2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	0–6, 7 wins vacated (0–5 SEC, 3 wins vacated)
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
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. T–5 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. T–5 Texas A&M	6	–	2	11	–	2
Mississippi State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Ole Miss *	3	–	5	7	–	6
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	8
Auburn	0	–	8	3	–	9
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 and LSU 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)
Tray Scott	Graduate assistant	1st	Arkansas Tech (2008)

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
#24 (FCS) 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 °F (31 °C), Fair, winds SW at 14 mph
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CSS): Richard Cross and Brett Norsworthy

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

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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 °F (26 °C), Fair, winds ENE 7 mph
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)

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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

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 °F (22 °C), Overcast, Winds NNW at 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
Referee: Penn Wagers
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)

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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, winds N at 7 mph
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Angelina Mallen (sideline)

Sources:^[3]

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, Wind S 3 mph
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)