OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss rebounded from an ugly season-opening performance and withstood a fourth-quarter Arkansas defensive touchdown to subdue the Razorbacks 31-17 in an SEC opener Saturday.
The Rebels (1-1, 1-0 SEC) found their offensive groove with a balanced performance behind freshman quarterback Matt Corral and bludgeoned the Razorbacks in the fourth quarter with a bruising run game before a crowd of 47,915 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Arkansas (1-1, 0-1 SEC) lost its 12th consecutive SEC game dating back to a wild finish in a 38-37 victory in Oxford two seasons ago. Ole Miss won its second in a row over the Hogs, breaking a two-game losing streak in the series at home and performing much better than in its 15-10 loss to Memphis a week ago.