Ole Miss opens 2026 on a Sunday night in Nashville against Louisville — but everyone in Oxford has September 19 circled instead. That’s the day Lane Kiffin walks back into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as LSU’s head coach, three weeks into Pete Golding’s first season running the Rebels. The rest of the slate brings Georgia to Oxford, sends Ole Miss to Texas and Oklahoma, and closes with the Egg Bowl at home.
Kickoff times for most SEC games are announced 6-12 days out, so check back weekly — this page is updated as times, networks, and results come in.
2026 Team Schedule
Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule
SEC · Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford · Pete Golding, Year 1
Preseason AP Rank
No. 9
New coach, loaded roster
Home Games
7
Plus neutral-site opener
Season Opener
Sept 6
vs Louisville in Nashville, 6:30 PM ET
Circle It
Sept 19
Kiffin returns with LSU
Full 2026 Ole Miss Football Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) / TV |
Result |
| Sun, Sept 6 |
vs Louisville (Nissan Stadium, Nashville) |
6:30 PM |
— |
| Sat, Sept 12 |
vs Charlotte |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Sept 19 |
vs LSU |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Sept 26 |
at Florida |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 3 |
Bye week |
— |
— |
| Sat, Oct 10 |
at Vanderbilt |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 17 |
vs Missouri |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 24 |
at Texas |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 31 |
vs Auburn |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 7 |
vs Georgia |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 14 |
at Oklahoma |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 21 |
vs Wofford |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 28 |
vs Mississippi State (Egg Bowl) |
TBA |
— |
Games That Will Decide Ole Miss’s Season
| Game |
Date |
Why It Matters |
| vs LSU |
Sept 19 |
Kiffin’s return to Oxford — the most emotionally charged game of the SEC season |
| at Texas |
Oct 24 |
First trip to Austin since 2013, against a top-5 preseason team |
| vs Georgia |
Nov 7 |
Top-10 heavyweight visits Oxford in early November |
| at Oklahoma |
Nov 14 |
Back-to-back trip to Norman against an annual SEC opponent |
Fast Fact
Under the SEC’s new nine-game format, Ole Miss’s locked annual opponents through 2029 are LSU, Mississippi State, and Oklahoma.
Fast Fact
After the October 3 bye, the Rebels play eight straight weeks to close the season — all but one against SEC competition.
Fast Fact
Missouri’s October 17 visit is its first trip to Oxford since 2013 — the same drought Ole Miss ends in Austin a week later.
How the Schedule Sets Up
The Rebels get their biggest emotional test early — LSU in week three — then a manageable middle before the real gauntlet: Texas, Auburn, Georgia, and Oklahoma in a five-week span. The Wofford game on November 21 is a built-in breather before the Egg Bowl. Navigate that stretch at 2-2 or better and Ole Miss is in the playoff conversation — here’s how the College Football Playoff works and how at-large selection is handled under the NCAA‘s FBS postseason structure.
The Bottom Line
New coach, old expectations. Ole Miss kept enough of its roster to open in the preseason top 10, and the schedule — seven home games plus Nashville — gives Golding’s first team every chance to prove the program is bigger than the man who left. Bookmark this page — times, networks, and results are updated throughout the season.
