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Ole Miss Goes To California And Defeats Fresno State 38-28
Jeff Scott Rushes For 138 Yards, Two TDs
FRESNO, Calif. --
Running back Jeff Scott rushed for a career-high 138 yards and scored
two touchdowns, and senior running back Brandon Bolden added two
touchdowns to lead the Ole Miss Rebels (2-3) to a 38-28 win against
Fresno State here Saturday night at Jim Sweeney Field.
The Rebels capped their first trip ever to California by earning their first win of the season against an FBS-level team.
Ole
Miss led Fresno State 20-14 at the half behind Bolden's two TD
runs. The Baton Rouge, La., native now ranks second in Ole Miss
history with 25 rushing TDs and 30 total touchdowns. He also moved into
sixth place in school history with 3,206 all-purpose yards. In two
career games versus Fresno State, Bolden has 271 yards rushing and five
TDs.
Scott tore off a 69-yard touchdown run in the third
quarter, which was the longest TD run by a Rebel since Scott’s 83-yard
score against Auburn last season. Scott posted his third career
100-yard rushing game and his second of the season. He also caught one
pass for 24 yards and added 44 yards on kickoff returns. The 206
all-purpose yards mark the second 200-yard all-purpose game of his
season and the third of his career.
The Bulldogs scored twice in
the third quarter and led 28-27 heading into the final frame, but it
was all Rebels in the final 15 minutes. Scott scored his second
touchdown - a 12-yard run - with 8:49 remaining for the go ahead score
and the Rebels added the two-point conversion for a 35-28 lead.
Junior
Bryson Rose connected on a 24-yard field goal attempt with 3:24 left in
the fourth quarter and has now made 13 consecutive field goal attempts
dating back to last season.
In his first career start, junior
quarterback Randall Mackey threw for 214 yards and one touchdown on
8-of-18 passing. He He also rushed five times for 35 yards.
The Rebels have the week off before hosting Alabama on Oct. 15 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
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