Mizzou quarterback Austin Simmons looks for someone to throw to in Saturday’s game against Ole Miss. (Photo: Terrance Williams)

NCAA Football	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
#13 Mizzou (5-2, 2-2)	3	0	0	0	3
#9 Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1)	7	0	0	10	31

OXFORD, MS — The No. 13-ranked University of Missouri football team suffered a frustrating and embarrassing 31-3 loss to No. 9 Ole Miss, Saturday afternoon, in Southeastern Conference game at Vaught Hemingway Stadium.

The Tigers scored on their first drive of the game — a 10-play, 75-yard march down the field — which resulted in a 27-yard Blake Craig field goal. But then Missouri didn’t score again the rest of the day.

Ole Miss dominated the rest of the game, with an offense that put up nearly 500 yards of total offense (498 to be exact) and a defense that kept Missouri scoreless for the final 53 minutes of the game.

“I think everybody was off today, and I didn’t see it coming. But, I mean, it’s just obvious we were off,” Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “We had a couple of deep balls that were just kind of close, but weren’t there for whatever reason. That’s on me to figure out those inches that we need in order to be successful.”

Mizzou WR Donovan Olugbode caught nine passes for 127 yards in the Tigers’ loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. (Photo: Terrance Williams)

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, as the Rebels ran right past Missouri to push their record to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the SEC. Mizzou is now 5-2 and 2-2 this season.

“I don’t think we played a perfect game, but to hold them to three points says a lot,” Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding said, before referring to Chambliss: “He wasn’t perfect either, but I’m glad he’s on our side.”

Even after giving up points on Missouri’s opening drive, Ole Miss led 21-3 at halftime and kept the Tigers from reaching the red zone in the second half until the final two minutes of the game. Mizzou running back Jamal Roberts, the SEC’s leading rushing following consecutive 200-plus yard performances, rushed for 39 yards on 20 carries.

“I’m not going to wallow in this. The season is not over,” Drinkwitz said. “I’m going to be disappointed because we had an opportunity and we didn’t get it done.”

Kewan Lacy finished with 122 yards on 16 carries, primarily in the second half as the Rebels pulled away. Makhi Frazier added 101 yards on 15 rushes as Ole Miss finished with 498 yards of total offense, 257 on the ground.

“We knew we were going to have to run the ball and stop their run to win,” Golding said. “We were able to do that and we beat a good football team.”

The transfer portal additions dominated the game’s buildup, as Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons, receiver Cayden Lee and defensive back Chris Graves, Jr. returned after high-profile roles on last year’s Ole Miss playoff team. Lacy, the Rebels’ leading rusher for the past two seasons, began his career at Missouri.

Simmons was 25 for 44 for 339 yards and an interception. Lee had five receptions for 62 yards and Graves had four tackles.

Leading 7-3 early in the second quarter, Ole Miss converted consecutive touchdown drives of 61 and 80 yards. Between them, Missouri missed an opportunity to keep pace.

The Tigers had a first-and-goal at the Ole Miss 2 but consecutive rushing losses were followed by an incomplete pass to the end zone and Blake Craig missed a 23-yard field goal attempt.

Mizzou QB Austin Simmons completed 25-of-44 passes for 339 yards in the Tigers’ loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Mizzou will go on its much needed bye week next week, before returning to action on October 31, with a road game against Arkansas. That gives the Tigers two weeks to work on and correct the mistakes they made Saturday against Ole Miss.

“That’s exactly what we plan to do,” Drinkwitz said. “We’ve got a lot of things we need to work on and things we need to fix. And we’re going to be working on those things. We also want to try to get healthy and hopefully get everybody back, so we can have our full squad for the final month of the season.”

Mizzou’s next home game will be on Saturday, November 7, when the Tigers will host Texas.

SCORING SUMMARY

Quarter	Time	Scoring Play	MIZ	MISS
1st Quarter
1	08:16	MIZ – FIELD GOAL – Blake Craig 27 yard field goal	3	0
1	05:42	MISS – TOUCHDOWN – Trinidad Chambliss 10 yard pass to Caleb Odom (Lucas Carneiro kick)	3	7

2nd Quarter
2	10:13	MISS – TOUCHDOWN – Trinidad Chambliss 21 yard pass to Horatio Fields (Lucas Carneiro kick)	3	14
2	02:13	MISS – TOUCHDOWN – Trinidad Chambliss 17 yard pass to Caleb Cunningham (Lucas Carneiro kick)	3	21

4th Quarter
4	12:44	MISS – TOUCHDOWN – Trinidad Chambliss 5 yard run (Lucas Carneiro kick)	3	28
4	03:45	MISS – FIELD GOAL – Lucas Carneiro 38 yard field goal	3	31

2026 MIZZOU TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	TV	Radio	Results
September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	7 pm	Home	Arkansas- Pine Bluff	Faurot Field			W, 54-14 (1-0)
September 11, 2026 (Friday)	7 pm	Away	Kansas	Lawrence, Kan. / David Booth Memorial Stadium			W, 38-21 (2-0)
September 19, 2026 (Saturday)	6 pm	Home	Troy	Faurot Field			W, 27-17 (3-0)
September 26, 2026 (Saturday)	6:45 pm	Away	#24 Mississippi State	Starkville, Miss. / Davis Wade Stadium			L, 31-24 (3-1)
October 3, 2026 (Saturday)	2:30 pm	Home	#8 Florida	Faurot Field			W, 45-17 (4-1)
October 10, 2026 (Saturday)	11 am	Home	Texas A&M	Faurot Field			W, 27-6 (5-1)
October 17, 2026 (Saturday)	2:30 pm	Away	#9 Ole Miss	Oxford, Miss. / Vaught Hemingway Stadium			L, 31-3 (5-2)
October 31, 2026 (Saturday)	6:45 pm	Away	Arkansas	Fayetteville, Ark. / Razorback Stadium
November 7, 2026 (Saturday)	TBD	Home	#7 Texas	Faurot Field
November 14, 2026 (Saturday)	TBD	Away	#1 Georgia	Athens, Ga. / Sanford Stadium
November 21, 2026 (Saturday)	TBD	Home	Kentucky	Faurot Field
November 28, 2026 (Saturday)	TBD	Home	Oklahoma	Faurot Field