2014–2026 performance history

Ole Miss over time

Season-by-season offense and defense game grades, with head-coaching changes placed on the timeline.

SECHead coach: Pete GoldingView Ole Miss games →
Offense · 2026 estimate77.0/100

89.1 average through 1 game

75.0 prior · 8 equivalent games
Defense · 2026 estimate55.2/100

16.8 average through 1 game

60.5 prior · 8 equivalent games

The trajectory

Game and Season Unit Ratings

Each small dot is one offensive or defensive game rating, arranged in the order played. For completed seasons, the short bar is that season’s average game rating. Both dot and bar values are labeled on a percentile scale. For 2026, the bar is the Bayesian estimate, while the outlined circle is the empirical games-only mean. Labeled background bands show each head coach’s era.

Ole Miss individual offense and defense game grades by seasonEach small point is one game. Horizontal bars show completed-season means and the Bayesian estimate for 2026. The outlined 2026 circle is the empirical games-only mean. Alternating labeled bands identify head-coaching eras.Freeze · ’14–’16Hugh Freeze, 2014–2016Luke · ’17–’19Matt Luke, 2017–2019Kiffin · ’20–’25Lane Kiffin, 2020–2025GoldingPete Golding, 2026offenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Boise State · W 35–13; offense 62.2 percentile2014 Week 2: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · W 41–3; offense 85.9 percentile2014 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Louisiana · W 56–15; offense 88.9 percentile2014 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Memphis · W 24–3; offense 58.9 percentile2014 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · W 23–17; offense 59.8 percentile2014 Week 7: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 35–20; offense 57.6 percentile2014 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Tennessee · W 34–3; offense 35.6 percentile2014 Week 9: Ole Miss at LSU · L 7–10; offense 25.1 percentile2014 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 31–35; offense 49.7 percentile2014 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Presbyterian · W 48–0; offense 79.5 percentile2014 Week 13: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 0–30; offense 19.9 percentile2014 Week 14: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 31–17; offense 63.7 percentile2014 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. TCU · L 3–42; offense 1.3 percentile2015 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. UT Martin · W 76–3; offense 73.9 percentile2015 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Fresno State · W 73–21; offense 95.8 percentile2015 Week 3: Ole Miss at Alabama · W 43–37; offense 84.5 percentile2015 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 27–16; offense 68.2 percentile2015 Week 5: Ole Miss at Florida · L 10–38; offense 17.3 percentile2015 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. New Mexico State · W 52–3; offense 97.9 percentile2015 Week 7: Ole Miss at Memphis · L 24–37; offense 35.3 percentile2015 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 23–3; offense 33.4 percentile2015 Week 9: Ole Miss at Auburn · W 27–19; offense 53.1 percentile2015 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · L 52–53; offense 98.5 percentile2015 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 38–17; offense 80.4 percentile2015 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 38–27; offense 89.4 percentile2015 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State · W 48–20; offense 79.9 percentile2016 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Florida State · L 34–45; offense 91.1 percentile2016 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Wofford · W 38–13; offense 71.1 percentile2016 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 43–48; offense 87.4 percentile2016 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 45–14; offense 79.0 percentile2016 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Memphis · W 48–28; offense 81.3 percentile2016 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 30–34; offense 54.5 percentile2016 Week 8: Ole Miss at LSU · L 21–38; offense 44.9 percentile2016 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 29–40; offense 89.2 percentile2016 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern · W 37–27; offense 82.6 percentile2016 Week 11: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 29–28; offense 55.1 percentile2016 Week 12: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · L 17–38; offense 10.3 percentile2016 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 20–55; offense 52.6 percentile2017 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. South Alabama · W 47–27; offense 97.5 percentile2017 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. UT Martin · W 45–23; offense 69.5 percentile2017 Week 3: Ole Miss at California · L 16–27; offense 23.8 percentile2017 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 3–66; offense 36.2 percentile2017 Week 6: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 23–44; offense 45.3 percentile2017 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 57–35; offense 77.1 percentile2017 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. LSU · L 24–40; offense 59.0 percentile2017 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · L 37–38; offense 67.9 percentile2017 Week 10: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 37–34; offense 75.9 percentile2017 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Louisiana · W 50–22; offense 96.4 percentile2017 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · L 24–31; offense 47.0 percentile2017 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 31–28; offense 50.1 percentile2018 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech · W 47–27; offense 81.3 percentile2018 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Southern Illinois · W 76–41; offense 88.0 percentile2018 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 7–62; offense 29.0 percentile2018 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Kent State · W 38–17; offense 68.8 percentile2018 Week 5: Ole Miss at LSU · L 16–45; offense 44.8 percentile2018 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. UL Monroe · W 70–21; offense 97.1 percentile2018 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · W 37–33; offense 94.2 percentile2018 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 16–31; offense 37.2 percentile2018 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · L 44–48; offense 61.5 percentile2018 Week 11: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · L 24–38; offense 38.0 percentile2018 Week 12: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · L 29–36; offense 74.1 percentile2018 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 3–35; offense 4.4 percentile2019 Week 1: Ole Miss at Memphis · L 10–15; offense 5.2 percentile2019 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 31–17; offense 40.4 percentile2019 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. SE Louisiana · W 40–29; offense 13.3 percentile2019 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. California · L 20–28; offense 41.1 percentile2019 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 31–59; offense 63.5 percentile2019 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 31–6; offense 49.1 percentile2019 Week 7: Ole Miss at Missouri · L 27–38; offense 67.2 percentile2019 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · L 17–24; offense 36.5 percentile2019 Week 10: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 14–20; offense 33.2 percentile2019 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. New Mexico State · W 41–3; offense 86.8 percentile2019 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. LSU · L 37–58; offense 87.1 percentile2019 Week 14: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · L 20–21; offense 20.1 percentile2020 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Florida · L 35–51; offense 77.2 percentile2020 Week 5: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 42–41; offense 70.4 percentile2020 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 48–63; offense 89.1 percentile2020 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 21–33; offense 20.2 percentile2020 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 28–35; offense 62.5 percentile2020 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · W 59–42; offense 83.7 percentile2020 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 31–24; offense 74.7 percentile2020 Week 16: Ole Miss at LSU · L 48–53; offense 82.2 percentile2020 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Indiana · W 26–20; offense 73.2 percentile2021 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Louisville · W 43–24; offense 85.5 percentile2021 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Austin Peay · W 54–17; offense 80.9 percentile2021 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 61–21; offense 98.2 percentile2021 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 21–42; offense 15.8 percentile2021 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 52–51; offense 94.1 percentile2021 Week 7: Ole Miss at Tennessee · W 31–26; offense 64.8 percentile2021 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 31–17; offense 81.2 percentile2021 Week 9: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 20–31; offense 68.8 percentile2021 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Liberty · W 27–14; offense 67.3 percentile2021 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 29–19; offense 47.3 percentile2021 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 31–17; offense 49.5 percentile2021 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 31–21; offense 71.8 percentile2021 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Baylor · L 7–21; offense 26.2 percentile2022 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Troy · W 28–10; offense 86.6 percentile2022 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Central Arkansas · W 59–3; offense 59.5 percentile2022 Week 3: Ole Miss at Georgia Tech · W 42–0; offense 77.5 percentile2022 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Tulsa · W 35–27; offense 71.1 percentile2022 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Kentucky · W 22–19; offense 46.8 percentile2022 Week 6: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · W 52–28; offense 94.7 percentile2022 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · W 48–34; offense 95.0 percentile2022 Week 8: Ole Miss at LSU · L 20–45; offense 63.6 percentile2022 Week 9: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 31–28; offense 72.0 percentile2022 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 24–30; offense 50.6 percentile2022 Week 12: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 27–42; offense 70.0 percentile2022 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 22–24; offense 13.4 percentile2022 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech · L 25–42; offense 43.3 percentile2023 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Mercer · W 73–7; offense 76.7 percentile2023 Week 2: Ole Miss at Tulane · W 37–20; offense 61.1 percentile2023 Week 4: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 10–24; offense 57.6 percentile2023 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 55–49; offense 87.6 percentile2023 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 27–20; offense 23.6 percentile2023 Week 8: Ole Miss at Auburn · W 28–21; offense 59.9 percentile2023 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 33–7; offense 44.2 percentile2023 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 38–35; offense 86.2 percentile2023 Week 11: Ole Miss at Georgia · L 17–52; offense 61.2 percentile2023 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. UL Monroe · W 35–3; offense 48.9 percentile2023 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 17–7; offense 30.6 percentile2023 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Penn State · W 38–25; offense 85.6 percentile2024 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Furman · W 76–0; offense 86.7 percentile2024 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee · W 52–3; offense 98.4 percentile2024 Week 3: Ole Miss at Wake Forest · W 40–6; offense 96.1 percentile2024 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern · W 52–13; offense 95.2 percentile2024 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Kentucky · L 17–20; offense 38.4 percentile2024 Week 6: Ole Miss at South Carolina · W 27–3; offense 73.5 percentile2024 Week 7: Ole Miss at LSU · L 26–29; offense 56.9 percentile2024 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma · W 26–14; offense 54.0 percentile2024 Week 10: Ole Miss at Arkansas · W 63–31; offense 91.8 percentile2024 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 28–10; offense 62.4 percentile2024 Week 13: Ole Miss at Florida · L 17–24; offense 31.6 percentile2024 Week 14: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 26–14; offense 8.6 percentile2024 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Duke · W 52–20; offense 98.8 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Georgia State · W 63–7; offense 84.3 percentile2025 Week 2: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 30–23; offense 46.0 percentile2025 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 41–35; offense 58.5 percentile2025 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 45–10; offense 96.2 percentile2025 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 24–19; offense 62.1 percentile2025 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Washington State · W 24–21; offense 71.1 percentile2025 Week 8: Ole Miss at Georgia · L 35–43; offense 85.0 percentile2025 Week 9: Ole Miss at Oklahoma · W 34–26; offense 58.1 percentile2025 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · W 30–14; offense 80.0 percentile2025 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. The Citadel · W 49–0; offense 71.2 percentile2025 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Florida · W 34–24; offense 76.7 percentile2025 Week 14: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 38–19; offense 79.1 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 41–10; offense 84.4 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 39–34; offense 83.9 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Miami · L 27–31; offense 58.1 percentile2026 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Louisville · W 41–38; offense 89.1 percentile2014 offense season mean: 51.0 percentile2015 offense season mean: 76.3 percentile2016 offense season mean: 68.6 percentile2017 offense season mean: 66.6 percentile2018 offense season mean: 62.9 percentile2019 offense season mean: 44.0 percentile2020 offense season mean: 71.8 percentile2021 offense season mean: 69.6 percentile2022 offense season mean: 67.9 percentile2023 offense season mean: 61.9 percentile2024 offense season mean: 76.5 percentile2025 offense season mean: 75.0 percentile2026 offense Bayesian estimate: 77.0 percentile2026 offense empirical mean: 89.1 percentiledefenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Boise State · W 35–13; defense 91.0 percentile2014 Week 2: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · W 41–3; defense 80.3 percentile2014 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Louisiana · W 56–15; defense 72.5 percentile2014 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Memphis · W 24–3; defense 99.7 percentile2014 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · W 23–17; defense 94.3 percentile2014 Week 7: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 35–20; defense 89.4 percentile2014 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Tennessee · W 34–3; defense 99.6 percentile2014 Week 9: Ole Miss at LSU · L 7–10; defense 58.4 percentile2014 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 31–35; defense 35.4 percentile2014 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Presbyterian · W 48–0; defense 80.6 percentile2014 Week 13: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 0–30; defense 91.0 percentile2014 Week 14: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 31–17; defense 90.6 percentile2014 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. TCU · L 3–42; defense 36.7 percentile2015 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. UT Martin · W 76–3; defense 77.9 percentile2015 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Fresno State · W 73–21; defense 68.2 percentile2015 Week 3: Ole Miss at Alabama · W 43–37; defense 39.2 percentile2015 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 27–16; defense 64.6 percentile2015 Week 5: Ole Miss at Florida · L 10–38; defense 37.4 percentile2015 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. New Mexico State · W 52–3; defense 93.3 percentile2015 Week 7: Ole Miss at Memphis · L 24–37; defense 66.0 percentile2015 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 23–3; defense 96.3 percentile2015 Week 9: Ole Miss at Auburn · W 27–19; defense 76.7 percentile2015 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · L 52–53; defense 12.5 percentile2015 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 38–17; defense 91.9 percentile2015 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 38–27; defense 53.6 percentile2015 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State · W 48–20; defense 98.3 percentile2016 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Florida State · L 34–45; defense 44.3 percentile2016 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Wofford · W 38–13; defense 35.2 percentile2016 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 43–48; defense 36.5 percentile2016 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 45–14; defense 61.1 percentile2016 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Memphis · W 48–28; defense 42.2 percentile2016 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 30–34; defense 58.3 percentile2016 Week 8: Ole Miss at LSU · L 21–38; defense 43.2 percentile2016 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 29–40; defense 9.3 percentile2016 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern · W 37–27; defense 29.9 percentile2016 Week 11: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 29–28; defense 66.1 percentile2016 Week 12: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · L 17–38; defense 12.6 percentile2016 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 20–55; defense 0.3 percentile2017 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. South Alabama · W 47–27; defense 32.3 percentile2017 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. UT Martin · W 45–23; defense 11.2 percentile2017 Week 3: Ole Miss at California · L 16–27; defense 68.6 percentile2017 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 3–66; defense 12.6 percentile2017 Week 6: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 23–44; defense 9.2 percentile2017 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 57–35; defense 29.3 percentile2017 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. LSU · L 24–40; defense 4.5 percentile2017 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · L 37–38; defense 20.6 percentile2017 Week 10: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 37–34; defense 7.1 percentile2017 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Louisiana · W 50–22; defense 36.3 percentile2017 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · L 24–31; defense 66.8 percentile2017 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 31–28; defense 82.9 percentile2018 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech · W 47–27; defense 65.5 percentile2018 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Southern Illinois · W 76–41; defense 1.4 percentile2018 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 7–62; defense 40.0 percentile2018 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Kent State · W 38–17; defense 51.4 percentile2018 Week 5: Ole Miss at LSU · L 16–45; defense 4.0 percentile2018 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. UL Monroe · W 70–21; defense 72.1 percentile2018 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · W 37–33; defense 13.3 percentile2018 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 16–31; defense 29.0 percentile2018 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · L 44–48; defense 22.2 percentile2018 Week 11: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · L 24–38; defense 15.3 percentile2018 Week 12: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · L 29–36; defense 46.1 percentile2018 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 3–35; defense 32.5 percentile2019 Week 1: Ole Miss at Memphis · L 10–15; defense 85.9 percentile2019 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 31–17; defense 83.7 percentile2019 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. SE Louisiana · W 40–29; defense 15.4 percentile2019 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. California · L 20–28; defense 28.7 percentile2019 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 31–59; defense 11.1 percentile2019 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 31–6; defense 89.6 percentile2019 Week 7: Ole Miss at Missouri · L 27–38; defense 3.4 percentile2019 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · L 17–24; defense 54.2 percentile2019 Week 10: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 14–20; defense 42.7 percentile2019 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. New Mexico State · W 41–3; defense 74.1 percentile2019 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. LSU · L 37–58; defense 13.4 percentile2019 Week 14: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · L 20–21; defense 63.5 percentile2020 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Florida · L 35–51; defense 4.8 percentile2020 Week 5: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 42–41; defense 3.9 percentile2020 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 48–63; defense 0.7 percentile2020 Week 7: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 21–33; defense 84.4 percentile2020 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · L 28–35; defense 20.9 percentile2020 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · W 59–42; defense 2.3 percentile2020 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 31–24; defense 43.8 percentile2020 Week 16: Ole Miss at LSU · L 48–53; defense 26.4 percentile2020 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Indiana · W 26–20; defense 40.4 percentile2021 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Louisville · W 43–24; defense 88.5 percentile2021 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Austin Peay · W 54–17; defense 48.7 percentile2021 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 61–21; defense 54.4 percentile2021 Week 5: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 21–42; defense 29.6 percentile2021 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 52–51; defense 3.2 percentile2021 Week 7: Ole Miss at Tennessee · W 31–26; defense 47.6 percentile2021 Week 8: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 31–17; defense 73.3 percentile2021 Week 9: Ole Miss at Auburn · L 20–31; defense 17.7 percentile2021 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Liberty · W 27–14; defense 65.4 percentile2021 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 29–19; defense 58.3 percentile2021 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 31–17; defense 34.1 percentile2021 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 31–21; defense 55.3 percentile2021 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Baylor · L 7–21; defense 69.4 percentile2022 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Troy · W 28–10; defense 94.9 percentile2022 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Central Arkansas · W 59–3; defense 65.3 percentile2022 Week 3: Ole Miss at Georgia Tech · W 42–0; defense 93.6 percentile2022 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Tulsa · W 35–27; defense 33.6 percentile2022 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Kentucky · W 22–19; defense 36.0 percentile2022 Week 6: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · W 52–28; defense 20.8 percentile2022 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Auburn · W 48–34; defense 21.6 percentile2022 Week 8: Ole Miss at LSU · L 20–45; defense 7.0 percentile2022 Week 9: Ole Miss at Texas A&M · W 31–28; defense 31.8 percentile2022 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Alabama · L 24–30; defense 80.9 percentile2022 Week 12: Ole Miss at Arkansas · L 27–42; defense 21.0 percentile2022 Week 13: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · L 22–24; defense 74.9 percentile2022 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech · L 25–42; defense 31.2 percentile2023 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Mercer · W 73–7; defense 76.0 percentile2023 Week 2: Ole Miss at Tulane · W 37–20; defense 78.3 percentile2023 Week 4: Ole Miss at Alabama · L 10–24; defense 31.6 percentile2023 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 55–49; defense 18.8 percentile2023 Week 6: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 27–20; defense 72.1 percentile2023 Week 8: Ole Miss at Auburn · W 28–21; defense 90.1 percentile2023 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt · W 33–7; defense 79.1 percentile2023 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M · W 38–35; defense 39.3 percentile2023 Week 11: Ole Miss at Georgia · L 17–52; defense 4.3 percentile2023 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. UL Monroe · W 35–3; defense 78.8 percentile2023 Week 13: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 17–7; defense 86.5 percentile2023 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Penn State · W 38–25; defense 55.4 percentile2024 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Furman · W 76–0; defense 92.8 percentile2024 Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee · W 52–3; defense 94.7 percentile2024 Week 3: Ole Miss at Wake Forest · W 40–6; defense 98.2 percentile2024 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern · W 52–13; defense 98.7 percentile2024 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. Kentucky · L 17–20; defense 67.5 percentile2024 Week 6: Ole Miss at South Carolina · W 27–3; defense 84.9 percentile2024 Week 7: Ole Miss at LSU · L 26–29; defense 87.2 percentile2024 Week 9: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma · W 26–14; defense 54.7 percentile2024 Week 10: Ole Miss at Arkansas · W 63–31; defense 27.5 percentile2024 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 28–10; defense 85.2 percentile2024 Week 13: Ole Miss at Florida · L 17–24; defense 55.5 percentile2024 Week 14: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State · W 26–14; defense 79.4 percentile2024 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Duke · W 52–20; defense 88.5 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Georgia State · W 63–7; defense 83.7 percentile2025 Week 2: Ole Miss at Kentucky · W 30–23; defense 50.7 percentile2025 Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas · W 41–35; defense 11.9 percentile2025 Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 45–10; defense 94.9 percentile2025 Week 5: Ole Miss vs. LSU · W 24–19; defense 75.8 percentile2025 Week 7: Ole Miss vs. Washington State · W 24–21; defense 56.9 percentile2025 Week 8: Ole Miss at Georgia · L 35–43; defense 6.8 percentile2025 Week 9: Ole Miss at Oklahoma · W 34–26; defense 78.4 percentile2025 Week 10: Ole Miss vs. South Carolina · W 30–14; defense 66.6 percentile2025 Week 11: Ole Miss vs. The Citadel · W 49–0; defense 73.8 percentile2025 Week 12: Ole Miss vs. Florida · W 34–24; defense 29.9 percentile2025 Week 14: Ole Miss at Mississippi State · W 38–19; defense 44.0 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Tulane · W 41–10; defense 85.5 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Georgia · W 39–34; defense 90.3 percentile2025 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Miami · L 27–31; defense 35.4 percentile2026 Week 1: Ole Miss vs. Louisville · W 41–38; defense 16.8 percentile2014 defense season mean: 86.0 percentile2015 defense season mean: 72.8 percentile2016 defense season mean: 30.5 percentile2017 defense season mean: 27.6 percentile2018 defense season mean: 27.5 percentile2019 defense season mean: 45.0 percentile2020 defense season mean: 16.7 percentile2021 defense season mean: 48.0 percentile2022 defense season mean: 48.4 percentile2023 defense season mean: 59.4 percentile2024 defense season mean: 83.6 percentile2025 defense season mean: 60.5 percentile2026 defense Bayesian estimate: 55.2 percentile2026 defense empirical mean: 16.8 percentile2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Individual gameSeason bar · 2026 is the estimate2026 empirical meanCoaching-era band
2017Matt Luke
2020Lane Kiffin
2025Lane Kiffin / Pete Golding
2026Pete Golding

How to read 2026

The current-season estimate intelligently blends last season with new data.

The 2026 estimate is a Bayesian weighted average of normal-score Z-values. The 2025 season mean counts like 8 games of prior evidence; each completed 2026 game counts once. The result is then translated back to the 0–100 percentile scale.

2026 Z = (8 × 2025 mean Z + games played × 2026 mean Z) ÷ (8 + games played)

Season record

Every annual grade and coach

Retrospective rows average the available single-game grades in normal-score space. The result is shown as a percentile. Roughly speaking, a 95th-percentile season corresponds to about the eighth-best team in a 160-team field.

SeasonHead coachGamesOffenseDefense
2026Live estimatePete GoldingCoaching change1
77.0 estimate89.1 games-only average
55.2 estimate16.8 games-only average
2025Lane Kiffin / Pete GoldingCoaching change1575.060.5
2024Lane Kiffin1376.583.6
2023Lane Kiffin1261.959.4
2022Lane Kiffin1367.948.4
2021Lane Kiffin1369.648.0
2020Lane KiffinCoaching change971.816.7
2019Matt Luke1244.045.0
2018Matt Luke1262.927.5
2017Matt LukeCoaching change1266.627.6
2016Hugh Freeze1268.630.5
2015Hugh Freeze1376.372.8
2014Hugh Freeze1351.086.0