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2017 Ole Miss

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Matt Luke.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2017, game by game: won vs. South Alabama 47–27; won vs. UT Martin 45–23; lost at California 16–27; lost at No. 1 Alabama 3–66; lost at No. 12 Auburn 23–44; won vs. Vanderbilt 57–35; lost vs. No. 24 LSU 24–40; lost vs. Arkansas 37–38; won at Kentucky 37–34; won vs. Louisiana 50–22; lost vs. Texas A&M 24–31; won at No. 16 Mississippi State 31–28+28−63Won 47–27 vs. South Alabama+20South AlabamaWon 45–23 vs. UT Martin+22UT MartinLost 16–27 at California-11CaliforniaLost 3–66 at No. 1 Alabama-63No. 1 AlabamaLost 23–44 at No. 12 Auburn-21No. 12 AuburnWon 57–35 vs. Vanderbilt+22VanderbiltLost 24–40 vs. No. 24 LSU-16No. 24 LSULost 37–38 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasWon 37–34 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 50–22 vs. Louisiana+28LouisianaLost 24–31 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MWon 31–28 at No. 16 Mississippi State+3No. 16 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouth AlabamaW 47–⁠2772%
Sep 9vsUT MartinW 45–⁠2378%
Sep 16atCaliforniaL 16–⁠2744%
Sep 30at1AlabamaL 3–⁠6612%
Oct 7at12AuburnL 23–⁠4425%
Oct 14vsVanderbiltW 57–⁠3559%
Oct 21vs24LSUL 24–⁠4040%
Oct 28vsArkansasL 37–⁠3865%
Nov 4atKentuckyW 37–⁠3436%
Nov 11vsLouisianaW 50–⁠2269%
Nov 18vsTexas A&ML 24–⁠3153%
Nov 23at16Mississippi StateW 31–⁠2823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
394–⁠415
Coach
Matt Luke
Elo
1543 +18 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 26 of 128; offense No. 10, defense No. 76, special teams No. 17
SRS
1.1 No. 62 of 130 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 114 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 17 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Phil Longo
Defensive coordinators
Wesley McGriff and Jason Jones
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 130
  • Defense113th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted110th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1745%1.3326th of 130
Defense0.2146%1.20113th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.17 def		45% off
44% def		—26th off
110th 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
Offense3.6own 3017% allowed
Defense3.9own 3214% caused

CORE rating 0.8, 61st of 130 (offense 6.7, defense 5.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsShea Patterson QB2,259 yds
Passing touchdownsShea Patterson QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Wilkins RB1,011 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Wilkins RB9 TD
Receiving yardsA.J. Brown WR1,252 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Brown WR11 TD
TacklesDeMarquis Gates LB114 tkl
SacksMarquis Haynes DE7.5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Moore DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

D.D. Bowie WR★★★★No. 137
Chester Graves WDE★★★★No. 234
Breon Dixon ILB★★★★No. 264
Mohamed Sanogo ILB★★★No. 396
Tony Gray OT★★★No. 429

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.848
Running backs12.00.797
Receivers33.30.892
Offensive line33.00.855
Defensive line33.30.861
Linebackers43.30.872
Defensive backs33.00.858
Athletes and specialists13.00.876
Whole class193.10.863

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2Breeland Speaks DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Marquis Haynes OLBCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Jordan Wilkins RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Rod Taylor OGCincinnati Bengals

Roster 124

The 2017 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠22
Auburn7–⁠110–⁠410
LSU6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠4
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠419
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Tennessee0–⁠84–⁠8

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