January 1, 2022 Postseason Neutral site Belt changed hands

Baylor takes the belt, 21–7, at a neutral site over Ole Miss.

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Recap

Baylor's defense dominated Ole Miss in this Cotton Bowl matchup, forcing four interceptions to secure the College Football Belt with a 21-7 victory. Ole Miss struck first with an early field goal attempt that missed, but the Bears' defense took over when Al Walcott returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Baylor an early lead. Though Ole Miss answered with a Braylon Sanders touchdown reception in the third quarter to cut it to 7-7, Baylor's ground game and defensive pressure proved too much, with Monaray Baldwin scoring on a 48-yard run and Gerry Bohanon finding Tyquan Thornton for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Ole Miss's offense, led by Luke Altmyer, struggled with accuracy and decision-making throughout, coughing up the ball repeatedly and missing two field goal attempts.

Al Walcott 96-yard interception return for touchdown in Q2 -- gave Baylor early control after Ole Miss had moved into scoring position
Monaray Baldwin 48-yard touchdown run in Q4 -- extended Baylor's lead to double digits when Ole Miss was trying to mount a comeback
Four interceptions by Baylor defense -- systematic dismantling of Ole Miss's passing game proved to be the difference in securing 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 MissBaylor

Total yards322319

Rushing yards138279

Passing yards18440

First downs2012

3rd down conv.6/227/15

Turnovers31

Penalties–yards7–495–55

Time of possession31:3628:24

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 14:27	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Matt Corral pass intercepted JT Woods return for no gain to the Bayl 38
Q1 1:48	Ole Miss	+49 yd	Cale Nation 49 yd FG MISSED
Q2 10:16	Ole Miss	+96 yd	Luke Altmyer pass intercepted for a TD Al Walcott return for 96 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Q2 8:00	Baylor	+49 yd	Abram Smith run for 49 yds to the Miss 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:01	Baylor	+23 yd	Abram Smith run for 23 yds to the Bayl 46 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	Ole Miss	+27 yd	Mac Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Jalen Pitre return for 27 yds to the OLEMISS 38 OLE MISS Penalty, Defensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Bayl 33
Q3 9:13	Ole Miss	+37 yd	Luke Altmyer pass complete to Braylon Sanders for 37 yds for a TD
Q3 3:19	Baylor	+9 yd	Gerry Bohanon pass intercepted Miles Battle return for 9 yds to the Miss 9
Q4 13:09	Ole Miss	+35 yd	Cale Nation 35 yd FG MISSED
Q3 2:22	Ole Miss	+29 yd	Luke Altmyer pass complete to Dontario Drummond for 29 yds to the Miss 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:14	Baylor	+48 yd	Monaray Baldwin run for 48 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Q4 9:58	Ole Miss	+16 yd	Luke Altmyer pass intercepted JT Woods return for 16 yds to the Miss 15
Q4 7:24	Baylor	+2 yd	Gerry Bohanon pass complete to Tyquan Thornton for 2 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Q4 6:50	Ole Miss	+31 yd	Jerrion Ealy run for 31 yds to the Bayl 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:48	Ole Miss	+25 yd	Luke Altmyer pass complete to Dontario Drummond for 25 yds to the Miss 32 for a 1ST down

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
Luke AltmyerOle Miss	15/28	174	6.2	1	2	23.2
Matt CorralOle Miss	2/6	10	1.7	0	1	52.5
Gerry BohannonBaylor	7/17	40	2.4	1	1	16.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	12	65	5.4	0	31
Snoop ConnerOle Miss	11	42	3.8	0	11
Matt CorralOle Miss	7	17	2.4	0	15
Dontario DrummondOle Miss	3	16	5.3	0	10
Henry Parrish Jr.Ole Miss	4	11	2.8	0	4
Luke AltmyerOle Miss	17	-13	-0.8	0	12
Abram SmithBaylor	25	172	6.9	0	49
Monaray BaldwinBaylor	1	48	48.0	1	48
Trestan EbnerBaylor	6	36	6.0	0	17
Gerry BohannonBaylor	6	20	3.3	0	6
Dillon DoyleBaylor	1	3	3.0	0	3
Drew EstradaBaylor	1	1	1.0	0	1
TeamBaylor	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dontario DrummondOle Miss	9	104	11.6	0	29
Braylon SandersOle Miss	1	37	37.0	1	37
Jonathan MingoOle Miss	2	33	16.5	0	18
Henry Parrish Jr.Ole Miss	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	2	4	2.0	0	2
Snoop ConnerOle Miss	2	2	1.0	0	2
Drew EstradaBaylor	2	14	7.0	0	10
R.J. SneedBaylor	2	10	5.0	0	9
Drake DabneyBaylor	1	8	8.0	0	8
Abram SmithBaylor	1	6	6.0	0	6
Tyquan ThorntonBaylor	1	2	2.0	1	2

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Chance CampbellOle Miss	10	8	0	0	0	0
Otis ReeseOle Miss	5	4	0	0	0	0
Cedric JohnsonOle Miss	5	3	0	0	0	0
Lakia HenryOle Miss	4	4	0	0	0	0
Mark RobinsonOle Miss	4	3	0	0	0	0
Keidron SmithOle Miss	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jake SpringerOle Miss	3	3	0	0	1	0
A.J. FinleyOle Miss	3	2	0	0	1	0
Tysheem JohnsonOle Miss	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deantre PrinceOle Miss	2	2	0	0	0	0
Henry Parrish Jr.Ole Miss	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ashanti CistrunkOle Miss	2	2	0	0	0	0
Deane LeonardOle Miss	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mac BrownOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tylan KnightOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Miles BattleOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sam WilliamsOle Miss	1	1	0	1	0	0
Isaiah ItonOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
KD HillOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Snoop ConnerOle Miss	0	0	0	0	1	0
Terrel BernardBaylor	17	10	2	2	1	0
Garmon RandolphBaylor	8	4	1	1	0	0
Dillon DoyleBaylor	7	5	0	0	0	0
Mark MiltonBaylor	5	4	0	0	1	0
Siaki IkaBaylor	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jalen PitreBaylor	5	2	1	1	0	0
Brayden UtleyBaylor	5	2	1	1	0	0
Bryson JacksonBaylor	4	4	2	2	0	0
JT WoodsBaylor	4	3	0	0	1	0
Cole MaxwellBaylor	3	3	1	1	0	0
Matt JonesBaylor	3	3	0	0	1	0
TJ FranklinBaylor	3	2	0	0	0	0
TeamBaylor	2	1	1	1	0	0
Qualan JonesBaylor	2	1	1	1	0	0
Jairon McVeaBaylor	2	0	0	0	1	0
Christian MorganBaylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyquan ThorntonBaylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kalon BarnesBaylor	1	1	0	0	1	0
Lorando JohnsonBaylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
AJ McCartyBaylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chidi OgbonnayaBaylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob SaulinBaylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devin NealBaylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael MastrodicasaBaylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Raleigh TexadaBaylor	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al WalcottBaylor	0	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Miles BattleOle Miss	1	9	0
JT WoodsBaylor	2	16	0
Al WalcottBaylor	1	96	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jerrion EalyOle Miss	1	19	19.0	19	0
Tyquan ThorntonBaylor	2	45	22.5	27	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cale NationOle Miss	0/2	0.0	0	1/1	1
Isaiah HankinsBaylor	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dontario DrummondOle Miss	1	15	15.0	15	0
Trestan EbnerBaylor	3	27	9.0	12	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mac BrownOle Miss	5	238	47.6	0	3	58
Issac PowerBaylor	6	216	36.0	0	4	59

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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