ole miss has been to college world series five times.
how many times has ole miss been to college world series?
five
ole miss entered their sec opener against the top-ranked alabama crimson tide as double digit underdogs, despite having won the previous two meetings. the ole miss offense got off to a fast start, with running back akeem judd running it in from 23 yards out, taking only 1:53 off the clock. alabama would get on the board with just under 6 minutes left in the first quarter, when kicker adam griffith made a 32-yard field goal. the next three scores would all belong to ole miss, starting with a gary wunderlich field goal from 23 yards out. roughly three minutes later, ole miss quarterback chad kelly found evan engram from 63 yards out to put the rebels up 17–3 with 4:40 left in the half. the rebels would get their first defensive score of the season when alabama quarterback jalen hurts was sacked, and subsequently fumbled the ball. ole miss defensive end john youngblood recovered and returned it 44 yards for ole miss's next touchdown, putting ole miss up 24–3. on the ensuing drive, alabama had its most productive drive of the game to that point, getting in the red zone for only the second time and finding the end zone when calvin ridley found the end zone from six yards out with just over two minutes remaining in the half. after the ensuing ole miss drive stalled, the rebels punted the ball and alabama return man eddie jackson returned the punt 85 yards for another alabama touchdown, in what would be the final score of the half. ole miss entered the second half with a 24–17 lead, and the ole miss defense stopped alabama on their opening drive, forcing a punt. on ole miss's next possession, chad kelly fumbled the ball in his own end zone, and daron payne of alabama recovered, tying the game at 24. after another ole miss drive stalled, alabama managed a field goal from 30 yards out, putting the tide up 27–24. ole miss's next drive would the most productive of the second half, as the reached the red zone for the first time since the first half, but only managed a field goal from gary wunderlich, tying the game at 27. alabama scored the final touchdown of the third quarter with 16 seconds left, when bo scarborough ran it in from a yard out, putting alabama up 34–27 going into the final quarter of the game. ole miss started the fourth quarter with another productive offensive drive, but once again settled for a field goal with 13:17 remaining, cutting the tide's lead to 4. the next two scores would belong to the tide, however, when running back damien harris ran it in from a yard out. the next score happened when ole miss quarterback chad kelly was intercepted by jonathan allen and returned 75 yards for a score, putting alabama up 48–30 and seemingly sealing the game with five and a half minutes remaining. ole miss scored a touchdown on its ensuing drive, cutting the tide lead to 11. the rebels recovered the ensuing onside kick, giving them glimmer of hope. on this possession, chad kelly and the ole miss offense scored on the first play, when kelly found a.j. brown from 37 yards out. the two point conversion failed, but ole miss appeared to be back in the game, down only by 5 points with just under three minutes left. however, alabama was able to run the remaining time out, sealing the victory. ole miss lost to alabama for the first time since 2013 and blew their second 21+ lead in two weeks.
2016 ole miss rebels football team
ole miss entered their rematch against alabama as heavy underdogs, as the tide were nine point favorites. however, ole miss would be the team who never trailed in the entire game. on the opening kickoff, alabama fumbled the ball which led to an early ole miss field goal only about thirty seconds in, but that would be the only score of the first quarter. the tide knotted the game up at 3 when adam griffith hit a field from twenty yards out with 12:20 left in the second quarter. the rebels would be responsible for the game's first two touchdowns, when jordan wilkins ran it in from one yard on fourth and goal with 7:30 remaining in the first half. chad kelly would run it in next, this time from four yards out to put ole miss up 17–3 with 6:43 left in the half. alabama managed to put one touchdown on the board before the half, as ole miss led at the half, 17–10. the first points of the second half would come on an outrageous pass from chad kelly to quincy adeboyejo from 66 yards out, to put ole miss up 24–10 with 12:53 left in the third quarter. ole miss would then tack on two gary wunderlich field goals, one from 34 yards out and one from 45 yards out, which put the rebels up 30–10 with four minutes left in the third quarter. the tide would score the quarter's final points, when quarterback jake coker would run it in with 1:33 left. alabama would pull to within six points when coker would find ardarius stewart from eight yards out with 12:30 left in the game. ole miss's next big play would come when chad kelly would find a wide open cody core for a 73-yd touchdown strike less than a minute after alabama pulled to within six. after a failed two point conversion, the rebels led 36–24. ole miss would score again when chad kelly found laquon treadwell from 24 yards out following an alabama interception to put the rebels up 43–24. the tide would score with 6:36 left in the game when running back derrick henry would find the end zone from two yards out to bring the tide to within 13. alabama would also fail on a two-point conversion try, so the score remained 43–30. alabama surprisingly recovered the onside kick that followed, and capitalized with a touchdown from coker to richard mullaney with four and half minutes left. ole miss led 43–37. after the next ole miss drive stalled, alabama got the ball back down by six points with three minutes left. their game-winning drive, however, would be terminated by an interception from coker. alabama got one final chance with 31 seconds left at their own 30 yard line, but failed to get a first down. ole miss beat alabama in back to back seasons for the first time ever and won in tuscaloosa for the second time ever. following ole miss's upset win, the rebels rose to #3 in the rankings, which was the first time since 1963–64 that ole miss was ranked in the top 3 in back to back seasons.
2015 ole miss rebels football team