2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team explained
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Codc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Codc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Bowl: | Sugar Bowl, L 7–21 vs. Baylor |
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.[1]
SEC Media Days
In the preseason media poll, Ole Miss was predicted to finish 4th in the West Division.[2]
West| 1 | Alabama | 932 (130) |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 760 (1) |
| 3 | LSU | 633 (1) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 529 (1) |
| 5 | Auburn | 440 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 241 (1) |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 217 | |
Regular season
Schedule
Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
Vs. Louisville
See also: 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Ole Miss | Passing | | 22/32, 381 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | | 8 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 9 receptions, 177 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisville | Passing | | 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
See also: 2021 Austin Peay Governors football team.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Austin 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
See also: 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team and Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
*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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Tulane | Passing | | 10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Devin Brumfield | 9 carries, 47 yards |
| Receiving | | 2 receptions, 51 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Matt Corral | 23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | | 15 carries, 103 yards |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD | |
At No. 1 Alabama
See also: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Ole 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 | | 20/26, 241 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 36 carries, 171 yards, 4 TD |
| Receiving | | 5 receptions, 65 yards | |
No. 13 Arkansas
See also: 2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Arkansas | Passing | | 25/35, 326 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 17 carries, 139 yards |
| Receiving | | 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 | | 2 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD | |
At Tennessee
See also: 2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Ole 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 | | 17/26, 233 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Hendon Hooker | 23 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 93 yards | |
LSU
See also: 2021 LSU Tigers football team and Magnolia Bowl.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| LSU | Passing | | 13/21, 146 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 17 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 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
See also: 2021 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–Ole Miss football rivalry.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Ole Miss | Passing | Matt Corral | 21/37, 289 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Henry Parrish Jr. | 12 carries, 57 yards |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 135 yards |
| Auburn | Passing | | 22/30, 276 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | | 23 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 79 yards | |
Liberty
See also: 2021 Liberty Flames football team.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Liberty | Passing | | 16/25, 173 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Shedro Louis | 7 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 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
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Texas A&M | Passing | | 24/42, 237 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | | 12 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 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
See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Vanderbilt | Passing | | 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
See also: 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and Egg Bowl.
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Ole 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 yards |
| Mississippi State | Passing | | 38/58, 336 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | | 8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | | 10 receptions, 98 yards | |
Vs. No. 7 Baylor (Sugar Bowl)
See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team and 2022 Sugar Bowl (January).
| Uniform Combination |
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants | |
| 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 | Statistics |
|---|
| Baylor | Passing | | 7/17, 40 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 25 carries, 172 yards |
| Receiving | Drew Estrada | 2 receptions, 14 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | | 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 Miss | Opponents |
|---|
| 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 | Player | Statistics - 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Jackson . Wilton . November 26, 2021 . Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Celebrate First 10-Win Season Ever: "#PartyInTheSip Tonight" . November 27, 2021. SI.com.
- Web site: Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced. September 23, 2020. SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference.
- Web site: 2021 Ole Miss Football Schedule. FBSchedule. January 12, 2021.
