Saturday, October 13, 2012 12:21 PM (ET)

Recap: Mississippi 41, Auburn 20

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 13, 2012


Mississippi 41, Auburn 20:
Bo Wallace threw a touchdown pass, caught another and added two rushing scores as the Rebels earned their first SEC win in more than two years with a homecoming victory.

Wallace completed 17 of 22 passes for 226 yards and Jeff Scott added 137 rushing yards and three catches for 70 yards - including a 55-yard score in the 17-point fourth quarter for Ole Miss (4-3, 1-2 SEC), which beat Auburn in Oxford, Miss., for the first time since 2008.

The Tigers managed just 212 total yards under Clint Moseley, who started at quarterback for Auburn in place of injured sophomore Kiehl Frazier (arm). Tre Mason led the Tigers (1-5, 0-4) with 82 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.

After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, Auburn scored 17 points in the second quarter, taking a 17-14 lead on Cody Parkey's 46-yard field goal.

The Rebels tied it on Bryson Rose's 28-yarder on the last play of the half, and Wallace capped a four-play, 73-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give Ole Miss the lead for good with 13:53 left in the third quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn has been outscored 62-3 in the fourth quarter this season. … Ole Miss improved to 4-0 when scoring first this season. … Auburn's 0-4 start in the SEC is its worst since 1980.

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