Ole Miss
Ole Miss is 6-3, No. 19 in the CFP rankings, and No. 8 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 20.2 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: lost 42-7 vs Georgia in Week 10. The machine gives Ole Miss a 65% chance to make the playoff.
Week 11: at Oklahoma, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Ole Miss is No. 8
- Ole Miss's rating is 20.2: the machine's estimate that Ole Miss is 20.2 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 8 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 16.0, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 4.2.
- The biggest weekly moves: +3.2 after Week 7 (W 31-3 vs Missouri) and +3.0 after Week 6 (W 52-17 at Vanderbilt).
- Its record is 6-3. The 3 losses were to No. 1 Georgia, No. 4 Texas, No. 15 Florida, by 22.0 points on average. The 6 wins came by 22.7 points on average; the best was over No. 3 LSU. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 32 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 7 Ohio State (22.8); just below is No. 9 Indiana (19.6).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Pete Golding is in his 2nd season at Ole Miss (since 2025). This season: 6-3. At Ole Miss overall: 8-4, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 214-344 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2443 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 18-10 |
| Yards per attempt* | 7.1No. 89 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 8.5%No. 113 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 2.5%No. 13 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 300-1326 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.4No. 66 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.4%No. 44 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 15.4%No. 41 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 33.8No. 30 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.91No. 65 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 48.8%No. 17 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 78.1%No. 7 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 14No. 112 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 26.0No. 81 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.75No. 89 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.5No. 95 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.3No. 89 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 5.5%No. 80 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 12No. 56 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.8%No. 120 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Trinidad Chambliss207-330, 2359 yds, 18 TD, 9 INT
- Deuce Knight7-12, 84 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
- Kewan Lacy78 carries, 388 yds, 5 TD
- Makhi Frazier72 carries, 365 yds, 0 TD
- Trinidad Chambliss57 carries, 187 yds, 7 TD
Receiving
- Deuce Alexander48 catches, 669 yds, 5 TD
- Horatio Fields36 catches, 452 yds, 5 TD
- Caleb Odom30 catches, 383 yds, 2 TD
Tackles
- Keaton Thomas54
- Luke Ferrelli47
- Tah'j Butler47
Sacks
- Blake Purchase4.5
- Suntarine Perkins3.5
- William Echoles3
Interceptions
- Jay Crawford2
- Nick Cull2
- Antonio Kite1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Trinidad ChamblissMost passes in the last game9 games330 attempts96%
- Deuce Knight2 games12 attempts3%
Carrying
- Kewan Lacy6 games78 carries35%
- Makhi Frazier8 games72 carries32%
- Shekai Mills-Knight3 games33 carries15%
- JT Lindsey6 games28 carries12%
Catching
- Deuce Alexander8 games48 catches22%
- Horatio Fields9 games36 catches17%
- Caleb Odom8 games30 catches14%
- Traylon Ray8 games23 catches11%
Tackling
- Keaton Thomas9 games54 tackles9%
- Luke Ferrelli9 games47 tackles8%
- Tah'j Butler9 games47 tackles8%
- Sharif Denson6 games38 tackles6%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 41–38 vs Louisville (neutral site). The run defense was the strength: Louisville got 4.2 yards a carry, 2.4 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 2 W 41–9 vs Charlotte. The run defense gave ground: Charlotte got 4.3 yards a carry, 1.0 over what it usually gains.
- Week 3 W 32–24 vs LSU. The pass defense was the strength: LSU got 5.9 yards an attempt, 2.9 under what it usually gains.
- Week 4 L 28–52 at Florida. The run defense gave ground: Florida got 5.7 yards a carry, 1.9 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 6 W 52–17 at Vanderbilt. The run game was the strength: 5.6 yards a carry, 1.5 more than Vanderbilt usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 7 W 31–3 vs Missouri. The run game was the strength: 6.8 yards a carry, 4.4 more than Missouri usually allows. Its most yards a carry of the season.
- Week 8 L 27–34 at Texas. The run defense gave ground: Texas got 4.9 yards a carry, 1.5 over what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 9 W 45–15 vs Auburn. The run defense was the strength: Auburn got 2.3 yards a carry, 2.1 under what it usually gains. The fewest yards an attempt it has allowed all season.
- Week 10 L 7–42 vs Georgia. The pass defense gave ground: Georgia got 12.4 yards an attempt, 3.7 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.