LSU’s offense scored 49 points and had 637 total yards of offense. However, like the Cheap Trick song, “Ain’t That a Shame”, the defense was the one to blame as that side of the ball gave up 706 yards and 55 points in a 55-49 loss.
LSU’s defense surrendered, but unlike the Cheap Trick lyrics in another one of their songs “Surrender”, they did give themselves away.
Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart was on the better end of this quarterback showdown as he completed 26 of 39 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns. The Rebels had big showings from Quinshon Judkins, who finally had his breakthrough game of the season after a slow start to the year as he finished with 177 yards rushing and a touchdown to also go along with a touchdown reception, and Tre Harris, who finished with 8 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.
The Rebels scored the go-ahead touchdown to go up 55-49 with 40 seconds left as Dart threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Harris. LSU had one final chance and even drove the ball inside the Rebels’ 20-yard line, but the pass fell incomplete thus ending an incredible offensive track meet. Ole Miss rallied to score 15 unanswered points to come from behind and get the win.
“That’s not the way I like to play football. Hats off to Ole Miss. They made a couple of plays at the end that they needed to and deserved to win.”
LSU HC Brian Kelly on Ole Miss loss
It was a historically bad night for the defense and it overshadows what would have been one of the best offensive performances in LSU history.
Jayden Daniels had one of his best nights as a Tiger completing 27 of 36 passes for 414 yards and 4 touchdowns while also rushing for 99 yards and a fifth touchdown. What was also overshadowed was a great receiving performance by Brian Thomas Jr. The Walker, Louisiana native had eight catches for 124 yards and three touchdowns. Malik Nabers also had over 100 yards on eight catches as well.
Not only the Tigers’ passing game was great, but the running game was equally as good with Logan Diggs rushing for over 100 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Despite the big offensive numbers, it was not enough as the LSU defense could not get off the field in critical situations including on third and fourth down.
“That’s not a standard of play that’s acceptable. I expect the guys to respond the right way. They’ve got a lot of pride. They play for LSU. They know that’s not the standard. I expect them to come back Monday ready to make sure they address, and we as coaches address the things we need to do better.”
LSU HC Brian Kelly on not playing to the LSU standard
It was the type of game that offensive coaches love, but certainly defensive coaches hate as over 1,343 yards of offense were accounted for. That was the fifth most combined yards in a game in the history of the SEC Unfortunately, an all-time LSU offensive performance will be overlooked and overshadowed because of an all-time bad defensive outing in the 2023 Magnolia Bowl.
Ain’t That a Shame!
LSU falls to 3-2 and 1-1 in the SEC while Ole Miss improves to 4-1 and 1-1 in the SEC. The Tigers will go on the road to take on undefeated Missouri next week.
Game Recap:
1st Quarter:
2nd Quarter:
3rd Quarter:
Final Stats:
Offensive Cumulative Stats:
STAT | LSU | Ole Miss |
---|---|---|
NET TOTAL YARDS | 637 | 706 |
NET RUSHING YARDS | 223 | 317 |
Rushing Attempts | 37 | 49 |
Average Per Rush | 6.0 | 6.5 |
Rushing TDs | 3 | 3 |
Yards Gained | 242 | 324 |
Yards Lost | 19 | 7 |
NET PASSING YARDS | 414 | 389 |
Completion-Attempts | 27-38 | 26-39 |
Completion Percentage | 71% | 67% |
Avg Per Completion | 15.3 | 15.0 |
YAC | 176 | 234 |
Passing TDs | 4 | 4 |
Drops (%) | 2 (05%) | 1 (03%) |
TOTAL 1ST DOWNS | 33 | 32 |
Rushing 1st Downs | 10 | 16 |
Passing 1st Downs | 20 | 16 |
Penalty 1st Downs | 3 | 0 |
TOTAL PLAYS | 75 | 88 |
Avg Yds/Play | 8.5 | 8 |
Rushing-Passing | 37-38 | 49-39 |
Offense Efficiency Comparison:
STAT | LSU | Ole Miss |
---|---|---|
RED ZONE ATTEMPTS | 5-5 | 6-6 |
Red Zone Points | 35 | 38 |
RZ TDs Rush-Pass | 3-2 | 2-3 |
RZ FG Made-Att | 0-0 | 1-1 |
RZ Turns | 0 | 0 |
3rd Downs | 5-9 | 9-16 |
4th Downs | 0-0 | 2-3 |
Penalties | 6-35 | 11-121 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Pts Off Turns | 0 | 7 |
POSSESSION TIME | 29:17 | 30:43 |
Special Teams Comparison:
STAT | LSU | Ole Miss |
---|---|---|
Punts-Avg | 3-43.3 | 2-41.5 |
Inside20 | 1 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Kick Returns | 2-33 | 2-18 |
Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-3 |
LSU Passing:
# | PLAYER | C-A | YDS | TD | I | C% | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DANIELS,J | 27-36 | 414 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 208.3 |
PASS TOTALS | 27-38 | 414 | 4 | 0 | 71 |
LSU Receiving:
# | PLAYER | NO | YDS | TD | LNG | AVG | TGT | C% | YAC | DR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | THOMAS JR.,B | 8 | 124 | 3 | 34 | 15.5 | 10 | 80 | 11 | 0 |
8 | NABERS,M | 8 | 102 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 | 8 | 100 | 44 | 0 |
86 | TAYLOR,M | 5 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 12.2 | 5 | 100 | 29 | 0 |
2 | LACY,K | 2 | 51 | 1 | 29 | 25.5 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 1 |
3 | DIGGS,L | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 20 | 0 |
17 | HILTON JR.,C | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 0 |
4 | EMERY JR.,J | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
28 | JACKSON,K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 RECEIVERS | 27 | 414 | 4 | 42 | 15.3 | 36 | 75 | 176 | 2 |
LSU Rushing:
# | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DIGGS,L | 19 | 101 | 2 | 13 | 5.3 |
5 | DANIELS,J | 15 | 99 | 1 | 55 | 6.6 |
4 | EMERY JR.,J | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 7.7 |
3 RUSHERS | 37 | 223 | 3 | 55 | 6 |
LSU Punting:
Punter | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | I20 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRAMBLETT,J | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
LSU Field Goals:
Kicker | Time | Dist | Result |
---|---|---|---|
D.Ramos | 2nd-00:00 | 56 | MISSED |
TOTAL | 0-1 | LONG OF 0 |
LSU All Purpose Yards:
Player | Tot | Rush | Rec | KOR | PR | IR-FR | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THOMAS JR.,B | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DIGGS,L | 123 | 101 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
NABERS,M | 102 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LSU Defense:
# | Player (Starter) | TotTk | Solo | Sack | TFL | Int | BrUp | QBH | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | A.Sam (S) | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | M.Burns (DB) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
30 | G.Penn III (LB) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | H.Perkins Jr. (LB) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | W.Weeks | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | S.Ryan (DB) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | A.Stamps (DB) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | O.Speights (LB) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | L.Welch | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | O.Oghoufo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | M.Wingo (DT) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | S.Jones (DE) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | M.Smith (DE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Z.Alexander (CB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
90 | J.Guillory | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | D.Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
34 | R.Robinson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | P.Malbrue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | P.Shand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | J.Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | R.Yaites | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 94 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
LSU Punt Returns:
Returner | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
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LSU Kick Returns:
Returner | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JACKSON,K | 2 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 0 |
LSU Team Stats By Quarter:
1st | Rush | Pass | CAI | TotY | Avg | 3rds | Pens | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 7 | 11-59 | 8-69 | 5-8-0 | 128 | 6.7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
2nd | 11 | 9-80 | 13-165 | 10-13-0 | 245 | 11.1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
3rd | 10 | 10-77 | 7-58 | 7-7-0 | 135 | 7.9 | 2-2 | 2-10 |
4th | 5 | 7-7 | 10-122 | 5-10-0 | 129 | 7.6 | 1-3 | 4-25 |
Total | 33 | 37-223 | 38-414 | 27-38-0 | 637 | 8.5 | 5-9 | 6-35 |
LSU Scoring Summary:
Qtr | Clock | Score | Type | Play | Drive | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 01:25 | TD | PASS | B.Thomas Jr. 20 yd reception thrown by J.Daniels (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 6/75/2:35 | 14-7 |
2 | 12:46 | TD | RUSH | L.Diggs 1 yd rush (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 6/78/2:21 | 21-14 |
2 | 04:30 | TD | PASS | B.Thomas Jr. 11 yd reception thrown by J.Daniels (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 7/75/3:40 | 28-21 |
2 | 00:58 | TD | PASS | K.Lacy 29 yd reception thrown by J.Daniels (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 5/75/0:44 | 31-28 |
3 | 11:30 | TD | RUSH | J.Daniels 1 yd rush (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 8/85/3:25 | 31-35 |
3 | 03:41 | TD | RUSH | L.Diggs 12 yd rush (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 9/75/4:39 | 34-42 |
4 | 08:34 | TD | PASS | B.Thomas Jr. 34 yd reception thrown by J.Daniels (PAT KICK by D.Ramos GOOD) | 4/55/1:53 | 40-49 |
Ole Miss Passing:
# | PLAYER | C-A | YDS | TD | I | C% | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | DART,J | 26-39 | 389 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 184.3 |
Ole Miss Receiving
# | PLAYER | NO | YDS | TD | LNG | AVG | TGT | C% | YAC | DR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | HARRIS,T | 8 | 153 | 1 | 56 | 19.1 | 14 | 57 | 96 | 1 |
19 | WADE,D | 7 | 64 | 1 | 15 | 9.1 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 0 |
11 | WATKINS,J | 5 | 103 | 1 | 63 | 20.6 | 7 | 71 | 49 | 0 |
86 | PRIESKORN,C | 3 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 13.7 | 4 | 75 | 15 | 0 |
24 | BENTLEY IV,U | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 0 |
5 | FRANKLIN,Z | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100 | -1 | 0 |
4 | JUDKINS,Q | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
7 RECEIVERS | 26 | 389 | 4 | 63 | 15 | 39 | 67 | 234 | 1 |
Ole Miss Rushing:
# | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | JUDKINS,Q | 33 | 177 | 1 | 37 | 5.4 |
24 | BENTLEY IV,U | 9 | 90 | 1 | 43 | 10 |
2 | DART,J | 7 | 50 | 1 | 27 | 7.1 |
3 RUSHERS | 49 | 317 | 3 | 43 | 6.5 |
Ole Miss Punting:
Punter | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | I20 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MASIN,F | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Ole Miss Field Goals:
Kicker | Time | Dist | Result |
---|---|---|---|
C.Davis | 2nd-01:42 | 28 | GOOD |
C.Davis | 3rd-08:20 | 48 | GOOD |
TOTAL | 2-2 | LONG OF 48 |
Ole Miss All Purpose Yards:
Player | Tot | Rush | Rec | KOR | PR | IR-FR | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JUDKINS,Q | 181 | 177 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
HARRIS,T | 153 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BENTLEY IV,U | 125 | 90 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ole Miss Defense:
# | Player (Starter) | TotTk | Solo | Sack | TFL | Int | BrUp | QBH | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | J.Saunders Jr. (S) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | T.Washington (S) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | D.Anthony (S) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | C.Johnson (DE) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
36 | A.Cistrunk | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | J.Jean-Baptiste (LB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | K.Coleman (LB) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
89 | J.Pegues (DT) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
99 | I.Ukwu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | I.Young | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Z.Walton (CB) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | M.Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | D.Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | S.Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | D.Prince (CB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | D.Gaddie Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
13 | L.Tennison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | J.Ivey (DE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | Z.Harris (DT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | A.Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | J.Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
97 | J.Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 75 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Ole Miss Punt Returns:
Returner | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WATKINS,J | 1 | 3 | 03 | 3 | 0 |
Ole Miss Kick Returns:
Returner | NO | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BENTLEY IV,U | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
TENNISON,L | 1 | 0 | 00 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 2 | 18 | 09 | 18 | 0 |
Ole Miss Team Stats By Quarter:
1st | Rush | Pass | CAI | TotY | Avg | 3rds | Pens | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 9 | 12-98 | 12-134 | 10-12-0 | 232 | 9.7 | 2-4 | 1-6 |
2nd | 5 | 8-47 | 11-108 | 7-11-0 | 155 | 8.2 | 4-6 | 2-15 |
3rd | 7 | 13-85 | 5-28 | 2-5-0 | 113 | 6.3 | 2-4 | 4-50 |
4th | 11 | 16-87 | 11-119 | 7-11-0 | 206 | 7.6 | 1-2 | 4-50 |
Total | 32 | 49-317 | 39-389 | 26-39-0 | 706 | 8 | 9-16 | 11-121 |
Ole Miss Scoring Summary:
Qtr | Clock | Score | Type | Play | Drive | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10:25 | TD | PASS | Q.Judkins 4 yd reception thrown by J.Dart (PAT KICK by C.Davis GOOD) | 14/75/4:35 | 7-0 |
1 | 04:00 | TD | RUSH | U.Bentley IV 43 yd rush (PAT KICK by C.Davis GOOD) | 3/71/0:44 | 14-0 |
1 | 00:12 | TD | PASS | J.Watkins 63 yd reception thrown by J.Dart (PAT KICK by C.Davis GOOD) | 4/75/1:13 | 21-7 |
2 | 08:10 | TD | PASS | D.Wade 15 yd reception thrown by J.Dart (PAT KICK by C.Davis GOOD) | 10/78/4:31 | 28-14 |
2 | 01:42 | FG | C.Davis 28 yd Field Goal | 7/65/2:48 | 31-21 | |
3 | 08:20 | FG | C.Davis 48 yd Field Goal | 9/45/3:10 | 34-35 | |
4 | 14:13 | TD | RUSH | Q.Judkins 11 yd rush (PAT PASS to J.Dart FAILED) | 13/75/4:28 | 40-42 |
4 | 05:06 | TD | RUSH | J.Dart 1 yd rush (PAT KICK by C.Davis GOOD) | 10/65/3:18 | 47-49 |
4 | 00:39 | TD | PASS | T.Harris 13 yd reception thrown by J.Dart (PAT RUSH by Q.Judkins GOOD) | 8/88/1:57 | 55-49 |
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