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2019 Ole Miss

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Matt Luke.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2019, game by game: lost at Memphis 10–15; won vs. Arkansas 31–17; won vs. SE Louisiana 40–29; lost vs. No. 23 California 20–28; lost at No. 2 Alabama 31–59; won vs. Vanderbilt 31–6; lost at Missouri 27–38; lost vs. Texas A&M 17–24; lost at No. 11 Auburn 14–20; won vs. New Mexico State 41–3; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 37–58; lost at Mississippi State 20–21+38−28Lost 10–15 at Memphis-5MemphisWon 31–17 vs. Arkansas+14ArkansasWon 40–29 vs. SE Louisiana+11SE LouisianaLost 20–28 vs. No. 23 California-8No. 23 CaliforniaLost 31–59 at No. 2 Alabama-28No. 2 AlabamaWon 31–6 vs. Vanderbilt+25VanderbiltLost 27–38 at Missouri-11MissouriLost 17–24 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MLost 14–20 at No. 11 Auburn-6No. 11 AuburnWon 41–3 vs. New Mexico State+38New Mexico StateLost 37–58 vs. No. 1 LSU-21No. 1 LSULost 20–21 at Mississippi State-1Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMemphisL 10–⁠1530%
Sep 7vsArkansasW 31–⁠1765%
Sep 14vsSE LouisianaW 40–⁠2977%
Sep 21vs23CaliforniaL 20–⁠2852%
Sep 28at2AlabamaL 31–⁠5910%
Oct 5vsVanderbiltW 31–⁠659%
Oct 12atMissouriL 27–⁠3823%
Oct 19vsTexas A&ML 17–⁠2443%
Nov 2at11AuburnL 14–⁠2017%
Nov 9vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠379%
Nov 16vs1LSUL 37–⁠5817%
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 20–⁠2131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠318
Coach
Matt Luke
Elo
1457 −17 this season
SP+ rating
2.9 No. 52 of 130; offense No. 67, defense No. 41, special teams No. 117
SRS
4.0 No. 47 of 130 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 119 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 25 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rich Rodriguez
Defensive coordinator
Mike MacIntyre
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 130
  • Defense85th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.3062nd of 130
Defense0.1444%1.2285th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.10 def		43% off
42% def		—50th off
73rd 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
Offense3.1own 2822% allowed
Defense3.1own 2821% caused

CORE rating 2.2, 49th of 130 (offense 1.9, defense -0.3).

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 yardsMatt Corral QB1,362 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt Corral QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Rhys Plumlee QB1,020 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Rhys Plumlee QB12 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Moore WR850 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijah Moore WR6 TD
TacklesLakia Henry LB87 tkl
SacksSam Williams DL6 sacks
InterceptionsDeantre Prince CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jerrion Ealy RB★★★★★No. 29
Dannis Jackson WR★★★★No. 156
Jonathan Mingo WR★★★★No. 216
Darius Thomas OT★★★★No. 319
Grant Tisdale DUAL★★★★No. 346
John Rhys Plumlee DUAL★★★★No. 378

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks43.50.869
Running backs24.00.923
Receivers43.50.903
Offensive line73.10.869
Defensive line33.00.876
Linebackers23.00.856
Defensive backs43.00.858
Athletes and specialists13.00.889
Whole class273.30.877

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.

Roster 116

The 2019 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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