The Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) came into the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss (6-6, 3-5 SEC) as heavy favorites, only to suffer a 31-28 loss to the Rebels. The Bulldogs won the toss at deferred and within 39 seconds, trailed Ole Miss 7-0. The Rebels scored on a Jordan Wilkins 22-yard run after a 
three-play, 75-yard drive. The Bulldogs turned the ball over on their first possession when Myles Hartfield stepped in front of quarterback Nick Fitzgerald’s pass to end a decent drive. The Rebels were forced to punt on that possession and the Bulldogs took over once again near the Ole Miss 20-yard line. Fitzgerald completed a short pass and on the very next play he suffered a significant ankle injury that ended his season, paving the way for freshman quarterback Keytaon Thompson to finish the contest for the Bulldogs. Neither team would score the remainder of the opening quarter.
The Rebels got on the board with 10:40 left in the half when kicker Gary Wunderlich kicked a 33-yard field goal to increase the Ole Miss lead to 10-0 after a six-play, 12-yard drive that began on another Bulldog turnover when C.J. Moore intercepted Thompson’s pass near the Rebel 10-yard line. The Bulldogs were able to get on the board with two field goals from Jace Christmann, one from 44-yards out with 4:09 left in the half and the other as time expired in from 33-yards out to push the score to 10-6 at the break.
After another Bulldog turnover, the Rebels struck again when quarterback Jordan Ta’amu found A.J. Brown with a 77-yard strike to increase the Ole Miss lead to 17-6 with 7:13 remaining in the quarter, culminating a two-play, 80-yard drive. Five minutes later, the Rebels struck again when Ta’amu found D.K. Metcalf with another strike, this one from 63-yards out, to increase their lead to 24-6 with 2:15 left in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs scored their first touchdown of the contest with 9:16 remaining in the contest when Thompson hit Deddrick Thomas with a 15-yard scoring strike to push the score to 24-13 after an eight-play, 44-yard drive. In what proved to be the winning score, Wilkins broke loose once again with a 44-yard touchdown run with 8:23 left in the contest to increase the Rebels lead to 31-13. On their next possession, the Bulldogs put together a lengthy 11-play drive that covered 69-yards to score another touchdown. Freshman running back Kylin Hill found the end zone on a 30-yard run, Thompson two-point run, to push the score to 31-21 with 4:58 left in the contest. The Bulldogs pulled within three points with 1:05 remaining when Thompson ran another one in for a touchdown, ending an eight-play, 62-yard drive, pushing the score to 31-28. The Bulldogs failed to recover the on sides kick attempt and the Rebels were able to run out the clock to secure the win.
The offensive leaders for the Rebels were Wilkins with 110 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries; Ta’amu, who was 10-of-22 through the air for 247 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 35 yards on 11 carries; Brown with six catches for 167 yards and a touchdown and Metcalf with two catches for 67 yards and a touchdown.
The offensive leaders for the Bulldogs were Thompson, who was 13-of-27 through the air for 195 yards and touchdown while rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries; Fitzgerald was 1-of-5 through the air for 12 yards and had 16 yards rushing on three attempts; Hill had 84 yards rushing and a touchdown on 13 rushes; Aeris Williams had 84 yards on 20 carries; Jordan Thomas had 65-yards on four catches; Deddrick Thomas had 33 yards and a touchdown on four catches; Jesse Jackson had 45 yards on two catches and Jamal Couch had 37 yards on two catches.
The defensive leaders for Ole Miss were DeMarquis Gates with 13 tackles; Breeland Speaks with 12 tackles, one sack and 1.5 TFL; Austrian Robinson with eight tackles, one sack and 1.5 TFL and Ken Webster with eight tackles and .5 TFL.
The defensive leaders for Mississippi State were Johnathan Abram with eight tackles; Erroll Thompson with five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1.5 TFL; Fletcher Adams with five tackles and .5 TFL and Mark McLaurin with five tackles and one TFL.
