Bo Wallace scores 3 TDs as Mississippi Rebels hold off Georgia Tech 25-17 in Music City Bowl

12/30/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Mississippi defensive back Tony Conner, left, breaks up a pass intended for Georgia Tech wide receiver DeAndre Smelter (15) in the second quarter of the NCAA college football Music City Bowl game on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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    • NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bo Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score as Mississippi beat Georgia Tech 25-17 Monday in the Music City Bowl for the Rebels’ second straight bowl victory under coach Hugh Freeze.

    The junior quarterback and Tennessee native made up for his three turnovers in the Egg Bowl overtime loss by throwing for 256 yards and running for 86 more, giving him the school record for total yards in a season and most completions in a season, topping Eli Manning for both.

    Ole Miss (8-5) now has won six straight bowls and 10 of the last 11 in making up for the lone loss in that stretch in the 2000 Music City Bowl.

    Georgia Tech (7-6) has lost eight of nine bowls. The Yellow Jackets scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as they tried to rally before a safety with 4:22 left ended their last chance.