Trinidad Chambliss, the senior quarterback for Ole Miss, has earned the 2025 C Spire Conerly Trophy. This prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding college football player in the state of Mississippi.
Chambliss received the trophy at a ceremony on December 2 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. This award continues a strong run for the Rebels, who have now claimed the Conerly Trophy five times in the last six years, according to WLBT.
The award, established in 1996, is named after College Football Hall of Famer and Ole Miss legend Charlie Conerly. With Chambliss’s win, Ole Miss now holds the record for the most Conerly Trophy wins by any program, with a total of 13.
Chambliss, the Ole Miss quarterback, has had an outstanding season, culminating in his winning the 2025 Conerly Trophy.
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Since transferring from Division II Ferris State, the standout player has been the driving force behind the 11-1 Rebels’ best-ever regular season, placing them on the verge of the school’s first College Football Playoff berth.
He has masterfully directed a formidable Ole Miss offense, which not only leads the SEC but also ranks third nationally in both passing and total offense. Furthermore, this high-powered offense is 11th nationally and third in the conference for scoring.
Chambliss’s impressive performance this season includes completing 218 of 333 passes (65.5%) for 3,016 yards, 18 touchdowns, and only three interceptions, resulting in a 157.6 efficiency rating. He also proved effective on the ground, rushing 118 times for 470 yards and six touchdowns.
His season highlights feature five games with at least 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards. This ties for the second-most by an SEC quarterback since at least 1994, trailing only LSU’s Jayden Daniels, who had six during his 2023 Heisman campaign.
Chambliss is also the first SEC quarterback since 1994 to achieve three consecutive such games.
Furthermore, his six straight games with a minimum of 250 passing yards tie Eli Manning for the longest streak to begin an Ole Miss career and rank as the second-longest streak in program history overall, behind Jaxson Dart’s nine in 2024.
At just three interceptions against his 18 passing touchdowns, Chambliss is currently first in Ole Miss history in fewest interceptions thrown on at least 200 pass attempts.
Chambliss showcased a season highlight in the recent Egg Bowl victory against Mississippi State, completing 23 of 34 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns. This performance was his seventh 300-yard passing game in only 10 starts this season.
His impressive season has also secured him a place among Ole Miss’s single-season record holders. He is just the seventh Rebel quarterback to exceed 3,000 passing yards in a single season and is currently 11th on that list and 10th in total offense with 3,486 yards. Furthermore,
Chambliss ranks highly in several efficiency metrics: he is tied for fourth in 300-yard passing games (seven) and ranks fourth in completion percentage (65.5%), passing efficiency (157.6), and yards per completion (13.8). He is also fifth in yards per attempt (9.1).
Chambliss has received national recognition for his achievements, being named a semifinalist for the Maxwell, Walter Camp, and Davey O’Brien awards. Furthermore, he has been honored with three national player of the week awards.
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