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2025 Ole Miss

13–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lane Kiffin, then Pete Golding (postseason), finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2025, game by game: won vs. Georgia State 63–7; won at Kentucky 30–23; won vs. Arkansas 41–35; won vs. Tulane 45–10; won vs. No. 4 LSU 24–19; won vs. Washington State 24–21; lost at No. 9 Georgia 35–43; won at No. 13 Oklahoma 34–26; won vs. South Carolina 30–14; won vs. The Citadel 49–0; won vs. Florida 34–24; won at Mississippi State 38–19; won vs. No. 17 Tulane 41–10; won vs. No. 2 Georgia 39–34; lost vs. No. 10 Miami 27–31+56−8Won 63–7 vs. Georgia State+56Georgia StateWon 30–23 at Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 41–35 vs. Arkansas+6ArkansasWon 45–10 vs. Tulane+35TulaneWon 24–19 vs. No. 4 LSU+5No. 4 LSUWon 24–21 vs. Washington State+3Washington StateLost 35–43 at No. 9 Georgia-8No. 9 GeorgiaWon 34–26 at No. 13 Oklahoma+8No. 13 OklahomaWon 30–14 vs. South Carolina+16South CarolinaWon 49–0 vs. The Citadel+49The CitadelWon 34–24 vs. Florida+10FloridaWon 38–19 at Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Won 41–10 vs. No. 17 Tulane+31No. 17 TulaneWon 39–34 vs. No. 2 Georgia+5No. 2 GeorgiaLost 27–31 vs. No. 10 Miami-4No. 10 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsGeorgia StateW 63–⁠786%
Sep 6atKentuckyW 30–⁠2369%
Sep 13vsArkansasW 41–⁠3573%
Sep 20vsTulaneW 45–⁠1070%
Sep 27vs4LSUW 24–⁠1965%
Oct 11vsWashington StateW 24–⁠2184%
Oct 18at9GeorgiaL 35–⁠4342%
Oct 25at13OklahomaW 34–⁠2653%
Nov 1vsSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠1482%
Nov 8vsThe CitadelW 49–⁠096%
Nov 15vsFloridaW 34–⁠2484%
Nov 28atMississippi StateW 38–⁠1981%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvs17TulaneCFP First RoundW 41–⁠1071%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2GeorgiaSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalW 39–⁠3444%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvs10MiamiFiesta Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 27–⁠3154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 31–⁠27 in the Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 3 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 5
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Wk 16: 6
  17. Final: 3
Record
13–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
554–⁠316
Coach
Lane Kiffin, then Pete Golding (postseason)
Elo
1789 +121 this season
SP+ rating
24.0 No. 7 of 136; offense No. 3, defense No. 20, special teams No. 1
SRS
15.8 No. 12 of 136 in FBS
Returning
18% of last season’s EPA, No. 106 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 16 roster talent No. 21 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Charlie Weis Jr. and Joe Cox
Defensive coordinators
Pete Golding and Bryan Brown
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 136
  • Defense55th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2647%1.3211th of 136
Defense0.0740%1.3255th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.28 off
0.05 def		49% off
38% def		—6th off
47th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense53%8.5 yds10%3.0017%
Defense39%10.7 yds21%3.2016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.4own 2813% allowed
Defense3.1own 2717% caused

CORE rating 16.0, 19th of 136 (offense 14.7, defense -1.4).

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 yardsTrinidad Chambliss QB3,937 yds
Passing touchdownsTrinidad Chambliss QB22 TD
Rushing yardsKewan Lacy RB1,567 yds
Rushing touchdownsKewan Lacy RB24 TD
Receiving yardsHarrison Wallace III WR934 yds
Receiving touchdownsDe’Zhaun Stribling WR6 TD
TacklesT.J. Dottery LB98 tkl
SacksPrincewill Umanmielen DE9 sacks
InterceptionsWydett Williams S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Caleb Cunningham WR★★★★★No. 32
Devin Harper OL★★★★No. 89
Shekai Mills-Knight RB★★★★No. 147
Maison Dunn CB★★★★No. 171
Andrew Maddox DL★★★★No. 228
Cortez Thomas S★★★★No. 262
Winston Watkins Jr. WR★★★★No. 267
Ladarian Clardy S★★★★No. 283

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.937
Receivers53.80.908
Offensive line43.30.894
Defensive line33.30.893
Linebackers33.30.883
Defensive backs63.70.899
Whole class223.50.899

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 2De’Zhaun Stribling WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Jayden Williams OTArizona Cardinals

Roster 119

The 2025 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 28

The 2025 portal
Princewill Umanmielen DE★★★★from Nebraska
Patrick Kutas OL★★★★from Arkansas
Harrison Wallace III WR★★★★from Penn State
Luke Hasz TE★★★★from Arkansas
Traylon Ray WR★★★★from West Virginia
Da’Shawn Womack DE★★★★from LSU
De’Zhaun Stribling WR★★★★from Oklahoma State
Deuce Alexander WR★★★★from Wake Forest
Caleb Odom WR★★★from Alabama
Percy Lewis OT★★★from Auburn
Jaylon Braxton CB★★★from Arkansas
Kewan Lacy RB★★★from Missouri

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 30

Akelo Stone DL★★★★to Georgia Tech
Micah Pettus OT★★★★to Florida State
Ayden Williams WR★★★to Mississippi State
Jadon Canady CB★★★to Oregon
Jordan Simmons RB★★★to Georgia State
Kavion Broussard OL★★★to Arkansas
Mana Taimani OL★★★to Colorado
Preston Cushman OT★★★to UCF
Walker Howard QB★★★to Louisiana
Key Lawrence S★★★to UCLA
Louis Moore S★★★to Indiana
Trip White LB★★★to Oklahoma State

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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