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2014 Ole Miss

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Hugh Freeze, finished No. 17 in the AP poll. Officially 1–⁠4: the NCAA vacated eight regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “On February 11, 2019 Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016.”

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2014, game by game: won vs. Boise State 35–13; won at Vanderbilt 41–3; won vs. Louisiana 56–15; won vs. Memphis 24–3; won vs. No. 3 Alabama 23–17; won at No. 14 Texas A&M 35–20; won vs. Tennessee 34–3; lost at No. 24 LSU 7–10; lost vs. No. 4 Auburn 31–35; won vs. Presbyterian 48–0; lost at Arkansas 0–30; won vs. No. 4 Mississippi State 31–17; lost vs. No. 6 TCU 3–42+48−39Won 35–13 vs. Boise State+22Boise StateWon 41–3 at Vanderbilt+38VanderbiltWon 56–15 vs. Louisiana+41LouisianaWon 24–3 vs. Memphis+21MemphisWon 23–17 vs. No. 3 Alabama+6No. 3 AlabamaWon 35–20 at No. 14 Texas A&M+15No. 14 Texas A&MWon 34–3 vs. Tennessee+31TennesseeLost 7–10 at No. 24 LSU-3No. 24 LSULost 31–35 vs. No. 4 Auburn-4No. 4 AuburnWon 48–0 vs. Presbyterian+48PresbyterianLost 0–30 at Arkansas-30ArkansasWon 31–17 vs. No. 4 Mississippi State+14No. 4 Mississippi Sta…Lost 3–42 vs. No. 6 TCU-39No. 6 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsBoise StateW 35–⁠13vacated46%
Sep 6atVanderbiltW 41–⁠3vacated51%
Sep 13vsLouisianaW 56–⁠15vacated76%
Sep 27vsMemphisW 24–⁠3vacated82%
Oct 4vs3AlabamaW 23–⁠17vacated47%
Oct 11at14Texas A&MW 35–⁠20vacated40%
Oct 18vsTennesseeW 34–⁠3vacated78%
Oct 25at24LSUL 7–⁠1048%
Nov 1vs4AuburnL 31–⁠3557%
Nov 8vsPresbyterianW 48–⁠094%
Nov 22atArkansasL 0–⁠3061%
Nov 29vs4Mississippi StateW 31–⁠17vacated48%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs6TCUPeach BowlL 3–⁠4242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 42–⁠3 in the Peach Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 18
  15. Wk 15: 13
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 17

Wuerffel TrophyDeterrian Shackelford

Consensus All-AmericanSenquez Golson, DB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 3
Points
368–⁠208
Coach
Hugh Freeze
Elo
1650 +93 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 14 of 128; offense No. 31, defense No. 7, special teams No. 72
SRS
19.6 No. 6 of 128 in FBS
Returning
63% of last season’s EPA, No. 56 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 15
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

  • Offense87th of 128
  • Defense3rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted1st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.2587th of 128
Defense-0.0140%0.983rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
-0.00 def		45% off
37% def		—62nd off
1st 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
Offense2.9own 292% allowed
Defense2.1own 283% 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 QB3,194 yds
Passing touchdownsBo Wallace QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJaylen Walton RB586 yds
Rushing touchdownsBo Wallace QB5 TD
Receiving yardsVince Sanders WR696 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Core WR6 TD
InterceptionsSenquez Golson DB10 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Rod Taylor OG★★★★No. 47
C.J. Hampton S★★★★No. 94
Markell Pack WR★★★★No. 137
Breeland Speaks DT★★★★No. 195
Garrald McDowell SDE★★★★No. 199
Sammie Epps TE★★★★No. 325
Ken Webster CB★★★★No. 334

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.30.866
Offensive line33.30.903
Defensive line33.70.898
Linebackers13.00.877
Defensive backs24.00.924
Athletes and specialists13.00.836
Whole class133.50.890

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 2Senquez Golson CBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 129

The 2014 roster

129 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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