| Final - 11.28.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi Rebels | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
What happens when you take a head coach shunned at his old school after incredible success, a quarterback who transfers after finding himself below a Heism@n-contending starter on the depth chart and a team that that won just 10 games and 3 SEC match-ups over its last three years? Why, a trip to the Cotton Bowl, of course.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 12:40 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 36-yard run by Dexter McCluster. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| 8:08 left: Ole Miss Field Goal - 43-yarder by Joshua Shene. |
| 4:31 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 10-yard pass from Jevan Snead to Shay Hodge. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| 0:36 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 17-yard pass from Jevan Snead to Mike Wallace. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| Quarter 2 |
| 0:42 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 72-yard pass from Javon Snead to Mike Wallace. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| Quarter 3 |
| 7:09 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Javon Snead to Bradley Sowell. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:18 left: Ole Miss Touchdown - 24-yard run by Brandon Bolden. (Joshua Shene kick). |
| Team statistics | Mississippi St. | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 27:10 | 32:50 |
| First Downs | 8 | 22 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 88 10-30 2 | 241 16-24 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | -51 26 | 220 44 |
| Punt Return Yards | 20 | 88 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 4-0 2 | 2 1-1 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-52 | 3-40 |
| Punts-Average | 12-37.0 | 3-29.3 |
