Ole Miss vs. South Carolina: Box score, stats and summary feat. Jaxson Dart (Week 6)

Ole Miss squared up against South Carolina in Columbia in a Week 6 encounter on Saturday. This came after a narrow 20-17 loss to Kentucky that served as a wake-up call for the Rebels. This exposed some vulnerabilities, making their trip to Columbia even more challenging.

Meanwhile, South Carolina had been gaining momentum, adding further intrigue to this matchup as the Rebels aim to bounce back against a Gamecocks team on a roll. The Gamecocks were coming off an open week, leaving them more refreshed and prepared for the game.

The Rebels, nonetheless, entered the game as the favorite to clinch with -370 odds on moneyline while South Carolina has a +240 odds as the underdog for the encounter.

Ole Miss vs. South Carolina box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Ole Miss	14	10	3	0	27
South Carolina	0	3	0	0	3

Ole Miss box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Jaxson Dart	14/27	285	0	8	44	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Henry Parrish	21	8	3.9	1	19
Matt Jones	10	13	1.3	0	10
JJ Pegues	2	2	1.0	2	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Antwane Wells Jr.	3	97	32.3	0	66
Tre Harris	3	81	27.0	0	57
Jordan Watkins	5	72	14.4	0	41
Cayden Lee	2	22	11.0	0	20
Caden Prieskorn	1	13	13.0	0	13

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks	Passes Defended
Suntarine Perkins	0	1	0
TJ Dottery	0	1	0
Jared Ivey	0	2	0
Trey Amos	1	0	1
Yam Banks	0	0	1
John Saunders Jr.	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Caden Davis	3/3	2/2	44

South Carolina box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
LaNorris Sellers	20/32	162	5.1	15	55	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Oscar Adaway III	9	34	3.8	0	7
Raheim Sanders	8	29	3.6	0	12
Jawarn Howell	4	19	4.8	0	8
Juju McDowell	5	12	2.4	0	4
Robby Ashford	1	2	2.0	0	2
Maurice Brown II	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Mazeo Bennett	3	41	13.7	0	16
Gage Larvadine	5	39	7.8	0	11
Joshua Simon	5	37	7.4	0	17
Vandrecius Jacobs	1	17	17.0	0	17
Nyck Harbor	3	16	5.3	0	13
Raheim Sanders	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jared Brown	1	5	5.0	0	5
Oscar Adaway III	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks	Passes Defended
Dylan Stewart	0	1	0
Nick Emmanwori	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Alex Herrera	0/0	1/2	40

Ole Miss vs. South Carolina Summary

Lane Kiffin led his team to a crucial road win in Columbia on Saturday

Ole Miss opened the scoring in the SEC game with a rushing touchdown with 10:36 left in the first half. Running back Henry Parrish rushed three yards to the endzone to give the Rebels the lead.

Lane Kiffin's team extended the lead with another rushing touchdown with 5:57 left on the clock in the first quarter. JJ Pegues rushed from the one-yard line to the endzone to give Ole Miss a grip on the game.

South Carolina responded to the Rebels brilliant start with a field goal in the second quarter. Alex Herrera converted a 40-yard field goal with 10:08 left to get the Gamecocks into the game.

Ole Miss, however, responded with a field goal of their own with 7:16 left on the clock in the second quarter. Caden Davis converted the 24-yard field goal to further take the Rebels ahead in the game.

JJ Pegues scored another rushing touchdown just before the first half ended. The running back rushed from the one-yard line to the end zone with 31 seconds left, giving the Rebels a 24:3 lead at halftime.

Ole Miss extended the lead with the only score of the third quarter. Caden Davis scored a 44-yard field goal with just 1:56 left on the clock, further dashing the Gamecocks’ hope.

The game had no scoring in the fourth quarter, marking an uneventful second half. However, Ole Miss claimed the vital win, bouncing back from the disappointment to Kentucky.

Edited by Farouk Yusuf