# 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).
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 StadiumOxford, MS | CSS PPV | W 49–27 (vacated) | 50,544 |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | UTEP* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECRN | W 28–10 (vacated) | 53,133 |
| September 15 | 8:15 pm | No. 14 Texas* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | ESPN | L 31–66 | 61,797 |
| September 22 | 11:00 am | at Tulane* | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (rivalry) | FSN | W 39–0 (vacated) | 28,913 |
| September 29 | 8:15 pm | at No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 14–33 | 101,821 |
| October 6 | 6:00 pm | Texas A&M | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | ESPNU | L 27–30 | 55,343 |
| October 13 | 11:21 am | Auburn | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | W 41–20 (vacated) | 57,068 |
| October 27 | 11:21 am | at Arkansas | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (rivalry) | SECN | W 30–27 (vacated) | 55,378 |
| November 3 | 2:30 pm | at No. 7 Georgia | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | CBS | L 10–37 | 92,746 |
| November 10 | 6:00 pm | Vanderbilt | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 26–27 | 60,572 |
| November 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 8 LSU | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | CBS | L 35–41 | 92,872 |
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 25 Mississippi State | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) | ESPNU | W 41–24 (vacated) | 61,005 |
| January 5 | 1:00 pm | vs. Pittsburgh* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–17 (vacated) | 59,135 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 (FCS) Central Arkansas | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| • Ole Miss | 14 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 49 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UTEP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| • Ole Miss | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #14 Texas | 10 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ole Miss | 26 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • #1 Alabama | 6 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 33 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas A&M | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Ole Miss | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Auburn | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| • Ole Miss | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ole Miss | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • #7 Georgia | 0 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 37 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |

### LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| • #8 LSU | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 41 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Miss State | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| • Ole Miss | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Ole Miss | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |