OXFORD — We’re just over a month away from the start of the 2024 football season, but it’s already time to see what the next few years hold for Ole Miss football schedule-wise.

The Rebels open their highly-anticipated 2024 campaign on Aug. 31 against Furman at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The matchup with the Paladins is the first of four nonconference games Ole Miss opens its season with before starting SEC play against Kentucky on Sept. 28.

Ole Miss currently has three nonconference games scheduled for 2025 and 2026. The fourth game, a home-and-home matchup with USC, has been canceled.

Below are the Rebels’ scheduled nonconference games for the next three seasons and how much Ole Miss will pay each opponent for the games if applicable, according to documents obtained by the Daily Journal.

 

2024 season

Aug. 31 vs. Furman

Furman will receive $500,000. The contract was signed in 2016. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team will pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.

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Sept. 7 vs. Middle Tennessee State

Middle Tennessee State will receive $1.6 million. The game was supposed to be played back in 2020, but Ole Miss played an SEC-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team will pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.

 

Sept. 14 at Wake Forest

The contract was signed in 2014 as a home-and-home. Should a team back out of the game a year or less than a year before their scheduled matchup, that team would pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.

 

Sept. 21 vs. Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern will receive $1.6 million. The contract was signed in 2019. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team will pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.

 

2025 season

Sept. 6 vs. The Citadel

The Citadel will receive $500,000. The contract was initially signed in 2016. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team would pay a $500,000 cancelation fee.

 

Sept. 13 vs. Wake Forest

The contract was signed in 2014 as a home-and-home. Should a team back out of the game less than a year before their scheduled matchup, that team would pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.

 

Sept. 20 vs. Tulane

Tulane will receive $250,000. The contract was initially signed in 2009 but went through a few different iterations, including the addition of a game. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team would pay a $1.6 million cancelation fee.

 

2026 season

TBD vs. Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky will receive $485,000. The contract was signed in 2018. Should a team back out of the game without “mutual consent,” that team would pay a $500,000 cancelation fee.

 

Sept. 12 at Charlotte

Charlotte and Ole Miss will play a home-and-home at Charlotte in 2026 and on Sept. 4, 2027 in Oxford. The contract was signed in 2020. Should a team back out of the series without sufficient cause, that team would pay a $500,000 cancelation fee.

 

Nov. 21 vs. Georgia State

Georgia State will receive $1.6 million as part of a two-game series — one in football and one in men’s basketball on Nov. 20, 2026. The contract was signed in 2020. Should a team back out of the series without “mutual consent,” that team would pay a $1,000,000 cancelation fee.