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Ole Miss football in 2026
Ole Miss is 3-1 through 4 completed games: 3 wins, 1 loss.
Latest confirmed result: Ole Miss lost to Florida Gators, 28-52, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Ole Miss plays next against Missouri Tigers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Oxford, Mississippi. Kickoff is 3:30 PM EDT. TV coverage is TBD.
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Pete Golding
Leading the Ole Miss Rebels through the 2026 season.
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Program background · Reviewed 2026-09-01
The best season in sixty years
Ole Miss went 13-2 in 2025 and finished third in the final AP poll, its highest ranking since 1962. The 13 wins set a program record, and the season included a first College Football Playoff appearance in program history.
In the playoff, Ole Miss beat Tulane 41-10 in the first round and Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal before losing 31-27 to Miami in the semifinal.
Program background · Reviewed 2026-09-01
A coaching change mid-run
That playoff run happened after Lane Kiffin left for LSU. Pete Golding, the defensive coordinator, took over for the postseason and has since been given the job outright. 2026 is his first full season as head coach.
Golding kept much of the structure in place — Bryan Brown moves up to defensive coordinator in his third season on staff, John David Baker continues on offense — which is unusual for a program that changed head coaches while still playing.
Program background · Reviewed 2026-09-01
The Grove
Ole Miss game days are as well known for what happens outside the stadium as inside it. The Grove, a ten-acre expanse of oak trees in the middle of campus, fills with tailgating tents and is routinely described as the best pregame environment in college football.
The Walk of Champions, where the team passes through the Grove on its way to the stadium, runs directly through the middle of it.
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Roster
Published player records by position group, with available class years, measurements, and hometowns.
Staff
Coaches
Pete Golding and the published staff directory.
Numbers
Season stats
Confirmed results, points scored and allowed, and per-game scoring averages.
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Program history
Championships, milestones, and the program’s history.
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SEC
The rest of the conference and how the title race is shaping up.
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Teams in Mississippi
Other programs in the same state, if you follow more than one.
FAQ
MISS frequently asked questions
What is the MISS 2026 football record?
Ole Miss is 3-1 through 4 completed games: 3 wins, 1 loss.
When does MISS play next?
Ole Miss plays next against Missouri Tigers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Oxford, Mississippi. Kickoff is 3:30 PM EDT. TV coverage is TBD.
Who coaches Ole Miss?
Pete Golding is the head coach.
What conference does MISS play in?
Ole Miss competes in the SEC.
Why did Lane Kiffin leave Ole Miss?
He accepted a seven-year deal to become head coach at LSU on November 30, 2025, after six seasons in Oxford in which he built Ole Miss into the best regular-season team in its history. Pete Golding was promoted from within the same week.
Has Ole Miss ever won a national championship?
The programme claims three, in 1959, 1960 and 1962, from an era when several different selectors named champions. Ole Miss reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in 2025, and it has never won a national title under the modern format.
What is the Grove?
A ten-acre area of oak trees at the centre of the Ole Miss campus where supporters tailgate before home games, widely regarded as the best pregame environment in college football. The Walk of Champions, where the team passes through on its way to the stadium, runs directly through the middle of it.
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