OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Trinidad Chambliss threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Saturday as No. 9 Mississippi beat No. 13 Missouri 31-3.
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Mississippi → throw → Missouri
Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1 SEC) was never seriously threatened after trailing 3-0 in the opening 10 minutes.
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Miss → threaten → minutes
Chambliss had a five-yard touchdown run and finished 20-of-36 passing for 241 yards, including touchdown passes of 10, 21 and 17 yards to Caleb Odom, Horatio Fields and Caleb Cunningham.
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Chambliss → have → Odom
“I don’t think we played a perfect game, but to hold them to three points says a lot,” said Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, before referring to Chambliss: “He wasn’t perfect either, but I’m glad he’s on our side.”
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he → think → side
Missouri (5-2, 2-2) trailed 21-3 at halftime and did not reach the red zone in the second half until the final two minutes.
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Missouri → trail → minutes
Jamal Roberts, after consecutive 200-plus yards rushing performances, rushed for 39 yards on 20 carries.
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Roberts → rush → carries
“I’m not going to wallow in this.
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I → go → this
The season is not over,” Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said.
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Drinkwitz → say → ?
“I’m going to be disappointed because we had an opportunity and we didn’t get it done.”
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it → go → opportunity
Kewan Lacy finished with 122 yards on 16 carries, primarily in the second half as the Rebels pulled away.
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Rebels → finish → half
Makhi Frazier added 101 yards on 15 rushes as Ole Miss finished with 498 yards of total offense, 257 on the ground.
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Miss → add → ground
“We knew we were going to have to run the ball and stop their run to win,” Golding said.
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Golding → know → run
“We were able to do that and we beat a good football team.”
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we → do → team
The transfer portal additions dominated the game’s buildup, as Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons, receiver Cayden Lee and defensive back Chris Graves, Jr. returned after high-profile roles on last year’s Ole Miss playoff team.
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Simmons → dominate → team
Lacy, the Rebels’ leading rusher for the past two seasons, began his career at Missouri.
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Lacy → begin → Missouri
Lee had five receptions for 62 yards and Graves had four tackles.
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Graves → have → tackles
Leading 7-3 early in the second quarter, Ole Miss converted consecutive touchdown drives of 61 and 80 yards.
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Miss → lead → yards
Between them, Missouri missed an opportunity to keep pace.
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Missouri → miss → pace
The Tigers had a first-and-goal at the Ole Miss 2 but consecutive rushing losses were followed by an incomplete pass to the end zone and Blake Craig missed a 23-yard field goal attempt.
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Craig → have → attempt
The Tigers have a tough November schedule but three of their final four games are at home, where they are unbeaten this season.
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they → have → home
The Tigers got a strong performance from linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez with 13 tackles.
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Tigers → get → tackles
Bruno Reus averaged 42.5 yards on seven punts, including a pair of 50-plus yards that were downed inside the Ole Miss 20-yard line.
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that → average → line
The Rebels still have games against No. 1 Georgia and No. 7 Texas.
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Rebels → have → Georgia
Four of the final five contests will be played at home, where the Rebels are 25-1 since 2023.
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Rebels → play → 2023
Ole Miss limited Missouri to 39 yards on 26 rushes.
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Miss → limit → rushes
Defensive tackle Will Echoles consistently disrupted the Missouri offensive front for five tackles, two broken up passes, one sack and one quarterback hurry.
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Echoles → disrupt → tackles
We played lights out on defense.
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We → play → defense
This was a big-time game for us,” Echoles said.
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Echoles → say → us
“Stopping the run has been an issue for us at times this year, but it’s gotten better.”
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it → stop → times
Ole Miss, in the No. 9 slot, entered the week as the fourth of four SEC teams ranked in the top 10, but could benefit with a number of losses above.
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Miss → enter → losses
No. 13 Missouri will drop but figures to rank among the highest two-loss teams in next week’s poll.
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Missouri → drop → poll
The No. 13 Tigers have an open date before an Oct. 31 visit to Arkansas.
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Tigers → have → Arkansas
The No. 9 Rebels visit No. 7 Texas on Saturday.
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Rebels → visit → Saturday
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