The 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the

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. The team was coached by Hugh Freeze, in his third season with Ole Miss. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Rebels won the first seven games of the season, their best start since the Johnny Vaught era. By October, they had risen as high as third in the nation, the highest they had been ranked at that late date in over half a century. However, the team ended their season losing four of their six last games, including a season-ending 42-3 loss to

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in the Peach Bowl, their first major bowl appearance since the

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, and easily the biggest bowl game they had attended since Vaught's tenure. They finished the season as only the sixth Ole Miss team to win nine or more games since Vaught retired in 1973. On February 11, 2019 Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.

Before the season

National award watch lists

* Outland - Laremy Tunsil * Maxwell -

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* Unitas Golden Arm - Bo Wallace * Manning - Bo Wallace * O'Brien - Bo Wallace * Lombardi - Robert Nkemdiche * Nagurski - Robert Nkemdiche * Outland - Robert Nkemdiche *

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- Cody Prewitt * Bednarik - Cody Prewitt * Thorpe - Cody Prewitt * Biletnikoff - Laquon Treadwell *

- Cody Prewitt * Bednarik - Cody Prewitt * Mackey - Evan Engram *

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Preseason All-America

* S Cody Prewitt ** Sports Illustrated, Phil Steele, Lindy's (''1st team'') * OL Laremy Tunsil ** Sporting News, USA Today (''1st team'') * DL Robert Nkemdiche ** Athlon, USA Today (''2nd team'') * WR Laquon Treadwell ** Athlon (''3rd team'') * TE Evan Engram ** Sporting News (''3rd team'')

Preseason All-SEC

* S Cody Prewitt ** Media, Coaches, Athlon, USA Today, Phil Steele, Lindy's (''1st team'') * OL Laremy Tunsil ** Media, Coaches, Athlon, USA Today, Lindy's (''1st team'') * DL Robert Nkemdiche ** Media, Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele (''1st team'') * WR Laquon Treadwell ** Athlon, USA Today (''1st team'') * QB Bo Wallace ** Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy's (''2nd team'') * S Tony Conner ** Media, Coaches, Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy's (''2nd team'') * LB Serderius Bryant ** Phil Steele, Lindy's (''2nd team'') * OL Aaron Moris ** Athlon (''2nd team'') * LB

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** Media (''2nd team'') * DL C.J. Johnson ** Lindy's (''3rd team'') * TE Evan Engram ** Athlon (''3rd team'')

Returning starters

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Roster

Official team roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Ole Miss played their first two games out of state vs. Boise State and Vanderbilt. Both games were played at NFL stadiums. The Boise State game was considered a neutral site while the Vandy game was a home game for Vanderbilt. Due to conference realignment, Ole Miss played at Vanderbilt for the second consecutive year. :Schedule Source:

Rankings

Game summaries

Boise State

Vanderbilt

Louisiana–Lafayette

Memphis

No. 3 Alabama

No. 14 Texas A&M

Tennessee

No. 24 LSU

No. 3 Auburn

Presbyterian

Arkansas

No. 4 Mississippi State

No. 6 TCU

References

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