This is the sixth article in a series grading Auburn’s opponents by position groups.
Ole Miss couldn’t stop a nosebleed in 2021.
The Rebels were predicted to take a marginal step forward by multiple media outlets on defense after only allowing 26.5 points per game in 2019. The results in 2020 were less than desirable, to say the least. Ole Miss allowed 38.3 points per game, their worst mark since the turn of the century. This was the worst defense Ole Miss has potentially ever had.
What kept the Rebs going in 2020?
That Matt Corral-led offense was elite. Ole Miss finished third nationally in total yards per game (555.5 yards per game). With eight starters returning, there’s no reason to believe that Ole Miss couldn’t make another run at least a breakeven 6-6 season.
Here each of the Rebels’ position groups, graded accordingly.