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2024 Ole Miss

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lane Kiffin, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2024, game by game: won vs. Furman 76–0; won vs. Middle Tennessee 52–3; won at Wake Forest 40–6; won vs. Georgia Southern 52–13; lost vs. Kentucky 17–20; won at South Carolina 27–3; lost at No. 13 LSU 26–29; won vs. Oklahoma 26–14; won at Arkansas 63–31; won vs. No. 2 Georgia 28–10; lost at Florida 17–24; won vs. Mississippi State 26–14; won vs. Duke 52–20+76−7Won 76–0 vs. Furman+76FurmanWon 52–3 vs. Middle Tennessee+49Middle TennesseeWon 40–6 at Wake Forest+34Wake ForestWon 52–13 vs. Georgia Southern+39Georgia SouthernLost 17–20 vs. Kentucky-3KentuckyWon 27–3 at South Carolina+24South CarolinaLost 26–29 at No. 13 LSU-3No. 13 LSUWon 26–14 vs. Oklahoma+12OklahomaWon 63–31 at Arkansas+32ArkansasWon 28–10 vs. No. 2 Georgia+18No. 2 GeorgiaLost 17–24 at Florida-7FloridaWon 26–14 vs. Mississippi State+12Mississippi Sta…Won 52–20 vs. Duke+32Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFurmanW 76–⁠082%
Sep 7vsMiddle TennesseeW 52–⁠381%
Sep 14atWake ForestW 40–⁠670%
Sep 21vsGeorgia SouthernW 52–⁠1382%
Sep 28vsKentuckyL 17–⁠2076%
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 27–⁠357%
Oct 12at13LSUL 26–⁠2947%
Oct 26vsOklahomaW 26–⁠1473%
Nov 2atArkansasW 63–⁠3164%
Nov 9vs2GeorgiaW 28–⁠1044%
Nov 23atFloridaL 17–⁠2471%
Nov 29vsMississippi StateW 26–⁠1491%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsDukeGator BowlW 52–⁠2064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 52–⁠20 in the Gator Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 19
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 15
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Wk 16: 16
  17. Final: 11

Led the nationJaxson Dart: passer rating (180.7), total offense (4,774 yds), total offense per game (367.2)

Consensus All-AmericanWalter Nolen, DL

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 5
Points
502–⁠187
Coach
Lane Kiffin
Elo
1752 +116 this season
SP+ rating
27.9 No. 2 of 134; offense No. 7, defense No. 3, special teams No. 1
SRS
19.2 No. 5 of 134 in FBS
Returning
82% of last season’s EPA, No. 14 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 20 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Charlie Weis Jr. and Joe Cox
Defensive coordinators
Pete Golding and Bryan Brown
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 134
  • Defense6th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3048%1.363rd of 134
Defense-0.0635%1.316th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.28 off
-0.03 def		47% off
35% def		—4th off
6th 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
Offense4.1own 3015% allowed
Defense3.0own 2524% caused

CORE rating 26.1, 5th of 134 (offense 12.0, defense -14.2).

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 QB4,279 yds
Passing touchdownsJaxson Dart QB29 TD
Rushing yardsHenry Parrish Jr. RB693 yds
Rushing touchdownsHenry Parrish Jr. RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTre Harris WR1,063 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Watkins WR9 TD
TacklesChris Paul Jr. LB87 tkl
SacksPrincely Umanmielen DE10.5 sacks
InterceptionsJohn Saunders Jr. S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Kam Franklin DL★★★★No. 79
Will Echoles DL★★★★No. 135
Kamron Beavers DL★★★★No. 219
Jeffery Rush DL★★★★No. 250
T.J. Banks S★★★★No. 259
A.J. Maddox QB★★★★No. 337
Noreel White ATH★★★★No. 357

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.902
Receivers13.00.868
Offensive line33.00.877
Defensive line44.00.933
Defensive backs53.20.876
Athletes and specialists33.30.888
Whole class173.40.893

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Walter Nolen DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 1Jaxson Dart QBNew York Giants
Rd 2Tre Harris WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 2Trey Amos CBWashington Commanders
Rd 3Princely Umanmielen DECarolina Panthers
Rd 4Jordan Watkins WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Chris Paul Jr. LBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6J.J. Pegues DTLas Vegas Raiders

Roster 134

The 2024 roster

134 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 25

The 2024 portal
Walter Nolen DL★★★★★from Texas A&M
Princely Umanmielen DE★★★★from Florida
Antwane Wells Jr. WR★★★★from South Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. LB★★★★from Arkansas
Trey Amos CB★★★★from Alabama
Decamerion Richardson CB★★★★from Mississippi State
Dae’Quan Wright TE★★★★from Virginia Tech
Logan Diggs RB★★★★from LSU
Yamarus Banks S★★★★from South Alabama
Key Lawrence S★★★from Oklahoma
Nate Kalepo OL★★★from Washington
Rashad Amos RB★★★from Miami (OH)

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Quinshon Judkins RB★★★★to Ohio State
Kedrick Reescano RB★★★★to Arizona
Michael Trigg TE★★★to Baylor
Ladarius Tennison S★★★to UCF
Kyirin Heath TE★★★to Southern Miss
Isheem Young S★★★to North Texas
Jayvontay Conner TE★★★to East Carolina
Jeremiah Dillon WR★★★to Vanderbilt
Zakhari Franklin WR★★★to Illinois
Bralon Brown WR★★★to Marshall
Jamious Griffin RB★★★to Oregon State
Cedric Melton OT★★★to Houston

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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