American college football season
2014 Ole Miss Rebels football Conference Southeastern Conference Division Western Division Coaches No. 19 AP No. 17 2014 record 1–4, 8 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated) Head coach Co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke (3rd season)Co-offensive coordinator Dan Werner (3rd season) Offensive scheme Multiple Co-defensive coordinator Dave Wommack (3rd season)Co-defensive coordinator (2nd season) Base defense 4–2–5 Captain Game captains Home stadium Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580)Seasons
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]
Before the season [ ]
National award watch lists [ ]
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
TE Evan Engram
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
LB Denzel Nkemdiche
DL C.J. Johnson
TE Evan Engram
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: [2]
Roster [ ]
Official team roster
Depth chart [ ]
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 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 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) (College GameDay ) 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 7–10102,321
November 1 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Auburn No. 4 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 31–3562,090
November 8 11:00 a.m. Presbyterian * No. 11 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS SECN W 48–060,546
November 22 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas No. 8 CBS L 0–3064,510
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 3–4265,706
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff poll beginning Oct 28 released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [3]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 28Location: Georgia Dome Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 32,823Game 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
[4]
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 6Location: LP Field Game start: 4:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 43,260Television 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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Louisiana-Lafayette [ ]
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Memphis [ ]
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Alabama [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Alabama
0
14 3 0
17
• Ole Miss
3
0 7 13
23
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 0:42 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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College GameDay and Katy Perry in attendance
Texas A&M [ ]
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