SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 22, 2014
Arkansas 30, No. 8 Ole Miss 0: Jonathan Williams went over 1,000 yards rushing, Alex Collins scored a rushing touchdown and the Razorbacks forced six turnovers en route to their second straight shutout of a Top 25 team.
Williams rushed for 81 yards on 20 carries and Collins added 79 yards and a TD on 23 attempts for Arkansas (6-5, 2-5 SEC), which became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2011. Brandon Allen was 5-of-10 for 87 yards and a touchdown before leaving with a soft tissue injury while Austin Allen went 3-for-5 for 65 yards in relief.
Bo Wallace finished 16-of-31 for 235 yards with two interceptions and lost two fumbles for Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC), which has dropped three straight conference games. Quincy Adeboyejo caught six passes for 73 yards and Jaylen Walton led the Rebels with 37 rushing yards on seven carries.
The Razorbacks blitzed Ole Miss from the opening kick, scoring on Brandon Allen's 25-yard TD pass to Keon Hatcher on their first possession and tacking on an Adam McFain field goal and Collins' 1-yard TD run before the end of the first quarter. The Rebels managed only 134 total yards and turned the ball over three times in the first half.
After McFain added another field goal, Rohan Gaines picked off Wallace in the end zone and returned it 100 yards to make it 27-0 and the rout was on. After a Rebels fumble, McFain added another field goal in the fourth quarter and Brooks Ellis picked off backup Ryan Buchanan to preserve the shutout.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wallace (10,090) surpassed Eli Manning for the Ole Miss career record for total offense and moved past Johnny Manziel into the top 10 on the SEC's all-time list. … Arkansas had not forced three or more turnovers in an SEC game since a win at Auburn in 2012. … Gaines' interception return TD came on his sixth play of the game after serving a first-half suspension for a targeting ejection in last week's win over LSU.