It wasn’t a chip shot. Lane Kiffin still needed Ole Miss kicker Caden Davis to deliver from 48 yards on Homecoming Saturday for the Rebels.
He didn’t and, in the powerhouse SEC, Kentucky stunned Ole Miss, 20-17, dealing the Rebels their first loss.
It was the first win in Oxford for the Wildcats since 1978. Knocking off the sixth-ranked team was their best victory over a ranked opponent on the road since upsetting then-No. 4 Penn State in 1977.
Been a long time.
Ole Miss MISSES the game-tying field goal 😱
pic.twitter.com/FGNZ7Mucy3— SleeperCFB (@SleeperCFB) September 28, 2024
The winning score came when Josh Kattus grabbed a fumble by backup QB Gavin Wimsatt and fell into the end zone with 2:25 left. It capped a six-play, 83-yard drive.
This angle of the @JKattus touchdown 🤌🔥🔥 https://t.co/zpUM7t6sCW pic.twitter.com/rlJMWiaFE4
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 28, 2024
Kentucky came in 2-2 and was a 17-point underdog despite losing to then-No. 1 Georgia by one point in mid-September.
Ole Miss was 4-0 and had won those games by 198 points combined. However, SEC play is far different than Furman, Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern.
Kiffin’s 100th career victory will have to wait for another day.