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· collected 2026-10-11 · by Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press
Trinidad Chambliss led No. 9 Ole Miss to a dominant 52-17 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, throwing for 213 yards with three touchdowns and running for another score. Ole Miss scored 42 points in the first half and capitalized on four turnovers by Vanderbilt. This win extended Ole Miss' winning streak against Vanderbilt to six games and marked Vanderbilt's worst home loss since November 2023. Coach Clark Lea of Vanderbilt acknowledged undisciplined penalties and turnovers as key factors in their defeat.
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On Saturday, 9th-ranked Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt 52-17 in Nashville, Tennessee. Trinidad Chambliss led the Rebels with 213 passing yards and three touchdowns, adding another score on a 10-yard run. The game saw Ole Miss dominate from the start, scoring on four consecutive drives in the first half to build a significant 42-3 halftime lead. Suntarine Perkins contributed by forcing one of three sacks and returning a fumble for a touchdown. Vanderbilt's coach Clark Lea expressed disappointment in his team’s performance, which marked their worst loss since November 11, 2023, against South Carolina. The Rebels improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC, while Vanderbilt fell to 3-3 with a record of 0-3 in conference play.
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Trinidad Chambliss threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as ninth-ranked Mississippi routed Vanderbilt 52-17 on Saturday.
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Mississippi → throw → Saturday
The Rebels (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) notched their sixth straight win and 10th in 12 over Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-3).
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Rebels → notch → Vanderbilt
Chambliss put them ahead to stay with a 10-yard touchdown run as Ole Miss scored on four straight drives in the first half for a 42-3 halftime lead.
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Miss → put → lead
The Rebels scored 24 points off four turnovers.
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Rebels → score → turnovers
Suntarine Perkins had one of three sacks for Ole Miss, and he returned a fumble 4 yards for a TD.
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he → have → TD
“It’s hard to go on the road in the SEC and win, especially you know in this environment with the weather,” Ole Miss coach Pete Golding said of a wet day.
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Golding → ’ → day
Kewan Lacy started in his first game back after leaving Ole Miss’ win over LSU and missed the loss to Florida.
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Lacy → start → Florida
Lacy ran for a 2-yard TD and finished with 39 yards on seven carries.
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Lacy → run → carries
This also snapped a 10-game home winning streak with the Commodores’ first loss here since the 2024 season finale.
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This → snap → finale
Coach Clark Lea said he was disappointed in how they played.
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they → say → ?
“We haven’t felt this way in a long time here, and yet we have to recognize we’re not above it,” Lea said.
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Lea → feel → it
“When you have undisciplined penalties and when you turn the ball over against a good team, you get beat, you pay the price and that’s what happened.”
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what → have → price
Freshman quarterback Jared Curtis started after an undisclosed injury kept him out of last week’s loss at No. 2 Georgia.
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injury → start → Georgia
Curtis threw for 222 yards and made throws showing off the arm that made him the No. 2 overall recruit for 2026.
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him → throw → 2026
He also was intercepted twice and fumbled when sacked by Blake Perkins near his own goal line.
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He → intercept → line
Chambliss started with back-to-back incompletions on a wet day.
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Chambliss → start → day
He completed his next 11 passes for 105 yards, and Chambliss threw a 2-yard TD pass to starting nose tackle Jamarious Brown and then connected with Deuce Alexander for a 39-yard catch-and-run for a TD with 4:41 left and a 28-3 lead.
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4:41 → complete → TD
His 4-yard TD pass to Michael Smith after a lost fumble on a kickoff return put Ole Miss up 42-3 at halftime.
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pass → lose → halftime
Room for improvement
The Rebels outgained Vanderbilt 409-343 in total offense.
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Rebels → outgaine → offense
Asked if the Rebels came their closest yet to playing a full game, Chambliss said he thought they were far from that.
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they → ask → that
“I feel like this team has a lot more potential, a lot more that they could do in that whole game,” Chambliss said.
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Chambliss → feel → game
“We probably could play a better complete game honestly, and it’s still kind of early in the season so we’re just still hoping for that.”
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we → play → that
Coach Pete Golding planned to rotate Lacy and ease him back in from the injury.
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Golding → plan → injury
The Rebels made that easy with how Chambliss moved them up and down the field.
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Chambliss → make → field
Seven different Rebels carried the ball, and nine different Rebels caught at least one pass.
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Rebels → carry → pass
The Commodores aren’t good enough not to cost themselves with untimely penalties and mistakes.
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Commodores → cost → penalties
A personal foul on lineman Clinton Azubuike after a run set up second-and-goal at the Ole Miss 2 into a 45-yard field goal by Brock Taylor.
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foul → set → Taylor
Curtis wasn’t ready for a shotgun snap that hit his face mask on second-and-1, a fumble the Commodores recovered.
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Commodores → hit → fumble
They had five penalties for 59 yards in the first quarter alone only to finish with 11 for 92.
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They → have → 92
Up next
Ole Miss: Hosts Missouri on Oct. 17.
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Miss → host → Oct.
Vanderbilt: Hosts Arkansas on Oct. 17. ___
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Vanderbilt → host → Oct.
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