Ole Miss vs. Florida: Box score, stats and summary feat. Jaxson Dart (Week 13)

No. 9 Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2 SEC) made its way to Gainesville on Saturday for a crucial tie against Florida (5-5, 3-4 SEC). The two teams entered the game with different postseason aspirations.

Ole Miss is in contention for a place in the SEC Championship game and a College Football Playoff spot. The Rebels find themselves in a unique position, with a stronger chance of making the playoff than contending for the league title game due to tiebreaker scenarios.

Meanwhile, Florida is fighting for its postseason life, eager to secure a sixth win and clinch an unexpected bowl game berth. Coming off a pivotal win against LSU in Week 12, the Gators entered the game hoping to stage an upset against Lane Kiffin’s team.

Ole Miss vs. Florida box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Ole Miss	0	14	3	0	17
Florida	0	14	3	7	24

Ole Miss box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Jaxson Dart	24/31	323	2	14	71	0	2

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Micah Davis	11	27	2.5	0	6
Domonique Thomas	3	20	6.7	0	10
JJ Pegues	6	19	3.2	0	8
Matt Jones	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Cayden Lee	6	94	15.7	1	23
Jordan Watkins	8	70	8.8	0	25
Dae'Quan Wright	4	57	14.3	0	30
Tre Harris	1	43	43.0	1	43
Antwane Wells Jr.	1	25	25.0	0	25
Caden Prieskorn	2	22	11.0	0	12
Micah Davis	2	12	6.0	0	11

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Princely Umanmielen	0	1
Walter Nolen	0	1
JJ Pegues	0	0.5
Suntarine Perkins	0	0.5
John Saunders Jr.	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Caden Davis	2/2	1/2	42

Florida box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
DJ Lagway	10/17	180	2	5	-9	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Montrell Johnson Jr.	18	107	5.9	1	16
Jadan Baugh	13	46	3.5	0	17
Ja'Kobi Jackson	8	21	2.6	0	8

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Elijhah Badger	5	87	17.4	1	27
Chimere Dike	3	54	18.0	0	41
Jadan Baugh	1	25	25.0	1	25
Ja'Quavion Fraziars	1	14	14.0	0	14

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Caleb Banks	0	2.5
Tyreak Sapp	0	1.5
Bryce Thornton	2	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Trey Smack	3/3	1/1	53

Ole Miss vs. Florida Summary

It was a barren first quarter in Gainesville on Saturday as Florida and Ole Miss pushed to open the scoring but to no avail. However, the efforts of the first phase helped build the momentum for the second quarter.

The Gators opened the scoring for the game with a passing touchdown a few seconds into the second quarter. DJ Lagway found Elijhah Badgers with an 8-yard pass in the endzone with 14:56 left on the clock.

The Rebels responded a few minutes later with a passing touchdown of their own. Jaxson Dart located Tre Harris with a brilliant pass in the end zone from 43 yards with 12:01 left in the second quarter.

Ole Miss took the lead for the first time in the encounter as the second quarter progressed. Jaxson Dart threw another impressive touchdown pass to Cayden Lee from 22 yards with 9:05 left on the clock.

Florida took things back to level terms some minutes later in the second quarter. DJ Lagway found Jadan Baugh from 25 yards with 6:52 left on the clock.

The Gators scored the first field goal of the game in the third quarter to take back the lead. Trey Smack hit the target from 53 yards after a drive of four plays with 10:57 left.

The Rebels responded with a field goal of their own in the final minute of the third quarter to draw things level once again. Cayden Davis had it good from 42 yards following a drive of seven plays with 0:42 left.

Florida took the lead once again in the fourth quarter of the thrilling encounter with the game's first rushing touchdown. Montrell Johnson Jr. rushed nine yards to the end zone with 7:40 left.

The Gators held on as the Rebels intensified their efforts to get back into the game. The win secured a bowl game qualification for Florida and ruled Ole Miss out of contention for the College Football Playoff.