2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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

2012 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
#9 Florida x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
#8 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
#23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3					9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
#14 LSU		6	–	2					10	–	3
#5т 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 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).

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)
Tony Alford	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	#24 (FCS) Central Arkansas*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	CSS PPV	W 49–27	50,544
September 8	6:00 PM	UTEP*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECRN	W 28–10	53,133
September 15	8:15 PM	#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	FSN	W 39–0	28,913
September 29	8:15 PM	at #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	SECN	W 41–20	57,068
October 27	11:21 AM	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	SECN	W 30–27	55,378
November 3	2:30 PM	at #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 #8 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	L 35–41	92,872
November 24	6:00 PM	#25 Mississippi State	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPNU	W 41–24	61,005
January 5	1:00 PM	vs. Pittsburgh*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–17	59,135
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source: Ole Miss Athletics

Game notes

Central Arkansas

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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:

UTEP

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

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

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team

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

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

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

See also: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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

See also: 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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: 55 degrees, Rain all day up until kickoff Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline) Sources:

Auburn

See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team

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

See also: 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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

See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

See also: 2012 LSU Tigers football team

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

See also: 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl

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: