American college football season
The2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented theUniversity of Mississippi in the Western Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Rebels were led byLane Kiffin in his fourth season as their head coach.[ 1] [ 2]
The Ole Miss football team played their home games atVaught–Hemingway Stadium inOxford, Mississippi . This was the final year for the SEC West and East divisions, as theUniversity of Texas and theUniversity of Oklahoma joined the SEC from theBig 12 in 2024, and the SEC's divisional format was done away with, making the SEC Conference a 16-team battle in 2024.[ 3]
The Rebels were predicted to finish 4th in the SEC West behind Alabama, LSU, and Texas A&M. They started out 3–0 with a win over #23 Tulane on the road, but suffered their first loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 24–10. They rebounded by defeating their arch-rival #13 LSU 55–49 in front of 66,703 (the then-largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of Mississippi).
The Rebels eventually won every subsequent game in the month of October and reached an 8–1 record and a #9 ranking in the first College Football Playoff rankings. This led to a Top 10 showdown with #2 Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, in Athens. ESPN's College GameDay broadcast their show on the University of Georgia's campus. The Rebels would lose 52–17; this would be the 2nd and final loss of the season for the team.
Wins over ULM and arch-rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl allowed the Rebels to claim another 10-win regular season, just the second in their history after the 2021 season. While it looked as though the Rebels would unfortunately get left out of a New Year's Six bowl and would be sent to the Citrus Bowl, they did receive a New Year's Six bowl berth after Alabama was selected to be in the College Football Playoff over Florida State (which sent the undefeated Seminoles to the Orange Bowl and thus opened up a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl for Ole Miss). The Rebels would be selected to play Penn State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl. Despite being 5.5 point underdogs, Ole Miss won 38–25 in front of 71,230 fans from both teams, which was the 2nd-largest attendance of any bowl in the 2023 season following the Rose Bowl (96,371).
Following their win in thePeach Bowl againstPenn State , the Rebels achieved their first 11-win season in program history.[ 4] [ 5]
Four Rebels were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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The 2023 SEC media poll was released on July 21, 2023. The Rebels were predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.
Ole Miss and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022.[ 8] [ 9] Arkansas (rivalry ),LSU (Magnolia Bowl ),Texas A&M andVanderbilt (rivalry ) at home and traveled to four SEC opponents,Alabama (rivalry ),Auburn (rivalry ),Georgia andMississippi State (Egg Bowl ) to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Ole Miss was not scheduled to play SEC East opponentsFlorida ,Kentucky ,Missouri ,South Carolina andTennessee in the 2023 regular season. The Rebel's bye week came during week 7 (on October 14, 2023).
Ole Miss's out of conference opponents represented theAmerican ,ACC ,SoCon and theSun Belt conferences. The Rebels hosted three non–conference games which were againstGeorgia Tech from the ACC,Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt andMercer from the SoCon (FCS) and traveled torival Tulane from the American.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 1:00 p.m. No. 20(FCS ) Mercer * No. 22 ESPN+ /SECN+W 73–760,097 September 9 2:30 p.m. at No. 24Tulane * No. 20 ESPN2 W 37–2030,000 September 16 6:30 p.m. Georgia Tech * No. 17 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS SECN W 48–2364,150 September 23 2:30 p.m. at No. 13Alabama No. 15 CBS L 10–24100,077 September 30 5:00 p.m. No. 13LSU No. 20 ESPN W 55–4966,703 October 7 6:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 16 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) SECN W 27–2065,748 October 21 6:00 p.m. atAuburn No. 13 ESPN W 28–2188,043 October 28 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 12 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) SECN W 33–762,914 November 4 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 10 ESPN W 38–3565,680 November 11 6:00 p.m. at No. 2Georgia No. 9 ESPN L 17–5292,746 November 18 11:00 a.m. Louisiana–Monroe * No. 13 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS SECN W 35–360,752 November 23 6:30 p.m. atMississippi State No. 12 ESPN W 17–760,412 December 30 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 10Penn State * No. 11 ESPN W 38–2571,230
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No. 20 (FCS) Mercer Bears (1–0) at No. 22 Ole Miss Rebels (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 (FCS) Bears 7 0 0 0 7 No. 22 Rebels 28 10 28 7 73
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, September 2, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m.CST Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 60,097Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN+ /SECN+) :Justin Kutcher (play-by-play)
Game information First Quarter (14:05) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 38 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:51 (13:53) Mercer – Carter Peevy 75 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)Tied 7–7 ; 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12 (12:26) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 28 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 14–7 ; 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:21 (11:45) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 20 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 21–7 ; 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:34 (5:45) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 28–7 ; 7 plays, 77 yards, 0:51 Second Quarter (6:25) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 31 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 31–7 ; 9 plays, 20 yards, 2:51 (0:32) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 3 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 38–7 ; 10 plays, 84 yards, 2:33 Third Quarter (13:07) Ole Miss – Jordan Watkins 70 Yd Punt Return (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 45–7 (9:45) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 16 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 52–7 ; 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:15 (5:27) Ole Miss –Ulysses Bentley IV 6 Yd pass fromSpencer Sanders (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 59–7 ; 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:41 (3:09) Ole Miss –Cayden Lee 34 Yd pass from Spencer Sanders (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 66–7 ; 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:25 Fourth Quarter (3:21) Ole Miss – Matt Jones 1 Yd Run (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 73–7 ; 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:25
Statistics MER MISS First downs 15 32 Total yards 235 667 Passing yards 142 524 Rushes/yards 37/93 33/143 Penalties/yards 7/50 7/65 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 35:10 24:50
Team Category Player Statistics Mercer Passing Carter Peevy 16/29, 138 yards, 1 INT Rushing Carter Peevy 7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD Receiving Devron Harper 4 receptions, 47 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 18/23, 334 yards, 4 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 13 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tre Harris 6 receptions, 133 yards, 4 TD
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No. 20 Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Rebels 7 3 7 20 37 No. 24 Green Wave 7 10 0 3 20
atYulman Stadium •New Orleans, LA
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m.CST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 90 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 30,000Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN2 ) :Dave Pasch (play-by-play)Dusty Dvoracek (color)Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (14:12) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 31 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:48 (9:37) Tulane – Makhi Hughes 2 Yd Run (Valentino Ambrosio Kick)Tied 7–7 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:35 Second Quarter (14:10) Tulane – Valentino Ambrosio 44 Yd Field GoalTulane 10–7 ; 7 plays, 7 yards, 2:58 (14:10) Tulane –Jha'Quan Jackson 41 Yd pass from Kai Horton (Valentino Ambrosio Kick)Tulane 17–7 ; 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:45 (1:36) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 37 Yd Field GoalTulane 17–10 ; 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:05 Third Quarter (6:11) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 9 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Tied 17–17 ; 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:24 Fourth Quarter (12:50) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 27 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 20–17 ; 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:40 (4:28) Ole Miss – Michael Trigg 21 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 27–17 ; 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:21 (2:56) Tulane – Valentino Ambrosio 26 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 27–20 ; 10 plays, 67 yards, 1:32 (1:53) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 56 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 30–20 ; 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:03 (1:25) Ole Miss –Jared Ivey 26 Yd Fumble Return (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 37–20
Statistics MISS TULN First downs 18 19 Total yards 363 342 Passing yards 274 231 Rushes/yards 35/89 45/111 Penalties/yards 5/51 2/10 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:15 34:45
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 17/27, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 18 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dayton Wade 7 receptions, 106 yards Tulane Passing Kai Horton 15/37, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 23 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving Lawrence Keys III 5 receptions, 94 yards
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 13 23 No. 17 Rebels 10 0 14 24 48
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m.CST Game weather : Clear Skies •Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 64,150Referee : Daniel GautreauxTV announcers (SECN ) :Tom Hart (play-by-play)Jordan Rodgers (color)Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:38) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 47 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 3–0 ; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:17 (3:02) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 10–0 ; 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:15 Second Quarter (1:09) Georgia Tech – Aidan Birr 22 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 10–3 ; 17 plays, 90 yards, 8:26 Third Quarter (9:45) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 21 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 17–3 ; 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:19 (6:00) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 6 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 24–3 ; 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38 (2:07) Georgia Tech – Haynes King 1 Yd Run (Aidan Birr Kick)Ole Miss 24–10 ; 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:47 Fourth Quarter (10:31) Georgia Tech – Eric Singleton Jr. 15 Yd pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Kick)Ole Miss 24–17 ; 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:23 (7:45) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 45 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 27–17 ; 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:46 (5:59) Ole Miss –Jordan Watkins 68 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 34–17 ; 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:41 (3:40) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 41–17 ; 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:41 (1:34) Georgia Tech – Avery Boyd 14 Yd pass from Haynes King (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Ole Miss 41–23 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:06 (0:49) Ole Miss – Matt Jones 36 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 48–23 ; 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:44
Statistics GT MISS First downs 26 19 Total yards 474 550 Passing yards 307 251 Rushes/yards 47/167 37/299 Penalties/yards 0/0 5/40 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 39:17 20:43
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 28/41, 307 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jamal Haynes 19 carries, 72 yards Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 10/18, 251 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jaxson Dart 14 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jordan Watkins 4 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
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Game information First Quarter (6:57) Alabama –Will Reichard 48 Yd Field GoalAlabama 3–0 ; 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:02 (3:55) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 10 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–3 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02 Second Quarter (5:42) Alabama – Will Reichard 40 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 7–6 ; 4 plays, −21 yards, 2:02 Third Quarter (11:09) Alabama – Will Reichard 23 Yd Field GoalAlabama 9–7 ; 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:01 (6:29) Alabama – Jalen Hale 33 Yd pass fromJalen Milroe (Ty Simpson Run for Two-Point Conversion)Alabama 17–7 ; 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:38 (0:34) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 35 Yd Field GoalAlabama 17–10 ; 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:51 Fourth Quarter (12:10) Alabama –Jase McClellan 8 Yd Run (Will Reichard Kick)Alabama 24–10 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24
Statistics MISS ALA First downs 17 20 Total yards 301 356 Passing yards 245 225 Rushes/yards 29/56 45/131 Penalties/yards 8/69 6/60 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:37 34:23
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 20/35, 244 yards, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 13 carries, 56 yards Receiving Dayton Wade 5 receptions, 88 yards Alabama Passing Jalen Milroe 17/21, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jase McClellan 17 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalen Hale 2 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
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Game information First Quarter (10:25) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 4 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:35 (4:00) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 43 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 14–0 ; 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:44 (1:25) LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 20 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick)Ole Miss 14–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35 (0:12) Ole Miss – Jordan Watkins 63 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 21–7 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:13 Second Quarter (12:46) LSU –Logan Diggs 1 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick)Ole Miss 21–14 ; 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:26 (8:10) Ole Miss – Dayton Wade 15 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 28–14 ; 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:36 (4:30) LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 11 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick)Ole Miss 28–21 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:40 (1:42) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 28 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 31–21 ; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:48 (0:58) LSU –Kyren Lacy 29 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick)Ole Miss 31–28 ; 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:44 Third Quarter (11:30) LSU – Jayden Daniels 1 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick)LSU 35–31 ; 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:30 (8:20) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 48 Yd Field GoalLSU 35–34 ; 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:10 (3:41) LSU – Logan Diggs 12 Yd Run (Damian Ramos Kick)LSU 42–34 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:39 Fourth Quarter (14:13) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 11 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)LSU 42–40 ; 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:28 (8:34) LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 34 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Kick)LSU 49–40 ; 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:53 (5:06) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)LSU 49–47 ; 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:28 (0:39) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 13 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Quinshon Judkins Run for Two-Point Conversion)Ole Miss 55–49 ; 8 plays, 88 yards, 1:57
Statistics LSU MISS First downs 33 32 Total yards 637 *706 Passing yards 414 389 Rushes/yards 37/223 49/317 Penalties/yards 6/35 11/121 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Jayden Daniels 27/36, 414 yards, 4 TD Rushing Logan Diggs 19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brian Thomas Jr. 8 receptions, 124 yards, 3 TD Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 26/39, 389 yards, 4 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 33 carries, 177 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tre Harris 8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD
*The most total yards any LSU football team has allowed in a single game.
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Arkansas Razorbacks (2–3) at No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels (4–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Razorbacks 7 0 6 7 20 No. 16 Rebels 10 7 0 10 27
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m.CST Game weather : Clear Skies •Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 65,748Referee : Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (SECN) :Tom Hart (play-by-play)Jordan Rodgers (color)Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (6:08) Arkansas – Ty Washington 3 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little Kick)Arkansas 7–0 ; 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:46 (2:47) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 27 Yd Field GoalArkansas 7–3 ; 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:21 (0:29) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 10–7 ; 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:45 Second Quarter (1:34) Ole Miss – Dayton Wade 6 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 17–7 ; 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:02 Third Quarter (10:07) Arkansas – Cam Little 56 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 17–10 ; 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:53 (2:46) Arkansas – Cam Little 26 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 17–13 ; 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:12 Fourth Quarter (13:11) Arkansas – Ty Washington 17 Yd pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little Kick)Arkansas 20–17 ; 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52 (7:49) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 7 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 24–20 ; 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22 (2:43) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 22 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 27–20 ; 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:01
Statistics ARK MISS First downs 17 21 Total yards 286 349 Passing yards 250 153 Rushes/yards 29/36 45/196 Penalties/yards 10/70 5/44 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:32 27:28
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 25/39, 250 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 8 carries, 15 yards Receiving Ty Washington 7 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 16/25, 153 yards, 1 TD Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Watkins 7 receptions, 86 yards
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No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (5–1) at Auburn Tigers (3–3)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Rebels 14 0 7 7 28 Tigers 7 7 0 7 21
atJordan-Hare Stadium •Auburn, AL
Date : Saturday, October 21, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.CST Game weather : Partly Cloudy •Temperature : 69 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 88,043Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN) :Joe Tessitore (play-by-play)Jesse Palmer (color)Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (4:55) Ole Miss – Zakhari Franklin 11 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 9 plays, 48 yards, 6:07 (2:59) Auburn – Jarquez Hunter 53 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)Tied 7–7 ; 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 (0:24) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 29 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 14–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35 Second Quarter (11:44) Auburn – Jarquez Hunter 1 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)Tied 14–14 ; 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:42 Third Quarter (0:00) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 21–14 ; 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:32 Fourth Quarter (7:51) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 4 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 28–14 ; 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:08 (0:56) Auburn – Rivaldo Fairweather 8 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Alex McPherson Kick)Ole Miss 28–21 ; 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
Statistics MISS AUB First downs 21 10 Total yards 425 275 Passing yards 202 122 Rushes/yards 56/223 39/153 Penalties/yards 10/66 7/66 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 34:05 25:55
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 10/17, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 21 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tre Harris 4 receptions, 102 yards Auburn Passing Payton Thorne 9/13, 100 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jarquez Hunter 15 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jarquez Hunter 3 receptions, 54 yards
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Vanderbilt Commodores (2–6) at No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels (6–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Commodores 0 0 7 0 7 No. 12 Rebels 13 13 0 7 33
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, October 28, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m.CST Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 62,914Referee : Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (SECN) :Tom Hart (play-by-play)Jordan Rodgers (color)Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (13:21) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 18 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:39 (10:34) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 27 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 10–0 ; 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:16 (0:33) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 48 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 13–0 ; 10 plays, 38 yards, 3:58 Second Quarter (11:11) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 20–0 ; 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52 (7:40) Ole Miss – Dayton Wade 6 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Ole Miss 26–0 ; 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:53 Third Quarter (1:57) Vanderbilt – Walter Taylor 2 Yd Run (Jacob Borcila Kick)Ole Miss 26–7 ; 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:30 Fourth Quarter (9:33) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 3 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 33–7 ; 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:16
Statistics VAN MISS First downs 12 23 Total yards 229 431 Passing yards 60 254 Rushes/yards 44/169 40/177 Penalties/yards 4/32 6/46 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:59 27:01
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing Walter Taylor 4/12, 38 yards, 1 INT Rushing Walter Taylor 20 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD Receiving Junior Sherrill 2 receptions, 28 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 19/28, 240 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dayton Wade 8 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
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Texas A&M Aggies (5–3) at No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels (7–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 14 7 14 35 No. 10 Rebels 7 13 11 7 38
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, November 4, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m.CST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 65,680Referee : David SmithTV announcers (ESPN) :Joe Tessitore (play-by-play)Jordan Rodgers (color)Katie George (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (7:45) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 9 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:02 Second Quarter (12:53) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 11 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 14–0 ; 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:39 (8:12) Texas A&M – Jacoby Mathews 75 Yd Return of Blocked Field Goal (Randy Bond Kick)Ole Miss 14–7 (6:53) Ole Miss – Jordan Watkins 29 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Ole Miss 20–7 ; 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:19 (1:44) Texas A&M –Le'Veon Moss 13 Yd Run (Randy Bond Kick)Ole Miss 20–14 ; 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:09 Third Quarter (7:04) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 6 Yd Run (Jaxson Dart Pass to Tre Harris for Two-Point Conversion)Ole Miss 28–14 ; 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:13 (5:05) Texas A&M –Jake Johnson 28 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond Kick)Ole Miss 28–21 ; 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 (0:46) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 22 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 31–21 ; 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:19 Fourth Quarter (12:04) Texas A&M – Amari Daniels 1 Yd Run (Randy Bond Kick)Ole Miss 31–28 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42 (4:34) Texas A&M – Max Johnson 1 Yd Run (Randy Bond Kick)Texas A&M 35–31 ; 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:24 (1:40) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 38–35 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54
Statistics TA&M MISS First downs 30 26 Total yards 457 518 Passing yards 305 387 Rushes/yards 36/152 33/131 Penalties/yards 9/73 8/61 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 35:37 24:23
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Max Johnson 31/42, 305 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Amari Daniels 12 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahdae Walker 8 receptions, 100 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 24/33, 387 yards, 2 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 23 carries, 102 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tre Harris 11 receptions, 213 yards, 1 TD
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No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels (8–1) at No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (9–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Rebels 7 7 0 3 17 No. 2 Bulldogs 14 14 10 14 52
atSanford Stadium •Athens, Georgia
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.CST (7:00 p.m. localEST )Game weather : Light Rain •Temperature : 51 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 92,746Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN) :Chris Fowler (play-by-play)Kirk Herbstreit (color)Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (10:30) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 15 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:30 (7:28) Georgia – Daijun Edwards 1 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)Tied 7–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02 (3:09) Georgia – Ladd McConkey 29 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 14–7 ; 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:22 Second Quarter (14:16) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 4 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Tied 14–14 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:53 (9:58) Georgia – Daijun Edwards 1 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 21–14 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18 (2:27) Georgia – Kendall Milton 7 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 28–14 ; 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:31 Third Quarter (9:15) Georgia – Kendall Milton 33 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 35–14 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48 (3:50) Georgia – Peyton Woodring 27 Yd Field GoalGeorgia 38–14 ; 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:31 Fourth Quarter (14:12) Georgia – Brock Bowers 8 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 45–14 ; 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:26 (8:50) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 29 Yd Field GoalGeorgia 45–17 ; 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:22 (4:12) Georgia – Andrew Paul 4 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)Georgia 52–17 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:38
Statistics MISS UGA First downs 18 25 Total yards 352 611 Passing yards 173 311 Rushes/yards 45/179 35/300 Penalties/yards 9/68 5/55 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:03 30:57
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 10/17, 112 yards, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 22 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caden Prieskorn 2 receptions, 48 yards Georgia Passing Carson Beck 18/25, 306 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kendall Milton 9 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ladd McConkey 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–8) at No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 0 3 0 0 3 No. 13 Rebels 7 0 21 7 35
atVaught-Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m.CST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 60,752Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SECN) :Matt Stinchcomb (color)Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (4:26) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 14 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 7–0 ; 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:59 Second Quarter (0:00) Louisiana–Monroe – Braxton Guilbeau 26 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 7–3 ; 17 plays, 71 yards, 6:25 Third Quarter (9:44) Ole Miss – Tre Harris 13 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 14–3 ; 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:33 (4:15) Ole Miss – Caden Prieskorn 2 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 21–3 ; 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:04 (1:46) Ole Miss – Dayton Wade 58 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 28–3 ; 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:07 Fourth Quarter (6:12) Ole Miss – Cayden Lee 51 Yd pass from Spencer Sanders (Caden Costa Kick)Ole Miss 35–3 ; 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:02
Statistics ULM MISS First downs 19 27 Total yards 258 498 Passing yards 66 371 Rushes/yards 46/192 37/127 Penalties/yards 7/65 8/81 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:04 25:56
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Passing Jiya Wright 7/19, 56 yards, 1 INT Rushing Hunter Smith 17 carries, 74 yards Receiving Tyrone Howell 3 receptions, 34 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 24/31, 310 yards, 3 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 18 carries, 65 yards Receiving Dayton Wade 7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
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No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels (9–2) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Rebels 0 3 7 7 17 Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7
atDavis Wade Stadium •Starkville, MS
Date : Thursday, November 23, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m.CST Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 60,412Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN) :Tom Hart (play-by-play)Jordan Rodgers (color)Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter (8:23) Ole Miss – Caden Costa 36 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 3–0 ; 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:22 Third Quarter (8:33) Mississippi State – Will Rogers 1 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)Mississippi State 7–3 ; 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:55 (4:47) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 2 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 10–7 ; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46 Fourth Quarter (13:26) Ole Miss – Caden Prieskorn 26 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 17–7 ; 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:26
Statistics MISS MSST First downs 22 16 Total yards 307 303 Passing yards 96 207 Rushes/yards 49/211 28/96 Penalties/yards 6/30 4/56 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 31:57 28:03
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 14/26, 96 yards, 1 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 28 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD Receiving Caden Prieskorn 4 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 25/39, 207 yards Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 12 carries, 39 yards Receiving Zavion Thomas 6 receptions, 88 yards
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No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels (10–2) vs. No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Rebels 10 10 11 7 38 No. 10 Nittany Lions 3 14 0 8 25
atMercedes–Benz Stadium •Atlanta, GA
Date : Saturday, December 30, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m.CST (12:00 p.m. localEST )Game weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 71,230Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (ESPN) :Mark Jones (play-by-play)Louis Riddick (color)Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:17) Penn State – Alex Felkins 26 Yd Field GoalPenn State 3–0 ; 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:58 (7:16) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 36 Yd Field GoalTied 3–3 ; 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:01 (0:30) Ole Miss – Caden Prieskorn 6 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 10–3 ; 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:31 Second Quarter (13:34) Penn State –Theo Johnson 2 Yd pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins Kick)Tied 10–10 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 (10:33) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 45 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 13–10 ; 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:01 (4:58) Ole Miss – Caden Prieskorn 37 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 20–10 ; 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:03 (2:45) Penn State – Nicholas Singleton 48 Yd pass fromBeau Pribula (Alex Felkins Kick)Ole Miss 20–17 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:13 Third Quarter (10:48) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 52 Yd Field GoalOle Miss 23–17 ; 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:45 (4:10) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 14 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Jaxson Dart Pass to Caden Prieskorn for Two-Point Conversion)Ole Miss 31–17 ; 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:29 Fourth Quarter (6:29) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 2 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)Ole Miss 38–17 ; 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:26 (4:14) Penn State –Harrison Wallace III 14 Yd pass from Drew Allar (Beau Pribula Pass to Nicholas Singleton for Two-Point Conversion)Ole Miss 38–25 ; 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:54
Statistics MISS PSU First downs 30 21 Total yards 540 510 Passing yards 394 343 Rushes/yards 47/146 28/167 Penalties/yards 5/26 6/50 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 33:38 26:22
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 25/40, 379 yards, 3 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 34 carries, 106 yards Receiving Caden Prieskorn 10 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD Penn State Passing Drew Allar 19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kaytron Allen 10 carries, 51 yards Receiving Tyler Warren 5 receptions, 127 yards
Cumulative team statistics [ edit ] Category Ole Miss Opponents First downs – Avg. per game 305 – 23.46 265 – 20.38 Points – Avg. per game 456 – 35.08 293 – 22.54 Total plays/yards – Avg. per game 929/6007 (6.47 yards/play) – 71.46/462.1 910/4973 (5.46 yards/play) – 70/382.5 Passing yards – Avg. per game 3713 – 285.62 2983 – 229.46 Rushes/yards (net) – Avg. per game 535/2294 – 41.15/176.46 (4.29 yards/carry) 496/1990 – 38.15/153.08 (4.01 yards/carry) Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 394–256–6 (64.97% completion) 414–252–13 (60.87% completion) Sacks – Avg. per game 35 – 2.69 27 – 2.08 Penalties/yards – Avg. per game 94/768 – 7.23/59.08 73/621 – 5.62/47.77 3rd down conversions 65/176 (36.93%) 73/189 (38.62%) 4th down conversions 25/36 (69.44%) 12/29 (41.38%) Time of possession – Avg. per game 6:00:32 – 27:44 6:59:28 – 32:16
Cumulative player statistics [ edit ] Category Player Statistics – Avg. per game Leading Passer Jaxson Dart 233/358 (65.08% completion), 3364 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT – 17.92/27.54, 258.77 yards, 1.77 TD, 0.38 INT Leading Rusher Quinshon Judkins 271 carries, 1158 yards, 15 TD – 20.85 carries, 89.08 yards (4.27 yards/carry), 1.15 TD Leading Receiver Tre Harris 54 receptions, 985 yards, 8 TD – 4.15 receptions, 75.77 yards, 0.62 TD
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