Ole Miss Rebels football
Football team of the University of Mississippi
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| 2025 | JJ Pegues was selected 180th overall in the sixth round by the Las Vegas Raiders as a defensive tackle. |
| 2025 | Jaxson Dart was selected 25th overall in the first round by the New York Giants as a quarterback. |
| 2025 | Princely Umanmielen was drafted 77th overall in the third round by the Carolina Panthers as a defensive end. |
| 2025 | Jordan Watkins was selected 138th overall in the fourth round by the San Francisco 49ers as a wide receiver. |
| 2025 | Tre Harris was drafted 55th overall in the second round by the Los Angeles Chargers as a wide receiver. |
| 2025 | Trey Amos was selected 61st overall in the second round by the Washington Commanders as a cornerback. |
| 2025 | Chris Paul Jr. was drafted 172nd overall in the fifth round by the Los Angeles Rams as a linebacker. |
| 2025 | Walter Nolen was drafted 16th overall in the first round by the Arizona Cardinals as a defensive tackle. |
| 2025 | Scheduled next matchup between Ole Miss and Tulane in Oxford. |
| 2024 | Ole Miss Rebels football will play under a new conference scheduling format, with Alabama and Auburn removed from the schedule for the first time since 1992, and Texas A&M off the schedule for the first time since 2012. |
| 2024 | Ole Miss Rebels football players are active in the NFL across multiple teams, with 23 players on active rosters or injured reserve and 6 players on practice squads during the 2024-25 NFL season. |
| 2024 | Patrick Willis, a linebacker from Ole Miss, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, cementing his legacy as an exceptional player from the university. |
| 2024 | Unveiled the second edition of WAV3 collaboration helmets with Realtree Outdoors during a game against Oklahoma. |
| 2024 | Revealed new alternate away uniforms during a game against Wake Forest, featuring a white jersey with powder blue numbers and stripes and red accents. |
| 2024 | Lane Kiffin coached Ole Miss to a 52-20 victory over Duke in the Gator Bowl. |
| November 9 2024 | The #16 Ole Miss Rebels defeated #3 Georgia 28-10 in front of a record crowd of 68,126, with quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and Austin Simmons leading the victory. This was Ole Miss' first win over a Top 5 opponent since 2015 and Lane Kiffin's first Top 5 win as head coach. |
| June 14 2024 | The SEC announced the 2024 conference schedule for Ole Miss Rebels football, marking a significant change in conference scheduling with the elimination of division format and expansion to 16 teams. |
| March 20 2024 | 2025 conference schedule announced, maintaining the same opponent structure as 2024 but alternating home and away sites. |
| 2023 | The Rebels had an 11-2 season, finishing 2nd in the SEC-West. |
| 2023 | Ole Miss defeated LSU 55-49 in a record-breaking home game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with 66,703 attendees, eliminating LSU from the College Football Playoff. |
| December 30 2023 | For the first time in 129 seasons, the Rebels won 11 games by defeating No. 10 Penn State 38-25 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, recording the most points, passing yards, and total yards against Penn State's top-ranked defense. |
| December 19 2023 | Ole Miss signed Lane Kiffin to another contract extension, with terms not disclosed. |
| November 24 2023 | Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State 17-7 in the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving night, with Quinshon Judkins rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown, and Jaxson Dart throwing a crucial 26-yard touchdown pass. |
| November 11 2023 | Ole Miss was defeated 52-17 on the road by the undefeated, 2nd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. |
| September 23 2023 | Ole Miss suffered a 24-10 road loss to the 13th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. |
| June 14 2023 | SEC announced the 2024 conference schedule, which marks a significant change in the conference's format with the elimination of divisional play. |
| 2022 | Arkansas defeated #14 Ole Miss 42-27 in Fayetteville, leading by as much as 42-6 in the 3rd quarter, effectively taking revenge for the previous year's close loss. |
| 2022 | The Rebels compiled an 8-3 record and were ranked #20 in the AP poll. Running back Quinshon Judkins won C-Spire Freshman of the Year. |
| 2022 | Jersey number 74 of Ben Williams was retired, honoring his impact as a defensive tackle. |
| 2022 | Unranked LSU won convincingly 45-20 over No. 7 Ole Miss in Death Valley after the Rebels suffered a second-half collapse. |
| 2022 | Debuted alternate helmets in partnership with Realtree Outdoors, featuring a unique camouflage WAV3 design, during a game against Kentucky. |
| November 29 2022 | Ole Miss extended Kiffin's contract and increased his pay for a third time, amid rumors of potential Auburn interest. |
| 2021 | Arkansas and Ole Miss engaged in a dramatic high-scoring game where Ole Miss won 52-51, stopping Arkansas' two-point conversion attempt at the end of the game during Ole Miss' Homecoming Weekend. |
| 2021 | Lane Kiffin returns to Neyland Stadium as Ole Miss head coach, with #13 Ole Miss winning a close 31-26 game after a delay caused by fans throwing debris. |
| 2021 | No. 12 Ole Miss won 31-17 against LSU on the day Eli Manning's jersey was retired, breaking a long losing streak against LSU. |
| 2021 | Kiffin led the Rebels to their best regular-season record in school history, going 10-2 and finishing 11th in major polls. |
| December 4 2021 | Ole Miss extended Kiffin's contract and raised his pay for a second time. |
| January 2 2021 | Ole Miss signed Lane Kiffin to a contract extension and raise after his first season. |
| 2020 | Powder blue uniform combination became the primary home uniform, featuring white pants, powder blue jersey with white shoulder stripes, and powder blue helmet. |
| 2020 | Lane Kiffin coached Ole Miss to a 26-20 victory over Indiana in the Outback Bowl. |
| 2020 | Lane Kiffin becomes head coach, currently leading the team with a 44-18 record as of the time of this record. |
| 2019 | Patrick Willis inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | The NCAA punished Ole Miss by stripping the team of 33 wins over six seasons, including all four wins in 2010 and two wins in 2011, making those seasons the Rebels' first official winless ones in over a century. |
| December 7 2019 | Ole Miss hired Lane Kiffin as head coach under a four-year, $16.2 million contract, bringing extensive coaching experience from Florida Atlantic, Alabama, USC, Tennessee, and the NFL's Oakland Raiders. |
| November 2019 | In the Egg Bowl, Elijah Moore performed a post-touchdown celebration mimicking a urinating dog, which resulted in a penalty and contributed to Ole Miss losing the game 20-21. Matt Luke was subsequently dismissed as head coach after this game. |
| August 31 2019 | Memphis won the most recent matchup against Ole Miss 15-10, concluding their current series with no future games scheduled. |
| 2018 | The Rebel Black Bear mascot was replaced by the Landshark, referencing a celebratory hand symbol players began using in 2008. |
| 2017 | Ole Miss used special military-appreciation game helmets against Louisiana with an American flag design on the logo, which have been used multiple times since in both navy and powder blue variations. |
| 2017 | In the rivalry game against LSU, Ole Miss wore powder blue helmets with jersey numbers on each side, similar to a 1960s design. |
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