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Georgia opens the game with a 3-0 lead following a 51-yard field goal from Peyton Woodring. The Bulldogs' drive falls apart late after an offensive pass interference in Ole Miss territory. Gunner Stockton completes 3 of 3 passes for 45 yards on the drive.
Ole Miss had every opprotunity to defeat Georiga, but failed late in the game. There is also enough blame to go around.
Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton passed for 289 yards and four touchdowns, and the Bulldogs overcame a nine-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. Tight end Lawson Luckie had three touchdown catches, including the go-ahead score with 7:33 to play.
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Georgia Quarterback Gunner Stockton completed four touchdown passes and ran for another, as the Bulldogs defended Sanford Stadium against Ole Miss, defeating the Rebels 43-35. Stockton completed 26-of-31 passes for 289 yards in arguably his best game of his collegiate career.
Georgia's defense saw every drive end with an extra point before it "knuckled up," against Ole Miss. "We’ve got to find a way to play better earlier."
The Bulldogs outgained Ole Miss 510 yards to 351 and racked up 200-plus through the air and on the ground. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton finished 26-for-31 for 289 yards with five total touchdowns and zero turnovers, out-dueling Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss, who was 19-for-36 with three total touchdowns and zero turnovers.
The Ole Miss Rebels missed a chance at a huge Week 8 win on the road against the Georgia Bulldogs on Oct. 18. Here are the highlights from Sanford Stadium.
The No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels, led by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, face the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs, led by quarterback Gunner Stockton, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.
On second-and-16 in the third quarter of the No. 5-ranked Rebels' top-10 showdown with No. 7 Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, Ole Miss wide receiver Deuce Alexander came up with a one-handed catch while being double-teamed by Bulldogs defenders.
It’s a classic matchup of a dynamic offense against a stout defense Saturday in Norman, OK when the No. 8 Rebels of Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1) take on the No. 13 Sooners (6-1, 2-1).
Paul Finebaum said Lane Kiffin faces a “tug of war” between loyalty to Ole Miss and potential interest in Florida’s head coaching vacancy, as the Rebels’ playoff push continues under one of college football’s most polarizing figures. Lane Kiffin has Ole Miss at 6–1 and ranked No. 8 nationally.