No. 16 Ole Miss upsets No. 3 Georgia to improve playoff chances; The 4 year old Bulldogs came out
The party was held in Oxford.
The 16th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels defeated the No. 3 Georgia, 28-10, Saturday at Mississippi.
It wasn’t a good start for Ole Miss after Jaxson Dart’s first pass was intercepted.
The Bulldogs quickly turned it into a seven-point lead, but Ole Miss answered right back with a 10-play, 75-yard drive of its own. After forcing a three and out, the Rebels went on to convert two field goals to go up 16-7.
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Mississippi Rebels linebacker Chris Paul Jr. (11) and linebacker TJ Dottery (6) react after a defensive stop in the first half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Photos by Petre Thomas/Imagn)
After halftime, Georgia kicked a field goal to make it a six-point game.
On Ole Miss’ first drive of the half, Dart completed all four of his passes, including a 10-pointer to Antwane Wells Jr. to the third.
The Bulldogs were driving midway through the fourth quarter to get some life, but Carson Beck’s pass was intercepted at the line and Ole Miss intercepted. The Rebels scored to go up 25-10 with 3:22 to go.
Georgia needed a miracle. And on the second play of his next drive, Beck lost a fumble, all but icing it and prompting “overloaded” chants from the Rebel crowd. Ole Miss kicked a field goal on that gain to make it a three-point game with 1:11 left.
It was redemption for Ole Miss, which lost by 35 to the Bulldogs last year while allowing more than 600 yards of offense, the worst loss of Lane Kiffin’s time with the Rebels.
John Saunders Jr. (5) of the Mississippi Rebels reacts during the first half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Nov. 9, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
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This also marks Georgia’s second loss of the season. It was the first time Tuscaloosa faced Alabama when Alabama erased a 28-point deficit. It’s the first time Georgia has lost to a team other than Bama since losing to Florida Nov. 7, 2020.
A win could be enough to earn Ole Miss an at-large bid, and it will be interesting to see where both teams land next week.
Georgia had an automatic bid to lead the SEC, but Texas’ dominant win over Florida gave the Longhorns a 4-1 record in the conference and 8-1 overall. Georgia (7-2, 5-2) will likely be safe and have an at-large bid in next week’s playoffs, but it has another tough test in just seven days to pull off if things don’t go well.
At the very least, Georgia’s SEC title game hopes dwindled because the other four teams in the conference had one loss against SEC opponents. Georgia is now behind Texas A&M, Texas and Tennessee in the conference.
Trey Amos (9) of the Mississippi Rebels tackles Nate Frazier (3) of the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Nov. 9, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
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Ole Miss is off next week, and the Bulldogs will host Tennessee in yet another high-profile SEC playoff game.
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