2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team


The 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team will represent The University of Mississippi in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels will play their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They will be led by first-year head coach Lane Kiffin.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Western Division. Head coach Matt Luke was fired on December 1, 2019 following an overall three-year record of 15–21 and SEC record of 6–18. Lane Kiffin was hired on December 7 following two conference championships in three seasons at Florida Atlantic.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

SEC media poll

To be announced.

Recruiting

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Otis Reese6DB6'3"210JuniorLeesburg, GAGeorgia, will redshirt during 2020 season.
Tavius RobinsonDL6'8"240JuniorGuelph, ONGuelph, will be eligible to play in 2020 since U Sports canceled their 2020 season.
Kenny Yeboah84TE6'5"240RS SeniorAllentown, PATemple, will be eligible to play in 2020 since Yeboah graduated from Temple University.
Jacob SpringerLB6'1"206SeniorKansas City, MONavy, will redshirt during 2020 season.
Deane LeonardDB6'2"SeniorCalgary, ABCalgary, will be eligible to play in 2020 since U Sports canceled their 2020 season.

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Schedule

Ole Miss had games scheduled against Baylor, Georgia Southern, Southeast Missouri State, and UConn, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coaching staff