Ole Miss had a chance to even the season series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. For most of the game, it looked like the Rebs would pull off the upset, but the Bulldogs rallied back in overtime to complete the series sweep.
Mississippi State was favored to win on the road versus Ole Miss, seeing as the last time they played, State won by 10 points, but the Rebels used that underdog status to fuel a fairly impressive upset effort.
Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans could not have drawn up a better start to this ball game if he had tried.