College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 54, Austin Peay 17
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 11, 2021
Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Temperature: 79°
Head Official: David Smith
Attendance: 47848

In head coach Lane Kiffin's return to the sideline Saturday night, Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral fired five touchdowns in the 20th-ranked Rebels' 54-17 victory over Austin Peay in Oxford, Miss.

The junior quarterback tossed a touchdown pass for the 14th straight game -- the third-longest streak in school history behind Chad Kelly (22) and Eli Manning (16).

In a very efficient outing, Corral finished 21 of 33 for 281 yards with no interceptions as the Rebels (2-0) rolled to 630 yards of offense. The Rebels rushed for 336 yards in a balanced attack led by Henry Parrish Jr. (eight carries, 72 yards).

Dontario Drummond (six catches, game-high 107 yards) and Jonathan Mingo each caught two TD passes. Mingo hauled in seven catches for 99 yards. Braylon Sanders caught a TD pass and Snoop Conner rushed for one.

The team was without its second-year coach Kiffin (COVID-19) in Monday's win over Louisville in Atlanta.

Ole Miss won for the ninth time in its past 10 home openers and is 80-11-4 in on-campus openers played in Oxford.

An FCS school, the Governors (1-1) entered the contest ranked No. 17 after a win over Chattanooga.

After Corral's 1-yard toss to Drummond early in the first quarter, defensive lineman Sam Williams strip-sacked quarterback Draylen Ellis, scooped up the ball and rumbled 33 yards for a TD and a 14-0 lead at 4:59.

In the second, Corral connected on a 15-yard strike to Mingo at 8:28. Following a bad punt snap that gave Ole Miss its first safety since 2017, Corral hit Drummond on a 49-yard score for a 30-0 advantage.

His fourth-down pass for 11 yards to Sanders made it 37-0, but Ellis (22-of-41, 226 yards passing) found Baniko Harley from 30 yards out before the half ended.

Mingo tallied on a 40-yard pass in the third. Maddux Trujillo's connected on a 30-yard field goal for Austin Peay. Conner's rushing TD made it 51-10.

Ole Miss got a Caden Costa 26-yard field goal, and the Governors' CJ Evans Jr. ran 40 yards for the final score.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Austin Peay   Mississippi
CJ Evans Jr. Player Henry Parrish Jr.
7 Attempts 8
74 Yards 72
10.6 Avg Yards 9.0
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Austin Peay   Mississippi
Drae McCray Player Dontario Drummond
6 Receptions 6
87 Yards 107
14.5 Avg Yards 17.8
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Austin Peay 374 114 260 2 1 0 0 0
Mississippi 630 336 294 7 1 0 5.0 2