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2013 Ole Miss

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Hugh Freeze. Officially 1–⁠5: the NCAA vacated seven regular-season wins.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2013, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 39–35; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 31–13; won at Texas 44–23; lost at No. 1 Alabama 0–25; lost at Auburn 22–30; lost vs. No. 9 Texas A&M 38–41; won vs. No. 6 LSU 27–24; won vs. Idaho 59–14; won vs. Arkansas 34–24; won vs. Troy 51–21; lost vs. No. 8 Missouri 10–24; lost at Mississippi State 10–17; won vs. Georgia Tech 25–17+45−25Won 39–35 at Vanderbilt+4VanderbiltWon 31–13 vs. Southeast Missouri State+18Southeast Misso…Won 44–23 at Texas+21TexasLost 0–25 at No. 1 Alabama-25No. 1 AlabamaLost 22–30 at Auburn-8AuburnLost 38–41 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M-3No. 9 Texas A&MWon 27–24 vs. No. 6 LSU+3No. 6 LSUWon 59–14 vs. Idaho+45IdahoWon 34–24 vs. Arkansas+10ArkansasWon 51–21 vs. Troy+30TroyLost 10–24 vs. No. 8 Missouri-14No. 8 MissouriLost 10–17 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Won 25–17 vs. Georgia Tech+8Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atVanderbiltW 39–⁠35vacated38%
Sep 7vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 31–⁠13vacated91%
Sep 14atTexasW 44–⁠23vacated41%
Sep 28at1AlabamaL 0–⁠2519%
Oct 5atAuburnL 22–⁠3050%
Oct 12vs9Texas A&ML 38–⁠4135%
Oct 19vs6LSUW 27–⁠24vacated31%
Oct 26vsIdahoW 59–⁠14vacated90%
Nov 9vsArkansasW 34–⁠24vacated73%
Nov 16vsTroyW 51–⁠21vacated81%
Nov 23vs8MissouriL 10–⁠2443%
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 10–⁠1751%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia TechMusic City BowlW 25–⁠1748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 25–⁠17 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
  2. Wk 4: 21
  3. Wk 5: 21
  4. Wk 6: 24
  5. Wk 13: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
390–⁠308
Coach
Hugh Freeze
Elo
1586 +50 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 31 of 125; offense No. 27, defense No. 42, special teams No. 93
SRS
10.4 No. 26 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinators
Matt Luke and Dan Werner
Defensive coordinators
Dave Wommack and Jason Jones
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense37th of 125
  • Defense59th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9937th of 125
Defense0.0844%0.9559th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.07 def		43% off
42% def		—50th off
42nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 272% allowed
Defense-0.2own 301% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBo Wallace QB3,346 yds
Passing touchdownsBo Wallace QB18 TD
Rushing yardsI’Tavius Mathers RB563 yds
Rushing touchdownsBo Wallace QB6 TD
Receiving yardsDonte Moncrief WR938 yds
Receiving touchdownsDonte Moncrief WR6 TD
InterceptionsCody Prewitt DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Robert Nkemdiche SDE★★★★★No. 1
Laremy Tunsil OT★★★★★No. 4
Laquon Treadwell WR★★★★★No. 14
Tony Conner S★★★★★No. 33
Austin Golson OT★★★★No. 94
Kailo Moore APB★★★★No. 150
Jordan Wilkins APB★★★★No. 223
Mark Dodson RB★★★★No. 230

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.898
Running backs34.00.920
Receivers63.30.883
Offensive line24.50.977
Defensive line24.00.923
Linebackers32.70.833
Defensive backs24.00.905
Athletes and specialists12.00.783
Whole class213.60.893

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 3Donte Moncrief WRIndianapolis Colts

Roster 124

The 2013 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠25
Auburn7–⁠112–⁠22
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠27
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠24
LSU5–⁠310–⁠314
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠5
Vanderbilt4–⁠49–⁠424
Texas A&M4–⁠49–⁠418
Ole Miss3–⁠58–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.