Georgia ends Ole Miss home winning streak

Ole Miss’ 16-game home winning streak ended with a loss to Georgia on Nov. 7, the Rebels’ first defeat at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium since Kentucky won there in 2024. Ole Miss is now 38-4 at home since the start of the 2021 season.

The announced attendance of 68,814 was the second-highest in program history. Through 51 meetings, Georgia holds a 35-15-1 series advantage, including an 11-7 record in Oxford. The loss ended the Rebels’ three-game home winning streak against the Bulldogs.

Pete Golding’s record moved to 8-4 overall and 4-3 in SEC play. Through his first 12 games as head coach, Golding faced nine ranked opponents, including Georgia.

Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss threw for 170 yards and moved past Kent Austin into seventh place in Ole Miss history with 6,296 career passing yards. With 18 completions, his Rebels career total reached 501, moving him past Romaro Miller for seventh in school history.

Two long Chambliss streaks ended. He had recorded at least 20 completions in 14 consecutive games and had thrown a touchdown pass in 21 straight, one short of Chad Kelly’s program record of 22.

Horatio Fields set career highs with eight receptions and 96 receiving yards. A fourth-quarter rushing touchdown gave Shekai Mills-Knight scores on the ground in consecutive games for the first time in his career.

Defensively, Will Echoles recorded his eighth career sack at Ole Miss and his third pass breakup of the season. With 39.0 career tackles for loss, Suntarine Perkins is 0.5 behind Greg Hardy for third place in program history.

Joenel Aguero, Kam Franklin and Antonio Kite each finished with six tackles. For the sixth time in his career, Oscar Bird had multiple punts downed inside the opponent’s 20. Lucas Carneiro’s fourth-quarter extra point tied Bryan Owen for seventh in Ole Miss history with 92.

Why it matters

Ole Miss fell to 8-4 overall and 4-3 in SEC play under Pete Golding. The defeat also ended a 16-game home winning streak and a three-game home winning streak against Georgia.

What to watch next

The postgame notes did not identify Ole Miss’ next game or another upcoming decision.