November 23, 2024 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Florida takes the belt, 24–17, at home over Ole Miss.

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Recap

Florida claimed the College Football Belt with a 24-17 victory over Ole Miss in Gainesville, surviving a fierce second-quarter shootout to pull away late. The Rebels struck first with two touchdowns in quick succession—Tre Harris's 43-yard receiving TD followed by Cayden Lee's 22-yard score—but Florida answered each time, with DJ Lagway finding Elijhah Badger for 8 yards and Jadan Baugh for 25 yards to keep pace at 21-14 by halftime. The second half turned into a defensive battle with both teams relying on field goals, but Florida's Trey Smack connected on a 53-yarder in the third quarter to push the lead to 24-14. Ole Miss couldn't recover despite Jaxson Dart's heroic efforts, as two fourth-quarter interceptions—including a crucial pick-six situation with just seconds remaining—sealed Florida's grip on the belt.

Jadan Baugh's 25-yard TD catch in Q2 (6:52) — Florida answered Ole Miss's second touchdown to stay within striking distance heading into halftime
Trey Smack's 53-yard field goal in Q3 (10:57) — Extended Florida's lead to 24-14 in a defensive second half
Montrell Johnson Jr.'s 9-yard rushing TD in Q4 (7:40) — Gave Florida crucial insurance with under 8 minutes to play
Bryce Thornton's interception in Q4 (0:17) — Sealed the victory as Ole Miss's final desperation drive ended in turnover

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

FloridaOle Miss

Total yards345464

Rushing yards165141

Passing yards180323

First downs1924

3rd down conv.7/153/14

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards5–444–45

Time of possession29:5630:04

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
Q2 14:56	Florida	+8 yd	DJ Lagway pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 8 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Q2 12:01	Ole Miss	+43 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Tre Harris for 43 yds for a TD (Caden Davis KICK)
Q2 11:21	Florida	+0 yd	DJ Lagway pass intercepted John Saunders Jr. return for no gain to the MISS 45
Q2 9:45	Ole Miss	+25 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Jordan Watkins for 25 yds to the FLA 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:05	Ole Miss	+22 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Cayden Lee for 22 yds for a TD (Caden Davis KICK)
Q2 6:52	Florida	+25 yd	DJ Lagway pass complete to Jadan Baugh for 25 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Q2 7:43	Florida	+27 yd	DJ Lagway pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 27 yds to the MISS 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:25	Ole Miss	+25 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Antwane Wells Jr. for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 6:05	Ole Miss	+30 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Dae'Quan Wright for 30 yds to the FLA 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:04	Ole Miss	+34 yd	Caden Davis 34 yd FG MISSED
Q3 10:57	Florida	+53 yd	Trey Smack 53 yd FG GOOD
Q3 10:08	Ole Miss	+20 yd	Jaxson Dart run for 20 yds to the MISS 44 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:45	Ole Miss	+42 yd	Caden Davis 42 yd FG GOOD
Q3 3:29	Ole Miss	+23 yd	Jaxson Dart pass complete to Cayden Lee for 23 yds to the FLA 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:20	Florida	+41 yd	DJ Lagway pass complete to Chimere Dike for 41 yds to the MISS 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:40	Florida	+9 yd	Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Q4 7:30	Ole Miss	+35 yd	Jaxson Dart run for 35 yds to the FLA 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:32	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Jaxson Dart pass intercepted, touchback. Bryce Thornton return for no gain
Q4 0:17	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Jaxson Dart pass intercepted Bryce Thornton return for no gain to the FLA 22

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
D.J. LagwayFlorida	10/17	180	10.6	2	1	66.5
Jaxson DartOle Miss	24/41	323	7.9	2	2	86.3
Austin SimmonsOle Miss	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	5.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Montrell JohnsonFlorida	18	107	5.9	1	16
Jadan BaughFlorida	13	46	3.5	0	17
Ja'Kobi JacksonFlorida	8	21	2.6	0	8
D.J. LagwayFlorida	5	-9	-1.8	0	6
Jaxson DartOle Miss	14	71	5.1	0	35
Micah DavisOle Miss	11	27	2.5	0	6
Domonique ThomasOle Miss	3	20	6.7	0	10
J.J. PeguesOle Miss	6	19	3.2	0	8
Matt JonesOle Miss	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijhah BadgerFlorida	5	87	17.4	1	27
Chimere DikeFlorida	3	54	18.0	0	41
Jadan BaughFlorida	1	25	25.0	1	25
Ja'Quavion FraziarsFlorida	1	14	14.0	0	14
Cayden LeeOle Miss	6	94	15.7	1	23
Jordan WatkinsOle Miss	8	70	8.8	0	25
Dae'Quan WrightOle Miss	4	57	14.3	0	30
Tre HarrisOle Miss	1	43	43.0	1	43
Antwane Wells Jr.Ole Miss	1	25	25.0	0	25
Caden PrieskornOle Miss	2	22	11.0	0	12
Micah DavisOle Miss	2	12	6.0	0	11

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Bryce ThorntonFlorida	14	5	0	0	0	0
Trikweze BridgesFlorida	11	8	0	0	1	0
Sharif DensonFlorida	6	3	0	0	1	0
Jack PyburnFlorida	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Caleb BanksFlorida	4	3	2.5	3.5	1	1
Shemar JamesFlorida	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Jordan CastellFlorida	4	2	0	0	1	0
CamRon JacksonFlorida	4	1	0	1.5	0	0
Myles GrahamFlorida	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dijon JohnsonFlorida	3	2	0	0	1	1
Tyreak SappFlorida	3	1	1.5	2	0	1
Jaden RobinsonFlorida	3	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. SearcyFlorida	3	0	0	0	0	0
George GumbsFlorida	2	2	0	0	0	0
Desmond WatsonFlorida	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Quavion FraziarsFlorida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kamran JamesFlorida	1	1	0	1	0	0
R.J. MotenFlorida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron GatesFlorida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron ChilesFlorida	1	0	0	0	0	0
L.J. McCrayFlorida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michai BoireauFlorida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek WingoFlorida	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joey SlackmanFlorida	0	0	0	0	0	1
Suntarine PerkinsOle Miss	10	4	0.5	0.5	0	0
Louis MooreOle Miss	10	3	0	0	0	0
Walter NolenOle Miss	8	7	1	3	1	0
Chris Paul Jr.Ole Miss	8	2	0	0	0	0
Princely UmanmielenOle Miss	7	1	1	1	0	0
Jadon CanadyOle Miss	5	1	0	0	0	0
Jared IveyOle Miss	4	1	0	0	1	0
Trey WashingtonOle Miss	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Saunders Jr.Ole Miss	3	1	0	0	0	0
Khari ColemanOle Miss	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trey AmosOle Miss	2	1	0	0	1	0
Yamarus BanksOle Miss	2	1	0	0	0	0
TJ DotteryOle Miss	2	1	0	0	0	0
J.J. PeguesOle Miss	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Tyler BanksOle Miss	1	1	0	0	0	0
Akelo StoneOle Miss	1	0	0	0	1	0
Zxavian HarrisOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamarious BrownOle Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
DJ DouglasFlorida	0	0	1
Micah DavisOle Miss	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Bryce ThorntonFlorida	2	0	0
John Saunders Jr.Ole Miss	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Trey SmackFlorida	1/1	100.0	53	3/3	6
Caden DavisOle Miss	1/2	50.0	42	2/2	5

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chimere DikeFlorida	1	10	10.0	10
Jordan WatkinsOle Miss	1	4	4.0	4
Micah DavisOle Miss	1	-5	-5.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jeremy CrawshawFlorida	7	327	46.7	2	1	62
Fraser MasinOle Miss	4	175	43.8	0	2	54

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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