College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17
When: 3:15 PM ET, Monday, December 30, 2013
Where: LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 39°
Head Official: Reggie Smith
Attendance: 52125

Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17: Bo Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Rebels held off the Yellow Jackets at the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville.

Wallace completed 22-of-32 for 256 yards and rushed for another 86 on 13 carries as Mississippi (8-5) won its 10th bowl in its last 11 appearances and sixth straight. Donte Moncrief had 113 yards and a touchdown on six receptions for the Rebels, who gained 221 yards on the ground.

Robert Godhigh totaled 101 yards rushing and receiving to go along with a touchdown for the Yellow Jackets (7-6). Quarterback Vad Lee went only 5-of-17 through the air for 147 yards and Georgia Tech, the No. 4 rushing team in the country, was held to 151 on the ground.

Each team scored on its first drive as Wallace ran 17 yards for a score 4:45 in and Godhigh responded by running in from 8 yards with 4:27 left in the opening quarter. Wallace connected with Moncrief for a 28-yard scoring strike midway through the second and ran 10 yards on a draw for a 20-7 lead in the third.

One play after a D.J. White interception, Lee hit Darren Waller for a 72-yard score to bring the Yellow Jackets within 23-17 with 13:25 left. The Yellow Jackets had the ball three more times within one score, but the Ole Miss defense held and added a safety with 4:22 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wallace broke Eli Manning’s single-season school record for total offense (3,572) with 3,701 and completions (279) with 283. … Georgia Tech DE Jeremiah Attaochu was credited with a half sack to give him 31.5 in his career, passing Greg Gathers (1999-2002) for the school record. … Ole Miss All-SEC DB Cody Prewitt left the game with an apparent injury in the third quarter and did not return.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi   Georgia Tech
Bo Wallace Player Robert Godhigh
13 Attempts 10
86 Yards 50
6.6 Avg Yards 5.0
2 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Mississippi   Georgia Tech
Donte Moncrief Player Darren Waller
6 Receptions 2
113 Yards 79
18.8 Avg Yards 39.5
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Mississippi 477 221 256 3 1 1 1.0 2
Georgia Tech 298 151 147 2 1 1 2.0 2