Game notes: Georgia at Ole Miss
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Georgia (6–1, 4–1 in conference) at Ole Miss (5–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Vaught-Hemingway 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’).
The series
- It will be their 51st meeting; Georgia leads the series 34–15–1 as played. Officially, Georgia leads 34–14–1; as played, 34–15–1. The NCAA vacated Ole Miss’s win (2016); 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: Thursday, January 1, 2026: Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1940: Ole Miss 28, Georgia 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Ole Miss is 9–13 at home against Georgia.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Ole Miss 39–34 (neutral site); 2025: Georgia 43–35 (at Georgia); 2024: Ole Miss 28–10 (at Ole Miss); 2023: Georgia 52–17 (at Georgia); 2016: Ole Miss 45–14 (at Ole Miss).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Georgia
- Georgia is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 63–3 vs. Tennessee State; W 70–20 vs. Western Kentucky; W 45–17 at Arkansas; W 41–13 vs. Oklahoma; W 38–14 vs. Vanderbilt; W 20–17 at No. 6 Alabama; L 24–27 vs. Auburn.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia is No. 4 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Georgia is one of three FBS teams that have scored first in every game this season, with Ohio State and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams that scored the first points of each game this season (four games or more), from the scoring plays.
- Kirby Smart is 123–22 in his 11th season at Georgia.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirby Smart is 2–3 against Ole Miss.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Gunner Stockton (QB): 1,570 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dwight Phillips Jr. (RB): 348 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Raylen Wilson (LB): 43 tackles, 4 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gunner Stockton needs 331 yards to pass Mike Bobo (6,054, 1994–97) for ninth on Georgia’s career total offense list. He has 5,724 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 2020, Georgia lost to No. 8 Florida 44–28.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.
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 is 1–0 against Georgia.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 1998, Ole Miss lost to No. 11 Arkansas 34–0.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
- Pete Golding is 1–0 against Kirby Smart’s teams as a head coach.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).
- 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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