LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Mississippi's Bo Wallace and Bryson Rose liked winning a Southeastern Conference game so much that they decided to do it again.
Rose kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to give the Rebels a 30-27 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The win is the second straight in the Southeastern Conference for Ole Miss (5-3, 2-2), which snapped a 16-game league losing streak in its last game against Auburn.
Rose's field goal was his third of the game, including a career-best 53-yarder that put Ole Miss up 27-20 early in the fourth quarter.
The Razorbacks (3-5, 2-3) tied the game at 27-27 with 2:09 remaining on a 4-yard touchdown run by Dennis Johnson, who finished with a career-high 161 yards.
However, Wallace - who finished with 278 yards passing - directed Ole Miss on an eight-play, 61-yard drive that set up Rose's game-winning field goal.
The win gave Ole Miss its first back-to-back SEC wins since late in the 2009 season, which is also the last time the school reached a bowl game. The Rebels, who were a combined 1-15 in the conference the last two seasons, are now one win away from bowl eligibility in coach Hugh Freeze's first season.
Ole Miss trailed 10-0 early before rallying to take a 21-17 halftime lead after Jeff Scott's 1-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds remaining in the half. The score capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that took just 1:01 off the clock.
Wallace accounted for 316 yards of total offense for the Rebels. The sophomore, who ran for, passed for and caught a touchdown two weeks ago against Auburn, finished 29 of 37 passing - including a 4-yard touchdown pass to Vince Sanders in the first half.
On the game-winning drive, Wallace accounted for 38 yards - 35 passing and 13 rushing. He was 3 of 4 passing on the drive, including a 14-yard completion to Scott on a third-and-9 to keep the drive moving. Wallace's final play was a 13-yard run through the heart of the Arkansas defense to set up Rose's game-winning kick.
The Razorbacks had won two straight entering the game, and they nearly overcame a blocked punt that led to an Ole Miss touchdown and a pair of interceptions by quarterback Tyler Wilson. Arkansas outgained the Rebels 464-355 in total yardage, and Wilson finished 24 of 43 passing for 297 yards, but it couldn't stop Ole Miss when it needed to the most.
Johnson nearly single-handily helped the Razorbacks tie the game late in the fourth quarter. After Wilson opened the drive with a 9-yard completion to Cobi Hamilton - who finished with 12 catches for 146 yards - Johnson gained 41 yards on his next two carries.
The senior then bowled his way into the end zone from 5 yards out on his third straight carry, capping a four-play, 55-yard drive.
Arkansas left 2:09 on the clock, however, which proved exactly the right amount of time for the resurgent Rebels.
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| Scoring Summary |
| ARK | Zach Hocker 22 yd FG |
| ARK | Chris Gragg 42 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) |
| MISS | Vince Sanders 4 yd pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick) |
| MISS | Barry Brunetti 1 yd run (Bryson Rose kick) |
| ARK | Alex Voelzke 6 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) |
| MISS | Jeff Scott 1 yd run (Bryson Rose kick) |
| MISS | Bryson Rose 27 yd FG |
| ARK | Zach Hocker 41 yd FG |
| MISS | Bryson Rose 53 yd FG |
| ARK | Dennis Johnson 5 yd run (Zach Hocker kick) |
| MISS | Bryson Rose 31 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| MISS | ARK | |
| First Downs | 22 | 24 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-15 | 5-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 74-355 | 80-464 |
| Rushes-Yds | 37-77 | 37-167 |
| Passing Yds | 278 | 297 |
| Kick Return Yds | 59 | 4 |
| Punt Return Yds | 47 | 6 |
| Passes | 29-37-1 | 24-43-2 |
| Punts | 6-246 | 6-195 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-33 | 12-70 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:10 | 32:50 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MISS: Jeff Scott 21-50, Bo Wallace 11-38, Barry Brunetti 2-2, Randall Mackey 3--13 |
| ARK: Dennis Johnson 27-161, Jonathan Williams 5-28, Knile Davis 2-3, Tyler Wilson 3--25 |
| PASSING |
| MISS: Bo Wallace 29-37-278-1 |
| ARK: Tyler Wilson 24-43-297-2 |
| RECEIVING |
| MISS: Donte Moncrief 8-60, Randall Mackey 7-99, Jeff Scott 5-46, Vince Sanders 5-40, Ja-Mes Logan 3-32, H.R. Greer 1-1 |
| ARK: Cobi Hamilton 12-146, Chris Gragg 3-55, Julian Horton 3-30, Dennis Johnson 3-19, Knile Davis 1-23, Javontee Herndon 1-18, Alex Voelzke 1-6 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Mississippi | 5th SEC West | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Arkansas | 6th SEC West | 2-6 | 4-8 |