The University of Mississippi Athletics
Postgame Notes vs. LSU
9/27/2025 | Football
SERIES INFORMATION
• This was the 114th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and LSU dating back to 1894 … LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, who the Rebels will play for the 121st time this November.
• LSU leads the series 66-44-4 on the field, while the series in Oxford is now tied 11-11-1.
• Since the rivals started playing for the Magnolia Bowl trophy in 2008, LSU holds an 11-6 edge.
• This was the 13th ranked meeting all-time between Ole Miss and LSU, with the Tigers leading those games 8-5 … No. 4 was the highest LSU rank in the series since 2019 (No. 1), and 17 was the best combined AP rank in the series since 1962 (10).
• This was Ole Miss' fourth top-five win all-time against LSU, joining previous victories over a top-five Tigers team in 1960 (No. 3), 1962 (No. 4) and 1965 (No. 5).
• The home team has now won 12 of the last 14 meetings on the field in the series, including each of the last six since No. 1 LSU won in Oxford in 2019 (58-37).
CAPTAINS
• TJ Dottery (LB), Zxavian Harris (DT), Patrick Kutas (OL), De'Zhaun Stribling (WR).
STARTERS
• OL Jayden Williams is Ole Miss' active career leader in starts, making his 24th today at right tackle.
• LB TJ Dottery and LT Diego Pounds made their 14th consecutive starts at Ole Miss, which leads all active Rebels.
DEBUTS
• S Isreal Solomon
GENERAL NOTES
• Today's attendance was 67,737, the fourth-largest crowd in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium history.
• This was the 16th all-time top-five win in Ole Miss history, the sixth at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium … All-time, Ole Miss is now 16-43 against top-five opponents, and this marks only the fourth time in program history that the Rebels have scored a top-five win in consecutive seasons (the first since 2014 & 2015).
• Ole Miss is now off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2022 Rebels began the year 7-0 … This marks the 12th start of at least 5-0 in program history, and the 15th unbeaten streak through five games to start a year when including ties.
• Ole Miss is now 309-116-8 (.723) all-time in Oxford (287-113-8 after vacated wins) … Under Lane Kiffin, the Rebels are 31-6 at Vaught-Hemingway, including a 31-3 mark since the start of the 2021 season and a 17-1 record since 2023.
• Ole Miss is now 172-94-7 (.643) all-time during the month of September (after vacated wins).
• Ole Miss is now 111-36-3 (.750) in September home games (including contests played in Memphis and Jackson), and 86-23-2 (.784) in September games in Oxford (all after vacated wins).
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Ole Miss recorded 480 yards of total offense against LSU, the most allowed by the Tigers all season … Entering the game, LSU was top-five in the SEC in total defense.
• Ole Miss allowed zero sacks today, the first time doing so against a top-five team since facing No. 1 LSU on Nov. 16, 2019.
• QB Trinidad Chambliss went 23-of-39 passing for 314 yards and one TD, and rushed 14 times for 71 yards … Following today, Chambliss surpassed 4,000 passing yards in his overall career (4,288).
• Chambliss is the first Ole Miss QB to throw for 300 yards in each of his first three career starts since Jordan Ta'amu in 2017, and his 1,219 yards of total offense in his three starts are the most since Ta'amu (1,265).
• TE Dae'Quan Wright moved into ninth place all-time for receiving yards by an Ole Miss tight end, currently sitting at 673 … He finished the day with 66 yards on four catches, including the game-clinching 20-yarder on fourth down.
• WR Cayden Lee scored his first touchdown of the 2025 season … He paced Ole Miss receivers with four catches for 70 yards.
• RB Kewan Lacy led the Rebels on the ground with 87 yards and one TD on 23 attempts.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels held LSU to 254 yards of total offense, the second straight top-five opponent Ole Miss has held below 300 yards after stuffing No. 2 Georgia to 245 in 2024.
• LSU went 2-of-11 on third down conversions … The last time Ole Miss held an SEC opponent to only two converted third downs came in 2019 against Vanderbilt (2-of-17).
• Ole Miss held LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier to 197 passing yards, a career-low as a starter with the Tigers … This is the second consecutive game the Ole Miss defense has held an opposing QB to a career low (Tulane's Jake Retzlaff, 56 yards).
• This was the lowest scoring Ole Miss-LSU game since a 10-7 loss in Baton Rouge in 2014.
• LB Suntarine Perkins had seven tackles, pacing Ole Miss' defense in tackles for the second time in three games.
• DE Kam Franklin led Ole Miss with a season-high 1.5 TFL alongside five total tackles and a career-high four QB hurries, his second straight game with four pressures.
• S Wydett Williams Jr. hauled in his first Ole Miss interception, the fourth of his career … He had three in 2024 at ULM.
• DT Will Echoles notched his second career solo sack.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• K Lucas Carneiro converted a 25-yard field goal … Carneiro is 4-of-4 from the 20 to 29 yard range in his career at Ole Miss and 13-of-14 in his career.
• P Oscar Bird tied a career-high with four punts, tallying an average today of 47.2 yards per attempt and a long of 54.
• This was the 114th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and LSU dating back to 1894 … LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, who the Rebels will play for the 121st time this November.
• LSU leads the series 66-44-4 on the field, while the series in Oxford is now tied 11-11-1.
• Since the rivals started playing for the Magnolia Bowl trophy in 2008, LSU holds an 11-6 edge.
• This was the 13th ranked meeting all-time between Ole Miss and LSU, with the Tigers leading those games 8-5 … No. 4 was the highest LSU rank in the series since 2019 (No. 1), and 17 was the best combined AP rank in the series since 1962 (10).
• This was Ole Miss' fourth top-five win all-time against LSU, joining previous victories over a top-five Tigers team in 1960 (No. 3), 1962 (No. 4) and 1965 (No. 5).
• The home team has now won 12 of the last 14 meetings on the field in the series, including each of the last six since No. 1 LSU won in Oxford in 2019 (58-37).
CAPTAINS
• TJ Dottery (LB), Zxavian Harris (DT), Patrick Kutas (OL), De'Zhaun Stribling (WR).
STARTERS
• OL Jayden Williams is Ole Miss' active career leader in starts, making his 24th today at right tackle.
• LB TJ Dottery and LT Diego Pounds made their 14th consecutive starts at Ole Miss, which leads all active Rebels.
DEBUTS
• S Isreal Solomon
GENERAL NOTES
• Today's attendance was 67,737, the fourth-largest crowd in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium history.
• This was the 16th all-time top-five win in Ole Miss history, the sixth at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium … All-time, Ole Miss is now 16-43 against top-five opponents, and this marks only the fourth time in program history that the Rebels have scored a top-five win in consecutive seasons (the first since 2014 & 2015).
• Ole Miss is now off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2022 Rebels began the year 7-0 … This marks the 12th start of at least 5-0 in program history, and the 15th unbeaten streak through five games to start a year when including ties.
• Ole Miss is now 309-116-8 (.723) all-time in Oxford (287-113-8 after vacated wins) … Under Lane Kiffin, the Rebels are 31-6 at Vaught-Hemingway, including a 31-3 mark since the start of the 2021 season and a 17-1 record since 2023.
• Ole Miss is now 172-94-7 (.643) all-time during the month of September (after vacated wins).
• Ole Miss is now 111-36-3 (.750) in September home games (including contests played in Memphis and Jackson), and 86-23-2 (.784) in September games in Oxford (all after vacated wins).
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Ole Miss recorded 480 yards of total offense against LSU, the most allowed by the Tigers all season … Entering the game, LSU was top-five in the SEC in total defense.
• Ole Miss allowed zero sacks today, the first time doing so against a top-five team since facing No. 1 LSU on Nov. 16, 2019.
• QB Trinidad Chambliss went 23-of-39 passing for 314 yards and one TD, and rushed 14 times for 71 yards … Following today, Chambliss surpassed 4,000 passing yards in his overall career (4,288).
• Chambliss is the first Ole Miss QB to throw for 300 yards in each of his first three career starts since Jordan Ta'amu in 2017, and his 1,219 yards of total offense in his three starts are the most since Ta'amu (1,265).
• TE Dae'Quan Wright moved into ninth place all-time for receiving yards by an Ole Miss tight end, currently sitting at 673 … He finished the day with 66 yards on four catches, including the game-clinching 20-yarder on fourth down.
• WR Cayden Lee scored his first touchdown of the 2025 season … He paced Ole Miss receivers with four catches for 70 yards.
• RB Kewan Lacy led the Rebels on the ground with 87 yards and one TD on 23 attempts.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels held LSU to 254 yards of total offense, the second straight top-five opponent Ole Miss has held below 300 yards after stuffing No. 2 Georgia to 245 in 2024.
• LSU went 2-of-11 on third down conversions … The last time Ole Miss held an SEC opponent to only two converted third downs came in 2019 against Vanderbilt (2-of-17).
• Ole Miss held LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier to 197 passing yards, a career-low as a starter with the Tigers … This is the second consecutive game the Ole Miss defense has held an opposing QB to a career low (Tulane's Jake Retzlaff, 56 yards).
• This was the lowest scoring Ole Miss-LSU game since a 10-7 loss in Baton Rouge in 2014.
• LB Suntarine Perkins had seven tackles, pacing Ole Miss' defense in tackles for the second time in three games.
• DE Kam Franklin led Ole Miss with a season-high 1.5 TFL alongside five total tackles and a career-high four QB hurries, his second straight game with four pressures.
• S Wydett Williams Jr. hauled in his first Ole Miss interception, the fourth of his career … He had three in 2024 at ULM.
• DT Will Echoles notched his second career solo sack.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• K Lucas Carneiro converted a 25-yard field goal … Carneiro is 4-of-4 from the 20 to 29 yard range in his career at Ole Miss and 13-of-14 in his career.
• P Oscar Bird tied a career-high with four punts, tallying an average today of 47.2 yards per attempt and a long of 54.
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