The Sports Xchange
Nov 7, 2015
Brandon Allen's sixth touchdown pass and two-point conversion run gave Arkansas a 53-52 overtime victory over No. 19 Mississippi on Saturday in an SEC game in Oxford, Miss.
Allen threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Morgan in overtime and then ran for the winning two-point conversion after Ole Miss was penalized for grabbing Allen's face mask on the previous attempt.
Allen finished with a career-high 442 yards passing, completing 33- of-45 with no interceptions. Arkansas running back Alex Collins rushed for 108 yards on 17 carries.
The winning score was made possible by an improbable play earlier in Arkansas' overtime possession.
Allen connected with wide receiver Hunter Henry on a pass, who wildly flung the ball backward while being tackled and teammate Alex Collins picked up the ball on a bounce and ran for a first down to complete a 31-yard gain.
Arkansas (5-4, 3-2) sent the game to overtime when Allen threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Dominique Reed with 53 seconds remaining to complete an eight-play, 75-yard drive.
Ole Miss (7-3, 4-2) had overcome a 38-31 deficit earlier in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns passes by Chad Kelly to give the Rebels a 45-38 lead with 4:55 left.
Kelly threw for three touchdowns and ran for three for Ole Miss. He finished with 478 yards of total offense, the second-best day in school history behind Archie Manning's 540 yards against Alabama in 1969.