Wofford Terriers vs Ole Miss Rebels Match Player Stats On Sep 10, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 10, 2016

Chad Kelly threw three touchdown passes and No. 19 Ole Miss regrouped after a draining loss to Florida State with a 38-13 win over Wofford on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Markell Pack, D.K Metcalf and Quincy Adeboyejo each caught a touchdown pass from Kelly in a dominating first half by the Rebels.

Wofford quarterback Brad Butler scored on a 17-yard run early in the fourth quarter that trimmed the Ole Miss lead to 31-10. But the Rebels answered with an eight-play drive, capped by a touchdown pass from backup quarterback Jacob Pellerin to A.J. Hunt.

Pellerin also had a short touchdown run in the third quarter.

No doubt, Ole Miss' opening loss to Florida State was painful. The Rebels roared out to a 28-6 lead late in the second quarter, but the Seminoles scored 30 straight points and went on to win 45-34 in Orlando, Fla.

The Rebels had more than their egos bruised in the loss. Ole Miss saw two key contributors in running back Eric Swinney and corner Kendarius Webster go down with knee injuries. Swinney and Webster are out for the season, a pair of losses that will likely hurt more next week against No. 1 Alabama than against the slow-plodding Terriers.

On a Saturday, when several ranked teams struggled against inferior opponents, Ole Miss was efficient in putting away Wofford, behind a strong bounce-back performance from Kelly, The Rebels' senior quarterback threw three interceptions and lost a fumble against Florida State, but was sharp against the Terriers, completing 20 of 27 passes for 219 yards.

Can he do it next week against Alabama? The Rebels upset the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa last season for their second straight win over Alabama. A third consecutive victory over Nick Saban's bunch would put Ole Miss right back in the playoff hunt.

NOTES: Wofford's ground-oriented attack finished with 233 yards rushing, but the Terriers (1-1) struggled to finish drives and converted on only 6 of 16 third downs. ... The game was delayed for lightning with halftime being extended for close to an hour. ... RB Akeem Judd led Ole Miss in rushing with 64 yards on 11 carries.