Mississippi 35, Boise State 13
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 28, 2014
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Matt Loeffler
Attendance:
32823
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No. 19 Mississippi 35, Boise State 13: Bo Wallace passed for 386 yards and four touchdowns and overcame three first-half interceptions as the Rebels pulled away from the Broncos in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at Atlanta.
Cody Core caught two touchdown passes and had 111 receiving yards and Laquon Treadwell caught seven passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for Mississippi (1-0). Quincy Adeboyejo also caught a touchdown pass and Mark Dodson rushed for a 19-yard score for the Rebels, who scored 28 fourth-quarter points to turn a close game into a rout.
Boise State’s Grant Hedrick threw four interceptions and was 36-of-46 for 262 yards and one touchdown. Standout running back Jay Ajayi had 88 yards on 20 carries and caught an 8-yard scoring pass among 12 receptions for 91 yards while Shane Williams-Rhodes had 14 receptions for 53 yards.
The Broncos (0-1) pulled within 7-6 when Dan Goodale booted a 43-yard field goal with 1:02 left in the third quarter but the Rebels answered quickly by moving 75 yards on 11 plays with Treadwell hauling in a 14-yard aerial with 12:26 remaining in the contest. Safety Tony Conner picked off Hedrick with 10:41 to play and Wallace hooked up with Adeboyejo on a 31-yard scoring pass 36 seconds later to make it 21-6 and Wallace connected with Core on a 76-yard catch-and-run score to make it a 22-point margin with 7:45 remaining.
Ole Miss got on the board with 57 seconds left in the first quarter when Wallace threw a 30-yard scoring pass to Core to cap a nine-play, 80-yard drive. Boise State moved 65 yards on 12 plays in the second quarter and reached the 1-yard line before settling for a 25-yard field goal from Goodale.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rebels LB Serderius Bryant was ejected midway through the first quarter for targeting as he hit Hedrick in the face with his helmet. … The teams combined to throw six interceptions in the first half – three apiece by Hedrick and Wallace. … Boise State DT Tyler Horn (knee) was carted off late in the third quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boise State |
|
Mississippi |
Jay Ajayi
|
Player |
Mark Dodson
|
20 |
Attempts |
4 |
86 |
Yards |
27 |
4.3 |
Avg Yards |
6.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Boise State |
|
Mississippi |
Jay Ajayi
| Player |
Cody Core
|
12 |
Receptions |
4 |
93 |
Yards |
110 |
7.8 |
Avg Yards |
27.5 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Boise State
|
399 |
135 |
264 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2.0 |
0 |
Mississippi
|
458 |
71 |
387 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
3.0 |
1 |