In his first few years in Oxford, Lane Kiffin has helped guide the Rebels to three consecutive bowl appearances. He recently concluded his third season at Ole Miss. Kiffin has an overall record of 84-47 in 11 years at the NCAA level, which includes a 23-13 record at Ole Miss.
The Rebels once again ranked amongst the top of the nation in multiple offensive statistics in 2022. Ole Miss was No. 3 nationally in rushing offense (256.6) and No. 8 in total offense (496.4). Kiffin helped mentor and recruit talented true freshman running back Quinshon Judkins. Judkins set the Ole Miss single-season record in both rushing yards (1,567) and rushing touchdowns (16).
Kiffin guided the Rebels to a 10-3 record in 2021, the first 10-win regular season in school history. That included a perfect 7-0 mark at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, part of an ongoing nine-game home win streak for Kiffin’s teams.
The Rebels finished the season ranked No. 11 in both the AP and AFCA Coaches Poll; its highest final ranking since 2016.
Kiffin’s second year at Ole Miss was once again highlighted by one of college football’s most exciting offenses. For the second straight season, the Rebels led the SEC in total offense (492.5 ypg). Ole Miss has eclipsed 600 yards of total offense seven times under Kiffin after hitting that mark just 16 times in the program’s history before his arrival.
Kiffin quickly turned the Rebels into an offensive machine in 2020. Ole Miss ranked top 20 in the FBS in nine different offensive categories, including having the No. 3 team in the country in total offense, shattering the school record with 555.5 yards per game. Wide receiver Elijah Moore and quarterback Matt Corral were two of the main cogs in the Rebels’ high-powered offense.
Moore earned first-team consensus All-America accolades after a historic and shortened 2020 junior season. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, native hauled in a school record 86 receptions for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns during his last season in a Rebel uniform. Moore, a Biletnikoff finalist, led the country in receiving yards per game (149.1) and receptions per game (10.8).
Corral became just the fourth SEC player ever to finish as the NCAA leader in total offense per game (384.9), joining Pat Sullivan (1970), Rex Grossman (2001) and Johnny Manziel (2012). The signal-caller also finished No. 5 in passing yards per game (333.7), No. 7 in passing TDs (29), No. 9 in passing efficiency (177.6) and No. 11 in passing yards per completion (14.5).
The Rebels broke the SEC record for total offense in conference games (562.4 ypg), besting LSU’s mark of 550.0 yards per game set last season during the Tigers’ run to a national title.