# SEC Football: Texas Longhorns Defeats Ole Miss Rebels 34-27

**Published:** 2026-10-24 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield
**Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap
**Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-football-texas-longhorns-defeats-ole-miss-rebels-34-27

**Teams:** [Ole Miss](https://secscouts.com/ole-miss/), [Texas](https://secscouts.com/texas/)


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AUSTIN, Texas (10/22/2026) — The Texas Longhorns leaned on a punishing ground game and a near ten-minute edge in time of possession to turn back the Ole Miss Rebels 34-27 on Thursday night at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, where a crowd of 104,306 watched the Longhorns protect their home field in a game that stayed within reach until the finish.

Texas piled up 419 yards of total offense with remarkable balance — 212 through the air and 207 on the ground — while holding the ball for 34:57. Ole Miss countered with 363 total yards and kept the scoreboard close throughout, but the Rebels could not overcome the Longhorns' control of tempo in a seven-point road loss.

## How It Happened

The two offenses took opposite paths to nearly identical production. Both teams moved the chains 23 times, and both gave the ball away three times, but the shape of the game belonged to Texas.

The Longhorns were efficient when they threw it, completing 18 of 30 passes, and relentless when they ran it, grinding out 207 rushing yards that kept drives alive and the clock moving. Michael Terry III found the end zone for Texas, and Gianni Spetic accounted for 10 points for the Longhorns.

Ole Miss put the game on the arm of Trinidad Chambliss, whose 250 yards matched the Rebels' entire passing output. The Rebels attempted 52 passes and completed 25, and while the volume produced chunks of yardage, it also meant a steady diet of stopped clocks and short possessions — Ole Miss held the ball for just 25:03. Horatio Fields scored twice for the Rebels, Lucas Carneiro added 9 points, and Kam Franklin brought down the quarterback for a sack to lead the defensive effort.

Ole Miss actually won the third-down battle, converting six times to Texas's three. But the Longhorns rarely needed third down — their ground game churned out manageable situations all night.

## Turning Point

With the turnover margin dead even at three apiece, this game was decided in the trenches and on the clock. Texas's 207 rushing yards were the difference between the two stat sheets — Ole Miss managed 113 on the ground — and that gap translated directly into the possession battle. The Longhorns held the ball for nearly 10 more minutes than the Rebels, and every extended Texas drive was a drive Chambliss and the Ole Miss offense spent watching from the sideline. In a seven-point game, those lost possessions were the margin.

## Star of the Game

Mac Chiumento was the engine of the Texas attack, racking up a game-high 242 yards to power an offense that out-gained Ole Miss by 56. On a night when the Longhorns' identity was sustained, clock-eating offense, Chiumento's production was the foundation of nearly everything Texas did well. Spetic's 10 points and Terry III's touchdown finished what Chiumento's yardage started.

For Ole Miss, Fields' two touchdowns and Chambliss's 250 yards kept the Rebels in striking distance until the end, a performance that deserved a better result than the final score delivered.

## What It Means

For Texas, this is the kind of win that travels well through an SEC schedule. The Longhorns showed they can win a game that stays tight into the fourth quarter by imposing their style — balanced offense, a ground game that closes, and enough defense to make a seven-point lead stand up. A 207-yard rushing night against an SEC opponent is a statement about the Longhorns' offensive line, and doing it in front of 104,306 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium only sharpens the home-field edge Texas has built.

Ole Miss leaves Austin with a hard-fought loss and legitimate reasons for optimism alongside the frustration. The Rebels matched Texas in first downs, won the third-down battle, and got multi-touchdown production from Fields — but a 25-of-52 passing night and three giveaways are difficult to survive on the road. If Ole Miss can pair its passing volume with better efficiency and find more than 113 rushing yards against quality fronts, the Rebels have the pieces to turn games like this one in their favor down the stretch.

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*Original article: [SEC Football: Texas Longhorns Defeats Ole Miss Rebels 34-27](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-football-texas-longhorns-defeats-ole-miss-rebels-34-27) — SEC Scouts*