# 2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by Lane Kiffin in his fourth season as their head coach. The Ole Miss Rebels football team drew an average home attendance of 63,721 in 2023.
The Ole Miss football team played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. This was the final year for the SEC West and East divisions, as the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma joined the SEC from the Big 12 in 2024, and the SEC's divisional format was done away with, making the SEC Conference a 16-team battle in 2024.
The Rebels were predicted to finish 4th in the SEC West behind Alabama, LSU, and Texas A&M. They started out 3-0 with a win over #23 Tulane on the road, but suffered their first loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 24-10. They rebounded by defeating their arch-rival #13 LSU 55-49 in front of 66,703 (the then-largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of Mississippi).
The Rebels eventually won every subsequent game in the month of October and reached an 8-1 record and a #9 ranking in the first College Football Playoff rankings. This led to a Top 10 showdown with #2 Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, in Athens. ESPN's College GameDay broadcast their show on the University of Georgia's campus. The Rebels would lose 52-17; this would be the 2nd and final loss of the season for the team.
Wins over ULM and arch-rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl allowed the Rebels to claim another 10-win regular season, just the second in their history after the 2021 season. While it looked as though the Rebels would unfortunately get left out of a New Year's Six bowl and would be sent to the Citrus Bowl, they did receive a New Year's Six bowl berth after Alabama was selected to be in the College Football Playoff over Florida State (which sent the undefeated Seminoles to the Orange Bowl and thus opened up a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl for Ole Miss). The Rebels would be selected to play Penn State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl. Despite being 5.5 point underdogs, Ole Miss won 38-25 in front of 71,230 fans from both teams, which was the 2nd-largest attendance of any bowl in the 2023 season following the Rose Bowl (96,371).
Following their win in the Peach Bowl against Penn State, the Rebels achieved their first 11-win season in program history. It was also the first time in 52 years that the Rebels finished a season with two-or-fewer losses.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

Four Rebels were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 39 |
| Tavius Robinson | LB | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 124 |
| Zach Evans | RB | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 215 |
| Nick Broeker | OG | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 230 |

### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Luke Altmyer | QB | Illinois |
| Miles Battle | DB | Utah |
| Derek Bermudez | DB | Fullerton College |
| Tobias Braun | OT | Arkansas State |
| Kyndrich Breedlove | DB | Colorado |
| Markevious Brown | DB | Purdue |
| Brandon Buckhaulter | WR | UAB |
| Kentrel Bullock | RB | South Alabama |
| Erick Cade | OT | Missouri State |
| Falentha Carswell | OT | Memphis |
| Demon Clowney | DE | Charlotte |
| Jalen Cunningham | DL | Arkansas State |
| MJ Daniels | S | Southern Miss |
| Kinkead Dent | QB | UT Martin |
| Hamilton Hall | OT | Arkansas State |
| JJ Hawkins | DL | Colorado |
| Davison Igbinosun | DB | Ohio State |
| Isaiah Iton | DL | Rutgers |
| Dannis Jackson | WR | Missouri |
| Dashaun Jerkins | S | UMass |
| Tysheem Johnson | S | Oregon |
| Casey Kelly | TE | Oregon |
| Austin Keys | LB | Auburn |
| Danny Lockhart | LB | Texas A&M |
| Brandon Mack | DE | Houston |
| Tywone Malone | DL | Ohio State |
| Braxton Myers | S | Purdue |
| Roman Rashada | DB | Arizona State |
| Jaylon Robinson | WR | TCU |
| Elijah Sabbatini | S | Southern Miss |
| Luke Shouse | DL | Tennessee |
| Jaron Willis | DE | South Carolina |
| Isaiah Woullard | RB | Louisiana–Monroe |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous School |
| Daijahn Anthony | S | Liberty |
| Jadon Canady | DB | Tulane |
| Victor Curne | OL | Washington |
| Caden Davis | K | Texas A&M |
| TJ Dudley | LB | Clemson |
| Zakhari Franklin | WR | UTSA |
| DeShawn Gaddie | DB | North Texas |
| Chris Graves | DB | Miami (FL) |
| Jam Griffin | RB | Oregon State |
| Joshua Harris | DL | NC State |
| Tre Harris | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| Walker Howard | QB | LSU |
| Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | LB | UCF |
| Monty Montgomery | LB | Louisville |
| Caden Prieskorn | TE | Memphis |
| Spencer Sanders | QB | Oklahoma State |
| John Saunders | DB | Miami (OH) |
| Akelo Stone | DL | Georgia Tech |
| Isaac Ukwu | DE | James Madison |
| Zamari Walton | DB | Georgia Tech |
| Stephon Wynn | DL | Nebraska |
| Teja Young | S | Florida Atlantic |

## Preseason
### SEC Media Poll

The 2023 SEC media poll was released on July 21, 2023. The Rebels were predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.
Media poll (Western) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,899 (165) |
| 2 | LSU | 1,838 (117) |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 1,144 (1) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 1,128 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 958 (3) |
| 6 | Auburn | 685 (4) |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 496 (1) |
Media poll (SEC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Georgia | 181 |
| 2 | Alabama | 62 |
| 3 | LSU | 31 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 5 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 5 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 2 |
| 5 | Auburn | 2 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 1 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 1 |

## Schedule

Ole Miss and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022. The 2023 Rebels' schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. Ole Miss hosted four SEC conference opponents Arkansas (rivalry), LSU (Magnolia Bowl), Texas A&M and Vanderbilt (rivalry) at home and traveled to four SEC opponents, Alabama (rivalry), Auburn (rivalry), Georgia and Mississippi State (Egg Bowl) to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Ole Miss was not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee in the 2023 regular season. The Rebel's bye week came during week 7 (on October 14, 2023).
Ole Miss's out of conference opponents represented the American, ACC, SoCon and the Sun Belt conferences. The Rebels hosted three non–conference games which were against Georgia Tech from the ACC, Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt and Mercer from the SoCon (FCS) and traveled to rival Tulane from the American.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 (FCS) Mercer* | No. 22 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | ESPN+/SECN+ | W 73–7 | 60,097 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Tulane* | No. 20 | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 37–20 | 30,000 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | No. 17 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECN | W 48–23 | 64,150 |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Alabama | No. 15 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | L 10–24 | 100,077 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 13 LSU | No. 20 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–49 | 66,703 |
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 16 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | W 27–20 | 65,748 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 13 | Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 28–21 | 88,043 |
| October 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 12 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | W 33–7 | 62,914 |
| November 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 10 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (SEC Nation) | ESPN | W 38–35 | 65,680 |
| November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Georgia | No. 9 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 17–52 | 92,746 |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 13 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECN | W 35–3 | 60,752 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (Egg Bowl) | ESPN | W 17–7 | 60,412 |
| December 30 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 10 Penn State* | No. 11 | Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–25 | 71,230 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 20 (FCS) Mercer

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 (FCS) Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 22 Rebels | 28 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 73 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,097
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) Dave Steckel (color)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –35.5 • O/U: 58.5
| Statistics | MER | MISS |
| First downs | 15 | 32 |
| Total yards | 235 | 667 |
| Passing yards | 142 | 524 |
| Rushes/yards | 37/93 | 33/143 |
| Penalties/yards | 7/50 | 7/65 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:10 | 24:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Mercer | Passing | Carter Peevy | 16/29, 138 yards, 1 INT |
| Mercer | Rushing | Carter Peevy | 7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD |
| Mercer | Receiving | Devron Harper | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 18/23, 334 yards, 4 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 13 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Tre Harris | 6 receptions, 133 yards, 4 TD |

### At No. 24 Tulane

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Rebels | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 37 |
| No. 24 Green Wave | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
* Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 30,000
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch (play-by-play) Dusty Dvoracek (color) Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –13 • O/U: 60.5
| Statistics | MISS | TULN |
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total yards | 363 | 342 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 231 |
| Rushes/yards | 35/89 | 45/111 |
| Penalties/yards | 5/51 | 2/10 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:15 | 34:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 17/27, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 18 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Dayton Wade | 7 receptions, 106 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Kai Horton | 15/37, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 23 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Lawrence Keys III | 5 receptions, 94 yards |

### Georgia Tech

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| No. 17 Rebels | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 48 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear Skies • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,150
* Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Jordan Rodgers (color) Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –17 • O/U: 61.5
| Statistics | GT | MISS |
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Total yards | 474 | 550 |
| Passing yards | 307 | 251 |
| Rushes/yards | 47/167 | 37/299 |
| Penalties/yards | 0/0 | 5/40 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 39:17 | 20:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 28/41, 307 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia Tech | Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 19 carries, 72 yards |
| Georgia Tech | Receiving | Eric Singleton Jr. | 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 10/18, 251 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Jaxson Dart | 14 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Jordan Watkins | 4 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD |

### At No. 13 Alabama

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Rebels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 13 Crimson Tide | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
at Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
* Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 100,077
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) Ross Tucker (color) Jason McCourty (color) Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
* Pregame line: Alabama –7 • O/U: 56
| Statistics | MISS | ALA |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 301 | 356 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 225 |
| Rushes/yards | 29/56 | 45/131 |
| Penalties/yards | 8/69 | 6/60 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 20/35, 244 yards, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 13 carries, 56 yards |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Dayton Wade | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
| Alabama | Passing | Jalen Milroe | 17/21, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Alabama | Rushing | Jase McClellan | 17 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD |
| Alabama | Receiving | Jalen Hale | 2 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD |

### No. 13 LSU

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Tigers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| No. 20 Rebels | 21 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 55 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,703
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Robert Griffin III (color) Kris Budden (sideline)
* Pregame line: LSU –2.5 • O/U: 66.5
| Statistics | LSU | MISS |
| First downs | 33 | 32 |
| Total yards | 637 | *706 |
| Passing yards | 414 | 389 |
| Rushes/yards | 37/223 | 49/317 |
| Penalties/yards | 6/35 | 11/121 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| LSU | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 27/36, 414 yards, 4 TD |
| LSU | Rushing | Logan Diggs | 19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| LSU | Receiving | Brian Thomas Jr. | 8 receptions, 124 yards, 3 TD |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 26/39, 389 yards, 4 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 33 carries, 177 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Tre Harris | 8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD |
*The most total yards any LSU football team has allowed in a single game.

### Arkansas

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 16 Rebels | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear Skies • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,748
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Jordan Rodgers (color) Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –13 • O/U: 61.5
| Statistics | ARK | MISS |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 286 | 349 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 153 |
| Rushes/yards | 29/36 | 45/196 |
| Penalties/yards | 10/70 | 5/44 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:32 | 27:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 25/39, 250 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Arkansas | Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 8 carries, 15 yards |
| Arkansas | Receiving | Ty Washington | 7 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 16/25, 153 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Jordan Watkins | 7 receptions, 86 yards |

### At Auburn

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Rebels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
* Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 88,043
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Jesse Palmer (color) Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –6.5 • O/U: 55.5
| Statistics | MISS | AUB |
| First downs | 21 | 10 |
| Total yards | 425 | 275 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 122 |
| Rushes/yards | 56/223 | 39/153 |
| Penalties/yards | 10/66 | 7/66 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:05 | 25:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 10/17, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 21 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Tre Harris | 4 receptions, 102 yards |
| Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 9/13, 100 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Auburn | Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 15 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Auburn | Receiving | Jarquez Hunter | 3 receptions, 54 yards |

### Vanderbilt

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 12 Rebels | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,914
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Jordan Rodgers (color) Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –24.5 • O/U: 63
| Statistics | VAN | MISS |
| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Total yards | 229 | 431 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 254 |
| Rushes/yards | 44/169 | 40/177 |
| Penalties/yards | 4/32 | 6/46 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:59 | 27:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Walter Taylor | 4/12, 38 yards, 1 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Walter Taylor | 20 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Junior Sherrill | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 19/28, 240 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Dayton Wade | 8 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |

### Texas A&M

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| No. 10 Rebels | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,680
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Jordan Rodgers (color) Katie George (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –3 • O/U: 51.5
| Statistics | TA&M | MISS |
| First downs | 30 | 26 |
| Total yards | 457 | 518 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 387 |
| Rushes/yards | 36/152 | 33/131 |
| Penalties/yards | 9/73 | 8/61 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 35:37 | 24:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Max Johnson | 31/42, 305 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Amari Daniels | 12 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 8 receptions, 100 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 24/33, 387 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 23 carries, 102 yards, 3 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Tre Harris | 11 receptions, 213 yards, 1 TD |

### At No. 2 Georgia

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Rebels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 2 Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
* Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST (7:00 p.m. local EST)
* Game weather: Light Rain • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 92,746
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (color) Holly Rowe (sideline)
* Pregame line: Georgia –10.5 • O/U: 58.5
| Statistics | MISS | UGA |
| First downs | 18 | 25 |
| Total yards | 352 | 611 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 311 |
| Rushes/yards | 45/179 | 35/300 |
| Penalties/yards | 9/68 | 5/55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 10/17, 112 yards, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 22 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
| Georgia | Passing | Carson Beck | 18/25, 306 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Georgia | Rushing | Kendall Milton | 9 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia | Receiving | Ladd McConkey | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |

### Louisiana–Monroe

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 13 Rebels | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
* Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,752
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (color) Alyssa Lang (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –36.5 • O/U: 61
| Statistics | ULM | MISS |
| First downs | 19 | 27 |
| Total yards | 258 | 498 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 371 |
| Rushes/yards | 46/192 | 37/127 |
| Penalties/yards | 7/65 | 8/81 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:04 | 25:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 7/19, 56 yards, 1 INT |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Rushing | Hunter Smith | 17 carries, 74 yards |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 3 receptions, 34 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 24/31, 310 yards, 3 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 18 carries, 65 yards |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Dayton Wade | 7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD |

### At Mississippi State

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Rebels | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
* Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,412
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Jordan Rodgers (color) Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* Pregame line: Ole Miss –10 • O/U: 54.5
| Statistics | MISS | MSST |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Total yards | 307 | 303 |
| Passing yards | 96 | 207 |
| Rushes/yards | 49/211 | 28/96 |
| Penalties/yards | 6/30 | 4/56 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 14/26, 96 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 28 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 4 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD |
| Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 25/39, 207 yards |
| Mississippi State | Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 12 carries, 39 yards |
| Mississippi State | Receiving | Zavion Thomas | 6 receptions, 88 yards |

### Vs. No. 10 Penn State

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Rebels | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 10 Nittany Lions | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
at Mercedes–Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
* Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST (12:00 p.m. local EST)
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 71,230
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play) Louis Riddick (color) Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* Pregame line: Penn State –5.5 • O/U: 52.5
| Statistics | MISS | PSU |
| First downs | 30 | 21 |
| Total yards | 540 | 510 |
| Passing yards | 394 | 343 |
| Rushes/yards | 47/146 | 28/167 |
| Penalties/yards | 5/26 | 6/50 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 25/40, 379 yards, 3 TD |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 34 carries, 106 yards |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 10 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD |
| Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Penn State | Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 10 carries, 51 yards |
| Penn State | Receiving | Tyler Warren | 5 receptions, 127 yards |

## Cumulative Season Statistics
### Cumulative Team Statistics

| Category | Ole Miss | Opponents |
| First downs - Avg. per game | 305 - 23.46 | 265 - 20.38 |
| Points - Avg. per game | 456 - 35.08 | 293 - 22.54 |
| Total plays/yards - Avg. per game | 929/6007 (6.47 yards/play) - 71.46/462.1 | 910/4973 (5.46 yards/play) - 70/382.5 |
| Passing yards - Avg. per game | 3713 - 285.62 | 2983 - 229.46 |
| Rushes/yards (net) - Avg. per game | 535/2294 - 41.15/176.46 (4.29 yards/carry) | 496/1990 - 38.15/153.08 (4.01 yards/carry) |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 394-256-6 (64.97% completion) | 414-252-13 (60.87% completion) |
| Sacks - Avg. per game | 35 - 2.69 | 27 - 2.08 |
| Penalties/yards - Avg. per game | 94/768 - 7.23/59.08 | 73/621 - 5.62/47.77 |
| 3rd down conversions | 65/176 (36.93%) | 73/189 (38.62%) |
| 4th down conversions | 25/36 (69.44%) | 12/29 (41.38%) |
| Time of possession - Avg. per game | 6:00:32 - 27:44 | 6:59:28 - 32:16 |

### Cumulative Player Statistics

| Category | Player | Statistics - Avg. per game |
| Leading Passer | Jaxson Dart | 233/358 (65.08% completion), 3364 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT - 17.92/27.54, 258.77 yards, 1.77 TD, 0.38 INT |
| Leading Rusher | Quinshon Judkins | 271 carries, 1158 yards, 15 TD - 20.85 carries, 89.08 yards (4.27 yards/carry), 1.15 TD |
| Leading Receiver | Tre Harris | 54 receptions, 985 yards, 8 TD - 4.15 receptions, 75.77 yards, 0.62 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Coaches | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Not released |