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The University of Mississippi Athletics
10/31/2026 | Football
Series Information
- This marked the 49th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Auburn, with the Tigers now holding a 35-14 lead in the series, 35-13 after the 2013 vacated matchup.
- Auburn holds a 13-5 lead when playing in Oxford in the series, 13-4 after the 2013 vacated game.
- Deuce Alexander (WR), Horatio Fields (WR), Kam Franklin (DE), Suntarine Perkins (LB)
Starters
- Brycen Sanders, Patrick Kutas, Will Echoles, and Kam Franklin all made their 23rd consecutive start at Ole Miss.
- Suntarine Perkins played in his 49th consecutive game for Ole Miss.
- Brycen Sanders and Jamarious Brown played in their 36th consecutive game.
- Horatio Fields and Traylon Ray both made their second career starts in an Ole Miss uniform.
General Notes
- Attendance tonight was 67,041.
- Pete Golding now has a career record of 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the SEC.
Offensive Notes
- With a rushing touchdown in the second quarter, Will Echoles tallied his first career rushing score.
- The Echoles touchdown capped off a 17 play, 89-yard drive that lasted 6:59, the longest drive by Ole Miss in total plays and time of possession this season.
- Shekai Mills-Knight tallied 16 rushes for 71 yards, both career highs.
- His 71 yards and 16 attempts on the day were each more than his collegiate career total.
- Mills-Knight's rushing score near the end of the second quarter was his second of the season and the second of his career.
- With 263 passing yards today, Trinidad Chambliss has eclipsed 6,000 passing yards in his Ole Miss career.
- Chambliss scored a rushing touchdown in the third quarter, the 15th of his Ole Miss career, and 44th of his collegiate career.
- With a passing score to Caleb Cunningham in the fourth quarter, Trinidad Chambliss has now recorded a touchdown through the air in 21 consecutive games, trailing only Chad Kelly with 22 for the longest streak in program history.
- Chambliss has now recorded 20 or more completions in 14 consecutive games.
- Today marked the seventh game with multiple passing touchdowns on the season for Chambliss, and the 12th of his career.
- Chambliss has recorded a passing and rushing touchdown in six games this season and 11 times during his Ole Miss career.
- With 328 total yards today (263 pass, 65 rush), Chambliss moved up to sixth all-time in school history in total offense now with 6,852 yards (6,126 pass, 726 rush)
- Cunningham now has two receiving touchdowns in his last three games.
- Horatio Fields reeled in a touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, his third consecutive game with a score.
- Fields also tied his career high in receptions with six catches for 73 yards. 73 yards for Fields is his new personal best in an Ole Miss uniform.
- Deuce Knight rushed for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second on the season.
- The Ole Miss offense finished the day with four rushing touchdowns by four different players, Chambliss, Echoles, Knight, and Mills-Knight.
- 45 points against Auburn is good for the second most points the Rebels have scored against the Tigers, behind a 48-point performance against Auburn in 2022.
Defensive Notes
- Keaton Thomas recorded his first career forced fumble in the second quarter.
- Jamarious Brown would go on to recover his first career fumble after the Thomas forced fumble.
- Suntarine Perkins netted two sacks in the game, the 21st and 22nd of his Ole Miss career, moving him into fourth place all time in Ole Miss history.
- Blake Purchase batted down his third pass of the season, tying him for second on the team behind Jaylon Braxton's five.
- Freshman Landon Barnes tallied his first career TFL late in the second quarter.
- Perkins registered his 10th career pass breakup to begin the third quarter.
- The Rebels defense recorded a season-high in tackles for loss, tallying 10 on the afternoon.
- Eight Rebels recorded a TFL on the day, Tah'j Butler (2.0), Perkins (2.0), Thomas (1.0), Antonio Kite (1.0), Braxton (1.0), Sharif Denson (1.0), Luke Ferrelli (1.0), and Barnes (1.0).
- Braxton tallied his fifth pass breakup of the afternoon late in the third quarter, the 18th of his career.
- Tah'j Butler tallied his first sack of the season and his first career sack at Ole Miss in the fourth quarter. He would go on to add another later in the quarter.
- Anthony Robinson III recorded his first career forced fumble in the fourth quarter, the second forced fumble by a Rebel defender today.
- The Rebel defense forced two turnovers in the game, marking two consecutive games with multiple turnovers forced.
- In total, the Rebels defense netted four sacks in the game, a season high.
Special Teams Notes
- Jehiem Oatis blocked an Auburn extra point in the second quarter, his second block of the season (also vs. Charlotte).
- With a field goal midway through the third quarter, Lucas Carneiro has now made a field goal in 13 straight games.
- Carneiro's field goal tied him with Bryson Rose for fourth all-time in field goals made at Ole Miss with 43.
- Additionally, Carneiro is now one made PAT shy of seventh all time in Ole Miss history sitting at 91.
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