1963 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

29th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1963
#3 Ole Miss 17 (Final: 10-0-0)
#6 Arkansas 13 (Final: 9-2-0)

Glynn Griffing, a double-record setter, became the fourth Ole Miss quarterback to win the "Most Outstanding" award as he led the Rebels to a 17-13 victory over Arkansas to punctuate Ole Miss' first perfect season (10-0) in history. Griffing threw for 242 yards, topping Davey O'Brien's 1939 mark of 225, and had 256 yards of total offense, surpassing Eddie Prokop's 1944 total by one. He connected on one TD pass and ran for another score.

Though the game was tied 3-3 and 10-10 (Arkansas' touchdown came on Billy Gray's 68-yard, record-setting toss), the Rebels took over in the fourth quarter with an 80-yard scoring march and then had drives stopped at the 3, 8 and 24.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 82,096

Ole Miss 0 10 7 0 - 17
Arkansas 0 3 10 0 - 13

SCORING SUMMARY
Miss: Irwin 30-yard field goal
Ark: McKnelly 30-yard field goal
Miss: Guy 33-yard pass from Griffing (Irwin kick)
Ark: Branch 5-yard pass from Moore (McKnelly kick)
Miss: Griffing 1-yard run (Irwin kick)
Ark: McKnelly 23-yard field goal

Ole Miss	Team Stats	Arkansas
22	First Downs	7
58-160	Rushing	29-47
18-28-1	Passing	6-18-2
269	Passing Yards	123
86-429	Total Offense	47-170
2-36.0	Punting	4-38.2
2-1	Fumbles-Lost	2-0
4-40	Penalties-Yds	2-13

Rushing
Miss.: Jennings 9-39; Weatherly 9-36
Ark.: Branch 7-21

Passing
Miss.: Griffing 14-23-1, 242 yards, 1 TD
Ark.: Moore 5-10-0, 55 yards, 1 TD

Receiving
Miss.: Guy 5-107, 1 TD; Morris 5-62
Ark.: Lamb 3-107; Branch 3-16, 1 TD

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Glynn Griffing, Ole Miss quarterback