The 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Hugh Freeze, in his third season with Ole Miss. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Rebels won the first seven games of the season, their best start since the Johnny Vaught era. By October, they had risen as high as third in the nation, the highest they had been ranked at that late date in over half a century. However, the team ended their season losing four of their six last games, including a season-ending 42-3 loss to TCU in the Peach Bowl, their first major bowl appearance since the 1970 Sugar Bowl, and easily the biggest bowl game they had attended since Vaught’s tenure. They finished the season as only the sixth Ole Miss team to win nine or more games since Vaught retired in 1973.
On February 11, 2019 Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.[1]
Table of Contents
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Before the season[edit]
National award watch lists[edit]
Preseason All-America[edit]
S Cody Prewitt
Sports Illustrated, Phil Steele, Lindy’s (1st team)
OL Laremy Tunsil
Sporting News, USA Today (1st team)
DL Robert Nkemdiche
Athlon, USA Today (2nd team)
WR Laquon Treadwell
TE Evan Engram
Preseason All-SEC[edit]
S Cody Prewitt
Media, Coaches, Athlon, USA Today, Phil Steele, Lindy’s (1st team)
OL Laremy Tunsil
Media, Coaches, Athlon, USA Today, Lindy’s (1st team)
DL Robert Nkemdiche
Media, Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele (1st team)
WR Laquon Treadwell
Athlon, USA Today (1st team)
QB Bo Wallace
Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy’s (2nd team)
S Tony Conner
Media, Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy’s (2nd team)
Ole Miss played their first two games out of state vs. Boise State and Vanderbilt. Both games were played at NFL stadiums. The Boise State game was considered a neutral site while the Vandy game was a home game for Vanderbilt. Due to conference realignment, Ole Miss played at Vanderbilt for the second consecutive year.
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 28
8:00 p.m.
vs. Boise State*
No. 18
ESPN
W 35–13 (vacated)
32,823
September 6
3:30 p.m.
at Vanderbilt
No. 15
ESPN
W 41–3 (vacated)
43,260
September 13
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Lafayette*
No. 14
SECN
W 56–15 (vacated)
60,937
September 27
6:30 p.m.
Memphis*
No. 10
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Oxford, MS (rivalry)
SECRN
W 24–3 (vacated)
61,291
October 4
2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Alabama
No. 11
CBS
W 23–17 (vacated)
61,826
October 11
8:00 p.m.
at No. 14 Texas A&M
No. 3
ESPN
W 35–20 (vacated)
110,633
October 18
6:00 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 3
ESPN
W 34–3 (vacated)
62,081
October 25
6:15 p.m.
at No. 24 LSU
No. 3
ESPN
L 7–10
102,321
November 1
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Auburn
No. 4
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ESPN
L 31–35
62,090
November 8
11:00 a.m.
Presbyterian*
No. 11
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Oxford, MS
SECN
W 48–0
60,546
November 22
2:30 p.m.
at Arkansas
No. 8
CBS
L 0–30
64,510
November 29
2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Mississippi State
No. 19
CBS
W 31–17 (vacated)
62,058
December 31
11:30 a.m.
vs. No. 6 TCU*
No. 9
ESPN
L 3–42
65,706
Schedule Source:[3]
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
19
15
14
10
10
11
3
3 (3)
3 (3)
7
12
10
8
18
13
9
17
Coaches
18
17
15
12
11
11
4
3 (5)
3 (4)
9
13
10
8
19
14
12
19
CFP
Not released
4
11
10
8
19
12
9
Not released
Game summaries[edit]
Boise State[edit]
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs. No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels (0–0)
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
0
3
3
7
13
No. 18 Rebels
7
0
0
28
35
at Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Game time: 8:00 P.M. CST
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 32,823
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (color) Samantha Ponder (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –9.5 • O/U: 52
Game information
First Quarter
(0:57) Ole Miss – Cody Core 30 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 7–0; 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:26
Second Quarter
(7:58) Boise State – Dan Goodale 25 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 7–3; 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:16
Third Quarter
(1:02) Boise State – Dan Goodale 43 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 7–6; 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:36
Fourth Quarter
(12:26) Ole Miss – Laquon Treadwell 14 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 14–6; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:36
(10:05) Ole Miss – Quincy Adeboyejo 31 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 21–6; 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:36
(7:45) Ole Miss – Cody Core 76 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 28–6; 1 play, 76 yards, 0:11
(4:26) Boise State – Jay Ajayi 8 Yd pass from Grant Hedrick (Dan Goodale Kick) Ole Miss 28–13; 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:11
(2:50) Ole Miss – Mark Dodson 19 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 35–13; 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:36
Statistics
Boise State
Ole Miss
First downs
26
22
Total yards
399
458
Rushes/yards
37/135
34/71
Passing yards
264
387
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
36–48–4
25–36–3
Time of possession
36:14
23:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Boise State
Passing
Grant Hedrick
36/46, 264 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
Jay Ajayi
20 carries, 86 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
Jay Ajayi
12 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Ole Miss
Passing
Bo Wallace
25/36, 387 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Mark Dodson
4 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Cody Core
4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt[edit]
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0–1)
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Rebels
10
10
21
0
41
Commodores
0
0
0
3
3
at LP Field • Nashville, TN
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2014
Game time: 2:30 P.M. CST
Game weather: mostly cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 43,260
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Brock Huard (color) Shannon Spake (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –18 • O/U: 49.5
Game information
First Quarter
(10:28) Ole Miss – Jaylen Walton 20 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:32
(3:06) Ole Miss – Andrew Fletcher 31 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 10–0; 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:16
Second Quarter
(9:19) Ole Miss – Andrew Fletcher 25 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 13–0; 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:52
(4:42) Ole Miss – Cody Core 20 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 20–0; 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:11
Third Quarter
(14:10) Ole Miss – Cliff Coleman 39 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 27–0; 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:50
(9:29) Ole Miss – I’Tavius Mathers 2 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 34–0; 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:09
(3:02) Ole Miss – DeVante Kincade 2 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 41–0; 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:20
Fourth Quarter
(10:23) Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 26 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 41–3; 4 plays, -4 yards, 0:48
Statistics
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
First downs
34
9
Total yards
547
167
Rushes/yards
50/180
25/107
Passing yards
367
60
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
28–38–0
6–25–1
Time of possession
37:26
22:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ole Miss
Passing
Bo Wallace
23/30, 320 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
Jaylen Walton
8 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Evan Engram
7 receptions, 112 yards, 0 TD
Vanderbilt
Passing
Stephen Rivers
6/25, 60 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Ralph Webb
18 carries, 95 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
Steven Scheau
3 receptions, 34 yards, 0 TD
Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (1–1) at No. 14 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Ragin’ Cajuns
0
6
7
2
15
No. 14 Rebels
14
14
21
7
56
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Game time: 3:00 P.M. CST
Game weather: overcast • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 60,937
Referee: Tim Ritter
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (color) Heather Mitts (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –26 • O/U: 59
Game information
First Quarter
(10:00) Ole Miss – I’Tavius Mathers 56 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 7–0; 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:54
(3:45) Ole Miss – Jaylen Walton 40 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 14–0; 7 plays, 94 yards, 2:32
Second Quarter
(12:37) Ole Miss – Vince Sanders 14 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 21–0; 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:59
(7:08) Ole Miss – Vince Sanders 24 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 28–0; 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:17
(1:55) Louisiana–Lafayette – Hunter Stover 32 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 28–3; 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:13
(0:09) Louisiana–Lafayette – Hunter Stover 20 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 28–6; 5 plays, 20 yards, 0:25
Third Quarter
(10:30) Ole Miss – Cody Core 13 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 35–6; 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:06
(9:11) Ole Miss – Senquez Golson 59 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 42–6; 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:19
(7:48) Ole Miss – Jaylen Walton 71 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 49–6; 1 play, 71 yards, 0:14
(1:04) Louisiana–Lafayette – Alonzo Harris 8 Yd Run (Hunter Stover Kick) Ole Miss 49–13; 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:44
Fourth Quarter
(5:16) Ole Miss – Jeremy Liggins 2 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 56–13; 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:46
(2:25) Louisiana–Lafayette – Team Safety Ole Miss 56–15
Statistics
Louisiana–Lafayette
Ole Miss
First downs
18
27
Total yards
322
554
Rushes/yards
37/193
35/214
Passing yards
129
340
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
15–31–0
29–36–1
Time of possession
31:19
28:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana–Lafayette
Passing
Terrance Broadway
15/30, 129 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Elijah McGuire
10 carries, 66 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
James Butler
5 receptions, 33 yards, 0 TD
Ole Miss
Passing
Bo Wallace
23/28, 316 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jaylen Walton
7 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Vince Sanders
8 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Memphis[edit]
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Memphis Tigers (2–1) at No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels (3–0)
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
0
0
0
3
No. 10 Rebels
7
0
0
17
24
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2014
Game time: 6:30 P.M. CST
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C)
Game attendance: 61,291
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (SECRN): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play) Tim Couch (color) Olivia Harlan (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –20 • O/U: 58.5
Game information
First Quarter
(12:01) Ole Miss – Laquon Treadwell 63 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 7–0; 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:41
(2:51) Memphis – Jake Elliott 40 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 7–3; 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:55
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
(13:04) Ole Miss – Andrew Fletcher 19 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 10–3; 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:51
(9:34) Ole Miss – Jaylen Walton 23 Yd Run (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 17–3; 1 play, 23 yards, 0:08
(1:18) Ole Miss – Laquon Treadwell 17 Yd pass from Bo Wallace (Andrew Fletcher Kick) Ole Miss 24–3; 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:48
Statistics
Memphis
Ole Miss
First downs
13
26
Total yards
104
426
Rushes/yards
37/193
35/214
Passing yards
81
248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–31–1
22–37–2
Time of possession
23:05
43:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Memphis
Passing
Paxton Lynch
13/31, 81 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jarvis Cooper
7 carries, 29 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
Keiwone Malone
4 receptions, 59 yards, 0 TD
Ole Miss
Passing
Bo Wallace
22/37, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jaylen Walton
10 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Laquon Treadwell
5 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
No. 3 Alabama[edit]
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide (4–0) at No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels (4–0)
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Crimson Tide
0
14
3
0
17
No. 11 Rebels
3
0
7
13
23
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014
Game time: 2:30 P.M. CST
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 61,826
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline)
Pregame line: Alabama –4.5 • O/U: 53
Game information
First Quarter
(13:17) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 46 Yd Field Goal Ole Miss 3–0; 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:43
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