2025 Ole Miss Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The 2025 Ole Miss Rebels put together one of the best seasons in program history, finishing 13-2 and reaching the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Ole Miss went 11-1 in the regular season, highlighted by key SEC wins over LSU Tigers football and Florida Gators football and a rivalry victory against Mississippi State Bulldogs football.

After earning a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff, the Rebels dominated the first round and later defeated Georgia Bulldogs football in the Sugar Bowl before falling in a close semifinal battle against the Miami Hurricanes football in the Fiesta Bowl.

Game-by-Game Results (13-2)

  1. Aug 30 – vs Georgia State Panthers football – W 63-7
  2. Sep 6 – at Kentucky Wildcats football – W 30-23
  3. Sep 13 – vs Arkansas Razorbacks football – W 41-35
  4. Sep 20 – vs Tulane Green Wave football – W 45-10
  5. Sep 27 – vs LSU Tigers football – W 24-19
  6. Oct 11 – vs Washington State Cougars football – W 24-21
  7. Oct 18 – at Georgia Bulldogs football – L 43-35
  8. Oct 25 – at Oklahoma Sooners football – W 34-26
  9. Nov 1 – vs South Carolina Gamecocks football – W 30-14
  10. Nov 8 – vs The Citadel Bulldogs football – W 49-0
  11. Nov 15 – vs Florida Gators football – W 34-24
  12. Nov 28 – at Mississippi State Bulldogs football – W 38-19

Playoffs

  1. CFP First Round – vs Tulane Green Wave football – W 41-10
  2. CFP Quarterfinal (Sugar Bowl) – vs Georgia Bulldogs football – W 39-34
  3. CFP Semifinal (Fiesta Bowl) – vs Miami Hurricanes football – L 31-27

Season Takeaway

The 2025 Rebels proved they were a national contender, combining an explosive offense with clutch performances in big games. The highlight of the year came in the Sugar Bowl, where Ole Miss avenged its regular-season loss to Georgia and advanced to the CFP semifinal. Although their championship run ended with a narrow loss to Miami, the 13-2 season and playoff victories marked one of the most successful campaigns in Ole Miss history, firmly establishing the program among college football’s elite.