Georgia beats Ole Miss in Athens classic

By Chris Marler

It’s becoming routine at this point. I feel like I say it every week, and it’s way less about me being hyperbolic, dramatic, and/or a prisoner of the moment. 

That was one of the best games of the season.

This time it was in Athens as No. 5 Ole Miss and No. 9 Georgia played in a barn burner for four straight quarters. 

The Dawgs won 43-35. 

The game featured 78 points, seven lead changes, and 861 yards of offense, and just two punts–both by Ole Miss.

GUNNER STOCKTON GOT THAT DAWG IN HIM 🐶

🦴 348 total yards
🦴 5 total TDs

No. 9 Georgia leads No. 5 Ole Miss, 43-35, late in the fourth. pic.twitter.com/GGzcar2tBc

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In the end, it was Gunner Stockton and the Dawgs’ defense that were the difference. Ole Miss played extremely well behind everyone’s favorite Division II quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. The Rebs scored on their first five possessions and held a 35-26 lead at the end of the third quarter. Chambliss finished the game 19-of-36 with 305 yards of offense and three touchdowns. 

But, great coaches make halftime adjustments, and very few teams do that better than Kirby Smart’s squad. The Bulldogs outgained the Rebels by 100 yards in the second half and had 19 first downs to Ole Miss’ four. 

As great as Chambliss was for Ole Miss, it faded in the second half, and Stockton was even better for the Dawgs. Chambliss was just 5-of-15 in the second half. Meanwhile, Stockton completed 84 percent of his passes (26-of-31) for 348 yards and five touchdowns. 

Gunner Stockton is lighting it up vs Ole Miss pic.twitter.com/WuURRxoE1m

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The Bulldogs got a big win before the bye week and improved to 6-1. Ole Miss falls to 6-1 and will travel to Oklahoma next week. 

When the Game was won  

Ole Miss punted for just the second time in the game with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter while Georgia held a 40-35 lead. Georgia converted four first downs and held the ball for 4 minutes and 26 seconds making it an eight-point game. 

Numbers to Know 

2 – Punts. The teams combined for just two punts the entire game. 

3 – Saturday was the third time Ole Miss has allowed 40 or more points since the start of the 2023 season. Two of those three were against Georgia. Both were in Athens. 

50 – Georgia has won 50 of their last 52 games in Sanford Stadium.