Game notes: Ole Miss at Texas
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. ET, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Ole Miss (5–1, 3–1 in conference) at Texas (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. ET, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 85°F, partly cloudy, ESE wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their ninth meeting; Texas leads the series 6–2 as played. Officially, Texas leads 6–1; as played, 6–2. The NCAA vacated Ole Miss’s win (2013); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 14, 2013: Ole Miss 44, Texas 23.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1912: Texas 53, Ole Miss 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Texas is 3–1 at home against Ole Miss.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2013: Ole Miss 44–23 (at Texas); 2012: Texas 66–31 (at Ole Miss); 1966: Texas 19–0 (neutral site); 1961: Texas 12–7 (neutral site); 1957: Ole Miss 39–7 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Ole Miss
- Ole Miss is 5–1 (3–1 in conference games), 3–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–38 vs. No. 24 Louisville; W 41–9 vs. Charlotte; W 32–24 vs. No. 7 LSU; L 28–52 at No. 21 Florida; W 52–17 at Vanderbilt; W 31–3 vs. No. 13 Missouri.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ole Miss is No. 7 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pete Golding is 7–2 in his second season at Ole Miss.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pete Golding faces Texas as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Trinidad Chambliss (QB): 1,676 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deuce Alexander (WR): 35 catches, 523 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Luke Ferrelli (LB): 37 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kewan Lacy needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Quinshon Judkins (31, 2022–23) for second on Ole Miss’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 29 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Suntarine Perkins needs 1.5 sacks to pass Phillip Kent (21, 1988–91) for fourth on Ole Miss’s career sacks list. He has 20 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Trinidad Chambliss needs 147 yards to pass Romaro Miller (6,413, 1997–00) for seventh on Ole Miss’s career total offense list. He has 6,267 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Lucas Carneiro needs 2 field goals to pass Luke Logan (41, 2017–20) for seventh on Ole Miss’s career field goals list. He has 40 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Ole Miss beat No. 15 Texas A&M 23–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Texas
- Texas is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games), 2–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–7 vs. Texas State; W 24–23 vs. No. 1 Ohio State; W 30–6 vs. UTSA; W 20–17 at No. 14 Tennessee; L 24–27 vs. Oklahoma; L 24–27 vs. Florida.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Texas has lost two straight, since beating Tennessee 20–17 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Texas is No. 13 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Steve Sarkisian is two wins from 100 as a head coach (98 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Steve Sarkisian is 52–22 in his sixth season at Texas and 98–57 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Steve Sarkisian faces Ole Miss as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Arch Manning (QB): 1,298 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hollywood Smothers (RB): 289 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rasheem Biles (LB): 49 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Colin Simmons is tied with Tony Degrate (31, 1981–84) for third on Texas’s career sacks list, at 31 so far; one more sack breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Arch Manning needs 265 yards to pass Ricky Williams (6,306, 1995–98) for ninth on Texas’s career total offense list. He has 6,042 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1981, Texas beat No. 8 SMU 9–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Pete Golding and Steve Sarkisian as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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