12:30 PM ET, October 1, 2005
Neyland Stadium, KNOXVILLE, TN
Top Performers
Passing: R. Clausen (TENN) - 206 YDS
Rushing: G. Riggs Jr. (TENN) - 26 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Espy (MISS) - 10 REC, 115 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MISS | TENN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:24 | GERALD RIGGS JR. 2 YD RUN (JAMES WILHOIT II KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 56 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 9:46 | JONATHAN WADE 19 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JAMES WILHOIT II KICK) | 0 | 14 |
![]() | FG | 5:09 | WILL MOSELEY 50 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 52 yards. | 3 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MISS | TENN | |||
![]() | FG | 9:33 | JAMES WILHOIT II 25 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 46 yards. | 3 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MISS | TENN | |||
![]() | FG | 5:32 | JAMES WILHOIT II 23 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 53 yards. | 3 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MISS | TENN | |||
![]() | TD | 10:18 | MICO MCSWAIN 2 YD RUN (ROBERT BASS KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 64 yards. | 10 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 2:08 | ARIAN FOSTER 1 YD RUN (JAMES WILHOIT II KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 14 yards. | 10 | 27 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MISS | TENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 9-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 250 | 378 |
| Passing | 200 | 206 |
Comp-Att | 18-38 | 18-35 |
Yards per pass | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Rushing | 50 | 172 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 48 |
Yards per rush | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Penalties | 9-71 | 7-63 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:06 | 35:54 |
| Ole Miss Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Micheal Spurlock | 18/37 | 200 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 18/38 | 200 | 4.8 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Rick Clausen | 18/35 | 206 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 18/35 | 206 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Ole Miss Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Mico McSwain | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 1 | 56 |
| Jason Cook | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Antonio Turner | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Taye Biddle | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 6 | -23 | -3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 25 | 50 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Gerald Riggs Jr. | 26 | 125 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Arian Foster | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Montario Hardesty | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Lucas Taylor | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cory Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Clausen | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 48 | 172 | 3.6 | -- | -- |
| Ole Miss Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Mike Espy | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Taye Biddle | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Larry Kendrick Jr. | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jamal Pittman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 18 | 200 | 4.8 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jayson Swain | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Bret Smith | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 |
| C.J. Fayton Jr. | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Cory Anderson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Chris Hannon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Austin Rogers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| David Holbert | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 18 | 206 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Jonathan Wade | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Corey Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 19 | -- |
| Ole Miss Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Taye Biddle | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Ole Miss Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Mike Espy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Lucas Taylor | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | -- | -- |
| Ole Miss Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Will Moseley | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 48 | ||
| Team | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | -- | ||
| Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Britton Colquitt | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 50 | ||
| Team | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | -- | ||






