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Alabama Football Falls at Mississippi, 23-17
10/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
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OXFORD, Mississippi - Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace threw three touchdown passes in the second half to lead the 11th-ranked Rebels (5-0 overall; 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference) to a 23-17 win over the No. 3/1 Alabama Crimson Tide before a sold-out crowd of 61,826 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.
A mistake in special teams ended up being the difference in the tightly-contested game between two of the nation's best teams as a fumbled kickoff inside Alabama territory with 5:29 left set up the deciding score. Wallace passed for 251 yards and 3 touchdowns while completing 18 of 31 attempts without an interception. Alabama quarterback Blake Sims threw for 228 yards while completing 19 of 31 with 1 interception without throwing a touchdown pass. Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper was held under 100 yards for the first time in seven games, but had game-high totals with nine catches for 91 yards. His totals moved him into third place in Alabama history for career receptions with 156.
The Alabama offense had 396 total yards, marking the first time in six games that the Crimson Tide has not exceeded 500 yards of total offense. Running back T.J. Yeldon rushed for a game-high 123 yards on 20 attempts. Yeldon moved into sixth place in the Alabama record book in career rushing yards. He now has 2,750 yards for his career and passed Johnny Musso (1969-71: 2,741) for sixth place. Trent Richardson (2009-11: 3,130) is ahead of Yeldon in fifth place.
The loss marked only the second time in the last 66 games since the start of the 2008 season that the Crimson Tide has lost a game while rushing for at least 140 yards. Alabama had 168 yards on the ground Saturday in Oxford, passing for 228. But it was an inability to prevent big plays by the Ole Miss passing game that ended up costing the Tide dearly as the Rebels converted several key third down plays late in the game and made big plays in the passing game throughout the second half. Ole Miss passed for 185 yards and three touchdowns in the second half of Saturday's game.
Cornerback Cyrus Jones had 3 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss (5 yards), forced a fumble, recovered a fumble that he returned for a touchdown and broke up 2 passes. Safety Nick Perry led the Tide defense with 10 tackles on the day, including seven solos. Linebacker Reggie Ragland had nine stops with 1.5 tackles for loss (3 yards). Linebacker Xzavier Dickson had six tackles, including two sacks (5 yards) and three and a half tackles for loss (7 yards). Linebacker Trey DePriest had six tackles and broke up a pass, while safety Landon Collins also had six tackles.
Freshman punter JK Scott had six punts in the game for 311 yards, an average of 51.8 yards per punt. Three of his five punts were inside the 20, and his 64-yard punt in the second quarter was a career long.
Ole Miss running back Mark Dodson took Adam Griffith's opening kickoff at the Rebel 7-yard line, cut through a seam in the middle of the field and returned the kickoff 54 yards to the Crimson Tide 39-yard line. On the first play, quarterback Bo Wallce kept up the middle for 10 yards to a first down at the Alabama 29. On the next play, a run by running back Jaylen Walton was stopped for no gain. A pass to the end zone on second down was broken up by Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones. On third-and-10 at the 29, Ole Miss called timeout with 13:57 left on the clock after lining up. After the timeout, a Wallace pass to Laquon Treadwell gained nine at the sideline at the Tide 20. On fourth-and-1, Ole Miss tight end Jeremy Liggins lined up at quarterback in the shotgun formation when officials stopped play for an official review of Treadwell's third-down catch. The call was reversed, setting up fourth-and-10 at the Tide 29. Ole Miss kicker Gary Wunderlich entered to try a 46-yard attempt that was good. The Rebels took a 3-0 lead with 13:17 left in the first period.
Christion Jones returned the Ole Miss kickoff from his 3-yard line and weaved his way across the field for 38 yards to set up the Tide offense at the Alabama 41-yard line. From the shotgun, quarterback Blake Sims took the snap and ran over left guard for 8 yards to the Tide 49. On second down, running back T.J. Yeldon took a handoff at left guard for 6 yards and a first down at the the Ole Miss 45. A pass to wide receiver Amari Cooper failed to gain. On second and 10, Sims handed to Yeldon up the middle for 7 yards to the Ole Miss 38. From the shot gun, Sims passed to tight end Brian Vogler for 3 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 35. On first down, Yeldon took a handoff up the middle for 2 yards to the Ole Miss 33. Derrick Henry entered the game at running back and took a handoff at left end but was stopped by Ole Miss defensive end J.J. Johnson for a loss of 1 to set up third-and-9 at the Ole Miss 34. Sims faded to pass, but could not find an open receiver and ran for 5 yards to the Ole Miss 29. That set up a 46-yard field goal attempt by Griffith, whose kick was no good, wide to the right with 8:26 on the clock.
On first down from the 29, a jet sweep by receiver Quincy Adeboyejo lost 1 yard. On second-and-11 from the 28, a Wallace pass to running back I'Tavius Mathers gained 9 yards to the Ole Miss 37. On third-and-2, a Wallace pass to tight end Evan Engram gained 5 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 42. After a gain of 6 on a run by Mathers, Wallace took a keeper for 15 yards up the middle of the field to the Tide 37. On first down, Wallace's screen pass to Mathers gained 10 yards and a first down at the Tide 27. Wallace passed to slot receiver Cody Core for 12 yards for a first down at the Tide 15, then Walton was stopped for no gain to set up second-and-10 from the 15. Wallace's pass on second down under pressure from Tide linebacker Ryan Anderson fell incomplete. On third-and-10 at the Tide 15, Wallace's running back screen to Johnson was stopped for a 1-yard loss. Andrew Fletcher entered for a 33-yard field goal. The kick was no good, wide right, and the scored remained Ole Miss 3, Alabama 0 with 3:47 left in the first quarter
On first down, Sims found tight end O.J. Howard on a medium route for 20 yards and a first down at the Tide 40. Sims passed to Cooper for 3 yards to the Tide 43. On second-and-7 from the shotgun, Sims' screen pass to Yeldon was stopped for no gain at the Tide 43. Facing third-and-7 from the Tide 43, Sims lined up in the shotgun and passed to Howard who dropped the pass at the Ole Miss 49 that would have gained a first down. JK Scott entered to punt for Alabama with 2:16 on the clock. Scott's line drive punt was not fielded and bounced into the end zone for a 57-yard punt. Ole Miss took possession at its 20 with 2:07 left in the quarter.
On first down Wallace passed complete to receiver Vince Sanders for 2 yards but the play was nullified by an ineligible receiver downfield penalty on Ole Miss. Facing first-and-15 at its own 15, Walton gained 2 yards on a run at right tackle. On second down, Wallace passed to Treadwell on a wide receiver screen that gained 3 yards to set up third-and-12 for the Rebels at the Ole Miss 20. On third down, Tide defensive end Jonathan Allen pressured Wallace as he threw and his pass fell incomplete to force a punt. Will Gleeson's punt was not fielded by Christion Jones and it rolled out of bounds at the Tide 30, a 50-yard punt.
Alabama took over at its 30 with 8 seconds left in the first quarter. On first down Henry carried at left guard for 1 yard as the quarter ended.
Through the first period, Ole Miss had a 70-54 edge in total offense (32-28 edge in rushing and 38-26 in passing). Ole Miss had 5 first downs to Alabama's 3. Ole Miss had run 17 plays to Alabama's 13 and the Rebels held an 8:21 to 6:39 edge in time of possession.
The Tide faced a second-and-9 situation at the Tide 31 as the second quarter began. On second down Sims faded to pass but threw the ball away when he could not find an open receiver. On third-and-9 a pass to Kenyan Drake on a short pass was converted into a 10-yard gain and a first down at the Tide 41. Drake was injured on the tackle and carted off the field on a stretcher. On first down at the 41, a false start penalty cost the Tide 5 yards to set up first-and-15 at the Tide 36. Sims' pass for Christion Jones was short and incomplete on first down. On second down a pass for Vogler was almost intercepted by Ole Miss free safety Cody Prewitt. On third down from the shotgun Sims handed off to Yeldon who ran for 13 yards to the Tide 49, but Alabama was forced to punt. Scott entered to punt and his 33-yard punt was fair caught at the Ole Miss 18 with 13:07 left in the second period.
On first down, Wallace passed complete to Treadwell who made the catch in heavy coverage by Cyrus Jones at the Ole Miss 34 for a 16-yard gain. On first down Wallace kept at right guard for 2 yards to set up second-and-8 at the Ole Miss 36. Wallace faked a handoff and was dropped for a loss of 3 yards by Tide defensive end D.J. Pettway at the Ole Miss 33. On third down Pettway blocked Wallace's pass and the Rebels were forced to punt. The punt was not fielded and rolled dead at the Tide 20, a 47-yard punt with 11:30 left in the second quarter.
Two runs by Henry gained 6 yards and a pass to Chris Black gained 9 and a first down at the Tide 35. Two runs of 5 and 4 yards by Henry set up a third-and-1 at the Tide 44 but Yeldon was stopped for a loss of 1 on a running play at the Tide 43. A false start on the next play moved the Tide back 5 yards Scott punted from the Tide 38. His high 49-yard punt was downed at the Ole Miss 13 with 8:14 left in the second quarter.
On first down Wallace threw a screen pass to Core who took it for 12 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 25. Wallace threw deep down the sideline to Core on first down but it was incomplete. On second down Jordan Wilkins took a delayed handoff around left end for 6 yards to the Ole Miss 31. On third and four Wallace missed a wide open Core in the middle of the field for what would have been a first down catch at the Ole Miss 45, forcing a punt. Wunderlich's 40-yard punt was fielded by Christion Jones at the Tide 29 and he fell after a 3-yard return.
The Tide took over at its 32 and Sims passed to Black for a gain of 10 yards and a first down at the Tide 42. On the next play, Yeldon took a handoff from Sims around left tackle for 28 yards to the Ole Miss 30 but an illegal block in the back penalty on the play negated the gain. Instead, Alabama had first-and-11 at the Tide 41 following the penalty. Sims passed to Cooper on a short throw at the sideline and Cooper spun out of a tackle and advanced it to the Ole Miss 47 for a gain of 12 and a first down. On first down Yeldon took a handoff at left tackle and ripped for 22 yards to the Ole Miss 25. Henry took a handoff at left tackle for 3 yards to the Ole Miss 22. Sims passed to Cooper for 7 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 15. Yeldon took a handoff at left end for 4 yards to the Ole Miss 11 to set up second and six. Yeldon carried at the left side again, this time gaining 7 yards to a first-and-goal at the Ole Miss 4. Yeldon pounded up the middle for 3 yards to the Ole Miss 1. Sims passed to Cooper, who was ruled out of bounds at the sideline in the end zone although he caught the ball. On third-and-goal at the 1, Yeldon was stopped inches short of the goal line for no gain. On fourth-and-goal from the 1 Sims made an excellent play-fake of a handoff and ran a naked bootleg unnoticed and untouched for a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:44 left in the first half. Griffith's kick was good and Alabama had a 7-3 lead.
On the kickoff, Ole Miss' Jaylen Walton fielded the ball at the Ole Miss 4-yard line and raced 39 yards to the Ole Miss 43. On first down Treadwell got the ball on a double reverse and planned to pass but was pressured and forced to keep the ball for a 3-yard loss at the Ole Miss 40. Walton ran for 8 yards on second down. On third-and five at the Ole Miss 48 Wallace faded to pass but was tackled for a loss of 2 to set up a punt. A 55-yard punt by Wunderlich reached the end zone and Alabama took possession at its own 20 with 1:44 left in the second quarter.
A handoff to Henry on first down was stopped for no gain. On second down Henry carried for 3 yards at left tackle. Ole Miss called timeout with third down looming and 1:08 left in the half. On third-and-7 from the Tide 23 Sims handed off to Henry going left from the shotgun but Ole Miss nose tackle Isaack Gross dropped Henry for a 5-yard loss to set up an Alabama punt from the Tide 18. JK Scott blasted a 64-yard punt that was downed at the Ole Miss 18 with 51 seconds on the clock.
On first down Ole Miss running back I'Taviuus Mathers fumbled on a carry to the left side and fumbled as Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones was tackling him and Jones swiped the ball loose picked up the loose ball at the Ole Miss 13. Jones returned the fumble 13 yards for a touchdown. The play was controversial due to a swipe at Mathers' facemask by Jones, but no penalty was called on the play and the touchdown stood. It was unclear if the swipe constituted a grabbing of the face mask. Griffith's conversion kick was good and the Tide led, 14-3, with 42 seconds left in the second quarter.
Griffith squibbed the next kickoff and Ole Miss defensive end John Youngblood covered it at the Ole Miss 27. On first down a pass by Wallace to Adeboyejo was dropped. On second and 10, Walton carried for 5 yards to the Ole Miss 32 to end the half.
Alabama led, 14-3, at the half after a dominant second quarter. At the half, Alabama had outgained Ole Miss 176 to 105 including a 102 to 39 edge in rushing yardage. Yeldon had 11 rushes for 72 yards while Sims was 10 of 15 passing for 74 yards, in addition to rushing 3 times for 14 yards and a touchdown. Amari Cooper had 4 catches for 22 yards. Ole Miss had averaged 3.4 yards on 31 offensive plays while Alabama had averaged 4.5 yards on 39 plays. The Tide had controlled the ball for 9:29 of the second quarter to gain a 16:08 to 13:52 edge in time of possession.
Ole Miss kicked off to start the second half. Wunderlich's kickoff landed in the end zone for a touchback and Alabama started the possession at the Tide 25-yard line. On first down Sims passed to Howard on a short curl route that gained 8 yards to the Tide 33. On second down Sims hit Cooper on a screen for 1 yard to the Tide 34. The catch was the 152nd of Cooper's Alabama career, tying him for third on the Tide career receptions list with Freddie Milons (1998-2001). On third-and-1 from the 34 Sims sneaked for 1 yard and a first down at the Tide 35. Yeldon gained 5 on a run on first down to the Tide 40. Yeldon took a handoff up the middle for 10 yards and a first down at the 50. On first down at the 50, Yeldon took a handoff for 7 at right guard to the Ole Miss 43. Henry entered at running back and took a handoff up the middle for 5 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 38. Henry took a handoff at right guard 5 yards to the Ole Miss 33. On second and 5 from the shotgun Sims looked to his right to pass, then looked left and passed incomplete for fullback Jalston Fowler. On third and 5 Yeldon re-entered the game at running back. Sims found Cooper on a short look-in in traffic and Cooper caught it for a gain of 9 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 24. That catch, Cooper's sixth of the game, gave Cooper sole possession of third place on the Alabama career receptions chart with 153. On first down, Sims faked a handoff and kept to his left but was dropped for a loss of 6 yards to the Ole Miss 30. On second and 16 from the shotgun Sims passed incomplete for Howard in traffic. Facing third and 16 at the Ole Miss 30 Sims went under center with three wide receivers. He faded to pass but was flushed from the pocket and forced out of bounds for a loss of 4 yards at the Ole Miss 34. Griffith entered to try a 51-yard field goal with 8:42 showing on the clock. The kick was low and wide left. Ole Miss took possession with 8:35 showing on the clock after a drive that consumed 6:25 of game clock yielded nothing for the Tide offense.
The Ole Miss responded quickly and emphatically with a 66-yard drive in 4 plays to a touchdown. After Wallace was sacked for a loss of 2 on first down by Tide linebacker Xzavier Dickson, he connected with tight end Evan Engram for a 50-yard pass play to the Tide 18. After Wallace gained 4 yards on a keeper he passed to Treadwell for a 14-yard catch for a touchdown in which Treadwell evaded two Tide tacklers to reach the end zone. Wunderlich's conversion kick was good and the Rebels had narrowed the Alabama lead to 14-10 with 7:20 left in the third quarter.
Christion Jones returned the kickoff 14 yards to the Tide 14 and recovered his own fumble at the end of the play. Sims started the drive in the shotgun formation, handing to Henry on first down and Henry carried to the right side for 6 yards to the Tide 20. On the next play, Henry rushed at right guard for 8 yards to a first down at the Tide 28. On first down Sims passed deep to Howard on a streak pattern and the pass gained 53 yards to the Ole Miss 19. Henry gained 4 yards on first down to the Ole Miss 15. Henry was stopped for a loss of 9 yards on second down and a holding penalty on Alabama was declined. Tide center Ryan Kelly was injured on the play and left the game on his own power, replaced by freshman Bradley Bozeman. Alabama faced third-and-15 at the Ole Miss 24. A false start penalty created a third-and-20 situation at the Ole Miss 29. Sims handed off to Henry on third down and Henry gained 2 yards to the Ole Miss 27. Griffith entered to try a 44-yard field goal. His kick was good and the Tide had a 17-10 lead with 3:54 left in the third quarter.
Dodson returned the kickoff 19 yards to the 20-yard line for Ole Miss. Walton took a handoff at left guard for 4 yards to the Ole Miss 24. A delayed handoff to Walton yielded a 4-yard run by Walton to the Ole Miss 28. On third and 2 Wallace kept on a quarterback draw through a wide hole at left end for 8 yards and first down at the Ole Miss 36. Wallace's first-down pass was tipped by Tide linebacker Trey DePriest and fell incomplete. On second down Wallace passed to Treadwell on a slant pattern for 9 yards to the Ole Miss 45. On third and 1 tight end Jeremy Liggens entered at quarterback and kept up the middle for 2 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 47. Wallace came back in at quarterback. Wallace tried a keeper and was dropped for a loss of 2 yards by Tide linebacker Reggie Ragland. On second and 12 from the Ole Miss 45 Wallace passed to receiver Vince Sanders for 7 yards to the Tide 48. On third and 5 at the Tide 48 Wallace's pass intended for Cody Core was deflected by Tide defensive end Jarran Reed and fell incomplete. Gleeson entered to punt and his 37-yard punt was fair caught by Christion Jones at the Tide 11-yard line as the third period ended.
Through three quarters, Alabama had outgained Miss by a 281 to 203 margin, including a 136-57 margin on the ground. Alabama was 5 of 13 on third down conversions while Ole Miss was 3 of 10. Alabama had a 25:59 to 19:01 edge in time of possession. Yeldon had 94 yards rushing on 17 carries while Sims was 14 of 21 passing for 145 yards. Cooper had 6 catches for 32 yards and Howard had a game-high 81 yards on 3 catches. Defensively, safety Nick Perry led the Tide with 7 tackles, as did linebacker Reggie Ragland.
The fourth quarter began with the Tide at its own 11-yard line to start the possession. Sims passed deep to Cooper on a streak along the sideline but the pass was incomplete out of bounds. On second down from the shotgun Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon called timeout with 14:51 on the clock to avoid a delay-of-game penalty. From the shotgun Sims threw a dart of a pass to Cooper for a 24-yard completion to a first down at the Tide 35. Sims handed to Yeldon for a gain of 2 yards to the Tide 37. On second down Yeldon gained 4 yards to the Tide 41, giving Yeldon 100 rushing yards in the game (his 13th career 100-yard rushing performance, second most in Alabama history behind the 15 accomplished by both Bobby Humphrey and Shaun Alexander). On third and 4 from the shotgun Sims passed to Cooper in traffic in the middle of the field for 5 yards to the Tide 46 and a first down. On first down, Yeldon rushed for 6 yards to the Ole Miss 48. Alabama called another timeout, this one with 11:51 left in the fourth period. On second down Sims evaded a sack and passed incomplete at the sideline. On third and four at the Ole Miss 48 Sims passed to DeAndrew White but Ole Miss linebacker Deterrian Shackelford dropped a sure interception as he stepped in front of White, causing a punt. Scott's 48-yard punt landed in the end zone and Ole Miss took possession at its 20 with 11:31 left in the fourth quarter.
After an incompletion and a rush for 2 yards by Wallace, Wallace passed to Core for 14 yards and a first down at the Ole Miss 36. Walton failed to gain on a run on first down, then Wallace was flushed from the pocket and ran for 1 yard to set up third and 9 at the Ole Miss 37 with 9:28 on the clock. Wallace completed a pass to receiver Markell Pack just beyond the reach of Tide safety Landon Collins for an 18-yard gain and a first down at the Tide 45. On first down Wilkins failed to gain on a rush. Wallace passed to an open Engram on a deep post and Engram could not haul in the pass around the Tide 20. On third and 10 Ole Miss absorbed a delay of game penalty, creating third and 15 at the 50. Wallace passed for Treadwell along the Ole Miss sideline and Tide cornerback Tony Brown broke up the pass at the Tide 25 to force a punt. Gleeson's 49-yard punt was not fielded and rolled out of bounds at the Tide 1 with 8:00 on the clock.
With a 7-point lead and starting at their own 1-yard line with the Ole Miss student section hovering over them, the Alabama offense started the next possession. On first down Yeldon carried up the middle for 2 yards to the Tide 3. On second down a pass to fullback Jalston Fowler was low and off target and fell incomplete. On third and 8 from the Tide 3 Yeldon gained 7 yards to the 10 but the Tide was forced to punt. Scott entered to punt from his end zone, about 5 yards deep. A delay of game penalty moved the ball back to the Tide 5 and forced Scott to line up near the end line of the end zone to punt with 6:38 on the clock. Scott boomed a high and long 60-yard punt that Pack fielded at the Ole Miss 35. Pack returned it 9 yards before Nick Perry brought him down at the Ole Miss 44 with 6:24 left in the fourth period.
The Rebel offense started at the Ole Miss 44 and on first down Walton carried for 6 yards to the 50. On second and 4 Wallace passed to Engram for 16 yards and a first down at the Tide 34. On first down Wallace found Sanders on a deep post behind the Tide secondary and Sanders hauled in the pass on the run to complete a 34-yard touchdown play with 5:29 left in the fourth quarter. Ole Miss was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration to be enforced on the kickoff. Wunderlich's conversion kick was good and the game was tied at 17-17.
Christion Jones took the ensuing Ole Miss kickoff at the Tide 11 and returned it to the 31 and fumbled as he was being brought down. Channing Ward forced the fumble and Kailo Moore recovered for Ole Miss at the Tide 31. On first down Walton rushed for 9 yards to the Tide 22, then Wallace passed along the sideline to Treadwell for 13 yards and first down at the Tide 9. With the clock going under the 4:30 mark, Walton carried for 1 yard to the Tide 8. On second and goal at the 8 tight end Jeremy Liggens entered at quarterback in the shotgun and kept for a loss of 2 to set up third and goal from the Tide 10. Ole Miss called timeout with 2:59 on the clock and facing a third down play from the Tide 10. Wallace re-entered the game at quarterback for Ole Miss. From the shotgun Wallace pass to Walton for a 10-yard touchdown pass as Walton had broken free behind Tide safety Landon Collins, catching the ball as he fell into the end zone. Wunderlich's kick was no good as it hit the left upright, but Alabama was flagged for a personal foul for roughing the kicker. Wunderlich was injured on the play and Andrew Fletcher entered to try the kick after the penalty. Fletcher's attempt was blocked and the Rebels had a 23-17 lead with 2:54 on the clock.
Cyrus Jones returned the kickoff past the Tide 30 but a block in the back penalty forced the Tide to start the possession at the Tide 13. On first down Sims was flushed from the pocket and rushed for 3 yards before stepping out of bounds at the Tide 16. On second down, Sims found Christion Jones for a 17-yard completion to the Tide 33. From the shotgun, Yeldon took a handoff for 8 yards to the Tide 41. With 1:44 on the clock play was stopped due to an injured Ole Miss player. As play resumed, Sims was in the shotgun with an empty backfield and he passed to Cooper across the middle and Cooper took it 30 yards to the Ole Miss 29 and out of bounds with 1:23 left. Yeldon took a screen pass from Sims in traffic and evaded two tacklers to gain 7 yards to the Ole Miss 22. On second down Sims rushed for 4 yards and out of bounds at the Ole Miss 18 but a late flag for holding on the play moved the ball back to the Ole Miss 32 and second and 13 yards to go with under 45 seconds left. Sims passed deep in the end zone to Howard but the pass was intercepted by Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, who caught the ball as he fell out of the end zone and the play was ruled an incompletion out of bounds. A review was conducted. The question on the play seemed to hinge on whether or not Golson had possession of the ball as he fell out of bounds. The call was overturned, giving the Rebels an interception and possession of the ball at the Ole Miss 20 with 37 seconds on the clock.
Ole Miss downed the ball twice to end the game and complete its first win over the Crimson Tide since 2003, ending a 10-game Alabama winning streak in the series.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
FIRST QUARTER
UM - Gary Wunderlich 46-yard field goal, 13:17 left. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:43 elapsed. Score: OIe Miss 3, Alabama 0.
SECOND QUARTER
UA - Blake Sims 1-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 3:44 left. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:27 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Ole Miss 3.
UA - Cyrus Jones 13-yard fumble return (Griffith kick), 0:42 left. Score: Alabama 14, Ole Miss 3.
THIRD QUARTER
UM - Laquon Treadwell 14-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Gary Wunderlich kick), 7:20 left. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:15 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Ole Miss 10.
UA - Adam Griffith 44-yard field goal, 3:54 left. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:26 elapsed. Score: Alabama 17, Ole Miss 10.
FOURTH QUARTER
UM - Vince Sanders 34-yard pass from Wallace (Wunderlich kick), 5:29 left. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:55 elapsed. Score: Alabama 17, Ole Miss 17.
UM - Jaylen Walton 10-yard pass from Wallace (kick blocked), 2:54 left. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:35 elapsed. Score: Ole Miss 23, Alabama 17.
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