No. 6 Ole Miss opened SEC play by upsetting Kentucky, 20-17, in Oxford on Saturday. The Rebels went 4-0 in their SEC opener, but didn’t face much competition in those first four games.
Caden Davis missed a 48-yard field goal with 48 seconds left that would have tied the score.
The Wildcats took a 20-17 lead with Josh Kattus recovering a Gavin Wimsatt fumble in the end zone with 2:25 left in the fourth quarter. That ended a six-play, 83-yard drive highlighted by Brock Vandagriff connecting with Barion Brown for a 63-yard play on fourth-and-7 from the Kentucky 20-yard line.
The Rebels took a 17–13 lead on Jaxson Dart’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Tre Harris late in the third quarter. On fourth-and-7, Dart hit Harris and the senior receiver beat three Kentucky defenders for the score.
Harris caught 11 passes for 196 yards and the go-ahead goal. Dart passed for 261 yards and completed 18 of 27 passes. Henry Parrish Jr. led the Rebels in rushing with 62 yards and a score on 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Kentucky has had a confusing season. After losing 31-6 to South Carolina, the Wildcats turned around and nearly upset then-No. 1 Georgia, falls short 13-12.
Ole Miss travels to Columbia next Saturday to take on the Gamecocks (3-1) for a 3:30 PM ET kickoff. Kentucky takes a bye week before hosting Vanderbilt (2-2) on Oct. 12.