No. 13 Missouri falls 31-3 at Ole Miss
Austin Simmons threw for 339 yards in his return to Oxford, but Missouri failed to score on two first-half trips inside the Ole Miss 10-yard line.
No. 13 Missouri suffered its second loss of the season Saturday, falling 31-3 to No. 9 Ole Miss before 67,150 fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The defeat ended the Tigers’ two-game SEC winning streak and sent them into their bye week at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 339 yards on 25-of-44 passing in his return to Oxford, but the Tigers failed to score on two first-half possessions that reached the Ole Miss 10-yard line. Trinidad Chambliss threw three touchdown passes before halftime as the Rebels built a 21-3 lead.
The passing totals did not translate into enough points. Blake Craig made a 27-yard field goal on Missouri’s opening possession after Simmons completed 5 of 6 passes for 61 yards, but Craig later missed a field-goal attempt wide left after Cayden Lee’s 43-yard catch and run created another scoring opportunity.
Donovan Olugbode led Missouri with career highs of nine receptions and 127 yards. Jude James added career bests of five catches and 57 yards, while Lee caught five passes for 62 yards in his return to Ole Miss, where he played from 2023-25.
Missouri briefly created an opening early in the third quarter when Santana Banner stripped running back Kewan Lacy and recovered the fumble. The Tigers did not turn the game’s first takeaway into points.
Nicholas Rodriguez finished with 13 tackles and a forced fumble, extending his streak of games with double-digit tackles to six. Ole Miss improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the SEC, ending a six-game losing streak against Missouri that dated to 1978.
Why it matters
Missouri dropped to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in SEC play after its two-game conference winning streak ended. Ole Miss improved to 5-1 and 3-1 while ending a six-game losing streak against the Tigers.
What to watch next
Missouri entered a bye week after the loss. The source identified a Halloween trip to Arkansas for the Battle Line Rivalry as the Tigers’ next game, but it did not provide the later result.
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