Ole Miss defense takes charge, shuts down Missouri's high-powered rushing attack in 31-3 win

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Perry, A. (2026, October 17). Ole Miss defense takes charge, shuts down Missouri's high-powered rushing attack in 31-3 win. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ole-miss-defense-takes-charge-shuts-down-missouri-high-powered-rushing-attack-31-3-win

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-18 · by Austin Perry

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Ole Miss defeated Missouri 31-3 in an SEC football game, showcasing a dominant defensive performance. Ole Miss held Missouri to only 39 rushing yards and pressured quarterback Austin Simmons, who threw for 340 yards but struggled with accuracy. The Rebels' offense contributed significantly, led by Trinidad Chambliss’s three passing touchdowns and another rushing score, while the running backs combined for 257 rushing yards. This victory strengthens Ole Miss's playoff hopes and complicates Missouri's potential College Football Playoff aspirations.
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“Both articles discuss the game between Missouri and Ole Miss on October 17, 2026, with Article B describing the actual outcome of the match.”
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Austin Perry
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🔮 "It's shocking that (Alabama) would be the location," he admits.
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🔮 You would have been forgiven if you had turned this game off sometime around the middle of the second quarter.
🔮 What this means for the Wildcats and first-year head coach Will Stein can't be overstated, as the new Kentucky head man now has two top-ten wins in his first six games on the job, and the arrow is pointing straight up in the Bluegrass State as of mid-October. But on the opposite sideline on Saturday night, LSU head coach Lane Kiffin was left with more questions than answers as the honeymoon phase in Baton Rouge likely came to a screeching halt.
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Florida Missouri Ole Miss Rebels Tigers

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Ole Miss ORG · 6× Rebels ORG · 5× Tigers ORG · 3× Missouri ORG · 2× Austin Simmons PERSON · 1× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× Florida ORG · 1× Pete Golding PERSON · 1× SEC ORG · 1×

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The Tigers came into today's matchup boasting a top-ten rushing attack and one of the nation's top quarterbacks in Austin Simmons, though you wouldn't have been able to tell after watching this game.
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Despite his defensive background, Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding was starting to field some uncomfortable questions about his side of the ball. asserted
Golding → start → ball
That tends to happen when you give up 52 points like the Rebels did three weeks ago against Florida. asserted
Rebels → tend → Florida
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page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
What a difference 21 days makes. asserted
days → make → difference
Ole Miss completely smothered one of the best offenses in the SEC en route to a 31-3 drubbing over number 13 Missouri. asserted
Miss → smother → Missouri
The Tigers came into today's matchup boasting a top-ten rushing attack and one of the nation's top quarterbacks in Austin Simmons, though you wouldn't have been able to tell after watching this game. asserted
you → come → game
Give all the credit to Golding and the Rebels' defense, as the team held Mizzou to 39 yards rushing and harrassed Simmons all game. asserted
team → give → Simmons
The senior signal caller looked uncomfortable for virtually the entire game, throwing for 340 yards but needing nearly 50 attempts to do so. asserted
caller → look → attempts
On the other side of the ball, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss wasn't perfect but came through when the Rebs needed him, tossing three scores and adding another on the ground. asserted
Rebs → come → ground
It was the Ole Miss rushing attack that really torched the Tigers' run defense. asserted
that → torch → defense
The Rebels racked up 257 yards on the ground in large part because of the efforts of Kewan Lacy and backup Makhi Frazier. asserted
Rebels → rack → Lacy
Missouri looked as though they were heading for a potential College Football Playoff berth, but a blowout loss against the Rebels changes the calculus of things. asserted
loss → look → things
The Rebels will go on the road to play a reeling Texas Longhorns team, but things don't get much easier in terms of a path to an SEC Championship and beyond. asserted
things → go → Championship
Ole Miss will face a November stretch that includes Georgia, Oklahoma and Mississippi State. asserted
that → face → Georgia
The Tigers, on the other hand, will travel to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas, which could be just what the doctor ordered. uncertain
doctor → travel → what
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