Ole Miss

2026 season

SEC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Ole Miss's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 13 across 8 systems; best 8, worst 23, so they disagree by 15 places.

Lab EPA: #20; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #8; no change2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #16; down 22026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #8; down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #9; up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #23; down 3 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #10; up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #20; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #9 of 138
Schedule strength: #2 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #31 of 138
Game control: #8 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #11 of 138
Offense: #9 of 138
Defense: #29 of 138
Special teams: #61 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Ole Miss · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

5-2 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.125 net EPA/play

#20

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

14.02 points

#8 · Rank unchanged since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +10.86 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +5.30, schedule #7 of 138 (#1 = toughest). That is worth +16.16 on its own; the preseason prior of +7.45 still carries 25% of the weight, giving +14.02.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Ole Miss · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Louisville neutral · 2026-09-06 · ID 401856661	+3.00 → +3.00	0.00	0.7637	9.40%	+9.17	0.282	0.862	1.144
Week 2 · Charlotte home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856676	+32.00 → +32.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.77%	-17.17	2.881	-1.676	1.204
Week 3 · LSU home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856688	+8.00 → +8.00	-2.50	0.8249	10.15%	+18.36	0.558	1.863	2.421
Week 4 · Florida away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856699	-24.00 → -24.00	+2.50	0.8572	10.55%	+7.43	-2.268	0.784	-1.484
Week 6 · Vanderbilt away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401856718	+35.00 → +35.00	+2.50	0.9259	11.39%	-4.45	4.272	-0.507	3.765
Week 7 · Missouri home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401856721	+28.00 → +28.00	-2.50	0.9622	11.84%	+8.45	3.019	1.001	4.020
Week 8 · Texas away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856732	-7.00 → -7.00	+2.50	1.0000	12.30%	+13.57	-0.554	1.670	1.116

Game terms +12.19 points; prior term +1.83 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +14.02 points. The preseason prior is +7.45 with 24.61% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.3 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

14.7 SP+ points

#16 · Down 2 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

13.12 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#23 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 14.21 on 432 plays; defense 1.09 on 411 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Ole Miss 12 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 5-2 · conf 3-2 · home 3-0 · away 1-2 · expected wins 3.9
Polls (Week 9): AP Top 25 #12 · Coaches Poll #12
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 3-4 ATS (+2.8 avg) · 2025: 9-6 ATS (+4.3 avg)
Head coach: Pete Golding · hired 2025-11-30 · 2-1 over 2 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #21 (240 pts) · 2025 #16 (252 pts) · 2026 #22 (237 pts)
Returning: 50% of production · 68% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 79% 85%
Receiving 19% 29%
Rushing 84% 84%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	79%	85%
Receiving	19%	29%
Rushing	84%	84%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	20	3.50	0.8885	17.77
Defensive Line	15	3.53	0.9012	13.52
Linebacker	7	3.43	0.8951	6.27
Offensive Line	12	3.25	0.8823	10.59
Quarterback	4	3.50	0.8728	3.49
Receiver	13	3.46	0.8969	11.66
Running Back	4	3.75	0.9230	3.69
Special Teams	3	3.33	0.8883	2.67

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Trinidad Chambliss · QB CFBD athlete 4911529. Ole Miss (2025–2026); Ferris State (2023–2023)	Passing WEPA	0.516	275	59.8%	Pass 97.0% · Rush 16.4% 1st 58.3% · 2nd 53.9% · 3rd 76.7% Standard downs 54.0% · Passing downs 74.5%	Not linked
Kewan Lacy · RB CFBD athlete 5086388. Missouri (2024–2024); Ole Miss (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.295	81	21.5%	Pass 7.6% · Rush 40.9% 1st 22.1% · 2nd 26.4% · 3rd 11.4% Standard downs 23.8% · Passing downs 16.2%	2024: 4★ · 0.9268
Makhi Frazier · RB CFBD athlete 5084286. Michigan State (2024–2025); Ole Miss (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.187	51	13.6%	Pass 3.2% · Rush 26.8% 1st 13.4% · 2nd 17.5% · 3rd 8.0% Standard downs 15.4% · Passing downs 8.7%	2024: 3★ · 0.8475
Trinidad Chambliss · QB CFBD athlete 4911529. Ole Miss (2025–2026); Ferris State (2023–2023)	Rushing WEPA	0.357	42	59.8%	Pass 97.0% · Rush 16.4% 1st 58.3% · 2nd 53.9% · 3rd 76.7% Standard downs 54.0% · Passing downs 74.5%	Not linked
Lucas Carneiro · PK CFBD athlete 5092504. Western Kentucky (2022–2024); Ole Miss (2025–2026)	Kicker PAAR	8.430	14	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Caleb Cunningham · WR CFBD athlete 5224178. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.8%	Pass 13.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 8.3% · 2nd 4.4% · 3rd 7.3% Standard downs 6.5% · Passing downs 7.6%	Not linked
Caleb Odom · TE CFBD athlete 5079647. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.1%	Pass 17.0% · Rush 0.0% 1st 8.5% · 2nd 6.9% · 3rd 15.1% Standard downs 7.1% · Passing downs 14.0%	Not linked
Darrell Gill Jr. · WR CFBD athlete 5125819. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.3%	Pass 5.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 4.1% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Deuce Alexander · WR CFBD athlete 5152158. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	13.0%	Pass 23.4% · Rush 0.9% 1st 16.2% · 2nd 10.2% · 3rd 10.0% Standard downs 13.1% · Passing downs 12.8%	Not linked
Deuce Knight · QB CFBD athlete 5141506. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	12.6%	Pass 10.9% · Rush 14.0% 1st 9.0% · 2nd 13.6% · 3rd 25.0% Standard downs 13.4% · Passing downs 10.0%	Not linked
Dillon Alfred · WR CFBD athlete 5141359. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Horatio Fields · WR CFBD athlete 4711408. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.4%	Pass 11.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 6.8% · 2nd 5.4% · 3rd 7.8% Standard downs 7.0% · Passing downs 5.0%	Not linked
JT Lindsey · RB CFBD athlete 5209688. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.2%	Pass 1.6% · Rush 16.9% 1st 7.9% · 2nd 7.8% · 3rd 5.3% Standard downs 9.4% · Passing downs 4.5%	Not linked
Johntay Cook II · WR CFBD athlete 4870656. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.0%	Pass 5.2% · Rush 0.5% 1st 1.7% · 2nd 5.4% · 3rd 2.2% Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 5.7%	Not linked
Joshua Dye · RB CFBD athlete 5125900. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.8%	Pass 0.8% · Rush 3.3% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 2.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Luke Hasz · TE CFBD athlete 4870797. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.8%	Pass 5.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.8% · 2nd 1.2% · 3rd 3.3% Standard downs 3.3% · Passing downs 1.4%	Not linked
Michael Smith · TE CFBD athlete 5079592. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 3.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.7% · 2nd 2.4% · 3rd 2.2% Standard downs 1.4% · Passing downs 3.5%	Not linked
Samari Reed · WR CFBD athlete 5149003. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.3%	Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.8% 1st 2.3% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 1.5%	Not linked
Shekai Mills-Knight · RB CFBD athlete 5214395. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.1%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 11.8% 1st 9.1% · 2nd 4.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 6.3% · Passing downs 5.6%	Not linked
Traylon Ray · WR CFBD athlete 4870912. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.6%	Pass 10.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.1% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 10.0% Standard downs 4.5% · Passing downs 8.5%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 28 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Blake Purchase · EDGE	Oregon	2026-01-16	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Brady Prieskorn · TE	Michigan	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Cameron Miller · WR	Kentucky	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Carius Curne · OT	LSU	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Darrell Gill Jr. · WR	Syracuse	2026-01-13	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Deuce Knight · QB	Auburn	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Edwin Joseph · S	Florida State	2026-01-10	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Enoch Wangoy · OT	Florida	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Horatio Fields · WR	Auburn	2026-01-29	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Isaiah Spencer · WR	Virginia Tech	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
JT Lindsey · RB	LSU	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jay Crawford · CB	Auburn	2026-01-03	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Jehiem Oatis · DL	Colorado	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Joenel Aguero · S	Georgia	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Johntay Cook II · WR	Syracuse	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Jonathan Maldonado · EDGE	Nevada	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jordan Renaud · EDGE	Alabama	2026-01-13	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Joshua Dye · RB	Southern Utah	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8200	Immediate
Keaton Thomas · LB	Baylor	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Luke Ferrelli · LB	California	2026-01-21	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Makhi Frazier · RB	Michigan State	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Michai Boireau · DL	Florida	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Sharif Denson · CB	Florida	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Tah'j Butler · LB	Georgia Tech	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Tommy Kinsler IV · OT	Miami	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Tony Mitchell · S	Mississippi State	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Troy Everett · IOL	Oklahoma	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Walker Howard · QB	Louisiana	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate

Outgoing · 27 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Anthony Robinson III · S	Not reported	2026-01-15	3★ / —	Withdrawn
Austin Simmons · QB	Missouri	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Braden Waterman · QB	Not reported	2026-01-15	— / —	Immediate
Cayden Lee · WR	Missouri	2026-01-17	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Chris Graves Jr. · CB	Missouri	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Corey Amos · EDGE	Grambling	2026-01-20	3★ / —	Immediate
Da'Shawn Womack · EDGE	Auburn	2026-01-15	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Dae'Quan Wright · TE	LSU	2026-08-20	4★ / —	Immediate
DeeJay Holmes Jr. · EDGE	Not reported	2026-01-13	3★ / —	Immediate
Delano Townsend · IOL	Not reported	2026-01-11	3★ / —	Immediate
Devin Harper · IOL	LSU	2026-01-16	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Domonique Thomas · RB	Not reported	2026-01-02	— / —	Immediate
Ethan Fields · IOL	Alabama	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jaden Yates · LB	Houston	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jalen Ballard · K	Troy	2026-01-17	— / —	Immediate
Jeffery Rush · EDGE	Southern Miss	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jude Foster · IOL	Liberty	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Mike Baker · K	UConn	2026-01-18	— / —	Immediate
PJ Wilkins · IOL	Wisconsin	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Princewill Umanmielen · EDGE	LSU	2026-01-15	5★ / 0.9800	Immediate
Ricky Fletcher · CB	California	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
TJ Banks · S	Louisville	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
TJ Dottery · LB	LSU	2026-01-15	4★ / 0.9100	Immediate
TJ Hedrick · OT	Auburn	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Trey Hall · RB	Old Dominion	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Winston Watkins · WR	LSU	2026-01-12	4★ / 0.9100	Immediate
Zxavian Harris · DL	LSU	2026-08-19	4★ / —	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Ole Miss. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Pete Golding · career 2–1 across 2 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 30 appointments

2025–present · Pete Golding · active at capture
2–1 · 3 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2025-11-30. Effective dates: 2025-12-20 to unknown.
2020–2025 · Lane Kiffin
55–19 · 74 attributed games · 6 seasons
Hired 2019-12-07. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-12-20.
2017–2019 · Matt Luke
15–21 · 36 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2017-07-20. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2016 · Hugh Freeze
39–25 · 64 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2011-12-05. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2008–2011 · Houston Nutt
24–26 · 50 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2007-11-27. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2005–2007 · Ed Orgeron
10–25 · 35 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2004-12-16. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1998–2004 · David Cutcliffe
44–29 · 73 attributed games · 7 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1995–1998 · Tommy Tuberville
25–20 · 45 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1994–1994 · Joe Lee Dunn
4–7 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1983–1993 · Billy Brewer
66–57–3 · 126 attributed games · 11 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1978–1982 · Steve Sloan
20–34–1 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1974–1977 · Ken Cooper
19–25 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1973–1973 · John Vaught
5–3 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1971–1972 · Billy Kinard
15–7 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1947–1970 · John Vaught
185–58–12 · 255 attributed games · 24 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1946 · Red Drew
2–7 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1944–1945 · Harry Mehre
6–11 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1938–1942 · Harry Mehre
33–15–1 · 49 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1933–1937 · Ed Walker
28–21–6 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1925–1929 · Homer Hazel
21–22–3 · 46 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1922–1923 · Roland Cowell
8–11–1 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1921–1921 · R.L. Sullivan
3–6 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1919 · R.L. Sullivan
4–4 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1915–1916 · Fred Robbins
5–12 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1912–1912 · Leo DeTray
4–3 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1911 · N.P. Stauffer
17–7–2 · 26 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1908 · Frank Kyle
3–5 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1907 · Frank Mason
0–6 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1906–1906 · T.S. Hammond
4–2 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1904 · M.H. Harvey
4–3 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Pete Golding · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	17.1	17.4	22	—
2025 · Lane Kiffin	11–1	7–1	0–0	24	15.8	16	3
2025 · Pete Golding	2–1	0–0	2–1	24	15.8	16	3
2024 · Lane Kiffin	10–3	5–3	1–0	27.9	19.2	21	11
2023 · Lane Kiffin	11–2	6–2	1–0	18.4	14	23	9
2022 · Lane Kiffin	8–5	4–4	0–1	16.2	9.7	23	—
2021 · Lane Kiffin	10–3	6–2	0–1	14.8	12.4	18	11
2020 · Lane Kiffin	5–5	4–5	1–0	4.8	6.1	34	—
2019 · Matt Luke	4–8	2–6	0–0	2.9	6.5	22	—
2018 · Matt Luke	5–7	1–7	0–0	9.8	3.5	32	—
2017 · Matt Luke	6–6	3–5	0–0	11.6	1.6	31	—
2016 · Hugh Freeze	5–7	2–6	0–0	12.4	6.1	5	—
2015 · Hugh Freeze	10–3	6–2	1–0	27	18.1	17	10

Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 23:11:19 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	27 / 138	81.0	93 / 138	32.8
Success rate	16 / 138	89.1	89 / 138	35.8
Explosiveness	96 / 138	30.7	81 / 138	41.6
Standard-down success	18 / 138	87.6	86 / 138	38.0
Passing-down success	19 / 138	86.9	89 / 138	35.8
Pass PPA	28 / 138	80.3	81 / 138	41.6
Rush PPA	24 / 138	83.2	98 / 138	29.2
Pass explosiveness	108 / 138	21.9	104 / 138	24.8
Rush explosiveness	89 / 138	35.8	78 / 138	43.8
Line yards	40 / 138	71.5	42 / 138	70.1
Second-level yards	43 / 138	69.3	42 / 138	70.1
Open-field yards	98 / 138	29.2	92 / 138	33.6
Stuff rate	55 / 138	60.6	19 / 138	86.9
Power success	71 / 138	48.9	77 / 138	44.5
Havoc	35 / 138	75.2	T58 / 138	57.7
Front-seven havoc	12 / 138	92.0	T61 / 138	55.8
DB havoc	T108 / 138	20.4	T49 / 138	63.5
Points / opportunity	18 / 138	87.6	85 / 138	38.7
Average field position	T102 / 138	25.5	T92 / 138	32.8
Field-position expected points	114 / 138	17.5	97 / 138	29.9

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Trinidad Chambliss · QBUsage 59.8% · Avg PPA 0.309 · Total 92.250

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.309	92.250	59.8%
Pass	0.354	92.390	97.0%
Rush	0.317	11.098	16.4%
1st down	0.082	11.261	58.3%
2nd down	0.536	48.206	53.9%
3rd down	0.541	37.358	76.7%
Standard downs	0.209	40.613	54.0%
Passing downs	0.492	51.637	74.5%

Kewan Lacy · RBUsage 21.5% · Avg PPA 0.161 · Total 15.137

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.161	15.137	21.5%
Pass	-0.316	-5.696	7.6%
Rush	0.274	20.833	40.9%
1st down	-0.101	-4.550	22.1%
2nd down	0.339	13.219	26.4%
3rd down	0.548	4.936	11.4%
Standard downs	0.123	8.971	23.8%
Passing downs	0.294	6.166	16.2%

Makhi Frazier · RBUsage 13.6% · Avg PPA 0.097 · Total 5.598

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.097	5.598	13.6%
Pass	-0.222	-1.553	3.2%
Rush	0.140	7.151	26.8%
1st down	0.123	3.315	13.4%
2nd down	0.043	1.081	17.5%
3rd down	0.200	1.203	8.0%
Standard downs	0.016	0.760	15.4%
Passing downs	0.484	4.838	8.7%

Deuce Alexander · WRUsage 13.0% · Avg PPA 0.556 · Total 36.115

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.556	36.115	13.0%
Pass	0.567	35.704	23.4%
Rush	0.206	0.411	0.9%
1st down	0.422	16.028	16.2%
2nd down	0.682	11.587	10.2%
3rd down	0.579	5.209	10.0%
Standard downs	0.507	23.840	13.1%
Passing downs	0.682	12.275	12.8%

Deuce Knight · QBUsage 12.6% · Avg PPA 0.190 · Total 3.033

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.190	3.033	12.6%
Pass	0.285	1.996	10.9%
Rush	0.610	4.879	14.0%
1st down	0.263	1.577	9.0%
2nd down	-0.134	-0.803	13.6%
3rd down	0.565	2.259	25.0%
Standard downs	0.477	6.207	13.4%
Passing downs	-1.058	-3.174	10.0%

Caleb Odom · TEUsage 9.1% · Avg PPA 0.457 · Total 18.262

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.457	18.262	9.1%
Pass	0.457	18.262	17.0%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.056	0.956	8.5%
2nd down	0.525	5.253	6.9%
3rd down	0.927	12.053	15.1%
Standard downs	0.230	5.063	7.1%
Passing downs	0.733	13.200	14.0%

JT Lindsey · RBUsage 8.2% · Avg PPA -0.150 · Total -4.214

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.150	-4.214	8.2%
Pass	-0.157	-0.472	1.6%
Rush	-0.150	-3.741	16.9%
1st down	-0.130	-1.694	7.9%
2nd down	-0.094	-0.844	7.8%
3rd down	0.054	0.163	5.3%
Standard downs	-0.158	-3.797	9.4%
Passing downs	-0.104	-0.416	4.5%

Caleb Cunningham · WRUsage 6.8% · Avg PPA 0.712 · Total 12.821

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.712	12.821	6.8%
Pass	0.712	12.821	13.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.113	1.244	8.3%
2nd down	0.567	2.269	4.4%
3rd down	3.103	9.308	7.3%
Standard downs	0.257	3.345	6.5%
Passing downs	1.895	9.476	7.6%

Horatio Fields · WRUsage 6.4% · Avg PPA 0.621 · Total 19.859

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.621	19.859	6.4%
Pass	0.621	19.859	11.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.485	7.755	6.8%
2nd down	1.041	9.372	5.4%
3rd down	0.390	2.732	7.8%
Standard downs	0.396	9.895	7.0%
Passing downs	1.424	9.965	5.0%

Shekai Mills-Knight · RBUsage 6.1% · Avg PPA 0.565 · Total 2.259

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.565	2.259	6.1%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.565	2.259	11.8%
1st down	0.785	2.354	9.1%
2nd down	-0.095	-0.095	4.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.785	2.354	6.3%
Passing downs	-0.095	-0.095	5.6%

Traylon Ray · WRUsage 5.6% · Avg PPA 0.859 · Total 24.062

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.859	24.062	5.6%
Pass	0.859	24.062	10.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.239	2.872	5.1%
2nd down	1.070	7.487	4.2%
3rd down	1.522	13.702	10.0%
Standard downs	0.359	5.750	4.5%
Passing downs	1.526	18.311	8.5%

Darrell Gill Jr. · WRUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA -0.020 · Total -0.040

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.020	-0.040	3.3%
Pass	-0.020	-0.040	5.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.352	1.352	2.9%
2nd down	-1.392	-1.392	4.3%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.020	-0.040	4.1%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Johntay Cook II · WRUsage 3.0% · Avg PPA 0.266 · Total 3.994

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.266	3.994	3.0%
Pass	0.339	4.748	5.2%
Rush	-0.754	-0.754	0.5%
1st down	0.157	0.627	1.7%
2nd down	0.493	4.441	5.4%
3rd down	-0.537	-1.075	2.2%
Standard downs	-0.189	-1.325	1.9%
Passing downs	0.665	5.319	5.7%

Luke Hasz · TEUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA 0.188 · Total 2.632

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.188	2.632	2.8%
Pass	0.188	2.632	5.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.003	0.029	3.8%
2nd down	1.116	2.232	1.2%
3rd down	0.124	0.371	3.3%
Standard downs	0.298	3.576	3.3%
Passing downs	-0.472	-0.944	1.4%

Samari Reed · WRUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA 0.298 · Total 1.791

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.298	1.791	2.3%
Pass	0.341	1.705	3.8%
Rush	0.086	0.086	0.8%
1st down	0.515	1.544	2.3%
2nd down	0.082	0.247	3.3%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.444	2.220	2.5%
Passing downs	-0.430	-0.430	1.5%

Michael Smith · TEUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA -0.150 · Total -1.499

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.150	-1.499	2.0%
Pass	-0.150	-1.499	3.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.765	-3.061	1.7%
2nd down	0.273	1.092	2.4%
3rd down	0.235	0.470	2.2%
Standard downs	-0.145	-0.727	1.4%
Passing downs	-0.154	-0.772	3.5%

Joshua Dye · RBUsage 1.8% · Avg PPA 0.493 · Total 1.971

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.493	1.971	1.8%
Pass	0.922	0.922	0.8%
Rush	0.350	1.049	3.3%
1st down	0.808	1.617	2.0%
2nd down	0.177	0.354	2.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.493	1.971	2.5%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Dillon Alfred · WRUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA 1.416 · Total 1.416

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.416	1.416	1.6%
Pass	1.416	1.416	2.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.416	1.416	2.9%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	1.416	1.416	2.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Ole Miss sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Ole Miss metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.239	81st138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.492	89th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.188	31st138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.349	80th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.196	83rd138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.126	33rd138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.421	36th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.244	42nd138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.164	58th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 99% of 271 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.8 yards (57th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 4.3 per completion. Completion 63.1%, 7.4 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.31.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	62.8%	60.6%	+2.2	266 / 271
Defense allowed	60.9%	60.5%	+0.4	215 / 218

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Ole Miss.

Target mix by zone, Ole Miss offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Ole Miss passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	271	99%	8.8	4.3	63.1%	0.31	+2.2 pp	266
Passing defense	218	99%	8.7	6.1	61.5%	0.25	+0.4 pp	215

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	219	4.8	51.2%	0.24	3.40	1.20	0.90	14.7%	74.4%
Defense allowed	272	4.2	44.3%	0.14	2.90	0.90	1.30	20.9%	74.3%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	215 / 219	212	7	5	2	3	0	210 / 211 · 99.5%
Defense allowed	270 / 272	265	7	13	3	6	0	252 / 253 · 99.6%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +2.2 pp. 7 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Louisville	37	32	53.1%	64.6%	-11.5 pp	6.1	0.46	41	3.7	0.12
W2	Charlotte	34	34	79.4%	63.7%	+15.7 pp	6.0	0.36	24	5.3	0.49
W3	LSU	48	48	68.8%	61.4%	+7.4 pp	8.5	0.36	25	2.5	0.35
W4	Florida	34	34	73.5%	57.1%	+16.5 pp	11.5	0.35	27	4.7	0.11
W6	Vanderbilt	30	30	66.7%	57.9%	+8.8 pp	10.2	0.47	35	5.3	0.24
W7	Missouri	36	36	55.6%	56.4%	-0.8 pp	10.9	0.33	38	7.0	0.45
W8	Texas	52	52	48.1%	62.1%	-14.0 pp	8.6	-0.00	29	4.4	-0.04

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

25 punts · 45.8 gross yards/punt · 42.2 net yards/punt

5 inside the 20 · 1 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 25/25 punts. Known net yards: 20/25 punts.

Our punt returns

5 returns · 9.0 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 5/5 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Texas	7	43.3	39.4	5/7
Week 7 · Missouri	4	43.0	40.7	3/4
Week 6 · Vanderbilt	4	49.8	46.8	4/4
Week 4 · Florida	3	53.7	40.5	2/3
Week 3 · LSU	2	42.0	42.0	2/2

Team style

Rating history