Trinidad Chambliss does it all, No. 13 Ole Miss shuts down Tulane

Trinidad Chambliss threw two touchdown passes and rushed for 112 yards, and No. 13 Ole Miss dominated on defense in a 45-10 victory over Tulane on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.

Chambliss started in place of injured Austin Simmons (ankle) for a second consecutive game and completed 17 of 27 passes for 307 yards for the Rebels (4-0).

The Ole Miss defense held the Green Wave (3-1) to 282 total yards and limited Jake Retzlaff to 5 completions in 17 attempts for 56 yards. Kewan Lacy rushed for two touchdowns and Lucas Carneiro was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts for the Rebels.

Tulane's first two possessions of the third quarter ended with it turning the ball over on downs at the Ole Miss 5 and 39, and the Rebels' 23-3 halftime lead carried into the fourth quarter.

On the first play of the fourth quarter Lacy ran 1 yard for a touchdown. Chambliss threw a two-point conversion pass to Harrison Wallace III for a 31-3 lead.

Brendan Sullivan replaced Retzlaff and he was stopped for no gain on fourth and 2 from the Ole Miss 45, Tulane's third consecutive turnover on downs.

On the next play Chambliss threw a 53-yard completion to Dae'Quan Wright, and Logan Diggs followed with a 2-yard touchdown run. Chambliss added a 33-yard touchdown pass to Deuce Alexander for a 45-3 lead.

Sullivan, who finished 5 of 12 for 48 yards with an interception, threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Brown-Stephens to complete the scoring.

On the first possession of the game Chambliss ran 41 yards to the Tulane 5 then threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Wright. Carneiro kicked a 22-yard field goal to increase the lead to 10-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Carneiro kicked a 54-yard field goal early in the second quarter, but Tulane answered with Patrick Durkin's 34-yard field goal. Lacy's 1-yard touchdown run and Carneiro's 33-yard field goal gave the Rebels a 23-3 halftime lead after they scored on all five first-half possessions.

--Field Level Media