2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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).

2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 38–17 (vacated) vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2012 record0–6, 7 wins vacated (0–5 SEC, 3 wins vacated)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Luke (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Werner (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWesley McGriff (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 60,580)
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
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
    1. – 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

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
NamePositionYear at Ole MissAlma mater (Year)
Hugh FreezeHead Coach1stSouthern Miss (1992)
Matt LukeCo-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line1stOle Miss (2000)
Dan WernerCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stWestern Michigan (1983)
Wesley McGriffCo-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks1stSavannah State (1990)
Dave WommackDefensive Coordinator/Safeties1stMissouri Southern State (1978)
Tom AllenSpecial Teams Coordinator/Linebackers1stMaranatha Baptist (1992)
Chris KiffinDefensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator For Defense1stColorado State (2005)
Maurice HarrisTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator For Offense1stArkansas State (1998)
Grant HeardWide Receivers1stOle Miss (2001)
Derrick NixRunning Backs5thSouthern Miss (2002)
Paul JacksonHead Strength & Conditioning Coach1stMontclair 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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 24 (FCS) Central Arkansas*
CSS PPVW 49–27 (vacated)50,544
September 86:00 pmUTEP*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
SECRNW 28–10 (vacated)53,133
September 158:15 pmNo. 14 Texas*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPNL 31–6661,797
September 2211:00 amat Tulane*
FSNW 39–0 (vacated)28,913
September 298:15 pmat No. 1 Alabama
ESPNL 14–33101,821
October 66:00 pmTexas A&M
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPNUL 27–3055,343
October 1311:21 amAuburn
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
SECNW 41–20 (vacated)57,068
October 2711:21 amat Arkansas
SECNW 30–27 (vacated)55,378
November 32:30 pmat No. 7 Georgia
CBSL 10–3792,746
November 106:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ESPNUL 26–2760,572
November 172:30 pmat No. 8 LSU
CBSL 35–4192,872
November 246:00 pmNo. 25 Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNUW 41–24 (vacated)61,005
January 51:00 pmvs. Pittsburgh*
ESPNW 38–17 (vacated)59,135

Game summaries

Central Arkansas
See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team
1 234Total
Central Arkansas 7 1307 27
• Ole Miss 14 01421 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

UTEP
See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team
1 234Total
UTEP 0 0100 10
• Ole Miss 7 1407 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
See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234Total
• #14 Texas 10 212114 66
Ole Miss 0 10147 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
See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 234Total
• Ole Miss 26 0103 39
Tulane 0 000 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

Alabama
See also: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 770 14
• #1 Alabama 6 2106 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
See also: 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 234Total
• Texas A&M 7 10013 30
Ole Miss 10 737 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), Angelina Mallen (sideline)
  • Sources:

Auburn
See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team
1 234Total
Auburn 0 1730 20
• Ole Miss 14 3717 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
See also: 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 234Total
• Ole Miss 0 2136 30
Arkansas 10 7010 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
See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
Ole Miss 3 700 10
• #7 Georgia 0 14167 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
See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 234Total
• Vanderbilt 3 3147 27
Ole Miss 7 973 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
See also: 2012 LSU Tigers football team
Magnolia Bowl
1 234Total
Ole Miss 14 777 35
• #8 LSU 7 10321 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
See also: 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Egg Bowl
1 234Total
#25 Miss State 14 307 24
• Ole Miss 7 10177 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
See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
BBVA Compass Bowl
1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 1007 17
• Ole Miss 14 1077 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:

References
  1. Parham, Chase (February 11, 2019). "Ole Miss vacates more than 30 wins over a span of six seasons". Rivals. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Ole Miss Rebels". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
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