Ole Miss wasted little time regaining the lead. Scottie Phillips broke away for a 38-yard rush on the first play of the second half and later pulled down a 22-yard reception on 3rd-and-7 to bring the ball down to the Texas A&M 2-yard line. Snoop Conner found the endzone from two yards out on the next play to hand the Rebels a 14-10 lead.
A second-down pass breakup by Deantre Prince and a third-down sack by Sam Williams forced a punt on Texas A&M's first drive of the second half. The Rebel offense was moving once again, driving down to the Aggie 25-yard line where disaster struck, as Plumlee and Conner were tangled up with two A&M defenders in the backfield, resulting in the aforementioned 62-yard scoop-and-score by Buddy Johnson to give the Aggies a 17-14 lead.
The Rebels looked destined to answer on the following drive. Facing 4th-and-1, Conner scooped up a botched snap and ran 36 yards down to the A&M 10-yard line. However, the Aggie defense clamped down from there, and Justin Madubuike blocked Luke Logan's 35-yard field goal attempt to keep it a three-point lead.
And still, the game was far from decided. Texas A&M drove down the field in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, reaching the 9-yard line. The Rebels held with Keidron Smith (four tackles) providing strong pass coverage on 3rd-and-goal, forcing a 28-yard field goal attempt from Small that missed wide right – his first miss within 40 yards in 10 tries this season.
Texas A&M would eventually cushion its lead to 24-14 with 2:34 left after a 22-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Spiller (16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD), but Ole Miss kept it interesting with two fourth down conversions on the next drive that led to a 35-yard Luke Logan field goal with 26 seconds to play to cut the Aggie lead to 24-17. Logan received a favorable bounce on the ensuing onside kick, but the ball was batted out of bounds, thus sealing the Texas A&M victory.
Ole Miss enters its first bye week and will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 5 at No. 11 Auburn. The time and network will be announced this Monday.
The Rebels (3-5, 2-3 SEC) ran for 250 yards (the most given up by Texas A&M this season) and the Ole Miss defense kept the game close, but a timely Aggie defense forced a game-defining 62-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Buddy Johnson in the third quarter that ended up being the difference.
Neither offense could muster much on third down, going a combined 7-of-29, but Texas A&M (4-3, 2-2 SEC) used a near nine-minute advantage in time of possession (34:07-25:53) and some favorable second-half field position to hold the tug-of-war in its favor.
Both Ole Miss quarterbacks saw playing time, with Matt Corral finishing 10-of-17 for 124 yards while John Rhys Plumlee tacked on 70 yards of total offense. Freshmen running backs Jerrion Ealy (six carries, 80 yards, 1 TD) and Snoop Conner (five carries, 52 yards, 1 TD) added scores for the Rebel offense, while Scottie Phillips chipped in 67 yards on the ground. All three Rebel backs had runs of at least 36 yards long.
Lakia Henry was the top Rebel tackler yet again with nine stops, while Sam Williams recorded five tackles, including 1.5 sacks. The Rebels finished with two interceptions and have now recorded a turnover in seven games this year.
The Rebel defense started the game off with a bang as Benito Jones and Williams teamed up to sack Aggie QB Kellen Mond (16-of-28, 172 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT), forcing Texas A&M into negative yardage on their first drive.
The Aggies ended up tacking the first points on the board, though, marching into the red zone before having to settle for a 24-yard field goal from Seth Small to take an early 3-0 lead. Willie Hibbler (three tackles) recorded a textbook open-field tackle on third down to stall the drive.
Ole Miss answered swiftly on the following drive as Jerrion Ealy broke away for a 69-yard rushing touchdown, gaining the edge and breaking one final tackle inside the 10-yard line to make it a 7-3 game – his fifth rush of at least 50 yards this season, the second-best total in the NCAA.
The next Aggie drive ended in a missed 51-yard field goal attempt by Small. After a Rebel three-and-out, the Ole Miss defense picked up its first turnover of the night as Austrian Robinson pulled down his first career interception. The Rebel defense continued to make plays, notching two sacks on the next drive to force a punt.
Offensively, Ole Miss looked to have a pair of explosive plays in the passing game on the following drive. Matt Corral hit Braylon Sanders for gains of 48 and 28 yards, but both catches were overturned after replay, resulting in a scoreless drive for the Rebels.
Donta Evans was the next Rebel defender to come through, snaring a deflection by Keidron Smith for his second interception of the season. However, the Rebel offense couldn't make anything of it as Luke Logan's 50-yard field goal attempt missed wide right to keep it a 7-3 gap.
Texas A&M grabbed the lead just before the half as Mond notched four completions of 14 yards or more on the final Aggie drive of the half and connected with Kendrick Rogers on an 18-yard touchdown to give the visitors a 10-7 lead going into the locker room.
Ole Miss wasted little time regaining the lead. Scottie Phillips broke away for a 38-yard rush on the first play of the second half and later pulled down a 22-yard reception on 3rd-and-7 to bring the ball down to the Texas A&M 2-yard line. Snoop Conner found the endzone from two yards out on the next play to hand the Rebels a 14-10 lead.
A second-down pass breakup by Deantre Prince and a third-down sack by Sam Williams forced a punt on Texas A&M's first drive of the second half. The Rebel offense was moving once again, driving down to the Aggie 25-yard line where disaster struck, as Plumlee and Conner were tangled up with two A&M defenders in the backfield, resulting in the aforementioned 62-yard scoop-and-score by Buddy Johnson to give the Aggies a 17-14 lead.
The Rebels looked destined to answer on the following drive. Facing 4th-and-1, Conner scooped up a botched snap and ran 36 yards down to the A&M 10-yard line. However, the Aggie defense clamped down from there, and Justin Madubuike blocked Luke Logan's 35-yard field goal attempt to keep it a three-point lead.
And still, the game was far from decided. Texas A&M drove down the field in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, reaching the 9-yard line. The Rebels held with Keidron Smith (four tackles) providing strong pass coverage on 3rd-and-goal, forcing a 28-yard field goal attempt from Small that missed wide right – his first miss within 40 yards in 10 tries this season.
Texas A&M would eventually cushion its lead to 24-14 with 2:34 left after a 22-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Spiller (16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD), but Ole Miss kept it interesting with two fourth down conversions on the next drive that led to a 35-yard Luke Logan field goal with 26 seconds to play to cut the Aggie lead to 24-17. Logan received a favorable bounce on the ensuing onside kick, but the ball was batted out of bounds, thus sealing the Texas A&M victory.
Ole Miss enters its first bye week and will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 5 at No. 11 Auburn. The time and network will be announced this Monday.
Team Stats
TAMU
OM
Total Yards
337
405
Pass Yards
172
155
Rushing Yards
165
250
Penalty Yards
68
65
1st Downs
20
22
3rd Downs
3
4
4th Downs
0
3
TOP
34:07
25:53
1st Quarter
TAMU 3, OM 0
TAMU - Seth Small 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 5:45
TAMU 3, OM 7
OM - Jerrion Ealy 69 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:42
2nd Quarter
TAMU 10, OM 7
TAMU - Kendrick Rogers 18 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:17
3rd Quarter
TAMU 10, OM 14
OM - Snoop Conner 2 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:30
TAMU 17, OM 14
TAMU - Buddy Johnson 62 yd fumble recovery (Seth Small kick)
4th Quarter
TAMU 24, OM 14
TAMU - Isaiah Spiller 22 yd run (Seth Small kick), 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:57
TAMU 24, OM 17
OM - Luke Logan 35 yd field goal 14 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:03
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
10
TD
0
YDS
124
INT
1
CMP
4
TD
0
YDS
31
INT
0
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