2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	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

2012 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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.

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

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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:

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 °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:

Scoring summary 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

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 °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:

Scoring summary 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

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: 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:

Scoring summary 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

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, Wind S 3 mph 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: