SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 9, 2013
Mississippi 34, Arkansas 24: Bo
Wallace threw for 407 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Rebels
to a home win over the Razorbacks.
Donte Moncrief caught seven
passes for 149 yards and a touchdown, while Ja-Mes Logan added five
receptions for 110 yards and a score for Mississippi (6-3, 3-3 SEC).
The Rebels racked up 419 passing yards, with Wallace and Barry Brunetti combining to complete 28-of-37.
Arkansas (3-7, 0-6) got 67 yards
on 14 carries from Jonathan Williams. Brandon Allen completed
18-of-32 passes for 193 yards and two scores.
Mississippi fell behind 3-0
early but scored 13 straight points, with Brunetti scoring a
1-yard touchdown run between two Andrew Ritter field goals. Arkansas
responded with an Allen-to-Hunter Henry 17-yard touchdown connection,
but the Rebels pushed the lead up to 10 by halftime when Wallace
found Laquon Treadwell with a 14-yard touchdown strike with 45 seconds to
play in the half.
Kiero Small pulled the
Razorbacks within three with a 1-yard touchdown run 3:31 into the
third quarter, but Wallace completed two long scoring tosses กช 75
yards to Logan and 52 yards to Moncrief กช to put Mississippi in
control again. Arkansas finally got back into the end zone on Allen's
20-yard scoring toss to Julian Horton with 4:57 to play, but the
Razorbacks could get no closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wallace's passing
yardage was a career high for the junior. กญ Mississippi DL Robert
Nkemdiche was ejected from the game with 4:57 to play following a
personal foul penalty. กญ The Rebels became bowl eligible for the
second straight season with the win after missing out on bowl games
the previous two campaigns.