The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, November 9
Oxford, Miss.
2:30 PM
Ole Miss
8-2 , 4-2
28
vs
10
Georgia
7-2 , 5-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Georgia
7
0
3
0
10
Ole Miss
10
6
6
6
28
Football Takes Down No. 3 Georgia
11/9/2024 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 3 Georgia had no answer for the elite pass rush of No. 16 Ole Miss football as the Rebels dominated the Bulldogs 28-10 in front of a record crowd of 68,126 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
The massive win for Lane Kiffin and his squad puts the Rebels (8-2, 4-2) squarely in a chaotic race for the College Football Playoff. Jaxson Dart led an Ole Miss offense that scored on seven of its 10 drives, including a key touchdown strike in the third quarter to Antwane Wells Jr. to put the home team ahead by two scores.
From there, the Ole Miss pass rush snuffed out all hopes of a Georgia comeback. The Rebels finished with five sacks, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles and four QB hurries as they disrupted Carson Beck and the Bulldogs offense all night.
Offensive Leaders
Jaxson Dart finished 13-for-22 with 249 total yards (199 passing, 50 rushing) and one key touchdown strike late to Antwane Wells Jr. Cayden Lee and Jordan Watkins led the receiving efforts with four catches apiece for 81 and 68 yards, respectively. Ulysses Bentley IV notched 66 all-purpose yards on 13 carries and four catches with one rushing TD.
Defensive Leaders
TJ Dottery led the tackling efforts with 10, trailed closely by Chris Paul Jr., who had nine and a QB hurry. Jared Ivey led all D-linemen with seven tackles, including two sacks, adding a forced fumble and breaking up two passes. Princely Umanmielen was a key force in the win with two sacks, a QB hurry and a forced fumble. Suntarine Perkins had a fumble recovery, a sack and three QB hurries.
First Quarter
The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Rebels when Jaxson Dart hit a defender on his follow-through and Georgia's Dan Jackson intercepted the pass to send it to the Bulldogs at the Ole Miss 21-yard line. The Rebel defense appeared to hold in response, but Georgia gambled and cashed in on 4th-and-goal with a 2-yard touchdown run by Nate Frazier to make it 7-0 early.
Dart checked out with an apparent ankle injury, sending Austin Simmons into action. The Rebel offense didn't miss a beat, as Simmons went 5-for-6 for 64 yards, converting 4th-and-1 and 3rd-and-7 through the air before Ulysses Bentley IV punctuated the impressive drive with a strong 9-yard touchdown run to tie it at seven.
UGA was flagged for illegal formation to start the ensuing drive, and a Zxavian Harris tackle-for-loss set the Bulldogs further behind the sticks, leading to a punt. Dart returned to action and hit long passes to Dae'Quan Wright and Caden Prieskorn before the Rebels settled for a go-ahead 33-yard field goal by Caden Davis, the first of a perfect 5-for-5 day for the Rebel kicker.
Georgia faced 3rd-and-4 on its next drive and nearly converted, but a hard hit by John Saunders Jr. dislodged a Carson Beck-to-Landon Humphreys connection and forced another punt to seal a 10-7 Ole Miss lead through one.
Second Quarter
JJ Pegues burst ahead for nine yards to convert on 3rd-and-1 just out of the quarter break, but a Rebel dump-off pass on the next play was dropped for a 7-yard loss, forcing them to settle for another field goal, and Davis hit from 43 yards out to make it 13-7.
A Jared Ivey sack appeared to halt the following Georgia drive shy of midfield, but a holding call against Saunders extended the action. Saunders made up for it with a third-down tackle-for-loss later in the drive, thought the ensuing Georgia punt went out of bounds inside the 1-yard line.
Ole Miss escaped the dangerous field position when Dart delivered a dart to Jordan Watkins for 16 yards to convert on 3rd-and-10. Then the duo connected for 33 yards on the following play down to midfield. That set up another Davis field goal, this one a 53-yard bomb with room to spare despite the rain to make it a two-score lead, 16-7.
Georgia moved the chains on back-to-back plays to start its next drive, looking to cut into the lead, but Princely Umanmielen dropped Beck for an 8-yard loss on third down to force a fourth consecutive punt.
Ole Miss outgained Georgia 229-69 in the first half, the Rebels with at 195 through the air and 34 on the ground, limiting the Bulldogs to 49 yards passing, 20 rushing, six first downs and just 2.5 yards per play. The Rebel defense had two sacks and five tackles-for-loss in the first half.
Gallery: (11-9-2024) FB vs UGA: First Half
Third Quarter
Georgia came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, hitting plays of 14, 16, 12 and 29 yards down to the 10-yard line, where the Rebels held to force a 23-yard Peyton Woodring field goal, cutting the lead back to six.
Likewise, the Rebel offense came out of the break on fire with Dart hitting Watkins for nine, then Cayden Lee for 23 and 26 down to the UGA 14-yard line. Ole Miss capitalized where Georgia didn't, though. Dart hit Antwane Wells Jr. in the end zone on 3rd-and-6, and the Rebels led 22-10 after a failed two-point try.
Georgia made its way into Ole Miss territory in response, but Harris ripped the ball loose from Frazier's grasp and Walter Nolen recovered for the turnover. Dart had an impressive 21-yard scramble, but Ole Miss was halted at midfield, and Masin pinned Georgia at its 9-yard line.
Fourth Quarter
Ole Miss nearly had another turnover on the first play of the fourth quarter when Trey Amos ripped the ball away from Frazier, but the Bulldogs recovered to retain possession. The Rebels had another turnover slip out of their grasp after an Umanmielen strip-sack. Georgia recovered, and Trey Washington drew a facemask flag on the tackle to negate the sack, but the turnover came nonetheless. Georgia rolled the dice on 4th-and-10 later in the drive, and Jared Ivey deflected a Beck pass into the hands of Sunders for the interception.
The Rebels drove down into the red zone and added yet another Davis field goal to make it a 15-point game, then they put the game in the hands of their vaunted pass rush, and they delivered. Umanmielen hit Beck, knocking the ball loose and Suntarine Perkins recovered at the Georgia 19-yard line to all but seal the victory.
Davis knocked home his fifth field goal from 32 yards out to make it a three-score game, 28-10.
Next Up
Ole Miss will have a week off before finishing its regular season with two games in a six-day span, beginning Saturday, Nov. 23, with an 11 a.m. CT kickoff at Florida before returning to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for a Black Friday (Nov. 29) matchup with Mississippi State.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date with all the latest Ole Miss football news and content! Subscribe to The Sip, the official newsletter of Rebel football, and we'll drop the best Ole Miss football stories, videos and social media content to your inbox each week.
Update today to the all-new version of the Ole Miss Sports app, presented by Renasant Bank! The new app will serve as a dynamic hub for Rebel gameday content, including ticketing, parking, schedules, shopping for official Ole Miss merchandise and much more. Click here for more info or to download.
Gallery: (11-9-2024) FB vs UGA: Second Half
The massive win for Lane Kiffin and his squad puts the Rebels (8-2, 4-2) squarely in a chaotic race for the College Football Playoff. Jaxson Dart led an Ole Miss offense that scored on seven of its 10 drives, including a key touchdown strike in the third quarter to Antwane Wells Jr. to put the home team ahead by two scores.
From there, the Ole Miss pass rush snuffed out all hopes of a Georgia comeback. The Rebels finished with five sacks, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles and four QB hurries as they disrupted Carson Beck and the Bulldogs offense all night.
Offensive Leaders
Jaxson Dart finished 13-for-22 with 249 total yards (199 passing, 50 rushing) and one key touchdown strike late to Antwane Wells Jr. Cayden Lee and Jordan Watkins led the receiving efforts with four catches apiece for 81 and 68 yards, respectively. Ulysses Bentley IV notched 66 all-purpose yards on 13 carries and four catches with one rushing TD.
Defensive Leaders
TJ Dottery led the tackling efforts with 10, trailed closely by Chris Paul Jr., who had nine and a QB hurry. Jared Ivey led all D-linemen with seven tackles, including two sacks, adding a forced fumble and breaking up two passes. Princely Umanmielen was a key force in the win with two sacks, a QB hurry and a forced fumble. Suntarine Perkins had a fumble recovery, a sack and three QB hurries.
First Quarter
The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Rebels when Jaxson Dart hit a defender on his follow-through and Georgia's Dan Jackson intercepted the pass to send it to the Bulldogs at the Ole Miss 21-yard line. The Rebel defense appeared to hold in response, but Georgia gambled and cashed in on 4th-and-goal with a 2-yard touchdown run by Nate Frazier to make it 7-0 early.
Dart checked out with an apparent ankle injury, sending Austin Simmons into action. The Rebel offense didn't miss a beat, as Simmons went 5-for-6 for 64 yards, converting 4th-and-1 and 3rd-and-7 through the air before Ulysses Bentley IV punctuated the impressive drive with a strong 9-yard touchdown run to tie it at seven.
UGA was flagged for illegal formation to start the ensuing drive, and a Zxavian Harris tackle-for-loss set the Bulldogs further behind the sticks, leading to a punt. Dart returned to action and hit long passes to Dae'Quan Wright and Caden Prieskorn before the Rebels settled for a go-ahead 33-yard field goal by Caden Davis, the first of a perfect 5-for-5 day for the Rebel kicker.
Georgia faced 3rd-and-4 on its next drive and nearly converted, but a hard hit by John Saunders Jr. dislodged a Carson Beck-to-Landon Humphreys connection and forced another punt to seal a 10-7 Ole Miss lead through one.
Second Quarter
JJ Pegues burst ahead for nine yards to convert on 3rd-and-1 just out of the quarter break, but a Rebel dump-off pass on the next play was dropped for a 7-yard loss, forcing them to settle for another field goal, and Davis hit from 43 yards out to make it 13-7.
A Jared Ivey sack appeared to halt the following Georgia drive shy of midfield, but a holding call against Saunders extended the action. Saunders made up for it with a third-down tackle-for-loss later in the drive, thought the ensuing Georgia punt went out of bounds inside the 1-yard line.
Ole Miss escaped the dangerous field position when Dart delivered a dart to Jordan Watkins for 16 yards to convert on 3rd-and-10. Then the duo connected for 33 yards on the following play down to midfield. That set up another Davis field goal, this one a 53-yard bomb with room to spare despite the rain to make it a two-score lead, 16-7.
Georgia moved the chains on back-to-back plays to start its next drive, looking to cut into the lead, but Princely Umanmielen dropped Beck for an 8-yard loss on third down to force a fourth consecutive punt.
Ole Miss outgained Georgia 229-69 in the first half, the Rebels with at 195 through the air and 34 on the ground, limiting the Bulldogs to 49 yards passing, 20 rushing, six first downs and just 2.5 yards per play. The Rebel defense had two sacks and five tackles-for-loss in the first half.
Third Quarter
Georgia came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, hitting plays of 14, 16, 12 and 29 yards down to the 10-yard line, where the Rebels held to force a 23-yard Peyton Woodring field goal, cutting the lead back to six.
Likewise, the Rebel offense came out of the break on fire with Dart hitting Watkins for nine, then Cayden Lee for 23 and 26 down to the UGA 14-yard line. Ole Miss capitalized where Georgia didn't, though. Dart hit Antwane Wells Jr. in the end zone on 3rd-and-6, and the Rebels led 22-10 after a failed two-point try.
Georgia made its way into Ole Miss territory in response, but Harris ripped the ball loose from Frazier's grasp and Walter Nolen recovered for the turnover. Dart had an impressive 21-yard scramble, but Ole Miss was halted at midfield, and Masin pinned Georgia at its 9-yard line.
Fourth Quarter
Ole Miss nearly had another turnover on the first play of the fourth quarter when Trey Amos ripped the ball away from Frazier, but the Bulldogs recovered to retain possession. The Rebels had another turnover slip out of their grasp after an Umanmielen strip-sack. Georgia recovered, and Trey Washington drew a facemask flag on the tackle to negate the sack, but the turnover came nonetheless. Georgia rolled the dice on 4th-and-10 later in the drive, and Jared Ivey deflected a Beck pass into the hands of Sunders for the interception.
The Rebels drove down into the red zone and added yet another Davis field goal to make it a 15-point game, then they put the game in the hands of their vaunted pass rush, and they delivered. Umanmielen hit Beck, knocking the ball loose and Suntarine Perkins recovered at the Georgia 19-yard line to all but seal the victory.
Davis knocked home his fifth field goal from 32 yards out to make it a three-score game, 28-10.
Next Up
Ole Miss will have a week off before finishing its regular season with two games in a six-day span, beginning Saturday, Nov. 23, with an 11 a.m. CT kickoff at Florida before returning to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for a Black Friday (Nov. 29) matchup with Mississippi State.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date with all the latest Ole Miss football news and content! Subscribe to The Sip, the official newsletter of Rebel football, and we'll drop the best Ole Miss football stories, videos and social media content to your inbox each week.
Update today to the all-new version of the Ole Miss Sports app, presented by Renasant Bank! The new app will serve as a dynamic hub for Rebel gameday content, including ticketing, parking, schedules, shopping for official Ole Miss merchandise and much more. Click here for more info or to download.
Team Stats
UGA
OLE
Total Yards
245
397
Pass Yards
186
263
Rushing Yards
59
134
Penalty Yards
20
30
1st Downs
16
19
3rd Downs
6
4
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
32:15
27:45
1st Quarter
UGA 7, OLE 0
UGA - Frazier,Nate 2 yd run (Woodring,Peyton kick), 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:21
UGA 7, OLE 7
OLE - Bentley IV,Ulysses 9 yd run (Davis,Caden kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:39
UGA 7, OLE 10
OLE - Davis,Caden 23 yd field goal 6 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:04
2nd Quarter
UGA 7, OLE 13
OLE - Davis,Caden 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:08
UGA 7, OLE 16
OLE - Davis,Caden 53 yd field goal 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:19
3rd Quarter
UGA 10, OLE 16
UGA - Woodring,Peyton 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:16
UGA 10, OLE 22
OLE - Wells Jr.,Antwane 10 yd pass from Dart,Jaxson () 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:34
4th Quarter
UGA 10, OLE 25
OLE - Davis,Caden 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:00
UGA 10, OLE 28
OLE - Davis,Caden 32 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:57
Game Leaders
CMP
13
TD
1
YDS
199
INT
1
CMP
5
TD
0
YDS
64
INT
0
Players Mentioned
RB
/ FootballQB
/ Football
K
/ Football
LB
/ Football
DT
/ Football
DE
/ Football
WR
/ Football
DT
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
S
/ FootballQB
/ Football
DE
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ FootballPRESSER | Will Echoles - Washington State Preview (10-07-25)
Tuesday, October 07
PRESSER | Wydett Williams Jr. - Washington State Preview (10-07-25)
Tuesday, October 07
PRESSER | Cayden Lee - Washington State Preview (10-07-25)
Tuesday, October 07
PRESSER | Lane Kiffin - Washington State Preview (10-06-25)
Monday, October 06