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2023 Ole Miss

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lane Kiffin.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2023, game by game: won vs. Mercer 73–7; won at No. 24 Tulane 37–20; won vs. Georgia Tech 48–23; lost at No. 13 Alabama 10–24; won vs. No. 13 LSU 55–49; won vs. Arkansas 27–20; won at Auburn 28–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–7; won vs. Texas A&M 38–35; lost at No. 1 Georgia 17–52; won vs. UL Monroe 35–3; won at Mississippi State 17–7; won vs. No. 10 Penn State 38–25+66−35Won 73–7 vs. Mercer+66MercerWon 37–20 at No. 24 Tulane+17No. 24 TulaneWon 48–23 vs. Georgia Tech+25Georgia TechLost 10–24 at No. 13 Alabama-14No. 13 AlabamaWon 55–49 vs. No. 13 LSU+6No. 13 LSUWon 27–20 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 28–21 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 33–7 vs. Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltWon 38–35 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MLost 17–52 at No. 1 Georgia-35No. 1 GeorgiaWon 35–3 vs. UL Monroe+32UL MonroeWon 17–7 at Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 38–25 vs. No. 10 Penn State+13No. 10 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMercerW 73–⁠779%
Sep 9at24TulaneW 37–⁠2035%
Sep 16vsGeorgia TechW 48–⁠2378%
Sep 23at13AlabamaL 10–⁠2431%
Sep 30vs13LSUW 55–⁠4954%
Oct 7vsArkansasW 27–⁠2069%
Oct 21atAuburnW 28–⁠2161%
Oct 28vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠787%
Nov 4vsTexas A&MW 38–⁠3568%
Nov 11at1GeorgiaL 17–⁠5222%
Nov 18vsUL MonroeW 35–⁠391%
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 17–⁠765%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10Penn StatePeach BowlW 38–⁠2540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 38–⁠25 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Wk 15: 11
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
456–⁠293
Coach
Lane Kiffin
Elo
1705 +155 this season
SP+ rating
18.4 No. 12 of 133; offense No. 14, defense No. 22, special teams No. 26
SRS
15.8 No. 15 of 133 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 49 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 23 roster talent No. 23 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
John David Baker and Charlie Weis Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Pete Golding
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 133
  • Defense66th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2444%1.3916th of 133
Defense0.1142%1.2766th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.08 def		46% off
41% def		—12th off
50th 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
Offense4.7own 3016% allowed
Defense3.4own 2718% caused

CORE rating 14.7, 19th of 133 (offense 10.1, defense -4.6).

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 yardsJaxson Dart QB3,364 yds
Passing touchdownsJaxson Dart QB23 TD
Rushing yardsQuinshon Judkins RB1,158 yds
Rushing touchdownsQuinshon Judkins RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTre Harris WR985 yds
Receiving touchdownsTre Harris WR8 TD
TacklesTrey Washington S83 tkl
SacksCedric Johnson DE5.5 sacks
InterceptionsDaijahn Anthony S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Suntarine Perkins LB★★★★★No. 14
Ayden Williams WR★★★★No. 90
Kedrick Reescano RB★★★★No. 150
Braxton Myers S★★★★No. 224
Jamarious Brown DE★★★★No. 280
Austin Simmons QB★★★★No. 292
Brycen Sanders OL★★★★No. 393
A.J. Brown S★★★★No. 431

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.863
Running backs14.00.938
Receivers43.30.887
Offensive line23.50.878
Defensive line33.30.887
Linebackers24.00.923
Defensive backs33.70.893
Whole class173.50.892

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 5Deantre Prince CBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Cedric Johnson DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Daijahn Anthony SCincinnati Bengals

Roster 128

The 2023 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2023 portal
Caden Prieskorn TE★★★★from Memphis
Walker Howard QB★★★★from LSU
Chris Marshall WR★★★★from Texas A&M
John Saunders Jr. CB★★★★from Miami (OH)
Monty Montgomery LB★★★★from Louisville
Zakhari Franklin WR★★★★from UTSA
Tre Harris WR★★★★from Louisiana Tech
Zamari Walton CB★★★★from Georgia Tech
Isaac Ukwu DE★★★from James Madison
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB★★★from UCF
Spencer Sanders QB★★★from Oklahoma State
Teja Young S★★★from Florida Atlantic

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 33

Davison Igbinosun CB★★★★to Ohio State
Miles Battle CB★★★★to Utah
Jaron Willis DE★★★★to South Carolina
Luke Altmyer QB★★★★to Illinois
Braxton Myers S★★★to Purdue
Tysheem Johnson S★★★to Oregon
Tywone Malone DL★★★to Ohio State
Austin Keys LB★★★to Auburn
Jaylon Robinson WR★★★to TCU
Casey Kelly TE★★★to Oregon
Kyndrich Breedlove CB★★★to Colorado
Kentrel Bullock RB★★★to South Alabama

And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠013–⁠14
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠25
Missouri6–⁠211–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠211–⁠2
LSU6–⁠210–⁠312
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠417
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠79
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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