In the midst of this heated rivalry between the two SEC teams in Mississippi was a cold, rainy and ugly game on Thanksgiving Day.
Ole Miss got off to a slow start on both sides of the ball, but as the game grew on, the Rebels stepped up their level of play and intensity to help secure the 31-21 victory against the Bulldogs.
With this win, Ole Miss finished with the best regular season record in school history at 10-2.
“Every coach always says, ‘this team’s a family’ and they say that every year and that’s not really true,” Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said when asked about how this team felt special and like a family.