Ole Miss vs. Texas Notes and Notables: 34-27 Loss in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 7 Ole Miss fought all the way back Saturday night, but No. 19 Texas held on for a 34-27 win in front of 104,306 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Rebels trailed 24-3 at halftime before scoring 21 straight points to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, then recovered an onside kick in the final minute and had one last shot at the end zone before a game-ending interception.

Even in the loss, the night was full of milestones. Trinidad Chambliss extended his streak of games with a touchdown pass to 20, Jalyn Crawford became the first Rebel with two interceptions in a game since 2023, and Lucas Carneiro kept climbing the Ole Miss record books.

Here are the notes, numbers and milestones from the game.

Series Information

• This marked the ninth meeting between Ole Miss and Texas, with the Longhorns now holding a 7-2 lead in the series, 7-1 after the vacated 2013 matchup.
• Texas holds a 4-1 lead in games played in Austin, 4-0 after the vacated 2013 game.
• This was the first matchup between Ole Miss and Texas as SEC foes.

Captains and Participation

• Will Echoles (DL), Patrick Kutas (OL) and Delano Townsend (OL) served as captains.
• Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles and Kam Franklin each made their 22nd consecutive start at Ole Miss.
• Suntarine Perkins played in his 48th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• Running back Kewan Lacy made his 21st career start in an Ole Miss uniform.
• Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown each played in their 35th consecutive game.

General Notes

• Attendance was 104,306, the fourth-largest crowd ever at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
• Pete Golding now has a career record of 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the SEC.
• Golding has played a ranked opponent in eight of his first 10 career games as a head coach and holds a 5-3 record in those games.

Offensive Notes

• With a touchdown pass to Horatio Fields in the third quarter, Chambliss has now thrown a touchdown pass in 20 consecutive games, breaking his tie with Matt Corral for the second-longest streak in school history. Only Chad Kelly, with 22, has a longer streak.
• The score was Fields’ third receiving touchdown of the season. He later caught his fourth of the year to tie the game in the fourth quarter, and his two touchdown catches are a new career high for a game.
• Chambliss finished the night with 25 completions for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
• With 25 completions, Chambliss now has 461 in his Ole Miss career, passing John Fourcade for the eighth-most in school history.
• Chambliss has now recorded 20 or more completions in 13 consecutive games.
• Chambliss attempted 52 passes against Texas, the first time an Ole Miss quarterback has attempted at least 50 passes in a game since Jordan Ta’amu threw 52 against Vanderbilt in 2017.
• Chambliss threw his 37th and 38th touchdown passes at Ole Miss, passing Matt Corral for the eighth-most in a Rebel career.
• It was the sixth game this season with multiple touchdown passes for Chambliss, and the 11th of his career.
• With 36 rushing yards, Lacy is now tied with Dexter McCluster for the 11th-most career rushing yards in school history, with 1,955 each.
• Deuce Alexander led Ole Miss in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (87), tying his career best for catches in a game.

Defensive Notes

• Crawford intercepted a Texas pass in the first quarter for his first pick of the season and first as a Rebel. It was the third interception of his college career. He added a second pick in the fourth quarter, his second of the season and fourth of his career.
• Crawford became the first Rebel with two interceptions in a game since Trey Washington against Vanderbilt in 2023.
• The Ole Miss defense now has five interceptions in its last three games.
• On the first drive of the third quarter, Blake Purchase recorded his second strip-sack of the season. Both have come in the last three games, and both resulted in a touchdown on the recovery.
• Purchase now has 4.5 sacks on the season.
• Franklin recovered the loose ball in the end zone for his first career fumble recovery and touchdown.
• Franklin added a sack of his own later in the third quarter, giving him 2.0 on the year.
• Franklin led the defense with 2.0 tackles for loss.
• Purchase finished with 1.5 tackles for loss, giving him a team-leading 8.0 on the season.
• Seven Rebels recorded a tackle for loss: Franklin (2.0), Purchase (1.5), Jaylon Braxton (1.5), Antonio Kite (1.0), Perkins (1.0), Luke Ferrelli (0.5) and Keaton Thomas (0.5).
• Kite recorded the first tackle for loss of his career.
• Thomas finished with a career-high three quarterback hurries.
• Purchase recorded a pass breakup for the second straight game.
• Perkins recorded his second pass breakup of the season and now has nine in his career.

Special Teams Notes

• With a field goal midway through the first quarter, Carneiro has now made a field goal in 12 straight games.
• Carneiro’s first-quarter make was the 41st of his Ole Miss career, tying him for the sixth-most in program history.
• With two field goals, Carneiro’s 42 career makes move him into a tie with Caden Davis for the fifth-most at Ole Miss.
• With nine points, Carneiro now has 211 career points, moving him up to eighth in career points and seventh in career points by a kicker.
• Carneiro went 3-for-3 on extra points, moving him into eighth in school history with 85 career PATs.
• Oscar Bird made his second career rushing attempt on a fake punt late in the second quarter, a 17-yard run for a first down. He now has two career carries for 35 yards (17.5 per carry).
• Bird punted a career-high seven times for 303 yards, a 43.3-yard average, with one inside the 20 and a long of 54.
• Ole Miss recovered an onside kick late in the fourth quarter, its first onside kick recovery since Auburn in 2023.

The bottom line

The comeback came up just short, but the Rebels left Austin with plenty of individual milestones and a defense that forced three turnovers and scored a touchdown. Ole Miss falls to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in SEC play and returns home to host Auburn on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network.

Notes are courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics

Evelyn Van Pelt

Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception. Email Evie at: Evie@TheRebelWalk.com

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