November 25, 2021 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ole Miss defends the belt, 31–21, on the road at Mississippi State.

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Recap

Ole Miss held off a late Mississippi State surge to retain the belt with a 31-21 victory in Starkville. The Rebels' offense dominated time of possession and third-down conversions, with Matt Corral orchestrating multiple scoring drives while Snoop Conner punched in two first-quarter touchdowns to build an early advantage. Mississippi State's Will Rogers kept his team competitive through the air, but costly missed field goals by Nolan McCord in the second quarter and a late interception to Jett Johnson prevented the Bulldogs from mounting a complete comeback despite Jo'quavious Marks' late touchdown run with a two-point conversion making it close.

Snoop Conner's two one-yard touchdown runs in Q2 and Q3 gave Ole Miss an early offensive advantage
Jett Johnson's 48-yard interception return in Q4 set up Mississippi State's touchdown, keeping the Bulldogs alive
Matt Corral's 4-yard rushing touchdown in Q4 extended Ole Miss's lead to provide cushion against the comeback
Jo'quavious Marks' 11-yard touchdown with two-point conversion late in Q4 made it close but came too late

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

Mississippi StateOle Miss

Total yards420388

Rushing yards84154

Passing yards336234

First downs3023

3rd down conv.4/1411/18

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards8–7511–73

Time of possession29:4430:16

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 11:46	Mississippi State	+34 yd	Nolan McCord 34 Yd Field Goal
Q1 7:07	Ole Miss	+25 yd	Cale Nation 25 Yd Field Goal
Q1 11:46	Mississippi State	+32 yd	Scott Goodman kickoff for 64 yds , Jerrion Ealy return for 32 yds to the Miss 33
Q1 11:24	Ole Miss	+29 yd	Matt Corral pass complete to Dontario Drummond for 29 yds to the MisSt 38 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:55	Mississippi State	+29 yd	Nolan McCord 29 Yd Field Goal
Q1 7:07	Ole Miss	+33 yd	Mac Brown kickoff for 63 yds , Lideatrick Griffin return for 33 yds to the MisSt 35
Q1 2:30	Mississippi State	+20 yd	Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 20 yds to the Miss 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:46	Mississippi State	+40 yd	Nolan McCord 40 yd FG MISSED
Q2 8:52	Mississippi State	+23 yd	Will Rogers pass complete to Makai Polk for 23 yds to the Miss 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:30	Ole Miss	+26 yd	Matt Corral pass complete to Braylon Sanders for 26 yds to the Miss 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:21	Ole Miss	+1 yd	Snoop Conner 1 Yd Run (Cale Nation Kick)
Q2 0:11	Mississippi State	+33 yd	Nolan McCord 33 yd FG MISSED
Q2 1:27	Mississippi State	+32 yd	Will Rogers pass complete to Lideatrick Griffin for 32 yds to the Miss 28 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:24	Ole Miss	+1 yd	Snoop Conner 1 Yd Run (Cale Nation Kick)
Q3 11:33	Ole Miss	+34 yd	Matt Corral pass complete to Dontario Drummond for 34 yds to the MisSt 23 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:17	Ole Miss	+4 yd	Matt Corral 4 Yd Run (Cale Nation Kick)
Q4 11:05	Mississippi State	+20 yd	Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 5 yds to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down OLE MISS Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down. Mark Robinson ejected for targeting.
Q4 7:54	Ole Miss	+48 yd	Matt Corral pass intercepted Jett Johnson return for 48 yds to the Miss 22
Q4 7:20	Mississippi State	+11 yd	Jaden Walley 11 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Nolan McCord Kick)
Q4 5:35	Ole Miss	+15 yd	Jerrion Ealy 15 Yd pass from Matt Corral (Cale Nation Kick)
Q4 5:35	Ole Miss	+31 yd	Mac Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Lideatrick Griffin return for 31 yds to the MisSt 34
Q4 2:27	Mississippi State	+11 yd	Jo'quavious Marks 11 Yd Run (Will Rogers Pass to Makai Polk for Two-Point Conversion)

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Will RogersMississippi State	38/58	336	5.8	1	0	54.3
TeamMississippi State	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--
Matt CorralOle Miss	26/34	234	6.9	1	1	89.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jo'quavious MarksMississippi State	8	45	5.6	1	11
Dillon JohnsonMississippi State	5	26	5.2	0	9
J.J. JernighanMississippi State	2	9	4.5	0	5
Will RogersMississippi State	6	4	0.7	0	14
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	16	60	3.8	0	12
Snoop ConnerOle Miss	13	49	3.8	2	16
Matt CorralOle Miss	12	45	3.8	1	15
Henry Parrish Jr.Ole Miss	2	5	2.5	0	3
TeamOle Miss	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Makai PolkMississippi State	10	98	9.8	0	23
Lideatrick GriffinMississippi State	5	77	15.4	0	32
Dillon JohnsonMississippi State	9	62	6.9	0	18
Jaden WalleyMississippi State	5	41	8.2	1	12
Jo'quavious MarksMississippi State	6	29	4.8	0	11
Austin WilliamsMississippi State	2	24	12.0	0	20
Malik HeathMississippi State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Dontario DrummondOle Miss	14	138	9.9	0	34
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	5	43	8.6	1	15
Braylon SandersOle Miss	1	26	26.0	0	26
Jonathan MingoOle Miss	4	21	5.3	0	11
Jahcour PearsonOle Miss	1	3	3.0	0	3
John Rhys PlumleeOle Miss	1	3	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Fred PetersMississippi State	14	6	0	0.5	0	0
Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State	13	6	1	1	0	0
Jalen GreenMississippi State	12	7	0	0	0	0
Jett JohnsonMississippi State	11	3	0	1	0	0
Aaron BruleMississippi State	7	2	0	2	0	0
Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State	6	4	0	1	0	0
Collin DuncanMississippi State	6	3	0	0	0	0
Cameron YoungMississippi State	6	0	0	0.5	0	0
Randy CharltonMississippi State	4	2	0	0	0	1
Martin EmersonMississippi State	4	1	0	0	1	0
Jaden CrumedyMississippi State	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan PickeringMississippi State	2	2	0	1	0	0
Aaron OdomMississippi State	2	1	0	0	0	0
De'Monte RussellMississippi State	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrus WheatMississippi State	2	0	0	0	0	0
Corey EllingtonMississippi State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chance CampbellOle Miss	12	3	0	0.5	1	2
Jake SpringerOle Miss	10	5	0	0	2	0
Keidron SmithOle Miss	9	3	0	0	0	0
Mark RobinsonOle Miss	8	3	1	1	0	0
Deantre PrinceOle Miss	7	4	0	0	0	0
Otis ReeseOle Miss	6	1	0	0	0	0
A.J. FinleyOle Miss	6	0	0	0	0	0
Sam WilliamsOle Miss	5	4	2	2	0	0
Deane LeonardOle Miss	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jamond GordonOle Miss	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tylan KnightOle Miss	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mac BrownOle Miss	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tavius RobinsonOle Miss	2	1	0	0	0	1
Miles BattleOle Miss	2	0	0	0	1	0
Cedric JohnsonOle Miss	2	0	0	0.5	1	0
Isaiah ItonOle Miss	2	0	0	0	0	0
KD HillOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan MingoOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tysheem JohnsonOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daylen GillOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylon JonesOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zikerrion BakerOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mohamed SanogoOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jett JohnsonMississippi State	1	48	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Lideatrick GriffinMississippi State	4	100	25.0	33
Jo'quavious MarksMississippi State	1	12	12.0	12
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	1	32	32.0	32

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nolan MccordMississippi State	2/4	50.0	34	1/1	7
Cale NationOle Miss	1/1	100.0	25	4/4	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Austin WilliamsMississippi State	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Archer TraffordMississippi State	2	93	46.5	0	1	47
Mac BrownOle Miss	2	87	43.5	1	0	45

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

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