Mississippi 23, Alabama 17
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 4, 2014
Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Matt Loeffler
Attendance:
61826
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No. 11 Mississippi 23, No. 1 Alabama 17: Bo Wallace threw three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead toss to Jaylen Walton with 2:54 left, and Senquez Golson intercepted a pass in the back of the end zone to seal the host Rebels' upset of the Crimson Tide.
Wallace finished 18-of-31 for 251 yards and added 32 rushing yards as Mississippi (5-0, 2-0 SEC) earned its first victory over a top-ranked team and improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1962. Evan Engram had three catches for 71 yards and Laquon Treadwell had five grabs for 55 yards and a touchdown for the Rebels.
T.J. Yeldon rushed for 123 yards and Amari Cooper had nine receptions for 91 yards for Alabama (4-1, 1-1). Blake Sims was 19-of-31 for 228 yards and scored a rushing touchdown for the Crimson Tide.
After a slow start, the Crimson Tide finally put together a sustained drive late in the half, going 68 yards in 12 plays and taking a 7-3 lead on Sims' 1-yard bootleg on fourth down. After the teams traded three-and-outs, Alabama's Cyrus Jones stripped I'Tavius Mathers and returned the fumble 13 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 halftime lead.
Wallace took over in the fourth quarter, hitting Vince Sanders with a 34-yard strike to tie it and, after the Rebels forced and recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, finding Walton for the go-ahead score. The Rebels had the point after blocked and watched Alabama drive toward the winning score before Golson picked off Sims to seal it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama lost RB Kenyan Drake to a gruesome leg injury early in the second quarter. … Cooper (156) moved into third on Alabama's all-time receptions list. … Ole Miss has forced a turnover in 28 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak in the nation.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Alabama |
|
Mississippi |
T.J. Yeldon
|
Player |
Jaylen Walton
|
20 |
Attempts |
11 |
123 |
Yards |
39 |
6.2 |
Avg Yards |
3.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Alabama |
|
Mississippi |
Amari Cooper
| Player |
Evan Engram
|
9 |
Receptions |
3 |
91 |
Yards |
71 |
10.1 |
Avg Yards |
23.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Alabama
|
396 |
168 |
228 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
Mississippi
|
323 |
72 |
251 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |