Overview
- Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss went 30-of-46 for 362 yards with two touchdowns and set a Sugar Bowl mark with 13 consecutive completions.
- Kicker Lucas Carneiro hit Sugar Bowl–record field goals from 55 and 56 yards and nailed the 47-yard winner with six seconds left.
- The closing sequence featured a kickoff lateral that hit the pylon for a safety, a review that restored one second, a successful Georgia onside recovery, and a final multi-lateral play that failed.
- Georgia led 21-12 at halftime, tied the game with 55 seconds remaining, and suffered its first loss after leading entering the fourth quarter in 75 games.
- Pete Golding coached the Rebels with Lane Kiffin gone to LSU, a twist that drew wide social-media reaction as Ole Miss improved to 13-1.