2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team The 2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2010 college football season . The team was coached by Houston Nutt , who was in his third season as the Rebels ' head coach . Ole Miss has been a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) since the league ' s inception in 1932 , and has participated in that conference ' s Western Division since its formation in 1992 . The Rebels played seven home games in 2010 at Vaught - Hemingway Stadium in Oxford , Mississippi , which has been Ole Miss football ' s home since 1915 . They finished the season 4 – 8 , 1 – 7 in SEC play . Previous season . The Rebels finished the 2009 season 9 – 4 , 4 – 4 in SEC play and won their second straight Cotton Bowl Classic 21 – 7 against Oklahoma State . They finished # 20 in the final AP Poll and # 21 in the final Coaches Poll . Preseason notes . Jeremiah Masoli , former Oregon quarterback , walked on to the team months after being dismissed from Oregon . 2010 season . Ole Miss began their 2010 football season with a loss to Jacksonville State . Jacksonville State won 49 - 48 after a touchdown and successful 2 point conversion in double overtime . Schedule . Schedule source : OleMissSports . com Schedule notes . The Rebels ' schedule will feature four ( 3 home , 1 away ) non - conference games against non - BCS opponents . Their conference schedule features the other five teams from the SEC West , their Eastern division constant opponent Vanderbilt , and Kentucky and Tennessee . Their Homecoming game will be against the Louisiana - Lafayette Ragin ' Cajuns . Game notes . The Ole Miss Rebels began their 2010 football season playing FCS opponent Jacksonville State . The Rebels got off to a hot start with Sophomore quarterback Nathan Stanley throwing two long touchdown passes , and would later add a third in the second quarter . A one yard touchdown run by Enrique Davis gave the Rebels a 31 - 10 lead at halftime . However , Jacksonville State would score sixteen unanswered points in the second half and tied the game at 34 - 34 with eighteen seconds left . The Gamecocks converted a two - point conversion on the final play to give them a 49 - 48 victory . It was the Rebels first loss to an FCS opponent in school history . Tulane . Coming off a devastating loss in their opener , the Rebels traveled to Tulane to get back on track . They got off to a fast start scoring touchdowns on their first two possessions . A 70 - yard touchdown pass from newly - named starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli gave the Rebels a 24 - 3 lead at halftime . Despite ten unanswered points from the Green Wave , the Rebels won the game 27 - 13 giving them their first victory of the season . It was their 10th consecutive victory over the Green Wave and gave them a 42 - 28 series lead . Vanderbilt . The Rebels hosted the Vanderbilt Commodores in their SEC opener , who had lost 10 straight games within the Southeastern Conference . After a scoreless first quarter , Vanderbilt running back Zac Stacy rushed for a 35 - yard touchdown to put the Commodores ahead 7 - 0 . The Rebels would find themselves down 14 - 0 with under two minutes left in the first half . The Rebels would eventually tie the game at 14 - 14 with a 28 - yard touchdown run by Jeremiah Masoli , but the Commodores responded : 12 later with an 80 - yard touchdown run by Warren Norman . A Masoli interception with 1 : 50 remaining would seal the win for Vanderbilt , their second consecutive victory at Vaught - Hemingway Stadium . With the loss , the Rebels fell to 1 - 2 , 0 - 1 in the SEC . Fresno State . The Rebels took the field on Family Night against the Fresno State Bulldogs . The Bulldogs got the scoring going early with a 16 - yard touchdown pass from Ryan Colburn . The Rebels responded in a big way by scoring 21 consecutive points , and built a 27 - 10 halftime lead . Brandon Bolden rushed for a 71 - yard touchdown right out of the gate in the second half , and the Rebels would not turn back . The Rebels defeated the Bulldogs 55 - 38 to earn their first victory of the season at Vaught - Hemingway Stadium . Bolden would finish the day with a career high 228 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns . Kentucky . Ole Miss faced the Kentucky Wildcats looking to capture their first winning streak of the season . The Wildcats built an early 14 - 7 lead , but it was quickly lost with two touchdowns within 2 minutes of each other by the Rebels . Ole Miss captured the momentum in the third quarter with two touchdowns ( a pass and run ) by Jeremiah Masoli . Despite a comeback attempt by Kentucky , Brandon Bolden ran for 33 yards on third - and - 19 to seal the victory . It was the first SEC win for the Rebels and their first winning streak since November 21 , 2009 . Masoli finished the game with a season - high 4 touchdowns . Alabama . Coming off their bye - week , the Rebels traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the Crimson Tide . The Tide were coming off their first loss of the season and had dropped eight spots in the rankings from # 1 . The Rebels struggled offensively going three - and - out on their first three possessions . Bama ' s defense held Ole Miss to just 243 yards and 10 points ( both season lows ) . Jeremiah Masoli threw the only offensive touchdown for the Rebels late in the third quarter to Melvin Harris . An interception by Mark Barron in the fourth quarter ended the Rebels ' chances as they fell to the defending champions 23 - 10 . Despite the loss , the Rebels defense played their best game of the season as they allowed just 100 rushing yards by Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson , and sacked Greg McElroy 5 times . Arkansas . The Rebels traveled to Fayetteville to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in week 8 . It was an incredibly slow start for the Rebels as they found themselves trailing 21 - 0 halfway through the second quarter . Ole Miss got back in the game however with an 18 - yard touchdown pass from Jeremiah Masoli . Following a 30 - minute lightning delay , Masoli hooked up with Markeith Summers for a 43 - yard touchdown pass to cut to Razorback lead 24 - 17 . Knile Davis ran for a 71 - yard touchdown two plays later , but Masoli answered with another touchdown pass to Summers to make the score 31 - 24 . Another lightning delay suspended play immediately following the score . Despite a valiant effort to come back , the Rebels ' defense could not gather themselves as they gave up a 22 - yard touchdown run by Knile Davis to put the game away . With the loss , the Rebels fell below . 500 for the third time on the year , and fell to 3 - 4 for the second time under Houston Nutt . Masoli finished the game with a season - high 327 pass yards and 3 touchdowns . Auburn . The Rebels took the field on Saturday night against the Auburn Tigers , the # 1 ranked team in the BCS . Ole Miss kicked the game off with a punch as Jeff Scott ran 83 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the game . The Tigers quickly responded as Cam Newton caught a 20 - yard touchdown pass from Kodi Burns . Auburn took the lead with a 68 - yard touchdown run by Onterio McCalebb , but the Rebels tied the game a few minutes later with a 29 - yard touchdown pass from Jeremiah Masoli to Markeith Summers . The Rebels were toe - to - toe with the Tigers after one quarter , but things went downhill after that . Auburn went on a 30 - 3 scoring run entering the fourth quarter . Brandon Bolden scored 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter , but it was not enough to overcome the Tigers . The Rebels fell 51 - 31 , and found themselves 3 - 5 on the season ( 1 - 4 in SEC play ) . Jeff Scott ran for a career - high 134 yards and a touchdown . Louisiana - Lafayette . The Rebels took the field on Homecoming Night against the ULL Ragin ' Cajuns . The Cajuns got the scoring going early with a 27 - yard touchdown pass , but the Rebels responded with 27 unanswered points . Starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli had to leave the game with a concussion , and Sophomore Nathan Stanley took over as starter . After two Cajun touchdowns , the Rebels closed the game with 16 consecutive points and earned a 43 - 21 victory . The victory was the fourth win of the season for the Rebels and brought their record to 4 - 5 . Ole Miss rushed for a season high 298 rushing yards in the win . Brandon Bolden and Enrique Davis both ran for 100 yards , and Bolden finished the game with over 200 total yards and three touchdowns .