2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2006 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Orgeron (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Werner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Andrew Wicker Patrick Willis
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

2006 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 25 Tennessee		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					8	–	5
No. 23 Georgia		4	–	4					9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					4	–	8
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 9 Auburn		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 3 LSU  %		6	–	2					11	–	2
Alabama		2	–	6					6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					4	–	8
Mississippi State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying of fourth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	Memphis*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–25	55,549
September 9	11:30 am	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	L 7–34	51,112
September 16	5:00 pm	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 14–31	60,338
September 23	5:00 pm	Wake Forest*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 3–27	52,079
September 30	8:00 pm	No. 10 Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN2	L 9–14	57,184
October 7	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 17–10	51,211
October 14	2:30 pm	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	L 23–26 OT	92,138
October 21	11:30 am	at No. 15 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	LFS	L 3–38	73,445
October 28	11:30 am	No. 7 Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	LFS	L 17–23	55,211
November 4	1:00 pm	Northwestern State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 27–7	47,712
November 18	7:00 pm	at No. 9 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 20–23 OT	92,449
November 25	1:00 pm	Mississippi State	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 20–17	57,658
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	7	7	0	11	25
Ole Miss	0	14	7	7	28

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	7	0	0	7
Missouri	10	7	10	7	34

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	7	0	0	14
Kentucky	7	14	0	10	31

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	7	3	17	0	27
Ole Miss	0	3	0	0	3

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	0	7	7	14
Ole Miss	0	3	0	6	9

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	7	0	3	10
Ole Miss	14	0	3	0	17

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ole Miss	7	6	0	7	3	23
Alabama	7	3	3	7	6	26

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	3	0	0	3
Arkansas	14	7	7	10	38

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	7	0	10	6	23
Ole Miss	7	0	3	7	17

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern State	7	0	0	0	7
Ole Miss	7	10	10	0	27

LSU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ole Miss	0	14	6	0	0	20
LSU	0	7	0	13	3	23

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi State	0	10	0	7	17
Ole Miss	7	3	3	7	20

Roster

2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Patrick Willis (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ed Orgeron Coordinators/assistant coaches Tony Hughes – Defensive backs Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt