2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2014 Ole Miss Rebels football

Peach Bowl vs. TCU, L 3–42
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
2014 record	9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Werner (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Dave Wommack (3rd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jason Jones (2nd year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580)

2014 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#14 Missouri x		7	–	1		11	–	3
#9 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	3
Florida		4	–	4		7	–	5
Tennessee		3	–	5		7	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5		7	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		5	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		3	–	9
Western Division
#4 Alabama x$^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#11 Mississippi State		6	–	2		10	–	3
#17 Ole Miss		5	–	3		9	–	4
#22 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	5
LSU		4	–	4		8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6		7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 1969 and arguably the biggest bowl game the program had been to since the Vaught era. They finished the season as only the sixth Ole Miss team to win nine or more games since Vaught retired in 1973.

Before the season

National award watch lists

Outland - Laremy Tunsil
Maxwell - Chad Kelly
Unitas Golden Arm - Bo Wallace
Manning - Bo Wallace
O'Brien - Bo Wallace
Lombardi - Robert Nkemdiche
Nagurski - Robert Nkemdiche
Outland - Robert Nkemdiche
Camp - Cody Prewitt
Bednarik - Cody Prewitt
Thorpe - Cody Prewitt
Biletnikoff - Laquon Treadwell
Camp - Cody Prewitt
Bednarik - Cody Prewitt
Mackey - Evan Engram
CLASS - Deterrian Shackelford

Preseason All-America

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
- Athlon (3rd team)
TE Evan Engram
- Sporting News (3rd team)

Preseason All-SEC

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)
LB Serderius Bryant
- Phil Steele, Lindy's (2nd team)
OL Aaron Moris
- Athlon (2nd team)
LB Denzel Nkemdiche
- Media (2nd team)
DL C.J. Johnson
- Lindy's (3rd team)
TE Evan Engram
- Athlon (3rd team)

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Bo Wallace	Senior	QB
Laquon Treadwell	Sophomore	WR
Jaylen Walton	Junior	RB
Evan Engram	Sophomore	TE
Laremy Tunsil	Sophomore	OL
Justin Bell	Junior	OL

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Robert Nkemdiche	Sophomore	DL
Byron Bennett	Senior	DL
Woodrow Hamilton	Senior	DL
Serderius Bryant	Senior	LB
Tony Conner	Sophomore	S
Cody Prewitt	Senior	S
Trae Elston	Junior	S
Senquez Golson	Senior	CB
Mike Hilton	Senior	CB

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Will Denny	Senior	LS

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Ole Miss	Alma mater (Year)
Hugh Freeze	Head Coach	3rd	Southern Miss (1992)
Matt Luke	Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	3rd	Ole Miss (2000)
Dan Werner	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	3rd	Western Michigan (1983)
Maurice Harris	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator For Offense	3rd	Arkansas State (1998)
Grant Heard	Wide Receivers	3rd	Ole Miss (2001)
Derrick Nix	Running Backs	7th	Southern Miss (2002)
Jason Jones	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks	2nd	Alabama (2001)
Dave Wommack	Associate Head Coach for Defense/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties	3rd	Missouri Southern State (1978)
Tom Allen	Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers	3rd	Maranatha Baptist (1992)
Chris Kiffin	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator For Defense	3rd	Colorado State (2005)
Paul Jackson	Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	3rd	Montclair State (2006)

Source:^[1]

Roster

Official team roster

Depth chart

Schedule

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	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	W 35–13	32,823
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	LP Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–3	43,260
September 13	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 14	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	W 56–15	60,937
September 27	6:30 p.m.	Memphis*	No. 10	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	SECRN	W 24–3	61,291
October 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Alabama	No. 11	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	CBS	W 23–17	61,826
October 11	8:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Texas A&M	No. 3	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 35–20	110,633
October 18	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 3	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN	W 34–3	62,081
October 25	6:15 p.m.	at No. 24 LSU	No. 3	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–10	102,321
November 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Auburn	No. 4	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	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	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	CBS	L 0–30	64,510
November 29	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Mississippi State	No. 19	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	CBS	W 31–17	62,058
December 31	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 6 TCU*	No. 9	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–42	65,706
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff poll beginning Oct. 28 released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

Boise State

Boise State vs. #18 Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise St	0	3	3	7	13
• Ole Miss	7	0	0	28	35

Date: August 28
Location: Georgia Dome
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 32,823
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

Q1	:57	MISS	Core 30 yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)	MISS 7–0

Q2	7:58	BSU	Goodale 25 yard field goal	MISS 7–3

Q3	1:02	BSU	Goodale 43 yard field goal	MISS 7–6

Q4	12:26	MISS	Treadwell 14 yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)	MISS 14–6

Q4	10:05	MISS	Adeboyejo 31 yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)	MISS 21–6

Q4	7:45	MISS	Core 76 yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)	MISS 28–6

Q4	4:26	BSU	Ajayi 8 yard pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick)	MISS 28–13

Q4	2:50	MISS	Dodson 19 yard run (Fletcher kick)	MISS 35–13

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Vanderbilt

#15 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ole Miss	10	10	21	0	41
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	3	3

Date: September 6
Location: LP Field
Game start: 4:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 43,260
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

Q1	10:28	MISS	Walton 20 yard run (Fletcher kick)	MISS 7–0

Q1	3:06	MISS	Fletcher 31 yard field goal	MISS 10–0

Q2	9:19	MISS	Fletcher 25 yard field goal	MISS 13–0

Q2	4:42	MISS	Core 20 yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)	MISS 20–0

Q3	14:10	MISS	Coleman 39 yard interception return (Fletcher kick)	MISS 27–0

Q3	9:29	MISS	Mathers 2 yard run (Fletcher kick)	MISS 34–0

Q3	3:02	MISS	Kincade 2 yard run (Fletcher kick)	MISS 41–0

Q4	10:23	VAN	Openshaw 26 yard field goal	MISS 41–3

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Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	0	14	3	0	17
• Ole Miss	3	0	7	13	23

Date: October 4
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson

Scoring summary

Q1	13:17	MISS	Wunderlich 46 yard field goal	MISS 3–0

Q2	3:44	ALA	Sims 1 yard run (Griffith kick)	ALA 7–3

Q2	:42	ALA	C. Jones 17 yard fumble return (Griffith kick)	ALA 14–3

Q3	7:20	MISS	Treadwell 14 yard pass from Wallace (Wunderlich kick)	ALA 14–10

Q3	3:54	ALA	Griffith 44 yard field goal	ALA 17–10

Q4	5:29	MISS	Sanders 34 yard pass from Wallace (Wunderlich kick)	Tie 17–17

Q4	2:54	MISS	Walton 10 yard pass from Wallace ( kick blocked)	MISS 23–17

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References

↑ "Football Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
↑ "2014 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-May-16.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-May-18.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-17.

Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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