2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; * Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.; Rankings from AP Poll

2014 Ole Miss Rebels football
2014 Ole Miss Rebels football
Peach Bowl, L 3–42 vs. TCU
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
2014 record	1–4, 8 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (3rd season);
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 ← 2013 2015 →

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[]

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
- 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:^[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	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	W 35–13 (vacated)	32,823
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	LP Field Nashville, TN (rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 41–3 (vacated)	43,260
September 13	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 14	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	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	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 35–20 (vacated)	110,633
October 18	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 3	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 34–3 (vacated)	62,081
October 25	6:15 p.m.	at No. 24 LSU	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) (College GameDay)	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	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 / SEC Nation)	CBS	W 31–17 (vacated)	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:^[3]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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[]

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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

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Louisiana-Lafayette[]

Memphis[]

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

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College GameDay and Katy Perry in attendance

Texas A&M[]

Tennessee[]

LSU[]

Auburn[]

Presbyterian[]

Arkansas[]

Mississippi State[]

Peach Bowl[]

References[]

^ Parham, Chase (February 11, 2019). "Ole Miss vacates more than 30 wins over a span of six seasons". Rivals. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ "Football Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Athletics. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. 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.

[1] Parham, Chase (February 11, 2019). "Ole Miss vacates more than 30 wins over a span of six seasons". Rivals. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

[2] "Football Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Athletics. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[3] "2014 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[4] ESPN. Retrieved 2015-May-16.

[5] ESPN. Retrieved 2015-May-18.

[6] ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Sep-17.

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v t Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 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
No. 4 Alabama x$^		7	–	1		12	–	2
No. 11 Mississippi State		6	–	2		10	–	3
No. 22 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	5
LSU		4	–	4		8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6		7	–	6
No. 17 Ole Miss*		0	–	3		1	–	4
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll