In the first round of the College Football Playoffs, the Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Tulane Green Wave 41-10 in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 20.
The victory comes after Ole Miss’ 11-1 regular season and former head coach Lane Kiffin left for LSU. This was new head coach Pete Golding’s first game as head coach of the Rebels.
This win marks the Rebel’s first win in the CFP, as well as Golding’s first win as Ole Miss head coach.
This game set the attendance record at Vaught, 68,251 fans were in attendance. The vast majority stayed until the very end.