The 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented The

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in the

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. The Rebels played their home games at

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and competed in the Western Division of the

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(SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Matt Luke.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2018 season 5–7, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Western Division. The 2018 season was the last season in which the Rebels had to serve a postseason ban.

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

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to be the new defensive coordinator on December 10, 2018, and announced the hiring of

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as the new offensive coordinator on December 31. MacIntyre had spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at

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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

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, leaving after the 2017 season, and has also coached at

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and

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. He replaced former offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who left to assume the same role at

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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 consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Rebels will host SEC opponents

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, Vanderbilt,

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, and

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, and will travel to

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, and

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. The Rebels open the 2019 season on the road against rivals,

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from The American. The Rebels then host Southeastern Louisiana from the FCS on September 14. The first ever

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team visits Oxford on September 21 when

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plays the Rebels. The Rebels will play their final non-conference game on November 9 against FBS Independent,

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Game summaries

At Memphis

Arkansas

No. 23 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana

No. 23 California

At No. 2 Alabama

Vanderbilt

At Missouri

Texas A&M

At Auburn

New Mexico State

No. 1 LSU

At Mississippi State

Roster and coaching staff

References

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