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Belt / 2021 season / Reign #317 · Game 1,581 of 1,643
November 13, 2021 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Ole Miss takes the belt, 29–19, at home over Texas A&M.

Home · New Holder
Ole MissAP No. 12 29
AT
Away · Defending Holder
Texas A&MAP No. 11 19

AP poll, week 11: Texas A&M No. 11 at Ole Miss No. 12 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ole Miss took the belt here, ending Texas A&M’s run of 35 days and 3 defenses (reign #316) and starting reign #317. It lasted 49 days and 2 defenses, until Baylor took it on January 1, 2022.

For Ole Miss this was its 15th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before — and it took it back here.

This is the only time Ole Miss and Texas A&M have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Ole Miss dominated the first half behind Matt Corral and a powerful ground game, scoring a touchdown pass to Dontario Drummond in the first quarter and adding a field goal to take a 13-0 lead into halftime. Texas A&M mounted a second-half comeback, with Devon Achane punching in a touchdown run in the third quarter and Seth Small adding field goals to make it competitive. The game turned in the fourth quarter when Ole Miss's Snoop Conner scored on a 13-yard run to extend the lead, but Texas A&M's Calzada threw two crucial interceptions—including a 52-yard pick-six to AJ Finley—that sealed the Rebels' 29-19 victory and their claim to the belt.

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 MissTexas A&M
Total yards504378
Rushing yards257141
Passing yards247237
First downs3220
3rd down conv.5/164/14
Turnovers12
Penalties–yards6–5110–85
Time of possession29:5730:03

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
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 12:56Ole Miss+33 ydCaden Costa 33 yd FG GOOD
Q1 15:00Texas A&M+23 ydCaden Davis kickoff for 62 yds , Jerrion Ealy return for 23 yds to the Miss 26
Q1 14:28Ole Miss+24 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Braylon Sanders for 24 yds to the TexAM 38 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:48Ole Miss+2 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Dontario Drummond for 2 yds for a TD, (Caden Costa KICK)
Q1 9:02Ole Miss+24 ydHenry Parrish Jr. run for 24 yds to the TexAM 21 for a 1ST down
Q1 10:50Ole Miss+24 ydJerrion Ealy run for 24 yds to the Miss 30 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:20Ole Miss+30 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 30 yds to the Miss 41 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:10Ole Miss+33 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 18 yds to the OLEMISS 41 for a 1ST down TEXAS A&M Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the TexAM 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:19Ole Miss+53 ydJerrion Ealy run for 53 yds to the TexAM 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:34Ole Miss+32 ydCaden Costa 32 yd FG GOOD
Q2 7:26Ole Miss+20 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Braylon Sanders for 20 yds to the Miss 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:00Texas A&M-2 ydIsaiah Spiller run for a loss of 2 yards for a SAFETY
Q2 1:42Ole Miss+21 ydMatt Corral pass complete to Jerrion Ealy for 21 yds to the TexAM 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 13:35Texas A&M+25 ydZach Calzada pass complete to Demond Demas for 9 yds to the Miss 45 for a 1ST down OLE MISS Penalty, Personal Foul (Jake Springer) to the Miss 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:03Texas A&M+30 ydSeth Small 30 yd FG GOOD
Q3 6:24Texas A&M+24 ydDevon Achane run for 24 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)
Q3 3:40Ole Miss-8 ydJerrion Ealy run for a loss of 8 yards to the TexAM 41 Jerrion Ealy fumbled, recovered by Miss Matt Corral
Q4 13:00Texas A&M+27 ydZach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 27 yds to the Miss 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:19Texas A&M+43 ydSeth Small 43 yd FG GOOD
Q4 11:45Texas A&M+21 ydDevon Achane run for 21 yds to the Miss 10 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:57Texas A&M+4 ydZach Calzada pass intercepted Ashanti Cistrunk return for 4 yds to the TexAM 14
Q4 6:32Ole Miss+13 ydSnoop Conner run for 13 yds for a TD, (Caden Costa KICK)
Q4 4:50Texas A&M+52 ydZach Calzada pass intercepted for a TD AJ Finley return for 52 yds for a TD, (Caden Costa KICK)
Q4 4:35Texas A&M+25 ydZach Calzada pass complete to Ainias Smith for 25 yds to the Miss 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 4:18Texas A&M+24 ydZach Calzada pass complete to Ainias Smith for 24 yds to the Miss 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 3:11Texas A&M+9 ydDevon Achane run for 9 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )

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

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Matt Corral24/372476.71057.6

Texas A&M

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Zach Calzada24/422375.60225.8

Rushing

Ole Miss

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jerrion Ealy241526.3053
Henry Parrish Jr.9586.4024
Snoop Conner11555.0119
Mac Brown122.002
Matt Corral10-5-0.506
Team1-5-5.000

Texas A&M

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Devon Achane121109.2224
Isaiah Spiller15412.709
Zach Calzada2-10-5.000

Receiving

Ole Miss

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jahcour Pearson56913.8030
Braylon Sanders35618.7024
Dontario Drummond6498.2117
Jerrion Ealy4348.5021
Casey Kelly4215.3014
John Rhys Plumlee2189.0010

Texas A&M

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Ainias Smith57715.4025
Jalen Wydermyer56813.6027
Demond Demas5438.6012
Caleb Chapman3227.308
Jalen Preston2136.508
Max Wright177.007
Isaiah Spiller372.304
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Defense

Ole Miss

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Deane Leonard9500300
A.J. Finley8100001
Otis Reese7300100
Sam Williams6301010
Mark Robinson6000.5000
Jake Springer5401000
Deantre Prince5400100
Chance Campbell5200.5030
KD Hill4200000
Tavius Robinson3111010
Keidron Smith3000100
Mohamed Sanogo2100000
Ashanti Cistrunk2100100
Trey Washington2100000
Miles Battle2000000
Tylan Knight1000000
Lakia Henry1000000
Jamond Gordon1000000

Texas A&M

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Demani Richardson131002000
Edgerrin Cooper11602000
Antonio Johnson11502.5100
Leon O'Neal Jr.10600000
Aaron Hansford9000.5100
Tyreek Chappell8801000
Jaylon Jones8200000
DeMarvin Leal7512000
Jayden Peevy5000000
Andre White Jr.4100000
McKinnley Jackson4100010
Micheal Clemons3100020
Isaiah Raikes3100000
Deuce Harmon2000000
Tyree Johnson1100000
Demond Demas1100000
Chris Russell1100000
Fadil Diggs1000000
Shemar Turner1000000
Amani Johnson0000100

Fumbles

Ole Miss

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Matt Corral210
Jerrion Ealy100

Texas A&M

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Tyree Johnson001
Ainias Smith100

Interceptions

Ole Miss

PlayerINTYDSTD
A.J. Finley1521
Ashanti Cistrunk140

Texas A&M

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Ole Miss

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jerrion Ealy23819.0230

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Devon Achane11616.0160
Jalen Preston11414.0140

Kicking

Ole Miss

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Caden Costa2/2100.0333/39

Texas A&M

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Seth Small2/2100.0431/17

Punt Returns

Ole Miss

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dontario Drummond100.000

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ainias Smith1-5-5.0-50

Punting

Ole Miss

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Mac Brown623238.71452

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Nik Constantinou626444.00449

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 401282131) · This game in the downloadable dataset