Kentucky football (1-1, 0-1 SEC) fell to No. 20 Ole Miss (2-0, 1-0 SEC) by a score of 30-23.

Both teams came into the game after week one victories as the Wildcats beat Toledo 24-16 and Ole Miss took down Georgia State 63-7.

The last time the two teams faced off, Kentucky stunned the then No. 6 Rebels in Oxford and ultimately kept them out of the College Football Playoff.

The Wildcats won the toss and elected to defer to the second half, which meant Ole Miss would start the game on offense.

The Rebels strung together a couple of quick first downs, but the Wildcats stunted the momentum and forced an early punt.

Zach Calzada and the offense only gained 1-yard in the opening drive of the game, forcing a three-and-out.

The punt by Aidan Laros only traveled 28-yards, so it set the Rebels up in a great position for their second drive.

Following the missed field goal, penalties proved costly for the Wildcats as they were forced to punt it away once again.

With the favorable field position, the Wildcats began to establish the run game with Seth McGowen and Dante Dowdell as they looked to crack the scoreboard first in the ballgame.

After Kentucky grabbed the early lead, it took just two plays for Ty Bryant to come down with his second interception in as many defensive drives.

Unlike the last turnover, the Wildcats were unable to find the endzone this time around and settled for a 33-yard field goal to extend their lead to 10-0.

The Wildcats took the field looking to build on the newly depleted lead but were forced to punt back to the Rebels.

Now playing from behind, the Wildcats put together a drive that included four first downs and moved into Ole Miss territory but was forced to settle for a 31-yard Jacob Kauwe field goal to slim the deficit to 14-13.

The Rebels added three points to their lead with a 43-yard field goal by Lucas Carneiro with just over one minute left in the half.

After the field goal, Kentucky had a chance to score to end the half and get the ball to start the second half but could not due to burning all its timeouts earlier in the half and several penalties.

Once play resumed, the Wildcats got another shot on offense and came up empty as a quick three-and-out put the ball back in the hands of the Rebels.

The Rebels returned the favor with a quick punt on their opening drive of the second half.

Kentucky made it three straight punts to start the second half as its offensive cold streak continued.

Ole Miss broke up the consecutive punts with a 43-yard field goal that extended its lead to 20-13.

With the game now tied, the Rebels continued to flow offensively as it took just eight plays to break the tie as Austin Simmons took it himself for a 7-yard touchdown.

Once again down a touchdown, the Wildcats went three-and-out on their next offensive series.

However, Kentucky forced a three-and-out of its own to keep the deficit within one possession.

The Rebels were forced to punt, but the bigger story became the health of Simmons, who was shaken up and did not return. Trinidad Chambliss finished the game under center for Ole Miss.

Kentucky took the field with a new quarterback on its next drive Cutter Boley entered the game with the score 27-20.

The Wildcats opted to go for on a fourth-and-6, but Boley was sacked.

The Rebels almost ran out the rest of the clock but kicked a 36-yard field goal to extend the lead to 30-20.

The Wildcats got within field goal range and took a 39-yarder to result in the 30-23 final score.

Following the loss, the Wildcats will which back to non-conference as they are set to host Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 13, with kickoff set for 7:30.