Game notes: Wofford at Ole Miss
Saturday, November 21, noon ET, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Wofford (5–3, 3–2 in conference) at Ole Miss (5–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 21, noon ET, 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 second meeting; Ole Miss leads the series 1–0 as played. Officially, neither side has a win; as played, Ole Miss leads 1–0. 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: Saturday, September 10, 2016: Ole Miss 38, Wofford 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Wofford
- Wofford is 5–3 (3–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 42–14 vs. The Citadel; W 17–13 vs. Gardner-Webb; L 15–36 at Kent State; L 7–41 at Chattanooga; L 38–42 vs. Tennessee Tech; W 32–25 at Furman; W 16–0 at Elon; W 41–14 vs. VMI.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wofford has won three straight, since losing 42–38 to Tennessee Tech (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Gerald Modest (RB): 730 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ethan Drumm (QB): 852 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Logan McCloud (LB): 56 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1953, Wofford lost to No. 18 South Carolina 49–0.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.
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 Wofford 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. 17 LSU 38–17.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.
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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