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2015 Ole Miss

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Hugh Freeze, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2015, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 76–3; won vs. Fresno State 73–21; won at No. 2 Alabama 43–37; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–16; lost at No. 25 Florida 10–38; won vs. New Mexico State 52–3; lost at Memphis 24–37; won vs. No. 15 Texas A&M 23–3; won at Auburn 27–19; lost vs. Arkansas 52–53; won vs. No. 17 LSU 38–17; won at No. 23 Mississippi State 38–27; won vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State 48–20+73−28Won 76–3 vs. UT Martin+73UT MartinWon 73–21 vs. Fresno State+52Fresno StateWon 43–37 at No. 2 Alabama+6No. 2 AlabamaWon 27–16 vs. Vanderbilt+11VanderbiltLost 10–38 at No. 25 Florida-28No. 25 FloridaWon 52–3 vs. New Mexico State+49New Mexico StateLost 24–37 at Memphis-13MemphisWon 23–3 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M+20No. 15 Texas A&MWon 27–19 at Auburn+8AuburnLost 52–53 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasWon 38–17 vs. No. 17 LSU+21No. 17 LSUWon 38–27 at No. 23 Mississippi State+11No. 23 Mississippi Sta…Won 48–20 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State+28No. 13 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsUT MartinW 76–⁠385%
Sep 12vsFresno StateW 73–⁠2173%
Sep 19at2AlabamaW 43–⁠3728%
Sep 26vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠1685%
Oct 3at25FloridaL 10–⁠3850%
Oct 10vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠393%
Oct 17atMemphisL 24–⁠3744%
Oct 24vs15Texas A&MW 23–⁠352%
Oct 31atAuburnW 27–⁠1951%
Nov 7vsArkansasL 52–⁠5369%
Nov 21vs17LSUW 38–⁠1758%
Nov 28at23Mississippi StateW 38–⁠2743%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13Oklahoma StateSugar BowlW 48–⁠2058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 48–⁠20 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 24
  9. Wk 9: 19
  10. Wk 10: 19
  11. Wk 12: 25
  12. Wk 13: 19
  13. Wk 14: 16
  14. Wk 15: 16
  15. Final: 10
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 3
Points
531–⁠294
Coach
Hugh Freeze
Elo
1739 +139 this season
SP+ rating
27.0 No. 3 of 128; offense No. 8, defense No. 12, special teams No. 20
SRS
17.7 No. 5 of 128 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 72 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 17 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Matt Luke and Dan Werner
Defensive coordinators
Dave Wommack and Jason Jones
Captains
Justin Bell, Evan Engram, Mike Hilton and C.J. Johnson
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 128
  • Defense26th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2150%1.1916th of 128
Defense-0.0039%1.1326th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
-0.02 def		50% off
39% def		—11th off
16th 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
Offense4.2own 322% allowed
Defense2.8own 322% 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 yardsChad Kelly QB4,042 yds
Passing touchdownsChad Kelly QB31 TD
Rushing yardsJaylen Walton RB730 yds
Rushing touchdownsChad Kelly QB10 TD
Receiving yardsLaquon Treadwell WR1,153 yds
Receiving touchdownsLaquon Treadwell WR11 TD
InterceptionsTrae Elston DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Damarkus Lodge WR★★★★No. 42
Javon Patterson OG★★★★No. 52
Van Jefferson WR★★★★No. 106
Eric Swinney RB★★★★No. 121
Armani Linton S★★★★No. 237

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.945
Receivers24.00.967
Offensive line14.00.975
Defensive line13.00.874
Linebackers12.00.792
Defensive backs23.50.892
Athletes and specialists13.00.889
Whole class93.40.910

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1Laremy Tunsil OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Laquon Treadwell WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Robert Nkemdiche DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Fahn Cooper OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Cody Core WRCincinnati Bengals

Roster 121

The 2015 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠114–⁠11
Florida7–⁠110–⁠425
Ole Miss6–⁠210–⁠310
Georgia5–⁠310–⁠3
LSU5–⁠39–⁠316
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠422
Arkansas5–⁠38–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠4
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠75–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

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