FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema did his best to remind anyone who was listening throughout the week that Arkansas’ only losses this season were to No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Texas A&M.

That included the No. 22 Razorbacks, who clearly took their coach’s message to heart in a 34-30 win over No. 12 Ole Miss on Saturday night.

The win didn’t have quite the suspense of Arkansas’ (5-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) thrilling overtime win over the Rebels (3-3, 1-2) a year ago, but it was every bit as important — especially following a deflating 49-30 loss at home to the Crimson Tide a week ago.

“I told the guys, ‘Let’s do whatever we have to do to protect this house,’” Bielema said. “They never wavered and needed help from the crowd, and they delivered.”

Austin Allen was at his usual best on Saturday night, completing 19 of 32 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns. The junior now has an SEC-best 18 touchdown passes for the season, and he had plenty of help in the form of Rawleigh Williams’ career-best 180 rushing yards on 27 carries.

Despite the dynamic run-pass combination, the Razorbacks didn’t secure the win until Jared Cornelius’ 6-yard touchdown scamper on second-and-goal late in the fourth quarter.

“The offensive line kind of stretched, the defense jumped to the outside, I stuck my foot in the ground and the hole opened up like the Red Sea,” Cornelius said.

The win was the third in a row for the Razorbacks over Ole Miss, which has now lost three of its first six games a season after winning the Sugar Bowl.

Chad Kelly accounted for 342 yards of total offense for the Rebels, throwing for 253 yards and rushing for 89 more. The senior also threw for a touchdown and ran for two more, but he fumbled while scrambling on a fourth-and-16 to put an end to Ole Miss’ two-game winning streak.

Evan Engram led the Rebels with seven catches for 111 yards and a touchdown.

The two teams entered Saturday with the two most efficient quarterbacks in the SEC, and neither Kelly nor Allen disappointed. The duo combined for 571 yards of total offense.

It was Cornelius, however, who had the final say with his 6-yard touchdown run with 2:20 remaining.

“We’re in the games and competing,” Rebels coach Hugh Freeze said. “We’ve got to see the big picture, even though it’s hard to right now, sitting here.”

The game was tied 20-20 at halftime. Allen threw two touchdown passes in the first half, while Kelly threw a 13-yard TD pass to Engram and then ran in from 8 yards out to tie it up with 1:24 left in the half.

Williams caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Allen to put Arkansas in front late in the third quarter, and then Ole Miss scored 10 straight points to regain the lead.

Gary Wunderlich kicked a 33-yard field goal and Kelly ran 17 yards to the end zone to make it 30-27 Ole Miss with nine minutes remaining.

Cornelius’ 2-yard touchdown run with 2:20 to go then put the Razorbacks ahead to stay. Kelly’s fumble on fourth-and-16 from the Ole Miss 29 gave Arkansas the ball back with 1:40 to go, and the Hogs ran out the clock.