Mississippi 30, Arkansas 27
When: 12:21 PM ET, Saturday, October 27, 2012
Where: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas
Temperature:
49°
Head Official:
Penn Wagers
Attendance:
55378
By SportsDirect Inc.
Mississippi 30, Arkansas 27: Bryson Rose's third field goal, a 31-yarder as time expired, helped the Rebels stun the Razorbacks in their first trip to Little Rock in 20 years.
Rose, who hit a career-best 53-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter, split the uprights after Bo Wallace led a seven-play, 61-yard drive in just over two minutes. The Rebels (5-3, 2-2 SEC), who lost 10 games last year, are one win shy of becoming bowl eligible in Hugh Freeze's first season.
Jeff Scott ran for a score and Wallace finished 29-of-37 for 278 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Wallace led the winning drive moments after Dennis Johnson (career-best 161 yards on 27 carries) tied the game with a 5-yard touchdown run. Johnson was pressed into full-time duty after Knile Davis left with a leg injury.
Tyler Wilson finished 24-of-43 for 297 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Arkansas (3-5, 2-3). The Razorbacks' disappointing season continues under interim coach John L. Smith; Arkansas began the season as a Top 10 team before a four-game losing streak doomed it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas took a 10-0 lead when Wilson stood tall in the face of a blitz and hit Chris Gragg for a perfectly-thrown 42-yard touchdown with 5:23 left in the first. ... Wallace threw a 4-yard touchdown to Vince Sanders and Charles Sawyer's blocked punt led to a 1-yard touchdown run from Barry Brunetti, which gave the Rebels a 14-10 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half. ... The Rebels were 4-of-5 on third down in the first half and led 21-17 at intermission.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi |
|
Arkansas |
Jeff Scott
|
Player |
Dennis Johnson
|
21 |
Attempts |
27 |
50 |
Yards |
161 |
2.4 |
Avg Yards |
6.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Mississippi
|
355 |
77 |
278 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
0 |
Arkansas
|
464 |
167 |
297 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |