The 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented The University of Mississippi in the 2019 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 third-year head coach Matt Luke.
Preseason
Coaching changes Head coach Matt Luke bolstered his coaching staff with the hiring of two former Power 5 head coaches to coordinator positions prior to the 2019 season. The school announced the hiring of Mike MacIntyre to be the new defensive coordinator on December 10, 2018, and announced the hiring of Rich Rodriguez as the new offensive coordinator on December 31. MacIntyre had spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at Colorado and replaced 2018 co-defensive coordinators Wesley McGriff and Jason Jones, who both parted ways with Ole Miss. Rodriguez was most recently the head coach of Arizona, leaving after the 2017 season, and has also coached at West Virginia and Michigan. He replaced former offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who left to assume the same role at North Carolina.
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Maxwell AwardScottie PhillipsRBSRDoak Walker AwardScottie PhillipsRBSRJohn Mackey AwardOctavious CooleyTESRButkus AwardMohamed SanogoLBJRLou Groza AwardLuke LoganKJRWuerffel TrophyMac BrownPJR
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Rebels predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.
Recruiting
The Rebels' 2019 recruiting class finished at 22nd in the nation and 9th in the SEC, according to 247Sports.com.
Schedule Ole Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Rebels would host SEC opponents Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, and LSU, and would travel to Alabama, Missouri, Auburn, and Mississippi State.
The Rebels opened the 2019 season on the road against rivals, Memphis from The American. The Rebels then hosted Southeastern Louisiana from the FCS on September 14. The first ever Pac-12 team visited Oxford on September 21 when California played the Rebels. The Rebels would play their final non-conference game on November 9 against FBS Independent, New Mexico State.
Schedule source:
Game summaries
At Memphis
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Statistics MISSMEM First downs 13 22 Total yards 173 364 Rushes/yards 33/80 51/192 Passing yards 93 172 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–1 23–31–1 Time of possession 21:19 38:41 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 9/19, 93 yards, 1 INT Rushing Scottie Phillips 19 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 4 receptions, 60 yardsMemphis Passing Brady White 23/31, 172 yards, 1 INT Rushing Patrick Taylor 27 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD Receiving Damonte Coxie 6 receptions, 44 yards
Arkansas
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Statistics ARKMISS First downs 18 23 Total yards 361 483 Rushes/yards 26/61 53/237 Passing yards 300 246 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–41–0 16–24–0 Time of possession 27:32 32:28 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Nick Starkel 17/24, 201 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 17 carries, 67 yards Receiving Trey Knox 6 receptions, 88 yardsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 16/24, 246 yards, 2 TD Rushing Scottie Phillips 26 yards, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
No. 23 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana
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Statistics SELAMISS First downs 20 24 Total yards 375 459 Rushes/yards 24/66 50/220 Passing yards 309 239 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–45–3 21–30–0 Time of possession 27:56 32:04 Team Category Player StatisticsSoutheasternLouisiana Passing Chason Virgil 29/44, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Devonte Williams 13 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD Receiving Juwan Petit-Frere 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TDOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 21/30, 239 yards, 2 TD Rushing Scottie Phillips 26 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 7 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
No. 23 California
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Statistics CALMISS First downs 24 27 Total yards 433 525 Rushes/yards 33/60 38/177 Passing yards 373 348 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–36–1 29–48–0 Time of possession 31:00 29:00 Team Category Player StatisticsCalifornia Passing Chase Garbers 23/35, 357 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Marcel Dancy 12 carries, 47 yards Receiving Jake Tonges 3 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TDOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 22/41, 266 yards Rushing Matt Corral 16 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 11 receptions, 102 yards
At No. 2 Alabama
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Statistics MISSALA First downs 25 28 Total yards 476 573 Rushes/yards 58/279 30/155 Passing yards 197 418 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–30–1 26–37–0 Time of possession 30:23 29:37 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing John Rhys Plumlee 10/28, 141 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 25 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jonathan Mingo 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TDAlabama Passing Tua Tagovailoa 26/36, 418 yards, 6 TD Rushing Najee Harris 9 carries, 71 yards Receiving DeVonta Smith 11 receptions, 274 yards, 5 TD
Vanderbilt
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Statistics VANMISS First downs 17 15 Total yards 264 512 Rushes/yards 27/62 44/413 Passing yards 202 99 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–46–0 10–18–0 Time of possession 33:02 26:58 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Riley Neal 18/30, 140 yards Rushing Ke'Shawn Vaughn 18 carries, 69 yards Receiving Kalija Lipscomb 7 receptions, 69 yardsOle Miss Passing John Rhys Plumlee 10/18, 99 yards Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 22 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 4 receptions, 40 yards
At Missouri
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Statistics MISSMIZ First downs 25 30 Total yards 440 562 Rushes/yards 45/204 43/233 Passing yards 236 329 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–0 23–35–1 Time of possession 26:29 33:31 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 10/16, 133 yards Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 23 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 8 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TDMissouri Passing Kelly Bryant 23/35, 329 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Larry Rountree III 21 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Receiving Johnathon Johnson 8 receptions, 110 yards
Texas A&M
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Statistics TA&MMISS First downs 20 22 Total yards 337 405 Rushes/yards 38/165 44/250 Passing yards 172 155 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–28–2 14–31–1 Time of possession 34:07 25:53 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/28, 172 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Isaiah Spiller 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 4 receptions, 67 yardsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 10/17, 124 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 6 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 5 receptions, 59 yards
At Auburn
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Statistics MISSAUB First downs 16 26 Total yards 266 507 Rushes/yards 42/167 46/167 Passing yards 99 340 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–1 30–44–0 Time of possession 24:12 35:48 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing John Rhys Plumlee 11/21, 86 yards, 1 INT Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 17 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving Snoop Conner 2 receptions, 33 yardsAuburn Passing Bo Nix 30/44, 340 yards Rushing D.J. Williams 24 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving Anthony Schwartz 9 receptions, 89 yards
New Mexico State
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Statistics NMSUMISS First downs 12 32 Total yards 193 606 Rushes/yards 24/66 61/447 Passing yards 127 159 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–35–0 13–19–0 Time of possession 25:23 34:37 Team Category Player StatisticsNew MexicoState Passing Josh Adkins 25/35, 127 yards Rushing Jason Huntley 7 carries, 45 yards Receiving Tony Nicholson 6 receptions, 37 yardsOle Miss Passing John Rhys Plumlee 11/17, 124 yards Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 12 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 3 receptions, 37 yards
No. 1 LSU
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Statistics LSUMISS First downs 35 26 Total yards 714 614 Rushes/yards 39/225 44/402 Passing yards 489 212 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–42–2 15–27–1 Time of possession 32:51 27:09 Team Category Player StatisticsLSU Passing Joe Burrow 32/42, 489 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Clyde Edwards-Helaire 23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ja'Marr Chase 8 receptions, 227 yards, 3 TDOle Miss Passing John Rhys Plumlee 9/16, 123 yards, 1 INT Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 21 carries, 212 yards, 4 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 9 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
At Mississippi State
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Statistics MISSMSST First downs 23 15 Total yards 381 318 Rushes/yards 47/136 44/210 Passing yards 245 108 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–26–1 10–14–0 Time of possession 28:31 31:29 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 6/12, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD Receiving Braylon Sanders 2 receptions, 88 yardsMississippiState Passing Garrett Shrader 10/14, 108 yards Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 132 yards Receiving Deddrick Thomas 4 receptions, 49 yards
The Rebels were trailing 21–14 late in the 4th quarter before quarterback Matt Corral capped a 82-yard, 2:02 drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Elijah Moore with just 4 seconds left in the game to make the deficit 21–20. Following the touchdown, Moore would drop down to his knees, crawl to the back of the end zone, and lift his leg, pretending to urinate like a dog; Ole Miss would receive a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for Moore's celebration on the ensuing point-after-attempt (PAT). Ole Miss kicker Luke Logan would miss the PAT and the Rebels failed to recover the onside kick, sealing the one-point victory for the Bulldogs.
Cumulative Season Statistics
Cumulative Team Statistics Category Ole MissOpponents First downs - Avg. per game 271 - 22.58 267 - 22.25 Points - Avg. per game 319 - 26.58 318 - 26.5 Total plays/yards - Avg. per game 891/5343 (6 yards/play) - 74.25/445.25 859/5001 (5.82 yards/play) - 71.58/416.75 Passing yards - Avg. per game 2328 - 194 3339 - 278.25 Rushes/yards (net) - Avg. per game 559/3015 - 46.58/251.25 (5.39 yards/carry) 425/1662 - 35.42/138.5 (3.91 yards/carry) Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 332-186-6 (56.02% completion) 434-288-10 (66.36% completion) Sacks - Avg. per game 33 - 2.75 21 - 1.75 Penalties–yards - Avg. per game 59–585 - 4.92–48.75 66–561 - 5.5–46.75 3rd down conversions 67–182 (36.81%) 67–173 (39.88%) 4th down conversions 17–32 (53.13%) 12–20 (60%) Time of possession - Avg. per game 5:38:58 - 28:15 6:21:02 - 32:45
Cumulative Player Statistics Category PlayerStatistics - Avg. per game Leading Passer Matt Corral 105/178 (58.99% completion), 1362 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT - 8.75/14.83, 113.5 yards, 0.5 TD, 0.25 INT Leading Rusher John Rhys Plumlee 154 carries, 1023 yards, 12 TD - 12.83 carries, 85.25 yards (6.64 yards/carry), 1 TD Leading Receiver Elijah Moore 67 receptions, 850 yards, 6 TD - 5.58 receptions, 70.83 yards, 0.5 TD
Roster and coaching staff
References
External links Season summary at Sports Reference