2008 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion
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Cotton Bowl Classic, W 47–34 vs. Texas Tech
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Western Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 14 |
2008 record | 9–4 (5–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Houston Nutt (1st year) |
Offensive coordinator | Kent Austin (1st year) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style, Wild Rebel |
Defensive coordinator | Tyrone Nix (1st year) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium |
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Florida x$# | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Georgia | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Alabama x% | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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11:00
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MISS | Mike Wallace 34-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 7-0 |
2 |
13:37
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LSU | Colt David 46-yard field goal | MISS 7-3 |
2 |
9:01
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MISS | Brandon Bolden 3-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 14-3 |
2 |
5:36
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MISS | Mike Wallace 25-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 21-3 |
2 |
2:13
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LSU | Terrence Toliver 9-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson (Colt David kick) | MISS 21-10 |
3 |
11:11
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LSU | Colt David 52-yard field goal | MISS 21-13 |
3 |
7:53
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MISS | Markeith Summers 13-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 28-13 |
4 |
4:23
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MISS | Joshua Shene 19-yard field goal | MISS 31-13 |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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12:40
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MISS | Dexter McCluster 36-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 7-0 |
1 |
8:08
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MISS | Joshua Shene 43-yard field goal | MISS 10-0 |
1 |
4:31
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MISS | Shay Hodge 10-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 17-0 |
1 |
0:36
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MISS | Mike Wallace 17-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 24-0 |
2 |
0:42
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MISS | Mike Wallace 72-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 31-0 |
3 |
7:09
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MISS | Bradley Sowell 1-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 38-0 |
4 |
12:18
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MISS | Brandon Bolden 24-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 45-0 |
The 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2008 college football season. The team's head coach was Houston Nutt, who served his first season in the position and replaced Ed Orgeron, who was fired after accumulating a 10–25 record at Ole Miss from 2005 to 2007. The Rebels played their seven home games in 2008 at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
With an 8–4 regular-season record and a 5–3 mark in the SEC, head coach Houston Nutt revived a Rebel squad that was coming off four straight losing seasons and a 3–8 campaign with no conference wins in 2007. It marked the team's best improvement from one season to the next since former coach Johnny Vaught's debut in 1947. Projected to place fifth in the SEC Western Division in the pre-season, the Rebels finished second in the division, knocked off the previous two national champions on the road, #4 Florida and #18 LSU, and ended the regular season on a five-game win streak.
On December 8, the Associated Press announced that Rebels offensive tackle Michael Oher, defensive tackle Peria Jerry and kicker Joshua Sheene were selected for the first team of the Associated Press All-Southeastern team. Oher was a unanimous pick. Receiver Dexter McCluster was a second-team pick. On December 9, the Southeastern Conference announced that Oher and Jerry were named to the first team of the All-SEC team selected by the 12 league coaches. On December 10, the Southeastern Conference announced that Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt was named the Southeastern Conference coach of the year, sharing the award with Alabama's Nick Saban and Vanderbilt's Bobby Johnson. Michael Oher was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the league’s top blocker. The 2008 College Football All-America Team included Michael Oher and Peria Jerry.