Scoring summary
Texas built a 24–3 halftime lead, watched Ole Miss score 21 straight to tie it early in the fourth, then answered with Arch Manning’s 1-yard bootleg touchdown and a late field goal. Jelani McDonald intercepted Trinidad Chambliss in the end zone on the final play.
By quarter
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Texas | 10 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Scoring plays
| Qtr | Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8:31 | TEX | Gianni Spetic 23-yd field goal | TEX 3 – OM 0 |
| 1st | 6:06 | OM | Lucas Carneiro 46-yd field goal | OM 3 – TEX 3 |
| 1st | 1:00 | TEX | Arch Manning 2-yd run (Spetic kick) | TEX 10 – OM 3 |
| 2nd | 12:45 | TEX | Manning 50-yd pass to Ryan Wingo (Spetic kick) | TEX 17 – OM 3 |
| 2nd | 9:24 | TEX | Michael Terry III 2-yd run (Spetic kick) | TEX 24 – OM 3 |
| 3rd | 13:29 | OM | Kam Franklin fumble recovery in the end zone (Carneiro kick) — Blake Purchase strip-sack of Manning | TEX 24 – OM 10 |
| 3rd | 6:52 | OM | Trinidad Chambliss 6-yd pass to Horatio Fields (Carneiro kick) | TEX 24 – OM 17 |
| 4th | 14:04 | OM | Chambliss 27-yd pass to Fields (Carneiro kick) | OM 24 – TEX 24 |
| 4th | 8:10 | TEX | Manning 1-yd run (Spetic kick) | TEX 31 – OM 24 |
| 4th | 2:30 | TEX | Spetic 33-yd field goal | TEX 34 – OM 24 |
| 4th | 1:25 | OM | Carneiro 39-yd field goal | TEX 34 – OM 27 |
Team stats
Texas won on the ground and on the clock: 207 rushing yards, a near-10-minute possession edge, and a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone. Both teams finished with 23 first downs and three turnovers.
Ole Miss vs Texas
| Stat | Ole Miss | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| First downs (pass / rush / penalty) | 23 (14 / 4 / 5) | 23 (7 / 13 / 3) |
| Total plays | 82 | 72 |
| Total yards | 363 | 419 |
| Yards per play | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Passing | 25/52 · 250 yds | 18/30 · 212 yds |
| Rushing | 30 att · 113 yds | 42 att · 207 yds |
| Sacks (defense) | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd-down conversions | 6/18 | 3/13 |
| 4th-down conversions | 2/3 | 1/1 |
| Red zone | 1/2 | 5/5 |
| Turnovers (INT / fumbles lost) | 3 (3 / 0) | 3 (2 / 1) |
| Penalties (yards) | 8 · 58 | 14 · 134 |
| Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
| Punts | 7 | 5 |
Team totals are the Sportradar box score; see Sources & caveats for small differences in the official-recap totals (total yards, rushing yards, penalty yards and possession).
Player stats
Manning accounted for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) despite two interceptions and a lost fumble. Chambliss threw for 250 yards and two scores but was intercepted a career-high three times. Raleek Brown ran for 157 yards for Texas.
Passing · Ole Miss
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad Chambliss | 25/52 | 250 | 2 | 3 |
Passing · Texas
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Manning | 18/30 | 212 | 1 | 2 |
Texas backup KJ Lacey Jr. took one snap (a handoff) while Manning was checked in the third quarter; he did not attempt a pass.
Rushing · Ole Miss
| Player | Att | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhi Frazier | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Kewan Lacy | 16 | 36 | 0 |
| Oscar Bird | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Trinidad Chambliss | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Deuce Alexander | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Joshua Dye | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Lacy left with a shoulder injury and did not return.
Rushing · Texas
| Player | Att | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleek Brown | 23 | 157 | 0 |
| Michael Terry III | 8 | 41 | 1 |
| Ryan Wingo | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Arch Manning | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Receiving · Ole Miss
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce Alexander | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| Caleb Odom | 5 | 59 | 0 |
| Horatio Fields | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Makhi Frazier | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Traylon Ray | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Joshua Dye | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Luke Hasz | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kewan Lacy | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving · Texas
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Wingo | 7 | 111 | 1 |
| Michael Masunas | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Emmett Mosley V | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Jermaine Bishop Jr. | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Cam Coleman | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Derrek Cooper | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan Niblett | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Coleman left with a shoulder injury in the third quarter and did not return.
Special teams
| Player | FG | XP | Punts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Carneiro (OM) | 2/3 (made 46, 39; 58 blocked) | 3/3 | — |
| Oscar Bird (OM) | — | — | 7 · 303 yds |
| Gianni Spetic (TEX) | 2/2 (made 23, 33) | 4/4 | — |
| Mac Chiumento (TEX) | — | — | 5 · 242 yds |
Alex January blocked Carneiro’s 58-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. Ole Miss recovered Peter McStravick’s onside kick with 1:20 left to set up the final drive.
Defensive leaders
Texas intercepted Chambliss three times — the last on the game’s final play — but recorded no sacks. Ole Miss sacked Manning twice, and its two defensive ends produced the fumble-return touchdown that started the comeback.
Defense · Ole Miss
| Player | Tackles | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Keaton Thomas (LB) | 8 | team high |
| Antonio Kite (CB) | 7 | 1 TFL |
| Joenel Aguero (S) | 6 | — |
| Kam Franklin (DE) | 6 | 1 sack · 2 TFL · fumble rec. TD |
| Sharif Denson (S) | 5 | — |
| Jaylon Braxton (CB) | 5 | 1 TFL |
| Tah’j Butler (LB) | 5 | — |
| Luke Ferrelli (LB) | 5 | — |
| Jalyn Crawford (CB) | 4 | 2 INT |
| Blake Purchase (DE) | 4 | 1 sack · 1.5 TFL · forced fumble |
Defense · Texas
| Player | Tackles | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Jelani McDonald (DB) | 12 | 1 INT (final play) |
| Derek Williams Jr. (DB) | 8 | — |
| Graceson Littleton (DB) | 6 | — |
| Justin Cryer (LB) | 5 | 1 INT |
| Bo Mascoe (DB) | 5 | — |
| Rasheem Biles (LB) | 4 | 1 INT · 1 TFL |
| Alex January (DL) | 4 | blocked FG |
| Hero Kanu (DL) | 4 | — |
| Lance Jackson (DE) | 4 | — |
| Ian Geffrard (DL) | 3 | — |
McDonald’s tackle total is 12 in the game recaps (the Sportradar player box lists 11: 7 solo, 4 assists).
Key takeaways
What decided a 34–27 game that was 24–3 at halftime and 24–24 early in the fourth.
- 01The first half was the margin. Texas scored 21 straight after the traded field goals — Manning’s 2-yard keeper, a 50-yard strike to Wingo, and Terry’s 2-yard run — while Ole Miss threw an interception one play after recording one and had Biles intercept Chambliss at the goal line on fourth-and-2 just before halftime.
- 02Ole Miss’s defense started the comeback, its quarterback finished it. Purchase’s strip-sack and Franklin’s end-zone recovery cut it to 24–10 on the first possession of the second half; Chambliss then hit Fields for touchdowns of 6 and 27 yards, the second tying the game after Crawford’s second interception of Manning.
- 03Texas won the finish on the ground. Brown’s 47-yard run set up Manning’s go-ahead 1-yard bootleg with 8:04 left, and after January blocked a 58-yard field goal, Texas ran the clock down to Spetic’s 33-yarder and a 10-point lead with 2:25 to play. Brown finished with 157 yards on 23 carries.
- 04Turnovers were even; timing was not. Each team gave it away three times, but Texas’s last takeaway was the game’s last play — McDonald’s end-zone interception of Chambliss’ final throw after Ole Miss had recovered an onside kick and reached the Texas 24.
Against the call
The preview’s projected score, measured against the actual result.
The call missed. It had Ole Miss’ exact total (27) but the wrong winner: the preview bet on Chambliss outplaying Manning and on a Simmons-less Texas pass rush, and instead Manning accounted for three touchdowns in a 24–3 first half while Chambliss threw three interceptions — including the goal-line pick before halftime and the end-zone pick on the final play. Ole Miss’s 21-point comeback made the projected three-point margin look right for one quarter, but Texas’s ground game (207 yards) closed it out.
Sources & caveats
Final score and quarter splits cross-checked against Sportradar, USA Today / Longhorns Wire, the Clarion Ledger, Deadspin (Field Level Media) and Ole Miss Athletics — all agree: Texas 34, Ole Miss 27 (Ole Miss 3-0-14-10; Texas 10-14-0-10). Records after the game: Ole Miss 5–2 (3–2 SEC), Texas 5–2 (2–2 SEC).
- Sportradar — Texas vs Ole Miss, Week 8Final score, quarter splits, all scoring plays, full team and player statistics, reported conditions (Sunny, 84°F, wind SE 10 mph).
- Ole Miss Athletics — Postgame Notes vs. TexasOfficial notes: attendance 104,306 (fourth-largest crowd at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium), Chambliss and Fields milestones, Crawford’s two interceptions, Purchase strip-sack and Franklin recovery touchdown.
- USA Today — Texas vs Ole Miss live updatesQuarter table, Manning line (18/30, 212 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 2 rushing TD), comeback sequence.
- Longhorns Wire — Instant RecapQuarter table and late-game sequence: Spetic 33-yard field goal, Carneiro 39-yarder, onside recovery, McDonald’s final-play interception.
- Clarion Ledger — Ole Miss vs Texas live updatesChambliss 25/52 for 250 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT; halftime 24–3; second-half rally to 24–24.
- Deadspin / Field Level Media — No. 19 Texas survives No. 7 Ole MissWire recap: Manning 212 passing yards and three total touchdowns, Brown 157 rushing yards, scoring sequence and times.
- The Rebel Walk — Ole Miss vs. Texas RecapDrive-by-drive recap and key stats: red zone 5-for-5 Texas / 1-for-2 Ole Miss, Purchase and Franklin lines, McDonald 12 tackles.
- KB Sports Media — Texas Holds Off Ole Miss 34-27Full narrative box: team totals, sacks (Manning sacked twice; Texas no sacks), January’s blocked field goal, McDonald 12 tackles.
- Open-Meteo archive — Austin, Oct. 24, 2026Observed weather at the 6:30 PM CT kickoff hour in Austin: weather code 2 (partly cloudy), 82.3°F, wind 7.0 mph (18:00 local reading).