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2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2018 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 Matt Luke. They finished the season 5–7, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Western Division.

On December 1, 2017, the University of Mississippi was dealt multiple sanctions by the NCAA, including a 2-year post-season ban.[2] As Ole Miss already self-imposed a post-season ban during the 2017 season, 2018 will be the last season without post-season play due to the sanctions. On February 5, 2018, the university submitted a written appeal to the NCAA regarding the penalties, stating: “This Committee should vacate and reverse the penalties and factual findings, because the COI (Committee of Infractions) abused its discretion, departed from precedent, committed procedural errors, and reached factual conclusions inconsistent with the evidence.”[3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Rebels predicted to finish in sixth place.[13]

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Rebels had three players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Recruiting

The Rebels’ 2018 recruiting class was ranked 32nd in the nation and 10th in the SEC by 247Sports.

Schedule

Ole Miss announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The 2018 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Rebels will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina, and Mississippi State, and will travel to LSU, Arkansas (game played in Little Rock), Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.[14]

The Rebels will be hosting three of their four non-conference opponents, hosting Southern Illinois (FCS), Kent State from the Mid-American Conference, Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference, and will then travel to Houston for their neutral site season opener against Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference, which is the 2018 edition of the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff.

Schedule Source:[15]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Game summaries

vs Texas Tech

Game One – Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) vs Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0)

at NRG Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 40,333
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –2

Southern Illinois

Game Two – Southern Illinois Salukis (1-0) at Ole Miss Rebels (1-0)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,339
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Mike Morgan, John Congemi
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –28

#1 Alabama

Game Three – #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2–0) at Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,919
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge
  • Pregame line: Alabama –23

Kent State

Game Four – Kent State Golden Flashes (1–2) at Ole Miss Rebels (2–1)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Scattered Showers • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,417
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal, DJ Shockley
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –28.5

At #5 LSU

Game Five – Ole Miss Rebels (3–1) at #5 LSU Tigers (4–0)

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: Saturday, September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Scattered Showers • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 100,224
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese
  • Pregame line: LSU –11.5

Louisiana-Monroe

Game Six – Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-3) at Ole Miss Rebels (3-2)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,875
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal, DJ Shockley
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –22

At Arkansas

Game Seven – Ole Miss Rebels (4–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1-5)

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR

  • Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,438
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –6.5

Auburn

Game Eight – Auburn Tigers (4-3) at Ole Miss Rebels (5-2)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,885
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore
  • Pregame line: Auburn –4.5

South Carolina

Game Nine – South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3) at Ole Miss Rebels (5-3)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, November 3, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,798
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –2

Game Ten – Ole Miss Rebels (5–4) at Texas A&M Aggies (5-4)

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 102,618
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Rick Neuheisel
  • Pregame line: Texas A&M –13.5

At Vanderbilt

Game Eleven – Ole Miss Rebels (5–5) at Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6)

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: Saturday, November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,866
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
  • Pregame line: Vanderbilt –3

#18 Mississippi State

#18 Mississippi State Bulldogs (7–4) at Ole Miss Rebels (5–6)

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: Thursday, November 22, 2018
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind —
  • Game attendance: 56,561
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming and Greg McElroy
  • Pregame line: Mississippi State –12.5

Players drafted into the NFL

See also

References

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  2. ^ Godfrey, Steven (December 1, 2017). "Ole Miss hit with extra bowl-ban year and scholarship reductions, with former coaches getting NCAA show-cause penalties". SB Nation. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Morales, Antonio (February 14, 2018). "Ole Miss publishes its written appeal to the NCAA, still awaits COI response". USA Today. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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  13. ^ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2018 SEC Championship".
  14. ^ "Ole Miss football announces 2018 schedule" (Press release). University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ole Miss football announces 2018 schedule" (Press release). University of Mississippi Department of Athletics. September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.