# Ole Miss Flag Football Wins National Championship

> Ole Miss flag football team wins national championship at Special Olympics, setting up big game against LSU.
- Title: Ole Miss Flag Football Wins National Championship · OutKick
- Summary: Ole Miss flag football team wins national championship at Special Olympics, setting up big game against LSU. Ole Miss Special Olympics flag football team won…
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- Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ole-miss-hosts-lsu-top-game-country-rebels-not-even-most-decorated-football-team-own-campus
- Author: Patricia Babcock McGraw
- Published: 2026-09-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ole miss, special olympics, flag football, lsu, rebel, college football, egg bowl, hotty toddy, news, politics
## Ole Miss flag football team wins national championship
The Ole Miss Special Olympics flag football team won a gold medal and national championship at the Special Olympics in Minneapolis over the summer.

> Hotty Toddy, the Rebels won the whole darn thing.
## Rebels win national championship in Minnesota
The team represented Mississippi at the Special Olympics in Minneapolis and won the national championship after overcoming early losses.

> They lost their first two games in Minneapolis, felt down in the dumps, but rallied to get to the championship game.
## Team includes athletes and partners
The team has 9 players, including athletes with intellectual disabilities and partners who help them play.

> They are called athletes. Flag football in this category is played 5-on-5, with 3 athletes to 2 partners on the field at all times.
## Team wins emotional championship
The team won the championship game against Iowa after a key player got injured early in the game.

> The score was tight at the time. But the Rebels dug deep again, and came away with the emotional victory.
## Team brings confidence and friendships
The team built confidence and self-esteem, and made new friends through the Special Olympics experience.

> They were out there, making friends, staying up, playing Xbox in the lobby. It was cool to see.
## Team prepares for LSU game
The team will cheer on Ole Miss football players during the upcoming LSU game on Saturday night.

> In the meantime, the flag football champs are revved up to cheer on their fellow Ole Miss football brethren in the big showdown Saturday night against LSU.
## Egg Bowl game coming up
The team will defend their national title at the Egg Bowl game against Mississippi State.

> The Egg Bowl probably means just as much to us as the gold medal. That’s big on the calendar.
## Team becomes campus celebrities
The team became mini celebrities on campus after cheering for their football team during a home game.

> When the camera panned to the athletes, it sounded like the student section erupted and you would have thought that we just ran in a touchdown.
## Key takeaway

Ole Miss Special Olympics flag football team won a national championship in Minnesota, boosting morale for their college football team ahead of the LSU game.