OXFORD, Miss. (Interstat) — Trinidad Chambliss accounted for three touchdowns, and Ole Miss held off visiting LSU 32-24 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The announced attendance was 70,033. Ole Miss improved to 3-0, while LSU dropped to 2-1. Chambliss, a 6-foot-1, 176-pound quarterback from Grand Rapids, Michigan, completed 33 of 48 passes for 363 yards, rushed nine times for minus 2 yards and finished with two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. LSU’s Sam Leavitt, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback from West Linn, Oregon, completed 16 of 27 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown and rushed 17 times for 63 yards and another score.

LSU entered the game after a 45-14 home win over Louisiana Tech on Sept. 12 and a 51-10 home win over Clemson on Sept. 5. Ole Miss entered following a 41-9 home win over Charlotte on Sept. 12 and a 41-38 home win over Louisville on Sept. 6. Chambliss had completed 23 of 26 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the Charlotte victory, adding three carries for 2 yards. The Rebels had been efficient through their first two games, while LSU had posted two lopsided home victories.

The Rebels opened the scoring with Lucas Carneiro’s 37-yard field goal and a 5-yard touchdown run by Kewan Lacy. Lacy, a 5-foot-11, 196-pound running back from Dallas, Texas, finished with nine carries for 43 yards and one touchdown, two receptions for minus 2 yards and one tackle. Ole Miss extended its lead in the second quarter when Chambliss found Traylon Ray for a 21-yard touchdown. Ray, a 6-foot-3, 193-pound receiver from Tallahassee, Florida, caught seven passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. LSU answered with a 2-yard touchdown run from Dilin Jones before Chambliss connected with Deuce Alexander for a 20-yard score just before halftime. Jones, a 6-foot, 206-pound running back from Laurel, Maryland, rushed 23 times for 106 yards and one touchdown and added two catches for 6 yards. Alexander, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound receiver from Douglasville, Georgia, had seven receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown, one carry for 4 yards and one punt return for no gain.

LSU continued to rally in the third quarter when Leavitt scored on a 4-yard run. Carneiro later missed a 53-yard field goal attempt, and Leavitt threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Winston Watkins Jr. Watkins, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver from Fort Myers, Florida, finished with three catches for 54 yards and one touchdown. Scott Starzyk made a 23-yard field goal to bring LSU closer. Chambliss answered in the fourth quarter with a 14-yard touchdown run, and JT Lindsey added a successful 2-point rush. Lindsey, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound running back from Alexandria, Louisiana, had four carries for 20 yards and one reception for 8 yards. LSU also received four catches for 60 yards from tight end Trey’Dez Green, three catches for 23 yards from Jayce Brown, one catch for 6 yards from Malik Elzy, one catch for 5 yards from Jackson Harris, two catches for 4 yards from Eugene Wilson III and three carries for 3 yards from Stacy Gage.

LSU’s defense was led by Whit Weeks and PJ Woodland, who each recorded eight tackles. Weeks, a 6-foot-3, 222-pound linebacker from Watkinsville, Georgia, added one quarterback hurry. Woodland, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound cornerback from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, also made eight stops. DJ Pickett finished with seven tackles. Ty Benefield had five tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Jhase Thomas made five tackles. TJ Dottery recorded five tackles and two quarterback hurries. Princewill Umanmielen had four tackles and one sack. Tamarcus Cooley added five tackles. Malik Blocton made two tackles, and Stephiylan Green had two tackles and one quarterback hurry.

Ole Miss got eight tackles apiece from Sharif Denson and Tah’j Butler, with each adding one quarterback hurry. Luke Ferrelli made six tackles. Will Echoles and Blake Purchase each finished with five tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Edwin Joseph, Keaton Thomas and Suntarine Perkins each made four tackles, and Thomas added two quarterback hurries. Antonio Kite and Kam Franklin each had three tackles. Jaylon Braxton recorded two tackles, one quarterback hurry and one interception. Andy Jaffe and Michai Boireau each made two tackles. Jordan Renaud, Nick Cull, Jonathan Maldonado and Craig Tutt each finished with one tackle. Joenel Aguero made four tackles. Oscar Bird punted twice for 84 yards. Ole Miss also received five catches for 88 yards from Caleb Odom, five catches for 52 yards from Horatio Fields, three catches for 15 yards from Luke Hasz, one catch for 14 yards from Johntay Cook II and two catches for 13 yards from Michael Smith. Carneiro handled the kicking duties.

LSU will host Texas A&M on Sept. 26 before facing McNeese State on Oct. 3, traveling to Kentucky on Oct. 10 and hosting Mississippi State on Oct. 17. LSU then visits Auburn on Oct. 24, hosts Alabama on Nov. 7, hosts Texas on Nov. 14, visits Tennessee on Nov. 21 and visits Arkansas on Nov. 28. Ole Miss will travel to Florida on Sept. 26, visit Vanderbilt on Oct. 10, host Missouri on Oct. 17 and travel to Texas on Oct. 24. The Rebels then host Auburn on Oct. 31, host Georgia on Nov. 7, visit Oklahoma on Nov. 14, host Wofford on Nov. 21 and host Mississippi State on Friday, Nov. 27.

The game featured several long scoring drives and a late response from Ole Miss after LSU had closed the gap. Chambliss consistently found receivers underneath and deep, with Ray and Odom providing the most productive targets. LSU’s running game found traction through Jones, but the Tigers could not complete the comeback after pulling within one score. Ole Miss finished with more than 400 yards of total offense and controlled enough of the fourth quarter to preserve the win. The Rebels’ defense made key stops late, including Braxton’s interception, and the home crowd of 70,033 saw Ole Miss remain perfect on the season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ole Miss 24, LSU 23. Its ELO system gave Ole Miss an 89.4 percent probability to win. Ole Miss was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 3. The total score of 56 went over the over/under line of 58.5.