Celebrating a big win; Rebels take down No. 3 Georgia

Published 9:06 pm Saturday, November 9, 2024

By Staff Report

By Ole Miss Sports

No. 3 Georgia had no answer for the elite pass rush of No. 16 Ole Miss football as the Rebels dominated the Bulldogs 28-10 in front of a record crowd of 68,126 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

The massive win for Lane Kiffin and his squad puts the Rebels (8-2, 4-2) squarely in a chaotic race for the College Football Playoff. Jaxson Dart led an Ole Miss offense that scored on seven of its 10 drives, including a key touchdown strike in the third quarter to Antwane Wells Jr. to put the home team ahead by two scores.

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From there, the Ole Miss pass rush snuffed out all hopes of a Georgia comeback. The Rebels finished with five sacks, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles and four QB hurries as they disrupted Carson Beck and the Bulldogs offense all night.

Offensive Leaders
Jaxson Dart finished 13-for-22 with 249 total yards (199 passing, 50 rushing) and one key touchdown strike late to Antwane Wells Jr.Cayden Lee and Jordan Watkins led the receiving efforts with four catches apiece for 81 and 68 yards, respectively. Ulysses Bentley IV notched 66 all-purpose yards on 13 carries and four catches with one rushing TD.

Defensive Leaders
TJ Dottery led the tackling efforts with 10, trailed closely by Chris Paul Jr., who had nine and a QB hurry. Jared Ivey led all D-linemen with seven tackles, including two sacks, adding a forced fumble and breaking up two passes. Princely Umanmielen was a key force in the win with two sacks, a QB hurry and a forced fumble. Suntarine Perkins had a fumble recovery, a sack and three QB hurries.

Ole Miss will have a week off before finishing its regular season with two games in a six-day span, beginning Saturday, Nov. 23, with an 11 a.m. CT kickoff at Florida before returning to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for a Black Friday (Nov. 29) matchup with Mississippi State.

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