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Louisville at Ole Miss

Sep 7, 2021 • Completed • Neutral Site

Season 2021RegularWeek 1

Away

Louisville

ACC

Final Score

24 - 43

LOM

Home

Ole Miss

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Ole Miss569
Louisville355

Passing Yards

Ole Miss381
Louisville200

Rushing Yards

Ole Miss188
Louisville155

Turnovers

Ole Miss0
Louisville2

Game Conditions

ConditionCloudy
Temperature75°F
Wind3 mph SW

Humidity

85%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Matt Corral

Ole Miss

YDS: 381

Rushing

Malik Cunningham

Louisville

YDS: 79

Receiving

Dontario Drummond

Ole Miss

YDS: 177

Tackles

Kenderick Duncan Jr.

Louisville

SOLO: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Ole Miss24:08
Louisville35:52

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Ole Miss beats Louisville 43-24

Standard

Ole Miss defeated Louisville 43-24 in Week 1 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 569-355 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Ole Miss set the terms early in a game that finished 43-24. Jerrion Ealy run for 1 yd for a TD (Cale Nation PAT MISSED) came with {'seconds': 55, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Ole Miss the first major swing.

Ole Miss's box score carried the story: 569 total yards, 188 rushing yards, and 381 passing yards. Louisville finished with 355 total yards, including 155 on the ground and 200 through the air.

Ole Miss converted 2-9 on third down, went 3-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Ole Miss led 26-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Caden Costa 47 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jerrion Ealy run for 1 yd for a TD (Cale Nation PAT MISSED) (Ole Miss led 6-0 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    Caden Costa 47 yd FG GOOD (Ole Miss led 9-0 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Corral run for 6 yds for a TD (Caden Costa KICK) (Ole Miss led 16-0 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Snoop Conner run for 1 yd for a TD (Caden Costa KICK) (Ole Miss led 23-0 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    Caden Costa 22 yd FG GOOD (Ole Miss led 26-0 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Malik Cunningham pass complete to Braden Smith for 4 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK) (Louisville led 10-29 over Ole Miss).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    43-24

    Ole Miss defeated Louisville.

  • Total yards

    569-355

    Ole Miss held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    188

    Ole Miss averaged 4.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    381

    Ole Miss averaged 11.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    2-9

    Ole Miss's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-16

    Louisville's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOle MissLouisville
Total Yards569355
Passing Yards381200
Rushing Yards188155
First Downs3122
Third Down Efficiency2-96-16
Fourth Down Efficiency3-33-5
Total Penalties (Yards)14-1259-74
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts22-3223-38
Rushing Attempts4139
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs42
Kicking Points136
Possession Time24:0835:52
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)