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2026 Ole Miss

5–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Pete Golding. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠1, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2026, game by game: won vs. No. 24 Louisville 41–38; won vs. Charlotte 41–9; won vs. No. 7 LSU 32–24; lost at No. 21 Florida 28–52; won at Vanderbilt 52–17; won vs. No. 13 Missouri 31–3+35−24Won 41–38 vs. No. 24 Louisville+3No. 24 LouisvilleWon 41–9 vs. Charlotte+32CharlotteWon 32–24 vs. No. 7 LSU+8No. 7 LSULost 28–52 at No. 21 Florida-24No. 21 FloridaWon 52–17 at Vanderbilt+35VanderbiltWon 31–3 vs. No. 13 Missouri+28No. 13 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs24LouisvilleW 41–⁠3863%
Sep 12vsCharlotteW 41–⁠993%
Sep 19vs7LSUW 32–⁠2470%
Sep 26at21FloridaL 28–⁠5264%
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 52–⁠1752%
Oct 17vs13MissouriW 31–⁠366%
Oct 24atTexasPreview49%
Oct 31vsAuburnPreview79%
Nov 7vsGeorgiaPreview55%
Nov 14atOklahomaPreview62%
Nov 21vsWoffordPreview93%
Nov 27vsMississippi StatePreview82%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 9
Record
5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP now
No. 9 in the week 7 poll; peak No. 4
Points
225–⁠143
Coach
Pete Golding
Elo
1732 +39 this season
SP+ rating
15.9 No. 16 of 138; offense No. 6, defense No. 55, special teams No. 1
SRS
11.2 No. 28 of 138 in FBS
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 55 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
John David Baker and Cody Woodiel
Defensive coordinators
Bryan Brown and Marcus Woodson
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 138
  • Defense70th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted84th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2852%1.1610th of 138
Defense0.1143%1.2570th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.13 def		51% off
44% def		—12th off
84th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense51%8.8 yds11%3.5014%
Defense44%8.6 yds13%2.9022%
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
Offense4.9own 2712% allowed
Defense3.4own 3016% caused

CORE rating 7.2, 36th of 138 (offense 12.9, defense 5.8).

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 QB1,676 yds
Passing touchdownsTrinidad Chambliss QB14 TD
Rushing yardsKewan Lacy RB352 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrinidad Chambliss QB6 TD
Receiving yardsDeuce Alexander WR523 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeuce Alexander WR5 TD
TacklesLuke Ferrelli LB37 tkl
SacksBlake Purchase DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsNick Cull S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Landon Barnes DE★★★★No. 101
Jase Mathews WR★★★★No. 110
Damarius Yates RB★★★★No. 140
Craig Tutt S★★★★No. 300
Dorian Barney CB★★★★No. 350
Emanuel Tucker OT★★★★No. 379
Carmelow Reed DL★★★★No. 401
Iverson McCoy S★★★★No. 458

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.863
Running backs23.50.909
Receivers33.30.900
Offensive line33.30.875
Defensive line53.40.889
Linebackers23.00.885
Defensive backs63.50.886
Whole class223.40.888

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 121

The 2026 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 28

The 2026 portal
Carius Curne OT★★★★from LSU
Darrell Gill Jr. WR★★★★from Syracuse
Deuce Knight QB★★★★from Auburn
Blake Purchase DE★★★★from Oregon
Jay Crawford CB★★★★from Auburn
Edwin Joseph S★★★★from Florida State
Jordan Renaud DE★★★★from Alabama
Michai Boireau DL★★★★from Florida
Horatio Fields WR★★★★from Auburn
Luke Ferrelli LB★★★★from California
Joenel Aguero S★★★from Georgia
Johntay Cook II WR★★★from Syracuse

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 27

Princewill Umanmielen DE★★★★★to LSU
Austin Simmons QB★★★★to Missouri
Da’Shawn Womack DE★★★★to Auburn
Devin Harper OL★★★★to LSU
T.J. Dottery LB★★★★to LSU
Winston Watkins WR★★★★to LSU
Cayden Lee WR★★★★to Missouri
Chris Graves CB★★★to Missouri
Rickey Fletcher CB★★★to California
Ethan Fields OL★★★to Alabama
Jaden Yates LB★★★to Houston
P.J. Wilkins OL★★★to Wisconsin

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

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