Lucas Carneiro drilled a 47-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Ole Miss a 39-34 victory over Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night in New Orleans. The sixth-seeded Rebels rallied from a 21-12 halftime deficit to eliminate the third-seeded Bulldogs before 68,371 fans at Caesars Superdome.
Table of Contents
Box Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Ole Miss
6
6
7
20
39
Georgia
0
21
3
10
34
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Date: January 1, 2026 Attendance: 68,371
Scoring Plays
First Quarter
MISS – Lucas Carneiro 55-yard FG, 5:47 (3-0)
MISS – Lucas Carneiro 56-yard FG, 2:13 (6-0)
Second Quarter
UGA – Gunner Stockton 12-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 13:37 (7-6)
MISS – Luke Hasz 3-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss (two-point conversion failed), 10:33 (12-7)
UGA – Gunner Stockton 1-yard run (Woodring kick), 4:05 (14-12)
Fumbles: Gunner Stockton (1 lost) Fumble Recoveries: Daylen Everette (1, returned 47 yards for touchdown)
Carneiro’s field goals from 55 and 56 yards set Sugar Bowl records before his game-winner from 47. Trinidad Chambliss completed 13 consecutive passes in the second half, breaking Tim Tebow’s Sugar Bowl mark. Ole Miss ended Georgia’s 53-game winning streak when leading at halftime and snapped the Bulldogs’ 75-game winning streak when ahead after three quarters. The Rebels advance to face Miami in the Fiesta Bowl semifinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.