Mississippi 48, Georgia Tech 23
By CHRIS BURROWS
Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. - Jaxson Dart ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as No. 17 Mississippi pulled away in the final 10 minutes to defeat Georgia Tech 48-23.
Ole Miss (3-0) needed a 45-yard field goal from Caden Davis, a 68-yard touchdown reception by Jordan Watkins from Dart and a 1-yard run by Quinshon Judkins to seal the win after Georgia Tech pulled within 24-17 with 10:31 remaining.
Dart finished 10 of 18 passing for 251 yards and added 14 rushes for 136 yards. He scored on runs of 1 and 6 yards as the Rebels accounted for 550 total yards of offense, 341 in the second half.
Georgia Tech (1-2) was led by Haynes King, who was 28 of 41 passing for 310 yards and two touchdowns. Trailing 24-3, King had a 1-yard scoring run and a 15-yard scoring pass to Eric Singleton Jr. to pull within 24-17. He added a late touchdown pass of 14 yards to Avery Boyd.
The Rebels played without leading receiver Tre Harris, who sustained a knee injury in last week’s win over Tulane. Harris, a Louisiana Tech transfer, had five touchdown receptions in two starts, including a school record four scores in the opening win over Mercer.
Judkins, who was listed as doubtful, played despite being limited during practice all week with midsection discomfort. He finished with 13 carries for 37 yards rushing including the fourth-quarter scoring run.
Ulysses Bentley and Matt Jones scored on runs of 21 and 36 yards.
DECISIVE DOUBLE PLAY
Ole Miss got two big plays in the kicking game. In the first quarter, Zxavian Harris blocked a 43-yard field goal attempt and Ole Miss followed with a touchdown drive of 34 yards, capped by a 1-yard run from Dart for a 10-0 lead.
In the third period, Georgia Tech failed on a fourth down pass from punt formation, as Ole Miss took over at the Georgia Tech 28-yard line. Five plays later, Dart scored on a 6-yard run for a 24-3 lead.
THE TAKEAWAY
Georgia Tech: Defensive tackle D’Quan Douse had nine tackles, including one for loss. The rebuilding work of Brent Key provided a much better performance than last year’s embarrassing 42-0 home loss. Despite a 1-2 start, improved Georgia Tech has the look of an ACC spoiler with realistic hopes of postseason play.
Ole Miss: The Rebels avoided getting caught looking ahead to’s SEC opener at No. 10 Alabama. That is followed by consecutive home games with No. 14 LSU and Arkansas.
Mississippi athletics press release
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
GaTech | Miss |
| Miss |
FG |
12:38 |
Caden Davis 47 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| Miss |
TD |
3:02 |
Jaxson Dart 1 yard TD run (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
0 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
GaTech | Miss |
| GaTech |
FG |
1:09 |
Aidan Birr 22 yard field goal |
3 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
GaTech | Miss |
| Miss |
TD |
9:45 |
Ulysses Bentley IV 21 yard TD run (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
3 |
17 |
| Miss |
TD |
6:00 |
Jaxson Dart 6 yard TD run (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
3 |
24 |
| GaTech |
TD |
2:07 |
Haynes King 1 yard TD run (Aidan Birr Extra Point) |
10 |
24 |
| Fourth Quarter |
GaTech | Miss |
| GaTech |
TD |
10:31 |
Eric Singleton Jr. 15 yard TD pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Extra Point) |
17 |
24 |
| Miss |
FG |
7:45 |
Caden Davis 45 yard field goal |
17 |
27 |
| Miss |
TD |
5:59 |
Jordan Watkins 68 yard TD pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
17 |
34 |
| Miss |
TD |
3:40 |
Quinshon Judkins 1 yard TD run (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
17 |
41 |
| GaTech |
TD |
1:34 |
Avery Boyd 14 yard TD pass from Haynes King (Brett Seither 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
23 |
41 |
| Miss |
TD |
0:49 |
Matt Jones 36 yard TD run (Caden Davis Extra Point) |
23 |
48 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Georgia Tech |
Ole Miss |
| First downs |
26 |
20 |
| Rushing |
10 |
12 |
| Passing |
16 |
8 |
| Penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
11-20, 55% |
6-11, 55% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-5, 40% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
47-167 |
37-299 |
| Passing Yards |
310 |
251 |
| Return Yards |
16 |
47 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
28-42-0 |
10-19-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-5 |
1-1 |
| Punts |
2 |
1 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
0-0 |
5-40 |
| Georgia Tech Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| H. King |
28 |
41 |
310 |
2 |
0 |
| A. Boyd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ole Miss Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Dart |
10 |
18 |
251 |
1 |
0 |
| Georgia Tech Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Haynes |
19 |
72 |
3.8 |
0 |
| T. Cooley |
13 |
51 |
3.9 |
0 |
| H. King |
14 |
42 |
3.0 |
1 |
| E. Dickens |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Ole Miss Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Dart |
14 |
136 |
9.7 |
2 |
| U. Bentley IV |
6 |
61 |
10.2 |
1 |
| Q. Judkins |
13 |
37 |
2.8 |
1 |
| M. Jones |
1 |
36 |
36.0 |
1 |
| D. Wade |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| S. Sanders |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| Georgia Tech Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Singleton Jr. |
5 |
97 |
19.4 |
1 |
| C. Leary |
5 |
64 |
12.8 |
0 |
| M. Rutherford |
4 |
34 |
8.5 |
0 |
| J. Haynes |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| D. Leonard |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
| D. Blaylock |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| B. Seither |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
| A. Boyd |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
1 |
| T. Cooley |
4 |
8 |
2.0 |
0 |
| E. Dickens |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Ole Miss Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Watkins |
4 |
119 |
29.8 |
1 |
| D. Wade |
3 |
86 |
28.7 |
0 |
| Q. Judkins |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
| A. Williams |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| Georgia Tech Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Ole Miss Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Georgia Tech Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Taylor |
1 |
40 |
40.0 |
| D. Shanahan |
1 |
38 |
38.0 |
| Ole Miss Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| F. Masin |
1 |
41 |
41.0 |
| Georgia Tech Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Ole Miss Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Georgia Tech Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Haynes |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| Ole Miss Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| U. Bentley IV |
2 |
47 |
23.5 |
| D. Wade |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Georgia Tech Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. Birr |
43 |
| Ole Miss Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Davis |
55 |
