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4-8 , 1-7
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8-4 , 4-4
Ole Miss Drops Egg Bowl 31-23
11/27/2010 | Football
Nov. 27, 2010
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OXFORD, Miss. - Senior Jeremiah Masoli threw for 261 yards and set the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season, but Ole Miss dropped the Egg Bowl 31-23 to Mississippi State on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) led for most of the 107th meeting between the two teams, with a 498-326 advantage in total yards. But Ole Miss (4-8, 1-7) nearly rallied from a 31-9 fourth quarter deficit, scoring two touchdowns to pull within 31-23 with 4:21 remaining.
The Rebels' comeback ended when Jeremiah Masoli desperately scrambled for several seconds before being sacked on fourth-and-24 with 59.4 seconds remaining.
"Nobody gave up," Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden said. "I'm proud of my teammates and everybody for that. We just kept pressing on. We almost came away with it."
The road team has won only twice in the past 12 years of the series.
Masoli, who ended a disappointing senior season in Oxford after transferring from Oregon over the summer, led Ole Miss with 261 yards passing, one touchdown and one interception.
The scene in Oxford was far different than two years ago, when Ole Miss destroyed MSU 45-0, a humiliating defeat that helped send then-coach Sylvester Croom packing.
"The only thing I know is to go back to work," Nutt said. "We expected it to be a tough year, but we didn't expect this."
Bolden caught six passes for 78 yards and also rushed for a team-high 45 yards and a touchdown. The Rebels, which came into the game as the No. 2 rushing team in the SEC, gained just 65 yards on the ground.
Team Stats
MS 0, UM 6
UM - Jeff Scott 16 yd run (Bryson Rose kickblocked), 1 plays, 16 yards, TOP 0:05
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MS 7, UM 6
MS - Chris Smith 15 yd pass from Chris Relf (D. DePasquale kick) 4 plays, 88 yards, TOP 1:51
MS 7, UM 9
UM - Bryson Rose 34 yd field goal 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:58
MS 14, UM 9
MS - L. Perkins 33 yd pass from Chris Relf (D. DePasquale kick) 3 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:03
MS 21, UM 9
MS - L. Perkins 36 yd pass from Chris Relf (D. DePasquale kick) 2 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:41
MS 24, UM 9
MS - D. DePasquale 42 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:25
MS 31, UM 9
MS - Vick Ballard 8 yd run (D. DePasquale kick), 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:58
MS 31, UM 16
UM - Brandon Bolden 10 yd run (Bryson Rose kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:21
MS 31, UM 23
UM - Ja-Mes Logan 24 yd pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Bryson Rose kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:50