2001 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss football game

2001 American college football game August 2023 Longest game in NCAA Division I-A history 250px Commemorative football on display at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi 4–3 6–1 Houston Nutt David Cutcliffe 0 7 3 7 7 0 6 6 6 8 8 7 0 3 7 7 0 6 6 6 8 6 November 3, 2001 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Thomas Ritter 47,464 ESPN2 Mike Golic, Bill Curry, Dave Barnett The 2001 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss football game was a college football game played on November 3, 2001, between the University of Arkansas Razorbacks and the University of Mississippi Rebels; it broke a then–NCAA record for the longest football game ever played. The game included seven overtime periods, one of five games to ever do so.https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/10/07/western-michigan-buffalo-seven-overtimes Western Michigan beat Buffalo in Seven Overtimes Kay Stanley October 7, 2017 si.com Sports Illustrated October 13, 2017 The lead went back and forth, with Ole Miss leading in the first quarter. The game was tied at halftime, and in the third quarter Arkansas gained a lead that Ole Miss would not get back until the fourth overtime. The game ended in the seventh overtime period when Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning failed to complete a pass on a two-point conversion play.http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/110401aaa.html Arkansas 58, Ole Miss 56 (7 OTs) November 3, 2001 olemisssports.com University of Mississippi Athletics October 4, 2017 Before the game Arkansas 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The Arkansas Razorbacks entered the game 4–3, led by 4th-year head coach Houston Nutt. They opened their season on a Thursday night, beating UNLV in Little Rock 14–10. The Razorbacks then dropped three straight SEC contests, first to No. 8 Tennessee, 3–13. Following a week off due to the September 11 attacks, the 1–1 Razorbacks then lost to Alabama and Georgia, both on the road. The Hogs won their homecoming game the next week, beating Weber State 42–19. Now 2–3, Arkansas upset No. 9 South Carolina, and, following their bye week, upset No. 17 Auburn. Those two wins put them at 4–3 going into their contest with Ole Miss.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/2001-schedule.html 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results sports-reference.com Sports-Reference.com October 10, 2017 Ole Miss 2001 Ole Miss Rebels football team The Ole Miss Rebels entered the game 6–1 under 3rd-year head coach David Cutcliffe. They opened their season with a win at home against Murray State, but dropped their first SEC game on the road to Auburn. Following a 21-day break, the Rebels returned to the field and defeated Kentucky for their first conference win of the season. The Rebels then rose to 3–1 following a road win at Arkansas State. Ole Miss then returned home to face Alabama and Middle Tennessee, defeating them both. In their last game before playing Arkansas, Ole Miss beat LSU on the road, 35–24, to post a 6–1 record.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/2001-schedule.html 2001 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results sports-reference.com Sports-Reference.com October 11, 2017 Game summary Game information Game TimeWeatherKickoff: 6:06 p.m. End of Game: 10:20 p.m. Duration: 4 hours, 14 minutesTemperature: 65 F Wind: NE 5 mph on Weather: Clear skiesGame officialsTom Ritter (referee), W. Hackett, Jr. (umpire), Lea Rutter (linesman), Al Matthews (line judge)Dale Keneipp (back judge), Richard Morales (field judge), Jay Vines (side judge) Scoring summary ARK MISS 1 8:20 MISS 12 80 5:07 RushTD Joe Gunn 1 good Jonathan Nichols 0 7 2 0:25 ARK 13 81 4:00 RushTD Cedric Cobbs 2 good Brennan O'Donahoe 7 7 3 5:37 ARK 6 15 0:45 FG 46 Brennan O'Donahoe 10 7 3 3:00 MISS 7 26 0:57 FG 32 Jonathan Nichols 10 10 4 10:44 ARK 15 85 15:34 RushTD Mark Pierce 2 good Brennan O'Donohoe 17 10 4 4:54 MISS 13 72 3:56 RecTD Jason Armstead Eli Manning 4 good Jonathan Nichols 17 17 OT ARK 4 25 RushTD Cedric Cobbs 16 good Brennan O'Donohoe 24 17 OT MISS 7 25 RecTD Jason Armstead Eli Manning 11 good Jonathan Nichols 24 24 3OT ARK 1 25 RushTD Matt Jones 25 run failed 30 24 3OT MISS 5 25 RushTD Joe Gunn 1 pass incomplete 30 30 4OT MISS 4 25 RecTD Bill Flowers Eli Manning 22 pass incomplete 30 36 4OT ARK 2 25 RecTD George Wilson Matt Jones 24 run failed 36 36 5OT ARK 4 25 RushTD Matt Jones 8 pass failed 42 36 5OT MISS 4 25 RecTD Doug Ziegler Eli Manning 12 pass failed 42 42 6OT MISS 2 25 RecTD Doug Ziegler Eli Manning 15 run good 42 50 6OT ARK 2 25 RushTD Mark Pierce 3 pass good 50 50 7OT ARK 7 25 RushTD Mark Pierce 1 pass good 58 50 7OT MISS 9 25 RecTD Jason Armstead Eli Manning 4 pass failed 58 56 58 56 Sourcehttps://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=213070145 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss - Box Score November 3, 2001 espn.com ESPN October 13, 2017 Game statistics Source Team statistics StatArkansas Ole Miss Stat Arkansas Ole MissFirst Downs 32 28 Fumbles–Lost 1–1 1–1    Rushing 22 10 Penalties–Yards 4–40 4–16    Passing 10 17 Punts–Yards 5–188 5–181    Penalty 0 1     Avg per Punt 37.6 36.2Total Offense 531 457 Time of Possession 33:34 26:26    Rushing 370 145 3rd Down Conversions 16/26 7/17    Passing 161 312 4th Down Conversions 3/3 2/2Rushing Att–TD (Avg.) 80–7 (4.6) 50–2 (2.9) PATs–Attempts (2pt–Attempts) 3–3 (1–5) 3–3 (2–5)Passing Comp/Att (TD–Int) 12/26 (1–1) 27/42 (6–0) Field Goals–Attempts (Long) 1–2 (45) 1–1 (32) Game leaders Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Zak Clark 9/20, 100 yds, 1 INT Rushing Fred Talley 23 car, 113 yds Receiving George Wilson 8 rec, 105 yds, 1 TDOle Miss Passing Eli Manning 27/42, 312 yds, 6 TD Rushing Joe Gunn 31 car, 102 yds, 2 TD Receiving Bill Flowers 7 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD See also 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game – the second game to feature seven overtimes 2006 North Texas vs. FIU football game – the third game to go to seven overtimes, and the first such non-SEC game 2017 Western Michigan vs. Buffalo football game – the fourth game to go to seven overtimes 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game – the fifth and most recent game to reach seven overtimes 2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game - the first game to feature nine overtimes 2024 Georgia Tech vs. Georgia football game - the first game to feature eight overtimes References Category:2001 Southeastern Conference football season vs. Ole Miss 2001 vs. Arkansas 2001 Category:November 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2001 in sports in Mississippi