Ole Miss beats 13th-ranked Missouri 31-3 on Saturday
Ole Miss beat 13th-ranked Missouri 31-3 on Saturday, October 17, the Associated Press and the Columbia Daily Tribune reported. Trinidad Chambliss threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score, the Ole Miss box score shows. Missouri led 3-0 early but trailed 21-3 at halftime, the box score shows.
Ole Miss beat 13th-ranked Missouri 31-3 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Saturday, October 17, the Associated Press and the Columbia Daily Tribune reported. The Associated Press story ran on CBS Sports and ESPN.
Missouri scored first on a 27-yard field goal by Blake Craig, the Ole Miss box score shows. Ole Miss answered when Trinidad Chambliss threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Odom, the box score shows.
Chambliss threw two more touchdown passes in the second quarter, 21 yards to Horatio Fields and 17 yards to Caleb Cunningham, the box score shows. Ole Miss led 21-3 at halftime.
Chambliss ran 5 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Lucas Carneiro kicked a 38-yard field goal to finish the scoring, the box score shows. Chambliss completed 20 of 36 passes for 241 yards, the box score shows.
Ole Miss ran for 257 yards, the Associated Press reported. Kewan Lacy ran for 122 yards and Makhi Frazier for 101, the Associated Press reported and the box score shows. Missouri's Jamal Roberts was held to 39 yards on 20 carries, the Associated Press reported.
Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons, who played three seasons at Ole Miss, completed 25 of 44 passes for 339 yards with no touchdowns, the Tribune reported. The Tribune reported that it was the first time in his Missouri career that he did not throw a touchdown pass. The Tribune also reported that a penalty and a missed short field goal cost Missouri points in the first half.
"I'm not going to wallow in this. The season is not over," Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said, the Associated Press reported.
Ole Miss coach Pete Golding said holding Missouri to three points "says a lot," the Associated Press reported.
Ole Miss visits Texas next Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
What we know: Ole Miss beat Missouri 31-3, and Chambliss accounted for four touchdowns.
What we don't: How far Missouri will fall in the next poll.
Where outlets agree The Associated Press and the Columbia Daily Tribune report that Ole Miss beat 13th-ranked Missouri 31-3, with Chambliss throwing three touchdown passes.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.