2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2012 record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Werner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Dave Wommack (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Wesley McGriff (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 5т Georgia xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 Florida x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 8 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3					9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 LSU		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 5т Texas A&M		6	–	2					11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8					3	–	9
Ole Miss*		0	–	5					0	–	6
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Hugh Freeze, who was in his first season with Ole Miss. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

On February 11, 2019, Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.^[1]

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Year at Ole Miss	Alma mater (Year)
Hugh Freeze	Head Coach	1st	Southern Miss (1992)
Matt Luke	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	1st	Ole Miss (2000)
Dan Werner	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	1st	Western Michigan (1983)
Wesley McGriff	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks	1st	Savannah State (1990)
Dave Wommack	Defensive Coordinator/Safeties	1st	Missouri Southern State (1978)
Tom Allen	Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers	1st	Maranatha Baptist (1992)
Chris Kiffin	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator For Defense	1st	Colorado State (2005)
Maurice Harris	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator For Offense	1st	Arkansas State (1998)
Grant Heard	Wide Receivers	1st	Ole Miss (2001)
Derrick Nix	Running Backs	5th	Southern Miss (2002)
Paul Jackson	Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	1st	Montclair State (2006)

Previous season[]

The Rebels came off a disappointing season in which they went 2–10 and went winless in SEC play. As a result, Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt resigned after compiling a 24–26 record in four seasons. The Rebels also began the year with a new Athletic Director, Ross Bjork, who replaced Pete Boone in the preceding spring.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	No. 24 (FCS) Central Arkansas*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	CSS PPV	W 49–27 (vacated)	50,544
September 8	6:00 pm	UTEP*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECRN	W 28–10 (vacated)	53,133
September 15	8:15 pm	No. 14 Texas*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN	L 31–66	61,797
September 22	11:00 am	at Tulane*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	FSN	W 39–0 (vacated)	28,913
September 29	8:15 pm	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–33	101,821
October 6	6:00 pm	Texas A&M	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPNU	L 27–30	55,343
October 13	11:21 am	Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECN	W 41–20 (vacated)	57,068
October 27	11:21 am	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	SECN	W 30–27 (vacated)	55,378
November 3	2:30 pm	at No. 7 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	L 10–37	92,746
November 10	6:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 26–27	60,572
November 17	2:30 pm	at No. 8 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	L 35–41	92,872
November 24	6:00 pm	No. 25 Mississippi State	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPNU	W 41–24 (vacated)	61,005
January 5	1:00 pm	vs. Pittsburgh*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–17 (vacated)	59,135
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries[]

Central Arkansas[]

1 2 3 4 Total Central Arkansas 7 13 0 7 27 • Ole Miss 14 0 14 21 49 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 50,544 Game weather: 88, Fair Referee: Matt Loeffler Television network: CSS Sources:[2]

UTEP[]

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 0 0 10 0 10 • Ole Miss 7 14 0 7 28 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 53,133 Game weather: 75, Fair Referee: Marc Curles Television network: FSN Sources:

Texas[]

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Texas 10 21 21 14 66 Ole Miss 0 10 14 7 31 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 8:26 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 61,797 Game weather: 79, Fair Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline) Sources:

Tulane[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Ole Miss 26 0 10 3 39 Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 11:00 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 28,913 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Steve LaMantia Television network: FSN Sources: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 12:50 MISS Jeff Scott 13-yard run (pass failed) MISS 6-0 1 6:24 MISS Ja-Mes Logan 14-yard run (run failed) MISS 12-0 1 3:04 MISS Randall Mackey 28-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 19-0 1 1:24 MISS Donte Moncrief 23-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 26-0 3 7:56 MISS Jeff Scott 4-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 33-0 3 4:50 MISS Bryson Rose 40-yard field goal MISS 36-0 4 5:09 MISS Bryson Rose 47-yard field goal MISS 39-0

Alabama[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 7 7 0 14 • #1 Alabama 6 21 0 6 33 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 8:26 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 101,821 Game weather: 72, Overcast Referee: Penn Wagers TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline) Sources:

Texas A&M[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas A&M 7 10 0 13 30 Ole Miss 10 7 3 7 27 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 55,343 Game weather: 50 degrees, Cloudy Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), (sideline) Sources:

Auburn[]

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 17 3 0 20 • Ole Miss 14 3 7 17 41 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 11:21 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 57,068 Game weather: 72, Fair Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) Sources:

Arkansas[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Ole Miss 0 21 3 6 30 Arkansas 10 7 0 10 27 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Game start: 11:21 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:41 Game attendance: 55,378 Game weather: 49, Sunny Referee: Penn Wagers TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) Sources:

Georgia[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 3 7 0 0 10 • #7 Georgia 0 14 16 7 37 Location: Athens, Georgia Game start: 3:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 92,746 Game weather: 78, Sunny Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color) Sources:

Vanderbilt[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Vanderbilt 3 3 14 7 27 Ole Miss 7 9 7 3 26 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:46 Game attendance: 60,572 Game weather: 72, Fair Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline) Sources:

LSU[]

Magnolia Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 14 7 7 7 35 • #8 LSU 7 10 3 21 41 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game start: 2:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:46 Game attendance: 92,872 Game weather: 69, Sunny Referee: Matt Moore TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline) Sources:

Mississippi State[]

Egg Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Miss State 14 3 0 7 24 • Ole Miss 7 10 17 7 41 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 61,005 Game weather: 39, Fair Referee: Tom Ritter TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline) Sources:

Pittsburgh[]

BBVA Compass Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 0 10 0 7 17 • Ole Miss 14 10 7 7 38 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Game start: 12:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 59,135 Referee: Reggie Smith Television network: ESPN Sources:

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