No. 12 Ole Miss heads back to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday with the kind of home momentum that’s hard to ignore.
The Rebels bring a 15-game home winning streak into an 11:45 a.m. CT kickoff against Auburn in Oxford, a run that stands as the second-longest active streak in the FBS.
Ole Miss kept that streak intact with a 31-3 win over No. 13 Missouri on October 17.
The matchup also adds another chapter to a long series. Saturday will be the 49th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Auburn, and the Rebels have taken the last two, including a 28-21 win on the road in 2023 and a 48-34 victory in Oxford in 2022. A third straight win over the Tigers would be something Ole Miss hasn’t done since 1949-1952.
A big reason the Rebels have stayed dangerous is the pressure their defense keeps generating. Against Texas last Saturday, Ole Miss forced three turnovers, with two interceptions and a fumble recovery in the endzone. That kind of disruption will matter again against an Auburn offense averaging 25.4 points per game.
The Rebels’ offense has been just as sharp when the field gets tight. Ole Miss is scoring on 96.2 percent of its red zone trips this season, one of the best marks in the country. Auburn’s defense has been living in that same neighborhood, allowing opponents to score on 95.2 percent of their red zone opportunities.
Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss also enters the day with a notable streak of his own. He has thrown a passing touchdown in 20 straight games, the second-longest run in Ole Miss history behind Chas Kelly’s 22-game mark.
This season, Chambliss has passed for 1,926 yards and 16 touchdowns, good for third in the SEC in passing yards and tied for third in passing touchdowns. Last weekend against Texas, the senior completed 25 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
Saturday’s game is set for Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., with the Rebels wearing powder. The game will air on SEC Network and stream on the ESPN App, with live stats and audio available through Ole Miss outlets.
In Other News...
Ole Miss Gets A Chance To Exploit Auburn's Biggest Problem
Auburn heads into its Week 9 trip to Ole Miss coming off a loss to LSU, and the Tigers are trying to steady themselves in a spot where their offense has been especially vulnerable. The captain group they announced for the game includes Byrum Brown, Hudson Kaak, Kenneth McManus IV, Elijah Melendez and Cody Digler, a mix that reflects how much Auburn will need its experienced players to keep the operation together on the road.
For Ole Miss, the most obvious opening is the same one Auburn has struggled to close all season: the run game. If the Rebels can make the Tigers one-dimensional, it puts even more pressure on Melendez and the rest of Auburns defensive core to hold up in a difficult setting. Auburn is still trying to find answers after the LSU game, and this matchup gives Ole Miss a clear chance to make that problem matter again. [Read more 🡒]
Ole Miss Faces A Playoff Pressure Game Auburn Would Love To Ruin
Ole Miss gets Auburn again this Saturday, the first meeting between the programs since 2023, and it arrives with a little more edge than a routine SEC date. The Rebels have taken the last two in the series, even though Auburn still owns a commanding 35-12 lead all-time, and this one carries the kind of pressure that comes with late-season positioning and College Football Playoff attention.
Auburns recent surge has made this matchup harder to ignore, especially after the Tigers knocked off Georgia and reminded the league they can still swing the conversation around the top of the SEC. If Auburn can keep winning the rest of the way, the path gets very interesting in a hurry, which is exactly why Ole Miss cannot afford to treat this as anything less than a dangerous trap game. [Read more 🡒]
Ole Miss Faces A Real Depth Test Against Auburn Again
Ole Miss heads into another Auburn matchup carrying a long injury list, and the numbers alone tell the story of how thin the margin has become. The Rebels released a report listing 15 players, with 10 already ruled out, three questionable and two probable, which puts real pressure on the rotation as the SEC grind continues. Kewan Lacy and Edwin Joseph are among the players unavailable, while Terez Davis and Jalyn Crawford remain in the questionable column.
Even so, the Rebels have been leaning into the next-man-up approach that every contender eventually has to trust. Makhi Frazier is among the backups expected to step in, and the offensive line has continued to lean on its chemistry even as injuries have changed the personnel around it. Auburn has a way of exposing any softness in the depth chart, so Ole Miss will need the same kind of plug-and-play response again if it wants to survive the evening intact. [Read more 🡒]