The University of Mississippi Athletics

Postgame Notes vs. Missouri
10/17/2026 | Football
Series Information
- This was the 99th Homecoming game at Ole Miss since 1924 … The Rebels have now won 26 of their last 30 on the field
- This was the ninth meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Missouri and just the third-ever meeting as SEC foes.
- This is the first time they have met in Oxford since 2013.
- After an Ole Miss win, the Tigers now hold a 7-2 series lead
- Terez Davis (OL), Suntarine Perkins (LB), Blake Purchase (DE), Brycen Sanders (OL).
- Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 21st consecutive start at Ole Miss.
- Suntarine Perkins played in his 47th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
- Running back Kewan Lacy recorded his 20th career start in an Ole uniform.
- Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 34th consecutive game.
- Attendance for today's game was 67,510 … Good for tenth all-time attendance at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
- Pete Golding now has a career record of 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the SEC.
- Golding is also now 5-2 in ranked games in his career.
- Tight end Caleb Odom scored his second touchdown of the season on a pass from Chambliss in the opening quarter.
- With a passing score in the first quarter, Trinidad Chambliss has now recorded a touchdown through the air in 19 consecutive games, tying Matt Corral for the second-longest streak in school history behind 22 by Chad Kelly.
- Chambliss connected with Horatio Fields on a 21-yard touchdown for his second passing score of the day in the second quarter.
- Wide receiver Caleb Cunningham recorded his longest career reception on a 25 yard catch and run.
- With 241 passing yards today, Chambliss moved into ninth place on Ole Miss' all-time passing yards list.
- With three passing scores in the first half, it marked the fifth game for Chambliss with three or more passing touchdowns at Ole Miss.
- Chambliss has recorded a passing and rushing touchdown in five of the first six games to begin the 2026 season. This was the tenth such game of his Ole Miss career.
- This was the second game of the season and third of Chambliss' Ole Miss career with four total touchdowns.
- Caleb Cunningham reeled in his first career touchdown reception, a 17 yard score in the second quarter.
- With 257 yards rushing, Ole Miss has now rushed for 125 yards or more in three straight games.
- 257 rushing yards was also the first time the Rebels rushed for over 200 yards in a game since Florida in 2025 (237).
- Running back Kewan Lacy passed 2,000 rushing yards in his collegiate career, recording 127 yards in the game.
- Lacy also recorded his first 100 yard game of the season and his eighth career 100 yard performance.
- Makhi Frazier rushed for an Ole Miss career-high in rushing yards with 101.
- With Lacy and Frazier each rushing for over 100 yards, this was the first time Ole Miss has had two players over 100 yards on the ground since 2022 vs. Arkansas (Quinshon Judkins 217, Zach Evans 207).
- Chambliss has now recorded 20 or more completions in 12 consecutive games.
- Chambliss now has a rushing score in five of the first six games of this season, and ten total games at Ole Miss during his career. It was his 14th rushing score with the Rebels and 43rd of his college career.
- The Rebels continued their success in the redzone, scoring in each of their five redzone attempts on the day and are now 24-24 on the season. They entered the day as one of five teams across the FBS with a 100% success rate in scoring when in the red zone. Their ratio of 22 touchdowns in 25 attempts at 88 percent is the highest rate amongst the five schools.
- Defensive lineman Will Echoles tied his career high in pass breakups, recording two today.
- Echoles also registered his seventh career sack.
- Luke Ferrelli was first on the team with a career-best 1.5 TFL's including one sack, his second sack in an Ole Miss uniform.
- Blake Purchase registered his first pass breakup at Ole Miss.
- The Ole Miss defense held Missouri to just 29 rushing yards in the first half and an average of 2.2 yards per rush.
- The Rebels held Missouri to just three points in the game, marking just the second time the Rebels have held an SEC opponent to three points or less in the last decade (South Carolina, Oct. 5, 2024).
- The Rebel defense held Missouri to three points in the opening half, marking the first time holding back-to-back SEC opponents to three points or less in the first half since 2014 (Tennessee & LSU). It's also the first time holding back-to-back SEC opponents out of the end zone in the opening half since 2021 (Texas A&M & Vanderbilt).
- Landon Barnes recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter. The Ole Miss defense now has three picks in their last two games.
- The Ole Miss defense held Missouri to a season low 39 rushing yards and 1.5 YPC.
- A TFL from Perkins gave him 35.0 in his Ole Miss career, 4.5 shy of Greg Hardy at third all-time.
- Ole Miss held Missouri RB Jamal Roberts to a season low 39 yards.
- With seven points today, Lucas Carneiro moved into 11th place on Ole Miss' all-time scoring list, trailing Quinshon Judkins and Bryan Owen by four points for ninth place.
- Lucas Carneiro's four PATs tied him with Hoppy Langley for ninth all-time in Ole Miss history with 82 career PATs.
- Punter Oscar Bird was called on to punt four times for 172 yards, with four punts downed inside the Missouri 20.
- Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in 11 straight games after a successful 38 yarder in the fourth quarter.
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