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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, September 13
Oxford, Miss.
6:00 PM
Ole Miss
3-0 , 2-0
41
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Arkansas
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Ole Miss
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Football Moves to 2-0 in SEC Play with Win Over Arkansas
9/13/2025 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. – A game that began with a wild flurry of offense ended with a crucial defensive play as No. 13 Ole Miss football held off an Arkansas comeback attempt to win 41-35 on Saturday night and improve to 2-0 in SEC play just three weeks into the 2025 college football season.
The two SEC rivals combined for nine straight scoring drives in the first half, 997 yards of total offense (522 for Arkansas, 475 for Ole Miss) and 53 first downs. But the shootout came down to a defensive stop in the end as TJ Dottery forced a fumble in the final minutes to halt the Razorback comeback.
Special teams proved to be crucial as well, as Ole Miss kicker Lucas Carneiro finished 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, while Arkansas was 0-for-2, ultimately spelling the difference in a six-point game.
Offensive Leaders
Trinidad Chambliss was outstanding in his first Ole Miss start, going 21-for-29 passing with 415 total yards (353 passing, 62 rushing) and three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing). Harrison Wallace III once again led the receiving corps with six catches for 92 yards and a touchdown, just eight yards shy of his third straight 100-yard game to start the season. Kewan Lacy had a strong day out of the backfield with 84 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown.
Defensive Leaders
Suntarine Perkins led the Ole Miss defense with nine tackles on the night, including one for a loss, as well as one QB hurry. TJ Dottery tallied eight tackles, broke up one pass and forced a fumble. Wydett Williams Jr. recovered that fumble and broke up a pass in addition to six tackles. Zxavian Harris notched five total tackles, including one for a loss and added a pass breakup. Will Echoles had a team-high two QB hurries to go with four tackles.
First Quarter
Arkansas opened the game with a bang, as Taylen Green hit Jaden Platt for a 34-yard gain into Ole Miss territory. The Rebel defense held strong there, forcing a 51-yard field goal attempt by Scott Starzyk, which missed to the right to keep it scoreless in what was the only non-scoring drive of the first half for either team.
Ole Miss turned in a strong series in response with a heavy dose of the ground game, running for 37 yards on a 59-yard opening drive. It looked like the Rebels might come up short after Trinidad Chambliss' pass attempt fell incomplete in the end zone on 4th-and-1, but a pass interference call against Arkansas set up a 2-yard Kewan Lacy touchdown to make it 7-0.
The Razorbacks answered with an impressive touchdown drive of their own, converting three third downs, including a 30-yard touchdown pass from Green to O'Mega Blake on 3rd-and-16 to tie it at seven.
Second Quarter
On the first play of the ensuing drive and last play of the first quarter, Chambliss found a wide-open Cayden Lee, who raced 57 yards after the catch for a 62-yard gain down to the Arkansas 13-yard line. Chambliss finished it himself with a 9-yard completion to Harrison Wallace III and a 2-yard keeper for his first rushing score as a Rebel, which made it 14-7 for the home team.
The back-and-forth continued when Mike Washington exploded for a 47-yard touchdown on the following drive to tie it right back at 14. It didn't stay that way long as Chambliss found Dae'Quan Wright for a 64-yard gain down to the goal line, and the Rebel QB punched in his second rushing touchdown in as many drives to put Ole Miss back on top, 21-14.
It looked like Ole Miss might stop the scoring flurry when Antonio Kite intercepted Green in the end zone, but a defensive holding penalty against the Rebels set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Braylen Russell to tie it back at 21.
Chambliss started the next drive with a 22-yard completion to Lacy, then a pair of Arkansas penalties pushed Ole Miss into the red zone, where Chambliss checked out with a cut on his hand. Austin Simmons took over, and despite hardly being able to put pressure on his injured ankle, tossed a 4-yard touchdown to Wallace to put Ole Miss ahead 28-21.
Arkansas answered with a 35-yard completion from Green to Washington, followed by a 15-yard scramble by the Razorback quarterback to move deep into Rebel territory. Then Green reeled off 20 on the ground to convert a 3rd-and-10 and set himself up for a 5-yard rushing score to bring it even again at 28.
With just 1:16 to go, Chambliss re-entered the game and went to the air, where he hit Wallace for 15 yards, Logan Diggs for 13 and Deuce Alexander for 21 to set up a 36-yard field goal by Lucas Carneiro to put Ole Miss ahead 31-28 at the break.
Each team eclipsed 300 total yards in the first half with Arkansas at a slight edge, 333-301. Ole Miss totaled 17 first downs in the first half compared to 16 by Arkansas.
Third Quarter
After the relentless offense in the first half, both teams punted to start the second. Arkansas punter Devin Bale pinned Ole Miss at its own 7-yard line, but the Rebels quickly flipped the field. Lacy moved the chains with 10 yards on the ground, then Chambliss dropped a 40-yard dime to Wallace. A pair of red-zone penalties against the Rebels threatened the drive, but Chambliss delivered a strike to De'Zhaun Stribling for a 6-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-goal to give Ole Miss the 38-28 lead.
The Razorbacks drove just shy of the Ole Miss red zone in response, but back-to-back stops by Zxavian Harris, and a pass breakup by Nick Cull forced a field goal attempt, and Starzyk missed from 49 yards out to keep the Rebel lead at 10.
Fourth Quarter
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Chambliss connected with Alexander for 35 yards down the sideline. Arkansas defender Kani Walker was injured on the play and was carted off after a delay. Chambliss scrambled for 17 yards down inside the 10-yard line, where the Arkansas defense locked down, forcing a 23-yard Carneiro field goal to make it 41-28.
Arkansas delivered offensively with its back against the wall, mounting an 11-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Washington's second touchdown, to cut the Rebel lead to six, 41-35.
After a three-and-out by the Ole Miss offense, Arkansas drove into Rebel territory and looked poised to take the late lead, but TJ Dottery forced a critical fumble, and Wydett Williams Jr. recovered with 1:52 left on the clock. The Ole Miss offense moved the chains once then went into victory formation to move to 2-0 in the SEC.
Next Up
Ole Miss takes a break from SEC play next week to face what will be its toughest non-conference test this season against Tulane, which moved to 3-0 on the season with a win Saturday night over Duke. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Tickets are still available at OleMissTix.com.
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The two SEC rivals combined for nine straight scoring drives in the first half, 997 yards of total offense (522 for Arkansas, 475 for Ole Miss) and 53 first downs. But the shootout came down to a defensive stop in the end as TJ Dottery forced a fumble in the final minutes to halt the Razorback comeback.
Special teams proved to be crucial as well, as Ole Miss kicker Lucas Carneiro finished 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, while Arkansas was 0-for-2, ultimately spelling the difference in a six-point game.
Offensive Leaders
Trinidad Chambliss was outstanding in his first Ole Miss start, going 21-for-29 passing with 415 total yards (353 passing, 62 rushing) and three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing). Harrison Wallace III once again led the receiving corps with six catches for 92 yards and a touchdown, just eight yards shy of his third straight 100-yard game to start the season. Kewan Lacy had a strong day out of the backfield with 84 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown.
Defensive Leaders
Suntarine Perkins led the Ole Miss defense with nine tackles on the night, including one for a loss, as well as one QB hurry. TJ Dottery tallied eight tackles, broke up one pass and forced a fumble. Wydett Williams Jr. recovered that fumble and broke up a pass in addition to six tackles. Zxavian Harris notched five total tackles, including one for a loss and added a pass breakup. Will Echoles had a team-high two QB hurries to go with four tackles.
First Quarter
Arkansas opened the game with a bang, as Taylen Green hit Jaden Platt for a 34-yard gain into Ole Miss territory. The Rebel defense held strong there, forcing a 51-yard field goal attempt by Scott Starzyk, which missed to the right to keep it scoreless in what was the only non-scoring drive of the first half for either team.
Ole Miss turned in a strong series in response with a heavy dose of the ground game, running for 37 yards on a 59-yard opening drive. It looked like the Rebels might come up short after Trinidad Chambliss' pass attempt fell incomplete in the end zone on 4th-and-1, but a pass interference call against Arkansas set up a 2-yard Kewan Lacy touchdown to make it 7-0.
The Razorbacks answered with an impressive touchdown drive of their own, converting three third downs, including a 30-yard touchdown pass from Green to O'Mega Blake on 3rd-and-16 to tie it at seven.
Second Quarter
On the first play of the ensuing drive and last play of the first quarter, Chambliss found a wide-open Cayden Lee, who raced 57 yards after the catch for a 62-yard gain down to the Arkansas 13-yard line. Chambliss finished it himself with a 9-yard completion to Harrison Wallace III and a 2-yard keeper for his first rushing score as a Rebel, which made it 14-7 for the home team.
The back-and-forth continued when Mike Washington exploded for a 47-yard touchdown on the following drive to tie it right back at 14. It didn't stay that way long as Chambliss found Dae'Quan Wright for a 64-yard gain down to the goal line, and the Rebel QB punched in his second rushing touchdown in as many drives to put Ole Miss back on top, 21-14.
It looked like Ole Miss might stop the scoring flurry when Antonio Kite intercepted Green in the end zone, but a defensive holding penalty against the Rebels set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Braylen Russell to tie it back at 21.
Chambliss started the next drive with a 22-yard completion to Lacy, then a pair of Arkansas penalties pushed Ole Miss into the red zone, where Chambliss checked out with a cut on his hand. Austin Simmons took over, and despite hardly being able to put pressure on his injured ankle, tossed a 4-yard touchdown to Wallace to put Ole Miss ahead 28-21.
Arkansas answered with a 35-yard completion from Green to Washington, followed by a 15-yard scramble by the Razorback quarterback to move deep into Rebel territory. Then Green reeled off 20 on the ground to convert a 3rd-and-10 and set himself up for a 5-yard rushing score to bring it even again at 28.
With just 1:16 to go, Chambliss re-entered the game and went to the air, where he hit Wallace for 15 yards, Logan Diggs for 13 and Deuce Alexander for 21 to set up a 36-yard field goal by Lucas Carneiro to put Ole Miss ahead 31-28 at the break.
Each team eclipsed 300 total yards in the first half with Arkansas at a slight edge, 333-301. Ole Miss totaled 17 first downs in the first half compared to 16 by Arkansas.
Third Quarter
After the relentless offense in the first half, both teams punted to start the second. Arkansas punter Devin Bale pinned Ole Miss at its own 7-yard line, but the Rebels quickly flipped the field. Lacy moved the chains with 10 yards on the ground, then Chambliss dropped a 40-yard dime to Wallace. A pair of red-zone penalties against the Rebels threatened the drive, but Chambliss delivered a strike to De'Zhaun Stribling for a 6-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-goal to give Ole Miss the 38-28 lead.
The Razorbacks drove just shy of the Ole Miss red zone in response, but back-to-back stops by Zxavian Harris, and a pass breakup by Nick Cull forced a field goal attempt, and Starzyk missed from 49 yards out to keep the Rebel lead at 10.
Fourth Quarter
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Chambliss connected with Alexander for 35 yards down the sideline. Arkansas defender Kani Walker was injured on the play and was carted off after a delay. Chambliss scrambled for 17 yards down inside the 10-yard line, where the Arkansas defense locked down, forcing a 23-yard Carneiro field goal to make it 41-28.
Arkansas delivered offensively with its back against the wall, mounting an 11-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Washington's second touchdown, to cut the Rebel lead to six, 41-35.
After a three-and-out by the Ole Miss offense, Arkansas drove into Rebel territory and looked poised to take the late lead, but TJ Dottery forced a critical fumble, and Wydett Williams Jr. recovered with 1:52 left on the clock. The Ole Miss offense moved the chains once then went into victory formation to move to 2-0 in the SEC.
Next Up
Ole Miss takes a break from SEC play next week to face what will be its toughest non-conference test this season against Tulane, which moved to 3-0 on the season with a win Saturday night over Duke. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Tickets are still available at OleMissTix.com.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date with all the latest Ole Miss football news and content! Subscribe to The Sip, the official newsletter of Rebel football, and we'll drop the best Ole Miss football stories, videos and social media content to your inbox each week.
Update today to the all-new version of the Ole Miss Sports app, presented by Renasant Bank! The new app will serve as a dynamic hub for Rebel gameday content, including ticketing, parking, schedules, shopping for official Ole Miss merchandise and much more. Click here for more info or to download.
Team Stats
ARK
OLE
Total Yards
526
475
Pass Yards
305
357
Rushing Yards
221
118
Penalty Yards
68
63
1st Downs
29
25
3rd Downs
9
8
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
33:11
26:49
1st Quarter
ARK 0, OLE 7
OLE - Lacy,Kewan 2 yd run (Carneiro,Lucas kick), 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:37
ARK 7, OLE 7
ARK - Blake,O'Mega 30 yd pass from Green,Taylen (Starzyk,Scott kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:04
2nd Quarter
ARK 7, OLE 14
OLE - Chambliss,Trinidad 2 yd run (Carneiro,Lucas kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:54
ARK 14, OLE 14
ARK - Washington,Mike 47 yd run (Starzyk,Scott kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:54
ARK 14, OLE 21
OLE - Chambliss,Trinidad 1 yd run (Carneiro,Lucas kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:51
ARK 21, OLE 21
ARK - Russell,Braylen 3 yd run (Starzyk,Scott kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:30
ARK 21, OLE 28
OLE - Wallace III,Harrison 4 yd pass from Simmons,Austin (Carneiro,Lucas kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:44
ARK 28, OLE 28
ARK - Green,Taylen 5 yd run (Starzyk,Scott kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:59
ARK 28, OLE 31
OLE - Carneiro,Lucas 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:18
3rd Quarter
ARK 28, OLE 38
OLE - Stribling,De'Zhaun 6 yd pass from Chambliss,Trinidad (Carneiro,Lucas kick) 12 plays, 93 yards, TOP 04:58
4th Quarter
ARK 28, OLE 41
OLE - Carneiro,Lucas 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:24
ARK 35, OLE 41
ARK - Washington,Mike 3 yd run (Starzyk,Scott kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:02
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
21
TD
1
YDS
353
INT
0
CMP
1
TD
1
YDS
4
INT
0
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