The Ole Miss Rebels put their 2014 season to bed on Wednesday with a disappointing 42-3 loss to TCU in the Peach Bowl. The Rebels finished the season with a 9-4 record and a third-place finish in the SEC West, the tying the program’s highest win total in the last 11 seasons.

Ole Miss defeated four teams with 10 or more wins, but also lost to three games teams with five or more losses. The Rebels started the season 7-0 but then lost three straight SEC games on their way to a four-loss season.

Here are the five defining moments of the Rebels up-and-down season:

1. College GameDay’s first visit to the Grove: Ole Miss waited nearly 20 years to finally host America’s premier college football pregame show at the nation’s best tailgate. In 2014 they got their wish, as the program made a visit to Oxford for the Rebels’ showdown with Alabama, a game pitting two top 15 teams against one another with early-season SEC West implications. The show fully embraced the culture of a Grove tailgate — the hosts donned bow ties and boat shoes, and red solo cups were seen throughout the set. The GameDay visit put the Ole Miss program on the map, and it would remain on the forefront of the college football landscape for much of the rest of the season.

2. Senquez Golson’s interception to defeat Alabama: Just hours after GameDay wrapped up in the Grove, Ole Miss recorded one of the great wins in its program’s history when it rallied for two late touchdowns to defeat No. 1 Alabama. The Rebels remain the only team to defeat Alabama this season, and while the GameDay visit put Ole Miss on the map, the upset of ‘Bama kept it on the map. The Crimson Tide drove into Ole Miss territory in the final minute of the game, and it began to look like the Rebels would blow their chance at glory. Instead, 5-foot-9 Senquez Golson pulled down an interception in the end zone over top of 6-foot-6 O.J. Howard to seal the game. The play was arguably the play of the year for Ole Miss, both in terms of degree of difficult and significance.

3. Bo Wallace’s final interception against LSU: The Rebels opened the season 7-0 and put their unbeaten record on the line under the Death Valley lights against the LSU Tigers. The two teams engaged in a defensive struggle all night, and Ole Miss led 7-3 late in the game when LSU regained possession at its own 10 yard line. The Tigers ran right over a worn-down Ole Miss defense, driving 90 yards on 17 plays without attempting a pass to score a go-ahead touchdown and take a 10-7 lead. The Rebels had one final chance to tie the game, and moved the ball to the edge of field goal range with 10 seconds remaining. Hugh Freeze elected to take one shot at setting up a shorter field goal, but quarterback Bo Wallace inexplicably heaved the ball downfield in a Hail Mary fashion only for it to be intercepted. The pick cemented Ole Miss’ first loss of the year, and began a stretch of three-straight SEC losses to dismantle the Rebels’ season.

4. Laquon Treadwell’s fumble and injury against Auburn: One week removed from the loss to LSU, Ole Miss battled the defending SEC champs from Auburn in hopes of avoiding a crippling second loss. The Rebels trailed 35-31 with fewer than two minutes remaining, but Wallace engineered another late-game drive that appeared as if it might redeem him for his pick against LSU. He found wideout Laquon Treadwell deep in Auburn territory, and Treadwell went streaking toward the end zone in pursuit of the go-ahead score. He was pulled down from behind inside the 1 yard line, fumbling the ball and the Rebels’ chances at victory in the process. Treadwell broke his leg and was lost for the season, and his fumble occurred less than a foot from the goal line. Ole Miss lost its second game of the year by mere inches and lost its best player for the rest of the season, all but sealing Ole Miss’ playoff-less fate.

5. Jordan Wilkins’ touchdown pass against Mississippi State: After losing three straight SEC games to fall to 8-3 entering the final weekend of the regular season, the injured and deflated Rebels summoned one more inspiring performance against their biggest rivals from Mississippi State. Ole Miss led 24-17 with fewer than 10 minutes remaining, but it put the game on ice when Freeze turned to his best offensive player that day — tailback Jordan Wilkins — to make a big play. Wilkins ran for 41 yards on the first play of a new Ole Miss possession, and was called upon to throw a halfback pass on the next play to deliver a crushing blow to Mississippi State. Wilkins threw a near-perfect pass to Cody Core for a 31-yard score to put Ole Miss up 31-17. The Rebels eventually won by two touchdowns, and Wilkins spectacular play clinched the season-redeeming victory in the Egg Bowl.