Georgia Beat Ole Miss 42-7 as Stockton Throws Three Touchdown Passes to Taylor in Oxford Rout

No. 2 Georgia beat Ole Miss 42-7 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Georgia entered 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC. Ole Miss entered 6-2 and 4-2 in the SEC, ranked No. 12 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff poll. After the win Georgia is 8-1 and 6-1 in the SEC, and Ole Miss is 6-3.

Three touchdown passes to Taylor

Gunner Stockton threw three touchdown passes to Talyn Taylor, from 58 yards in the first quarter, 6 yards in the third quarter and 65 yards in the fourth quarter. Stockton also ran for a 15-yard touchdown in the second quarter and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ethan Barbour.

Craig Dandridge opened the scoring on a 4-yard run. Georgia led 14-0 after one quarter, 28-0 at halftime and 35-0 before Ole Miss scored. Georgia outgained Ole Miss 298-106 in the first half, and Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss was 8 of 17 for 69 yards with an interception before halftime.

Georgia outside linebacker Quintavius Johnson had pointed to the earlier loss in Oxford before the game. "Going up to Mississippi, playing them guys, getting a field storm, it gives us a chip," Johnson said, speaking about the loss at Ole Miss two years earlier.

Ole Miss scores late

Shekai Mills-Knight scored the only Ole Miss touchdown on an 8-yard run with 10:43 left in the fourth quarter. 247Sports reported that Georgia held Ole Miss scoreless into the fourth quarter, recorded five sacks, and won in Oxford for the first time in 15 years.

The loss ends long Ole Miss home winning runs. OnlineAthens reported that Ole Miss carried a 16-game home winning streak into the game, and the Clarion Ledger reported that Ole Miss was 26-1 at home since the 2023 season, the best home record among FBS teams.

Ole Miss played without star running back Kewan Lacy, who was out with a shoulder injury. The second quarter was briefly delayed while trash thrown onto the field after a pass interference call was cleared.

Ole Miss had won the previous meeting between the teams, 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl in the 2025 College Football Playoff. Georgia coach Kirby Smart had lost both of his earlier games at Ole Miss, including a 45-14 defeat in 2016. This trip ended with Georgia ahead by five touchdowns and the home streaks over.