247 Ole Miss Football (2024)

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How can Ole Miss make the playoffs? ›

Last year, the Rebels beat everyone but Alabama and Georgia. In 2022, they started out 8-1 but unraveled down the stretch. The program has improved each season under Lane Kiffin, but the Rebels likely have to finish with a winning record against LSU, Oklahoma and Georgia for a playoff bid."

This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 May 2024. Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels.

A 21–7 loss to Baylor in the 2022 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, left the Rebels with a final record of 10–3, the eighth time the football team has recorded 10 wins in a season. On December 4, 2021, Ole Miss again extended Kiffin's contract and raised his pay.

Throughout the 115-year history of Ole Miss football, the Rebels led by quarterback Jacob Bennett, whom was also the coach have won six Southeastern Conference titles (1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, and 1963) and claim three national championships (1959, 1960, and 1962).

OXFORD, Miss. – Expectations continue to grow for Lane Kiffin 's Ole Miss football team heading into the 2024 college football season. ESPN ranked the Rebels at No. 6 in the nation coming out of spring ball.

Football Pros

Ole Miss Football has produced the most professional athletes, and many of these players become household names. The most notable offensive alumnus is two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, who played for the New York Giants from 2004 to 2020.

In 1962 James Meredith became the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi. During the 2002–2003 academic year, the university commemorated the 40th anniversary of Mr.

The Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent (MOST) LLC provides a supportive residential experience that fosters academic and social success for students who attended the MOST Conference.

Photo courtesy: Ole Miss Athletics. Courageous Black head coaches at the University of Mississippi in the past have paved the way for the coaches of today and the future. Ken Gibson was not only the first Black coach at Ole Miss but also the first coach for the women's track and field program at the university in 1985.

What is Lane Kiffin's salary? ›

Kiffin's base compensation for the 2023 season was $8,750,000. He received an additional $250,000 on Dec. 31 for remaining at Ole Miss. He is due to make $8,850,000 in base salary in 2024, with an additional $150,000 on offer should he remain the Rebels' coach at the end of the calendar year.

The Ole Miss coach, Chris Beard, has a net worth of $8 million. Beard earns an annual salary of $3.25 million and signed the contract last year in March.

Since 1949-50 where both schools were classified as major schools, the Rebels have played 145 times against the Bulldogs with a 66-79 record, 143 times against the Tigers with a 60-83 record, 109 times against the Wildcats with a 11-98 record (ouch), and 107 times against the Commodores with a 41-66 record.

In tribute to Ole Miss legend Archie Manning, the speed limit on the University of Mississippi campus is 18 MPH in homage to Manning's retired jersey No.

Williams is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head. Two years after his death at 65, Ole Miss retired his number, 74, making Williams just the fourth person so honored.

“After a heartbreaking loss in the SEC Tournament to in-state rival Mississippi State, Ole Miss fell out of NCAA Tournament contention for a second straight season. The Rebels now boast a 17-43 SEC record over the past two seasons."

Does anyone know if the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) superscores the ACT for admissions purposes? I'm planning on taking the test multiple times and want to know if they'll look at the best scores from each section. Yes, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) does superscore the ACT for admission purposes.

Who qualifies for the college football playoff? The five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams will earn a spot in the 12-team bracket. There is no limit to how many teams from one conference can qualify.

While the top two teams after 46 games automatically earn promotion to the top table of English football, the teams that finish third, fourth, fifth, and sixth all have a chance of joining. They contest two two-legged semi-finals and the winners of those contest the winner-takes-all final.