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Ole Miss

Rebels · SEC

GIE rank
#14
of 138 FBS
Rating
1719
2026 Week 11
Record
6-2
2026 season
Proj record
9-3
12-game season

Head coach Pete Golding Year 1 with Ole Miss

Year-1 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.19 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
8.8
2.8 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
7 to 10
Final rank (90%)
#16 (7–31)
Make playoff
30%
Win conference
6%

Path to glory

Their playoff probability after a win or a loss in each pivotal game. (Interactive toggles coming once the scenario sim finishes for this team.)

Ole Miss playoff probability by pivotal game result
Game Win Loss Swing
at Oklahoma on road · Nov 14 · +92pp 92% 0% +92pp

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 6 vs Louisville ACC · neutral Win, 41-38 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs Charlotte American Athletic Win, 41-9 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 vs LSU SEC Win, 32-24 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 at Florida SEC Loss, 28-52 Final
Wk 5 Bye
Wk 6 Oct 10 at Vanderbilt SEC Win, 52-17 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 vs Missouri SEC Win, 31-3 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 at Texas SEC Loss, 27-34 Final
Wk 9 Oct 31 vs Auburn SEC Win, 45-15 Final
Wk 10 Nov 8 vs Georgia SEC Win probability: 22%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at Oklahoma SEC Win probability: 56%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs Wofford Non-FBS No win prob.
Wk 13 Nov 27 vs Mississippi State SEC Win probability: 80%

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In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

If QB1 is out

Trinidad Chambliss

GIE projects a -1.3 rating drop and a -5.2pp shift in playoff probability if Ole Miss loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=1 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Returning production · 2026

60 score

  • Quarterback 85% (4/6)
  • Offensive line 56% (10/18) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 42% (17/33)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 46% (13/31)
  • Secondary 32% (17/24)
  • Special teams 98% (3/7)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

+2.0 rating

31 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Ole Miss incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Jonathan MaldonadoDE From Nevada Nevada 177
Keaton ThomasLB From Baylor Baylor 131
Edwin JosephS From Florida State Florida State 122
Joshua DyeRB From Southern Utah Southern Utah 119
Johntay Cook IIWR From Syracuse Syracuse 105
Luke FerrelliLB From California California 99

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 37.6%
    55th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 16.5%
    68th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 46.1%
    88th — strong
  • Late & close 4.6 yds/play
    36th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.