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39–35
Final
 FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleVAN -1.5
FINALOle Miss 39, Vanderbilt 35UPSETMISS covered +1.5CLOSED VAN -1.5

Highlights

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Scoring plays

21 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

OLE MISS 30 yard field goal GOOD.

10:22
3-0
Rush

OLE MISS rush for a touchdown.

6:04
9-0
Extra Point Good

OLE MISS Extra point GOOD.

6:04
10-0
Q2
Rush

VANDERBILT rush for a touchdown.

11:47
0-0
Extra Point Good

VANDERBILT Extra point GOOD.

11:47
10-7
Pass Completion

VANDERBILT pass complete for a touchdown.

10:18
10-14
Extra Point Good

VANDERBILT Extra point GOOD.

10:18
10-14
Rush

VANDERBILT rush for a touchdown.

3:27
10-20
Extra Point Good

VANDERBILT Extra point GOOD.

3:27
10-21
Q3
Rush

OLE MISS rush for a touchdown.

10:25
16-21
Extra Point Good

OLE MISS Extra point GOOD.

10:25
17-21
Rush

VANDERBILT rush for a touchdown.

4:51
17-27
Extra Point Good

VANDERBILT Extra point GOOD.

4:51
17-28
Rush

OLE MISS rush for a touchdown.

0:27
23-28
2pt Conversion

OLE MISS2-point conversion pass GOOD.

0:27
25-28
Q4
Rush

OLE MISS rush for a touchdown.

9:05
31-28
Extra Point Good

OLE MISS Extra point GOOD.

9:05
32-28
Pass Completion

VANDERBILT pass complete for a touchdown.

1:30
32-34
Extra Point Good

VANDERBILT Extra point GOOD.

1:30
32-35
Rush

OLE MISS rush for a touchdown.

1:07
38-35
Extra Point Good

OLE MISS Extra point GOOD.

1:07
39-35

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Late 75-yard TD by Jeff Scott rallies Ole Miss over Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze has a highly rated crop of freshmen to coach. Senior Jeff Scott made sure his new teammates left their first college game as winners. Scott ran 75 yards for a touchdown with 1:07 left, and Mississippi rallied twice Thursday night to beat Vanderbilt 39-35 in a wild season opener for both teams. Vanderbilt went up 35-32 on a 34-yard TD pass from Austyn Carta-Samuels to Steven Scheu with 1:30 left. But Scott beat the Commodores for a TD and the fourth lead change. "We stole one tonight," Freeze said. "We didn't necessarily play that well, particularly defensively in the second half.

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Top performers

MISS
PASSINGBo Wallace31/47, 283 YDS
RUSHINGJeff Scott12 CAR, 138 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGLaquon Treadwell9 REC, 82 YDS
VAN
PASSINGAustyn Carta-Samuels21/36, 300 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJerron Seymour5 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJordan Matthews10 REC, 178 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

MISS · VAN
489
TOTAL YARDS
426
283
PASSING
300
206
RUSHING
126
28
1ST DOWNS
19
6-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
8-16
0
TURNOVERS
2
4-49
PENALTIES
5-40
29:10
POSSESSION
30:31

FIRSTBANK STADIUM, NASHVILLE · ATTENDANCE 40,350

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