The 2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2021 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 second-year head coach Lane Kiffin. This was the first season in program history that the team finished the regular season with 10 wins.
SEC Media Days In the preseason media poll, Ole Miss was predicted to finish 4th in the West Division.
Regular season
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Vs. Louisville
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Statistics MISS LOU First downs 31 22 Total yards 569 355 Passing yards 381 200 Rushing yards 188 155 Penalties 14–125 9–74 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:08 35:52 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 22/32, 381 yards, 1 TD Rushing Snoop Conner 8 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dontario Drummond 9 receptions, 177 yards, 1 TD Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 22/37, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Malik Cunningham 18 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marshon Ford 4 receptions, 50 yards
No. 17 (FCS) Austin Peay
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Statistics APSU MISS First downs 26 29 Total yards 404 630 Passing yards 260 294 Rushing yards 144 336 Penalties 3–15 12–130 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:21 29:39 Team Category Player StatisticsAustin Peay Passing Draylen Ellis 22/40, 226 yards, 1 TD Rushing CJ Evans Jr. 7 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD Receiving Drae McCray 6 receptions, 87 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 21/33, 281 yards, 5 TD Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 8 carries, 72 yards Receiving Dontario Drummond 6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Tulane
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*Originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CST but was delayed due to inclement weather. Statistics TULN MISS First downs 14 41 Total yards 305 707 Passing yards 166 335 Rushing yards 139 372 Penalties 11–109 9–65 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:43 32:17 Team Category Player StatisticsTulane Passing Michael Pratt 10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devin Brumfield 9 carries, 47 yards Receiving Duece Watts 2 receptions, 51 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jerrion Ealy 15 carries, 103 yards Receiving Jonathan Mingo 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD
At No. 1 Alabama
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Statistics MISS ALA First downs 18 27 Total yards 291 451 Passing yards 213 241 Rushing yards 78 210 Penalties 7–55 5–52 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 22:01 37:59 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 21/29, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 11 carries, 47 yards Receiving Chase Rogers 3 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD Alabama Passing Bryce Young 20/26, 241 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Brian Robinson Jr. 36 carries, 171 yards, 4 TD Receiving Jameson Williams 5 receptions, 65 yards
No. 13 Arkansas
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Statistics ARK MISS First downs 39 22 Total yards 676 611 Passing yards 326 287 Rushing yards 350 324 Penalties 4–25 8–75 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 35:35 24:25 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 25/35, 326 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 17 carries, 139 yards Receiving Treylon Burks 7 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 14/21, 287 yards, 2 TD Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 18 carries, 111 yards Receiving Braylon Sanders 2 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
At Tennessee
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Statistics MISS TENN First downs 29 29 Total yards 510 467 Passing yards 231 245 Rushing yards 279 222 Penalties 10–75 6–48 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 34:09 25:51 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 21/38, 231 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Matt Corral 30 carries, 195 yards Receiving Dontario Drummond 2 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 17/26, 233 yards, 1 TD Rushing Hendon Hooker 23 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving Velus Jones Jr. 6 receptions, 93 yards
LSU
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Statistics LSU MISS First downs 20 25 Total yards 326 470 Passing yards 249 204 Rushing yards 77 266 Penalties 2–16 12–106 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 29:08 30:52 Team Category Player StatisticsLSU Passing Max Johnson 13/21, 146 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tyrion Davis-Price 17 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaray Jenkins 4 receptions, 52 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 18/23, 185 yards, 1 TD Rushing Snoop Conner 14 carries, 117 yards Receiving Dontario Drummond 8 receptions, 93 yards
At No. 18 Auburn
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Statistics MISS AUB First downs 26 30 Total yards 464 483 Passing yards 307 276 Rushing yards 157 207 Penalties 7–57 6–40 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 26:35 33:25 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 21/37, 289 yards, 1 INT Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 12 carries, 57 yards Receiving Jahcour Pearson 7 receptions, 135 yards Auburn Passing Bo Nix 22/30, 276 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tank Bigsby 23 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kobe Hudson 6 receptions, 79 yards
Liberty
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Statistics LIB MISS First downs 30 20 Total yards 457 466 Passing yards 173 324 Rushing yards 284 142 Penalties 6–59 9–79 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 39:35 20:25 Team Category Player StatisticsLiberty Passing Malik Willis 16/25, 173 yards, 3 INT Rushing Shedro Louis 7 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD Receiving Demario Douglas 5 receptions, 56 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 20/27, 324 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jerrion Ealy 10 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dannis Jackson 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
No. 11 Texas A&M
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Statistics TA&M MISS First downs 20 32 Total yards 378 504 Passing yards 237 247 Rushing yards 141 257 Penalties 10–85 6–51 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:03 29:57 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Zach Calzada 24/42, 237 yards, 2 INT Rushing De’Von Achane 12 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ainias Smith 5 receptions, 77 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 24/37, 247 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jerrion Ealy 24 carries, 152 yards Receiving Jahcour Pearson 5 receptions, 69 yards
Vanderbilt
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Statistics VAN MISS First downs 25 23 Total yards 454 470 Passing yards 241 326 Rushing yards 213 144 Penalties 7–39 5–38 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:57 21:03 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 22/44, 242 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 26 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Pierce Jr. 10 receptions, 113 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 27/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 9 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahcour Pearson 4 receptions, 101 yards
At Mississippi State
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Statistics MISS MSST First downs 23 30 Total yards 388 420 Passing yards 234 336 Rushing yards 154 84 Penalties 11–73 8–75 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:16 29:44 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Matt Corral 26/34, 234 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 16 carries, 60 yards Receiving Dontario Drummond 14 receptions, 138 yardsMississippi State Passing Will Rogers 38/58, 336 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD Receiving Makai Polk 10 receptions, 98 yards
Vs. No. 7 Baylor (Sugar Bowl)
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Statistics BAYL MISS First downs 12 20 Total yards 319 322 Passing yards 40 184 Rushing yards 279 138 Penalties 5-55 7-49 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:24 31:36 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Gerry Bohanon 7/17, 40 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Abram Smith 25 carries, 172 yards Receiving Drew Estrada 2 receptions, 14 yardsOle Miss Passing Luke Altmyer 15/28, 174 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 12 carries, 65 yards Receiving Dontario Drummond 9 receptions, 104 yards
Cumulative Season Statistics
Cumulative Team Statistics Category Ole MissOpponents First downs - Avg. per game 338 - 26 324 - 24.92 Points - Avg. per game 438 - 33.69 321 - 24.69 Total plays/yards - Avg. per game 1017/6402 (6.29 yards/play) - 78.23/492.46 992/5465 (5.51 yards/play) - 76.31/420.38 Passing yards - Avg. per game 3573 - 274.85 2990 - 230 Rushes/yards (net) - Avg. per game 588/2829 - 45.23/217.61 (4.81 yards/carry) 549/2475 - 42.23/190.38 (4.51 yards/carry) Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 429-286-7 (66.67% completion) 443-270-11 (60.95% completion) Sacks - Avg. per game 39 - 3 34 - 2.62 Penalties–yards - Avg. per game 117–978 - 9–75.23 82–692 - 6.31–53.23 3rd down conversions 73–191 (38.22%) 72–186 (38.71%) 4th down conversions 31–49 (63.27%) 17–35 (48.57%) Time of possession - Avg. per game 5:55:00 - 27:18 7:02:37 - 32:31
Cumulative Player Statistics Category PlayerStatistics - Avg. per game Leading Passer Matt Corral 262/386 (67.88% completion), 3349 yards, 20 TD, 5 INT - 20.15/29.69, 257.62 yards, 1.54 TD, 0.38 INT Leading Rusher Jerrion Ealy 133 carries, 768 yards, 5 TD - 10.23 carries, 59.08 yards (5.77 yards/carry), 0.38 TD Leading Receiver Dontario Drummond 76 receptions, 1028 yards, 8 TD - 5.85 receptions, 79.08 yards, 0.62 TD
Coaching staff Lane KiffinHead Coach2ndFlorida AtlanticJeff LebbyOC/QB2ndUCF (OC/QB)D. J. DurkinCo-DC/LB2ndAtlanta Falcons (consultant)Chris PartridgeCo-DC/S2ndMichigan (S/STC)Randall JoynerDL1st SMU (DL)Terrell BuckleyCB2ndMississippi State (CB)Jake ThorntonOL1stGardner–Webb (OL)John David BakerTE/PGC1st USC (TE)Coleman HutzlerSTC1st Texas (Co-DC/LB)Derrick NixWR14thAtlanta Falcons (OA)Kevin SmithRB2ndFlorida Atlantic (RB)
References
External links Season summary at Sports Reference