OXFORD, Miss. — Matt Corral accounted for five touchdowns, including a go-ahead 91-yard touchdown strike to Elijah Moore in the fourth quarter, as Mississippi rallied to defeat South Carolina 59-42 on Saturday night.
Trailing 42-38, Corral found a wide-open Moore waiting in the middle of the field at the South Carolina 45-yard line. Moore then turned and raced into the end zone to put Ole Miss ahead to stay, 45-42 with 12:02 remaining.
During the play, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin tossed his clipboard 20 yards in the air at the catch and ran along the sideline 30 yards before stopping to celebrate with a fist pump as Moore completed the game's decisive play.
"I get excited when players make plays," Kiffin said, who gave credit to Corral for making the correct audible on the touchdown. "When you see the play call, the audible and the defense doesn't switch out, I just get really excited."
Moore was surprised to break free and more surprised at his coach's response. "They had a miscommunication back there. Matt just saw me," Moore said. "I really didn't know coach (Kiffin) was doing that (on the sideline). It's great to know your coach has the juice and when we score, he scores."
Ole Miss (3-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) finished with 708 yards of offense, the most in school history in an SEC game. Corral finished 28 of 32 for 513 yards passing, a school record, including four touchdowns. Corral added a 3-yard touchdown run, while Jerrion Ealy rushed for 84 yards on 17 carries with touchdown runs of 12 and 5 yards.
"Since I've been playing here, probably not. I just didn't want to mess up the throw," said Corral when asked if he had ever had a receiver that open on a deep route. "That kid (Moore) is special. He belongs in the NFL."
Moore had 13 receptions for 225 yards, including touchdown catches of 91 and 25 yards, both during the fourth-quarter surge. Lakia Henry had 10 tackles and A.J. Finley had an interception as Ole Miss stopped the final three South Carolina offensive series.
