November 17, 2007 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

LSU defends the belt, 41–24, on the road at Ole Miss.

Home · Challenger

Ole Miss 24

Away · Defending Holder

LSUAP No. 1 41

AP poll, week 12: LSU No. 1 at Ole Miss unranked · No. 1 that week: Illinois. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

LSU came in 28 days into reign #263, which began with a win over Auburn, with 2 defenses already behind it; this was its third defense. It was the last defense: Arkansas took the belt in the very next belt game, on November 23, 2007.

For Ole Miss this was its 12th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before.

It was the 10th of 10 belt games between the two; going in, LSU led the belt series 4–3–2; all-time LSU leads 5–3–2. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

LSU's defense forced four turnovers while committing none in this defensive struggle, allowing the belt-holder to escape Oxford with a 24-41 victory. The first quarter was an absolute spectacle, with LSU striking first on Matt Flynn's 5-yard rushing touchdown, but Ole Miss answered when Marshay Green returned a punt 44 yards for a score, only to have LSU's Trindon Holliday take the ensuing kickoff 98 yards to the house for a 14-7 LSU lead. LSU extended its advantage in the second half with Keiland Williams' 10-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and three field goals from Colt David, while Ole Miss managed only a 23-yard field goal and a late Brent Schaeffer 38-yard rushing touchdown to make the final score less painful.

Trindon Holliday's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Q1 gave LSU early momentum and cushion
Ole Miss's four turnovers, including Seth Adams' interception at the goal line in Q2, prevented the home team from capitalizing on multiple scoring opportunities
Keiland Williams' 10-yard rushing touchdown in Q3 extended LSU's lead to a comfortable margin that Ole Miss could never overcome
LSU's perfect turnover ratio (0-4) proved decisive in a relatively close game, with the belt-holder executing mistake-free football while Ole Miss self-destructed

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

Ole MissLSU

Total yards466396

Rushing yards201228

Passing yards273193

First downs2521

3rd down conv.5/104/11

Turnovers40

Penalties–yards8–749–66

Time of possession17:4418:42

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:35	Ole Miss	+29 yd	Dexter McCluster rush for 29 yards to the LSU 41 for a 1ST down.
Q1 8:53	LSU	+21 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Richard Murphy for 21 yards to the LSU 46 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
Q1 8:40	LSU	+21 yd	Keiland Williams rush for 21 yards to the Miss 26 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
Q1 7:37	LSU	+5 yd	Matt Flynn rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 7:37	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q1 7:37	LSU	+37 yd	Josh Dworacyk kickoff for 66 yards returned by Mike Wallace for 37 yards to the Miss 41.
Q1 5:46	Ole Miss	+21 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Robert Hough for 21 yards to the LSU 18 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
Q1 3:18	LSU	+44 yd	Patrick Fisher punt for 34 yards, returned by Marshay Green for 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 3:18	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Joshua Shene extra point GOOD.
Q1 3:04	Ole Miss	+98 yd	Justin Sparks kickoff for 68 yards returned by Trindon Holliday for 98 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 3:04	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:25	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Seth Adams pass intercepted by Craig Steltz at the LSU 0, returned for no gain to the LSU 20.
Q2 3:30	Ole Miss	+39 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass complete to Shay Hodge for 39 yards to the LSU 24 for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:05	Ole Miss	+25 yd	Ole Miss penalty 9 yard holding accepted, no play.
Q3 10:10	LSU	+10 yd	Keiland Williams rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 10:10	LSU	+21 yd	Sean Gaudet kickoff for 65 yards returned by Mike Wallace for 21 yards to the Miss 26.
Q3 10:10	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:55	Ole Miss	+35 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass complete to Bruce Hall for 35 yards to the LSU 11 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:51	Ole Miss	+23 yd	Joshua Shene 23 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 5:25	LSU	+20 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Keiland Williams for 20 yards to the Miss 30 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
Q3 4:23	LSU	+48 yd	Colt David 48 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 11:36	LSU	+24 yd	Sean Gaudet kickoff for 64 yards returned by Mike Wallace for 24 yards to the Miss 30.
Q4 11:36	LSU	+43 yd	Colt David 43 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 0:40	LSU	+28 yd	Charles Scott rush for 28 yards to the Miss 45 for a 1ST down.
Q4 9:11	Ole Miss	+38 yd	Brent Schaeffer rush for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:11	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Joshua Shene extra point GOOD.
Q4 5:53	Ole Miss	+24 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass complete to Dexter McCluster for 24 yards to the LSU 38 for a 1ST down.
Q4 5:05	Ole Miss	+42 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass intercepted by Craig Steltz at the LSU 23, returned for 42 yards to the Miss 20, Ole Miss penalty 15 yard illegal block accepted.
Q4 3:44	LSU	+2 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:44	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:54	Ole Miss	+33 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass complete to Shay Hodge for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:54	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Joshua Shene extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:15	LSU	+29 yd	Charles Scott rush for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:15	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:36	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Brent Schaeffer pass intercepted by Curtis Taylor at the LSU 10, returned for no gain to the LSU 10.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Ole Miss

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Brent Schaeffer	13/28	208	7.4	1	2	61.7
Seth Adams	4/11	57	5.2	0	1	14.5

LSU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Matt Flynn	17/25	168	6.7	0	0	42.0

Rushing

Ole Miss

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brent Schaeffer	8	94	11.8	1	38
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	12	53	4.4	0	16
Dexter McCluster	2	38	19.0	0	29
Bruce Hall	4	15	3.8	0	7
Seth Adams	2	1	0.5	0	4

LSU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Charles Scott	3	66	22.0	1	29
Jacob Hester	13	65	5.0	1	17
Keiland Williams	5	41	8.2	1	21
Trindon Holliday	4	25	6.3	0	10
Richard Murphy	3	17	5.7	0	13
Matt Flynn	12	14	1.2	1	9

Receiving

Ole Miss

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shay Hodge	4	90	22.5	1	39
Dexter McCluster	5	73	14.6	0	24
Bruce Hall	1	35	35.0	0	35
Robert Hough	1	21	21.0	0	21
Marshay Green	3	17	5.7	0	13
Michael Hicks	1	15	15.0	0	15
Jason Cook	2	14	7.0	0	14

LSU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Early Doucet	8	58	7.3	12
Keiland Williams	2	38	19.0	20
Richard Murphy	1	21	21.0	21
Brandon LaFell	3	19	6.3	11
Jacob Hester	1	14	14.0	14
Demetrius Byrd	1	11	11.0	11
Charles Scott	1	7	7.0	7

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Interceptions

Ole Miss

No recorded stats in this category.

LSU

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Craig Steltz	2	42	0
Curtis Taylor	1	0	0

Kicking

Ole Miss

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joshua Shene	1/1	100.0	23	3/3	6

LSU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Colt David	2/2	100.0	48	5/5	11

Punt Returns

Ole Miss

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marshay Green	2	49	24.5	44	1

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Early Doucet	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Ole Miss

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Justin Sparks	4	160	40.0	0	0	43

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Patrick Fisher	4	166	41.5	0	0	56

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 273210145) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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