2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team
American college football season
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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).
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Western Division
Record0–6, 7 wins vacated (0–5 SEC, 3 wins vacated)
Headcoach
- Hugh Freeze (1st season)
| 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive scheme | Spread |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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 |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 (FCS) Central Arkansas* | CSS PPV | W 49–27 (vacated) | 50,544 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | UTEP* |
| SECRN | W 28–10 (vacated) | 53,133 |
| September 15 | 8:15 pm | No. 14 Texas* |
| ESPN | L 31–66 | 61,797 |
| September 22 | 11:00 am | at Tulane* | FSN | W 39–0 (vacated) | 28,913 | |
| September 29 | 8:15 pm | at No. 1 Alabama | ESPN | L 14–33 | 101,821 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 pm | Texas A&M |
| ESPNU | L 27–30 | 55,343 |
| October 13 | 11:21 am | Auburn |
| SECN | W 41–20 (vacated) | 57,068 |
| October 27 | 11:21 am | at Arkansas | SECN | W 30–27 (vacated) | 55,378 | |
| November 3 | 2:30 pm | at No. 7 Georgia | CBS | L 10–37 | 92,746 | |
| November 10 | 6:00 pm | Vanderbilt |
| ESPNU | L 26–27 | 60,572 |
| November 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 8 LSU | CBS | L 35–41 | 92,872 | |
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 25 Mississippi State |
| ESPNU | W 41–24 (vacated) | 61,005 |
| January 5 | 1:00 pm | vs. Pittsburgh* | ESPN | W 38–17 (vacated) | 59,135 | |
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Game summaries
Central Arkansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #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)
- Sources:
| 1 | 9:41 | TEX | Steve Edmond 22-yard interception return (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:01 | TEX | Nick Jordan 31-yard field goal | TEX 10–0 |
| 2 | 14:54 | MISS | Randall Mackey 3-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) | TEX 10–7 |
| 2 | 13:35 | TEX | Marquise Goodwin 69-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 17–7 |
| 2 | 8:50 | MISS | Bryson Rose 39-yard field goal | TEX 17–10 |
| 2 | 6:34 | TEX | D.J. Grant 3-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 24–10 |
| 2 | 0:12 | TEX | Ryan Roberson 1-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 31–10 |
| 3 | 11:40 | TEX | D.J. Monroe 10-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 38–10 |
| 3 | 10:39 | MISS | Dante Moncrief 75-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick) | TEX 38–17 |
| 3 | 6:51 | TEX | Malcolm Brown 5-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 45–17 |
| 3 | 4:41 | MISS | Jeff Scott 48-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) | TEX 45–24 |
| 3 | 2:30 | TEX | Mike Davis 46-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 52–24 |
| 4 | 14:23 | TEX | Malcolm Brown 12-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 59–24 |
| 4 | 14:05 | MISS | Jaylen Walton 100-yard kickoff return (Bryson Rose kick) | TEX 59–31 |
| 4 | 11:27 | TEX | Marquise Goodwin 55-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) | TEX 66–31 |
Tulane
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 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
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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)
- Sources:
| 1 | 7:17 | Alabama | Jeremy Shelley 38-yard field goal | Alabama 3–0 |
| 1 | 3:03 | Alabama | Jeremy Shelley 38-yard field goal | Alabama 6–0 |
| 2 | 13:40 | Ole Miss | Jeff Scott one-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) | Ole Miss 7–6 |
| 2 | 13:25 | Alabama | Christion Jones 99-yard kickoff return (Jeremy Shelley kick) | Alabama 13–7 |
| 2 | 10:30 | Alabama | Amari Cooper 16-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (Jeremy Shelley kick) | Alabama 20–7 |
| 2 | 1:37 | Alabama | Amari Cooper 12-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (Jeremy Shelley kick) | Alabama 27–7 |
| 3 | 6:35 | Ole Miss | Randall Mackey 12-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) | Alabama 27–14 |
| 4 | 12:19 | Alabama | Jeremy Shelley 26-yard field goal | Alabama 30–14 |
| 4 | 1:41 | Alabama | Jeremy Shelley 24-yard field goal | Alabama 33–14 |
Texas A&M
| 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: 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]
| 1 | 14:11 | Texas A&M | Ben Malena 59 Yard Run (Taylor Bertolet Kick) | Texas A&M 7–0 |
| 1 | 8:32 | Ole Miss | Jeff Scott 1 Yard Run (Bryson Rose Kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 1 | 6:07 | Ole Miss | Bryson Rose 46 Yard Field Goal | Ole Miss 10–7 |
| 2 | 10:09 | Texas A&M | Taylor Bertolet 19 Yard Field Goal | Tied 10–10 |
| 2 | 3:39 | Ole Miss | Bo Wallace 14 Yard Run (Bryson Rose Kick) | Ole Miss 17–10 |
| 2 | 0:42 | Texas A&M | Steven Jenkins 37 Yard Interception Return (Taylor Bertolet Kick) | Tied 17–17 |
| 3 | 7:36 | Ole Miss | Bryson Rose 28 Yard Field Goal | Ole Miss 20–17 |
| 4 | 14:56 | Ole Miss | Donte Moncrief 4 Yard Pass From Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose Kick) | Ole Miss 27–17 |
| 4 | 6:24 | Texas A&M | Johnny Manziel 29 Yard Run (PAT Failed) | Ole Miss 27–23 |
| 4 | 1:46 | Texas A&M | Ryan Swope 20 Yard Pass From Johnny Manziel (Taylor Bertolet Kick) | Texas A&M 30–27 |
Auburn
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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)
- Sources:
Arkansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 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
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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: