2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by then-interim head coach Matt Luke. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Western Division.

2017 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Matt Luke (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Wesley McGriff (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jason Jones (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					5	–	7
Tennessee		0	–	8					4	–	8
Western Division
No. 10 Auburn xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

On February 22, 2017, the University of Mississippi self-imposed a one-year ban from post-season play on the Ole Miss football team for the 2017 season, due to alleged NCAA violations.^[1] On July 20, 2017, head coach Hugh Freeze resigned in the wake of allegations about repeated calls to a female escort service from his school-issued cell phone. He was given the ultimatum, either resign or be fired.

Schedule

Ole Miss announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Rebels will host SEC foes Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt, and will travel to Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, and Mississippi State.^[2]

The Rebels will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana–Lafayette (ULL) and South Alabama which are both in the Sun Belt Conference and Tennessee-Martin (UT Martin) from the Ohio Valley Conference and will travel to Berkeley to play their first ever Pac-12 Conference opponent, the California Golden Bears.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPNU	W 47–27	62,532
September 9	11:00 a.m.	UT Martin*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	W 45–23	60,476
September 16	9:30 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 16–27	37,125
September 30	8:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–66	101,821
October 7	11:00 a.m.	at No. 12 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	SECN	L 23–44	86,700
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECN	W 57–35	60,157
October 21	6:15 p.m.	No. 24 LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–40	64,067
October 28	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECN	L 37–38	55,684
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 37–34	55,665
November 11	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	W 50–22	51,618
November 18	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN2	L 24–31	55,880
November 23	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–28	59,345
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2017 Ole Miss Rebels Football
Wide receiver 1 A. J. Brown – SO-1L 4 Tre Nixon – FR 5 DaMarkus Lodge – JR-2L 11 Markell Pack – SR-3L 12 Van Jefferson – SO-1L 14 DK Metcalf – SO-1L 27 Cale Luke – SR-2L 80 Josh Ricketts – FR-HS 81 Trey Bledsoe – SR-3L 82 Jared Farlow – FR-HS 85 Alex Weber – JR-2L 86 Walker Rynd – FR 88 Garrett Styles – FR-HS Center & Long Snapper 57 Chadwick Lamar – JR-2L 58 Mike Taylor – SO-Sq 61 Eli Johnson – FR Offensive lineman 50 Sean Rawlings – JR-2L 52 Michael Howard – SO-1L 54 Jack DeFoor – FR 54 Sam Johnson – SO-Sq 67 Alex Givens – SO-1L 68 Chandler Tuitt – FR 70 Jordan Sims – JR-2L 71 Bryce Mathews – FR 72 Royce Newman – FR 73 Rod Taylor – SR-3L 74 Greg Little – SO-1L 76 Daronte Bouldin – SR-3L 79 Javon Patterson – JR-2L Tight end 15 Octavious Cooley – SO-1L 16 Jacob Mathis – FR 43 Ty Quick – SR-3L 83 Gabe Angel – freshman 84 Nick Haynes – freshman 85 Dawson Knox – SO-1L		Quarterback 7 Jason Pellerin – SO-1L 13 Grant Restmeyer – FR 16 Graham Lindman – JR-JC 20 Shea Patterson – SO-1L Tailback 21 Keshun Wells – SO-JC 22 Jordan Wilkins – SR-2L 26 Eugene Brazley – SR-3L 24 Eric Swinney – SO-1L 25 D.K. Buford – JR-2L 28 D'Vaughn Pennamon – SO-1L Defensive tackle 9 Breeland Speaks – JR-2L 52 Austrian Robinson – SO-1L 90 Ross Donelly – JR-2L 95 Benito Jones – SO-1L 96 Jordan Hebert – JR-2L 99 Herbert Moore – SR-3L Defensive end 14 Victor Evans – JR-2L 19 Markel Winters – JR-JC 34 Shawn Curtis – SO-1L 38 Marquis Haynes – senior 84 Ty Reyes – FR 89 Ryder Anderson – FR-HS 97 Qaadir Sheppard – SO-1L 98 Charles Wiley – FR Punter 94 Will Gleeson – SR-3L 96 Mac Brown- FR		Defensive back 2 Deontay Anderson- SO-1L 4 C.J. Hampton – SR-3L 5 Ken Webster – SR-3L 7 Jalen Julius – SO-1L 15 Myles Hartsfield – SO-1L 20 Jarrion Street – SO-1L 21 Javien Hamilton – JR-JC 23 Breon Dixon – FR-HS 25 Montrell Custis – SO-1L 26 C. J. Moore – JR-2L 28 Cam Ordway – JR-2L 29 Armani Linton – SO-1L 30 A. J. Moore – SR-3L 31 Jaylon Jones – SO-1L 32 Jerry Johnson – SO-JC 36 Zedrick Woods – JR-2L 37 Art Mitchell – SO-HS 39 Kweisi Fountain – SR-SQ. Linebacker 3 DeMarquis Gates – SR-3L 17 Willie Hibbler – SO-1L 22 Ray Ray Smith – SR-3L 24 Tayler Polk – SR-3L 35 Donta Evans – FR 41 Brenden Williams – SO-JC 43 Detric Bing-Dukes- JR-2L 44 Alex Ashlock – SR-3L 48 Jack Raborn – JR-2L 80 Elliot Markuson – SR-3L Place kicker 92 Luke Logan – FR 95 Isaac Way – FR 97 Gary Wunderlich – SR-3L
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Depth chart

Defense [4] FS Deontay Anderson C.J. Hampton WLB MLB SLB DeMarquis Gates Detric Bing-Dukes Brenden Williams ⋅ Donta Evans Breon Dixon SS Zedrick Woods Armani Linton CB Jaylon Jones Cam Ordway DE DT DT DE Garrald McDowell Benito Jones Breeland Speaks Marquis Haynes Qaadir Sheppard Austrian Robinson Ross Donelly Victor Evans CB Myles Hartsfield Javien Hamilton Offense [4] X-Receiver A. J. Brown DaMarkus Lodge WR Van Jefferson Tre Nixon LT LG C RG RT Greg Little Javon Patterson Sean Rawlings Jordan Sims Alex Givens Rod Taylor Daronte Bouldin Eli Johnson Jack DeFoor Bryce Matthews TE Octavious Cooley Dawson Knox Z-Receiver DK Metcalf Markell Pack QB Shea Patterson Jason Pellerin Special teams PK Gary Wunderlich P Will Gleeson RB Jordan Wilkins D'Vaughn Pennamon

Recruiting

Recruits

The Rebels signed a total of 23 recruits.

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
D.D. Bowie WR	Morton, Mississippi	Morton HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 24, 2015
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Ben Brown OT	Vicksburg, Mississippi	St. Aloysius HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 23, 2016
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Alex Faniel QB	Richmond, Virginia	Glen Allen HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 2, 2016
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Josh Clarke LB	Jefferson, Louisiana	Riverdale HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 13, 2016
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AJ Harris S	Madison, Alabama	Bob Jones HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 24, 2016
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Jamar Richardson CB	Aliceville, Alabama	Aliceville HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Jul 25, 2016
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Javien Hamilton CB	Bay Springs, Mississippi	Bay Springs HS/Jones County Junior College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 6, 2016
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Ryder Anderson DE	Katy, Texas	Katy HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 28, 2016
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Brenden Williams LB	Fairfield, Alabama	Restoration Academy/Northeast Mississippi Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 10, 2016
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Jordan Ta'amu QB	Roswell, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 10, 2016
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Markel Winters DE	Tallahassee, Florida	Rickards HS/Jones County CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 14, 2016
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Breon Dixon LB	Loganville, Georgia	Grayson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jan 1, 2017
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Isaiah Woullard RB	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Presbyterian Christian School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 31, 2017
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Chester Graves DE	Kansas City, Missouri	Park Hill HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Mohamed Sanogo LB	Plano, Texas	Plano West HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Tony Gray OT	Loganville, Georgia	Grayson HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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C.J. Miller S	Powder Springs, Georgia	McEachern HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Braylon Sanders WR	Hogansville, Georgia	Callaway HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Taekion Reed OT	Columbus, Mississippi	New Hope HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Kam White DB	Clinton, Mississippi	Clinton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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JaVonta Payton WR	Nashville, Tennessee	Hillsboro HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Sincere David DT	Jacksonville, Florida	Sandalwood HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Zikerrion Baker LB	Mooringsport, Louisiana	Minden HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ole Miss Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "2017 Ole Miss Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Matt Luke, Interim Head Coach
• Phil Longo, Assistant Coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Wesley McGriff, Assistant Coach/defensive coordinator
• Maurice Harris, Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator For Offense/tight ends
• Jason Jones, Assistant Coach/co-defensive coordinator/secondary
• Jack Bicknell Jr., Assistant Coach/offensive line
• Derrick Nix, Assistant Coach/running backs
• Jacob Peeler, Assistant Coach/wide receivers
• Bradley Dale Peveto, Assistant Coach/linebackers and Special Teams
• Freddie Roach, Assistant Coach/defensive line^[5]

Coaching staff changes

After the conclusion of the 2016 season, adjustments throughout the coaching staff were made. After defensive coordinator Dave Wommack announced his retirement from coaching,^[6] offensive coordinator Dan Werner was fired.^[7] The team would hire Wesley McGriff to replace Wommack as the defensive coordinator, Jacob Peeler to replace Grant Heard as the wide receivers coach, Tray Scott to replace Chris Kiffin as the defensive line coach, and Wesley McGriff (who took over as the defensive coordinator) to also coach the safeties, replacing safeties coach Corey Batoon. Also, assistant athletics director Barney Farrar was relieved of his duties.^[8]

NCAA investigation

Following a lengthy investigation, the NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations against the Ole Miss football program in January 2016. The university announced that it had received an amended Notice of Allegations on February 22, 2017.

In total, the NCAA brought 21 distinct charges against the football program, individual coaches and athletic department officials, and boosters. These include fifteen Level I violations (the most serious).^[9]

Four of the eleven Level I violations occurred or involved coaches employed prior to Coach Hugh Freeze's tenure. The Level I offenses include:

• Two former coaches conspired with an ACT testing supervisor to manipulate tests so prospective players could qualify.^[10]
• Coaches arranged for a booster to provide "free housing, meals and transportation to then football prospective student-athletes" in connection with a program established to help prospects qualify under NCAA guidelines.^[11]
• A "huddle leader" who was also a booster under NCAA guidelines provided numerous impermissible benefits to three prospects in 2012 and 2013, including paying for several trips to Ole Miss, lodging, game tickets and concessions, merchandise, tutoring assistance, and ACT exam preparation.^[11]
• A booster gave a football player's family member $800.^[11]
• A booster provided at least three different prospects with free athletic merchandise.^[11]
• A hotel owner in Oxford provided impermissible lodging to various prospects and their friends and family members.^[12][11]
• Two boosters (Boosters 12 and 14) had several improper contacts with a prospect (Student-Athlete 39) and made multiple cash payments to him, totaling between $13,000 and $15,600. The NCAA alleges that an Ole Miss assistant athletic director "initiated and facilitated [Booster 12] and [Booster 14’s] recruiting contact and communication with [Student-Athlete 39], and knew at the time that [Booster 12] and [Booster 14] provided [Student-Athlete 39] with cash payments."^[11]
• This assistant athletic director intentionally misled the NCAA concerning these allegations.^[11]
• Hugh Freeze "violated NCAA head coach responsibility legislation as he is presumed responsible" for 16 violations "and did not rebut that presumption."^[11]
• "[B]etween May and June 2010 and from May 2012 through January 2016, the institution failed to exercise institutional control and monitor the conduct and administration of its athletics program."^[11]

Ole Miss announced several self-imposed penalties in May 2017, including a post-season ban in 2017, three years of probation, a reduction of 11 scholarships, and a variety of recruiting restrictions.^[9][13]

The NCAA Committee on Infractions hearing concluded on September 12, 2017.^[14]

Game summaries

South Alabama

See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	3	14	27
Rebels	10	3	27	7	47

Statistics	USA	MISS
First downs	25	23
Total yards	374	531
Rushing yards	170	102
Passing yards	204	429
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Cole Garvin	19/31, 204 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tra Minter	12 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Samory Collier	4 receptions, 43 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	28/35, 429 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	D'Vaughn Pennamon	7 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	8 receptions, 233 yards, 2 TD

UT Martin

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	9	7	0	7	23
Rebels	7	10	21	7	45

Statistics	UTM	MISS
First downs	14	24
Total yards	334	543
Rushing yards	219	54
Passing yards	115	489
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	37:07	22:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing	Troy Cook	9/15, 92 yards, INT
	Rushing	LaDarius Galloway	24 rushes, 188 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaylon Moore	3 receptions, 42 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	32/43, 489 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	8 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

At California

See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	10	6	0	0	16
Golden Bears	7	0	10	10	27

Statistics	MISS	CAL
First downs	19	25
Total yards	416	399
Rushing yards	53	163
Passing yards	363	236
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:07	32:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	26/44, 363 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	11 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	DK Metcalf	3 receptions, 125 yards, TD
California	Passing	Ross Bowers	24/47, 236 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Patrick Laird	22 rushes, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kanawai Noa	6 receptions, 81 yards

At No. 1 Alabama

See also: 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	0	0	0	3
No. 1 Crimson Tide	21	14	24	7	66

Statistics	MISS	ALA
First downs	11	26
Total yards	253	613
Rushing yards	88	365
Passing yards	165	248
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	23:23	36:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	14/29, 165 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	12 rushes, 101 yards
	Receiving	DaMarkus Lodge	2 receptions, 72 yards
Alabama	Passing	Jalen Hurts	12/19, 197 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Hurts	10 rushes, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Sims	1 reception, 60 yards

At No. 12 Auburn

See also: 2017 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–Ole Miss football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	0	7	13	23
No. 12 Tigers	14	21	6	3	44

Statistics	MISS	AUB
First downs	23	25
Total yards	429	561
Rushing yards	83	326
Passing yards	346	235
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:52	32:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	34/51, 346 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	10 receptions, 109 yards
Auburn	Passing	Jarrett Stidham	14/21, 235 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kerryon Johnson	28 rushes, 204 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Ryan Davis	2 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Vanderbilt

See also: 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	21	0	14	35
Rebels	7	28	12	10	57

Statistics	VAN	MISS
First downs	21	27
Total yards	417	603
Rushing yards	188	252
Passing yards	229	351
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	31:49	28:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Kyle Shurmur	13/29, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ralph Webb	23 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trent Sherfield	3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	22/35, 351 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	18 rushes, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	8 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD

No. 24 LSU

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team and Magnolia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Tigers	10	3	17	10	40
Rebels	3	3	10	8	24

Statistics	LSU	MISS
First downs	26	21
Total yards	593	347
Rushing yards	393	153
Passing yards	200	194
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	37:40	22:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Danny Etling	9/13, 200 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Derrius Guice	22 rushes, 276 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darrel Williams	4 receptions, 105 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Shea Patterson	10/23, 116 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	13 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dawson Knox	5 receptions, 72 yards

Arkansas

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	14	7	10	38
Rebels	21	10	0	6	37

Statistics	ARK	MISS
First downs	27	22
Total yards	449	566
Rushing yards	260	198
Passing yards	189	368
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	40:27	19:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Cole Kelley	19/30, 189 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	T. J. Hammonds	11 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Deon Stewart	4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Ole Miss	Passing	Jordan Ta'amu	20/30, 368 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	16 rushes, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	DK Metcalf	4 receptions, 107 yards

At Kentucky

See also: 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	10	10	10	37
Wildcats	3	17	7	7	34

Statistics	MISS	UK
First downs	25	23
Total yards	473	455
Rushing yards	91	219
Passing yards	382	236
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	23:40	36:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Jordan Ta'amu	31/40, 382 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	8 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	DK Metcalf	5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
Kentucky	Passing	Stephen Johnson	19/24, 204 yards, TD
	Rushing	Benny Snell	28 rushes, 176 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Conrad	5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Louisiana

See also: 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	0	12	22
Rebels	21	14	7	8	50

Statistics	ULL	MISS
First downs	21	30
Total yards	427	641
Rushing yards	228	223
Passing yards	199	418
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:16	29:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	14/26, 166 yards
	Rushing	Jordan Davis	4 rushes, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	7 receptions, 105 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Jordan Ta'amu	28/36, 418 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	14 rushes, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	14 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD

Texas A&M

See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	7	7	3	31
Rebels	14	10	0	0	24

Statistics	TAMU	MISS
First downs	18	19
Total yards	391	391
Rushing yards	119	202
Passing yards	272	189
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Nick Starkel	19/32, 272 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Trayveon Williams	26 rushes, 75 yards
	Receiving	Damion Ratley	5 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Ole Miss	Passing	Jordan Ta'amu	19/34, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	19 rushes, 147 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At No. 16 Mississippi State

See also: 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and Egg Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	14	7	31
No. 16 Bulldogs	0	6	0	22	28

Statistics	MISS	MSST
First downs	11	27
Total yards	355	501
Rushing yards	108	294
Passing yards	247	207
Turnovers	2	5
Time of possession	22:30	37:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Jordan Ta'amu	10/22, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Wilkins	14 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	A. J. Brown	6 receptions, 167 yards, TD
Mississippi State	Passing	Keytaon Thompson	13/27, 195 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Keytaon Thompson	26 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Thomas	4 receptions, 65 yards