Ole Miss offense meets Georgia's defense

Georgia's margin, Ole Miss' yardage

Against Power 4 opponents, Georgia is +99 in point margin, seventh nationally and second in the SEC. Ole Miss is +73, 10th nationally and fourth in the SEC. That leaves Georgia 26 points ahead of Ole Miss in margin against the same class of opponent.

Ole Miss gains 442 yards a game, 10th nationally, and allows 393, 45th nationally and 13th in the SEC. Georgia gains 409, 24th, and allows 309, 11th. Georgia succeeds on 49.5% of its snaps, sixth nationally, and holds opponents to 37.6%, 12th. Ole Miss succeeds on 48.0%, 11th, and allows 41.6%, 35th.

The quieter categories lean to Georgia. The Bulldogs are +4 in turnover margin, 12th nationally, to 0 for Ole Miss, 34th. Georgia holds the ball 31:31 a game, 19th, while Ole Miss holds it 28:06, 15th in the SEC. Georgia is penalized 42 yards a game, 15th nationally, against 69 for Ole Miss.

In all games, Georgia scores 41.0 points a game, fourth in FBS and up from 32.1 last season.

Where it's decided

When Ole Miss has the ball, it throws for 281 yards a game against Power 4 opponents, ninth nationally and second in the SEC. Georgia allows 213 passing yards, 26th nationally, and a 39.3% success rate on passes, 25th. The ground is harder going. Georgia allows 96 rushing yards a game, ninth nationally and first in the SEC, against the Ole Miss run game, which gains 162 and succeeds on 50.0% of runs, eighth nationally.

The red zone is where Ole Miss has an opening. The Rebels score on 96.2% of trips, 11th nationally, and Georgia allows scores on 84.6%, 45th.

Deuce Alexander leads Ole Miss in receiving yards and catches, with 669 yards on 48 catches and 5 touchdowns, and his yardage ranks third in the SEC. Caleb Odom is second on the team with 360 receiving yards on 27 catches. Ole Miss returns 25% of its 2025 receiving yards, and transfers brought in 1,591. Raylen Wilson leads Georgia in tackles with 51 and in sacks with 4.

When Georgia has the ball, the run game leads. The Bulldogs rush for 183 yards a game against Power 4 opponents, 11th nationally, and succeed on 50.5% of runs, sixth nationally and first in the SEC. Ole Miss allows 150 rushing yards a game, 13th in the SEC, and 44.1% success on runs, 46th nationally.

Dwight Phillips Jr. leads Georgia in rushing yards with 415 on 55 carries. Nate Frazier is second with 297 and has 6 rushing touchdowns.

Georgia passes for 227 yards a game, 43rd nationally, but succeeds on 48.2% of throws, 12th. Craig Dandridge leads Georgia in receiving yards with 349 on 20 catches, and Talyn Taylor leads in catches with 21, for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns. Georgia returns 30% of its 2025 receiving yards after sending 1,430 to the NFL. Against Power 4 opponents, Ole Miss allows scores on 75.9% of red zone trips, 14th nationally, while the Georgia offense scores on 88.5%, 25th. Oregon transfer Blake Purchase leads Ole Miss with 4.5 sacks and has 8 tackles for loss.

Auburn and Florida, read both ways

Georgia's only loss against Power 4 opponents came to Auburn. Ole Miss beat the same Tigers by 30 last week, its largest margin over Auburn since 1949.

Florida flips the picture. The Gators beat Ole Miss 52-28, one of the Rebels' two losses to Power 4 teams. Georgia beat No. 17 Florida 27-8 last week, its sixth straight win over the Gators, dating to 2021.

Chambliss climbs, Stockton completes

Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss leads the SEC with 2,189 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes, against 8 interceptions. He is tied for the SEC lead with 25 total touchdowns and has thrown a touchdown pass in 22 straight games. Chambliss has raised his passing yards in three straight games, from 213 to 241, 250 and 263 against Auburn.

Georgia's Gunner Stockton leads the SEC in completion percentage at 71.8%, with 1,671 yards, 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Georgia returned 100% of its 2025 passing yards, 3,083 of them.

Third down favors both offenses

Ole Miss went 13-for-16 on third down against Auburn, its best day since at least 2004. Against Power 4 opponents, the Rebels convert 51.5%, fifth nationally, and Georgia's defense allows 34.6%, 17th. Georgia converts 49.3%, seventh nationally, against the Ole Miss defense, which allows 45.2%, 65th.

Aguero against the program he left

Ole Miss safety Joenel Aguero played at Georgia in 2023-25, making 69 tackles and 3 pass breakups, and Saturday is his first game against the Bulldogs since leaving. Aguero's 36 tackles in 2025 were among the 117 Georgia lost to transfers.

Kirby Smart is 26-11 as a head coach against AP top-10 teams and 2-3 against Ole Miss. Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann's defenses have ranked in the top 11% of FBS in EPA a play in a typical season over 7 seasons as a coordinator, with a No. 1 finish at Georgia in 2021.

Georgia had 8 players drafted, including 2 wide receivers, an offensive tackle and an offensive guard, with 3 in the first two rounds. Tackle Monroe Freeling went 19th overall to Carolina, and defensive tackle Christen Miller and linebacker CJ Allen went in the second round. Ole Miss had 2 players drafted, led by receiver De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 33 to San Francisco.

Ole Miss is thin at safety

Update, Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM CT: Since Friday's report, Ole Miss upgraded Keaton Thomas (probable to available), Jalyn Crawford (probable to available) and MJ Preston (probable to available). Since Friday's report, Georgia upgraded Chauncey Bowens (probable to available) and Thomas Blackshear (probable to available). On the latest report, Ole Miss lists Kewan Lacy, Edwin Joseph, Samari Reed and 6 others as out or doubtful, and Kam Franklin as a game-time decision. Georgia lists AJ Kruah, Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Tyriq Green and 1 other as out or doubtful, and Elyiss Williams as a game-time decision.

Smart said Nov. 2 that Dwight Phillips Jr. is fine and was more tired than hurt when he left the Florida game, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Ole Miss' Kewan Lacy is listed Out. Lacy leads the Rebels in rushing yards with 388 and 5 touchdowns, and he needs one more rushing touchdown to reach 30 for his career. Makhi Frazier is second with 357 yards on 68 carries and has not scored a rushing touchdown.

Three Ole Miss safeties are listed Out: Edwin Joseph, Nascar McCoy and Gerald Lacy Jr., who is new on this week's report. Linebacker Ant Davis Jr. is Out, and Keaton Thomas, who leads Ole Miss with 51 tackles, is newly listed Questionable, as is defensive end Kam Franklin. LSU transfer Carius Curne, an offensive tackle, is new on the report as Out, along with receiver Samari Reed. Receivers Izaiah Hartrup and Kervin Johnson Jr. are also Out.

Georgia linebacker Amaris Williams, a transfer from Auburn, is listed Out. Tight end Elyiss Williams, linebacker AJ Kruah and lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye are new on the report as Questionable, joining receiver Thomas Blackshear, back Chauncey Bowens and safety Tyriq Green. Georgia Tech transfer Isiah Canion is listed Probable.

The home team has owned this series lately

Georgia leads the series 34-15-1 in 50 meetings since 1940. Ole Miss won the last meeting 39-34 at a neutral site in 2025, when Harrison Wallace III had 156 receiving yards. That Ole Miss team went 13-2. Georgia went 12-2, Brett Thorson won the Ray Guy Award and CJ Allen was an All-American linebacker.

The home team has won the last 5 meetings, dating to 2012, when Georgia went 12-2 with unanimous All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones and Ole Miss went 7-6. Ole Miss is 9-14-1 at home against Georgia, and Georgia last won in Oxford in 2011, a 10-4 season with Jones an All-American, while Ole Miss went 2-10. Ole Miss has won 16 straight home games, dating to 2024.

Three things to watch

Ole Miss' leg: Lucas Carneiro ranks second in the SEC with 71 points and is tied for third with 12 field goals, and the Rebels are 2-1 in one-score games.

The second half: Ole Miss allows 15.4 points a game after halftime, against 8.6 before it.

Georgia away from home: the Bulldogs have scored 65 points in two road games, against 47.2 a game at home, and they have scored in 409 straight games, dating to 1995.