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The University of Mississippi Athletics
10/24/2026 | Football
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 2013 vacated matchup.
• Texas holds a 4-1 lead when playing in Austin in the series, 4-0 after the 2013 vacated game.
• This was the first matchup between Ole Miss and Texas as SEC foes.
Captains
• Will Echoles (DL), Patrick Kutas (OL), Delano Townsend (OL)
Starters
• Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 22nd consecutive start at Ole Miss.
• Suntarine Perkins played in his 48th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• Running back Kewan Lacy recorded his 21st career start in an Ole uniform.
• Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 35th consecutive game.
General Notes
• Attendance tonight 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 now played a ranked opponent in eight of his first 10 career games as a head coach, and holds a record of 5-3 in those contests.
Offensive Notes
• With a passing score to Horatio Fields in the third quarter, Trinidad Chambliss has now recorded a touchdown through the air in 20 consecutive games, breaking his tie with Matt Corral for the second-longest streak in school history, trailing only Chad Kelly with 22.
• The score was Fields' third receiving touchdown on the season. Later catching his fourth of the year to tie the game in the fourth, his two scores is a new career-best for TD catches in a game.
• Chambliss finished the night with 25 completions for 250 yards and two scores.
• With 25 completions on the day, 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, marking the first time an Ole Miss quarterback attempted at least 50 passes in a game since Jordan Ta'amu attempted 52 against Vanderbilt in 2017.
• Chambliss recorded his 37th and 38th passing touchdowns at Ole Miss, passing Matt Corral for the eighth-most in a career with the Rebels.
• This marked the sixth game with multiple passing touchdowns on the season for Chambliss, and the 11th of his career.
• With 36 yards rushing today, Kewan Lacy is currently tied with Dexter McCluster for the 11th-most career rushing yards in school history, each with 1,955 to their name.
• Deuce Alexander led Ole Miss in both receptions (eight) and receiving yards (87), tying his career best for receptions in a game.
Defensive Notes
• Jalyn 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 of his collegiate career. He followed that up with a second pick in the fourth quarter for his second of the season and fourth of his career.
• Crawford became the first Rebel with two interceptions in a game since Trey Washington in 2023 against Vanderbilt.
• The Ole Miss defense now has five interceptions in the past three games.
• On the first drive of the third quarter, Blake Purchase recorded his second strip sack of the season, both coming in the last three games and each instance resulting in a touchdown on the recovery.
• Purchase now has 4.5 sacks on the season.
• Kam Franklin recovered the loose ball in the endzone, resulting in his first career fumble recovery and touchdown.
• Franklin would add a sack of his own later in the third quarter, giving him 2.0 on the year.
• Franklin finished the day first on the defense in TFL with 2.0.
• Purchase finished with 1.5 TFL on the day, giving him a team-leading 8.0 on the season.
• Seven Rebels recorded a TFL on the day, Franklin (2.0), Purchase (1.5), Jaylon Braxton (1.5), Antonio Kite (1.0), Suntarine Perkins (1.0), Luke Ferrelli (0.5), and Keaton Thomas (0.5).
• Kite recorded his first TFL of his career.
• Thomas finished with a career-best three quarterback hurries.
• Purchase recorded a pass breakup for the second game in a row.
• 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, Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in 12 straight games.
• Caneiro's first quarter make was the 41st of his Ole Miss career, tying him for the sixth-most in program history.
• Connecting on two field goals, Carneiro's 42 makes move him into a tie for fifth-most in a career at Ole Miss with Caden Davis.
• With nine points tonight, Carneiro now has 211 career points scored, moving him up to eighth in career points scored and seventh in career points scored kicking.
• Carneiro was 3-3 on PAT kicks today, moving him into eighth in school history with 85 made PATs at Ole Miss.
• Oscar Bird made his second career rushing attempt on a fake punt play late in the second quarter. He now has two career rush attempts for 35 yards (17.5 avg.)
• Bird recorded a career-high seven punts on the day for 303 yards with an average of 43.3 per boot, one inside the 20, and a long of 54.
• With an onside kick recovery late in the fourth, Ole Miss recovered their first onside kick since Auburn in 2023.
• 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 2013 vacated matchup.
• Texas holds a 4-1 lead when playing in Austin in the series, 4-0 after the 2013 vacated game.
• This was the first matchup between Ole Miss and Texas as SEC foes.
Captains
• Will Echoles (DL), Patrick Kutas (OL), Delano Townsend (OL)
Starters
• Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 22nd consecutive start at Ole Miss.
• Suntarine Perkins played in his 48th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
• Running back Kewan Lacy recorded his 21st career start in an Ole uniform.
• Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 35th consecutive game.
General Notes
• Attendance tonight 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 now played a ranked opponent in eight of his first 10 career games as a head coach, and holds a record of 5-3 in those contests.
Offensive Notes
• With a passing score to Horatio Fields in the third quarter, Trinidad Chambliss has now recorded a touchdown through the air in 20 consecutive games, breaking his tie with Matt Corral for the second-longest streak in school history, trailing only Chad Kelly with 22.
• The score was Fields' third receiving touchdown on the season. Later catching his fourth of the year to tie the game in the fourth, his two scores is a new career-best for TD catches in a game.
• Chambliss finished the night with 25 completions for 250 yards and two scores.
• With 25 completions on the day, 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, marking the first time an Ole Miss quarterback attempted at least 50 passes in a game since Jordan Ta'amu attempted 52 against Vanderbilt in 2017.
• Chambliss recorded his 37th and 38th passing touchdowns at Ole Miss, passing Matt Corral for the eighth-most in a career with the Rebels.
• This marked the sixth game with multiple passing touchdowns on the season for Chambliss, and the 11th of his career.
• With 36 yards rushing today, Kewan Lacy is currently tied with Dexter McCluster for the 11th-most career rushing yards in school history, each with 1,955 to their name.
• Deuce Alexander led Ole Miss in both receptions (eight) and receiving yards (87), tying his career best for receptions in a game.
Defensive Notes
• Jalyn 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 of his collegiate career. He followed that up with a second pick in the fourth quarter for his second of the season and fourth of his career.
• Crawford became the first Rebel with two interceptions in a game since Trey Washington in 2023 against Vanderbilt.
• The Ole Miss defense now has five interceptions in the past three games.
• On the first drive of the third quarter, Blake Purchase recorded his second strip sack of the season, both coming in the last three games and each instance resulting in a touchdown on the recovery.
• Purchase now has 4.5 sacks on the season.
• Kam Franklin recovered the loose ball in the endzone, resulting in his first career fumble recovery and touchdown.
• Franklin would add a sack of his own later in the third quarter, giving him 2.0 on the year.
• Franklin finished the day first on the defense in TFL with 2.0.
• Purchase finished with 1.5 TFL on the day, giving him a team-leading 8.0 on the season.
• Seven Rebels recorded a TFL on the day, Franklin (2.0), Purchase (1.5), Jaylon Braxton (1.5), Antonio Kite (1.0), Suntarine Perkins (1.0), Luke Ferrelli (0.5), and Keaton Thomas (0.5).
• Kite recorded his first TFL of his career.
• Thomas finished with a career-best three quarterback hurries.
• Purchase recorded a pass breakup for the second game in a row.
• 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, Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in 12 straight games.
• Caneiro's first quarter make was the 41st of his Ole Miss career, tying him for the sixth-most in program history.
• Connecting on two field goals, Carneiro's 42 makes move him into a tie for fifth-most in a career at Ole Miss with Caden Davis.
• With nine points tonight, Carneiro now has 211 career points scored, moving him up to eighth in career points scored and seventh in career points scored kicking.
• Carneiro was 3-3 on PAT kicks today, moving him into eighth in school history with 85 made PATs at Ole Miss.
• Oscar Bird made his second career rushing attempt on a fake punt play late in the second quarter. He now has two career rush attempts for 35 yards (17.5 avg.)
• Bird recorded a career-high seven punts on the day for 303 yards with an average of 43.3 per boot, one inside the 20, and a long of 54.
• With an onside kick recovery late in the fourth, Ole Miss recovered their first onside kick since Auburn in 2023.
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