2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2016 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2016 record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Werner (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Tempo
Co-defensive coordinator	Dave Wommack (5th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jason Jones (4th year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 64,038)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Florida xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee		4	–	4					9	–	4
Georgia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 24 Auburn		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 13 LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					7	–	6
Mississippi State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of March 28, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Ole Miss vs. Florida State
(Camping World Kickoff)

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Rebels 7 21 0 6 34 • #4 Seminoles 3 10 23 9 45 Date: September 5th Location: Orlando, Florida Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 63,042 TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (color) Samantha Ponder (sideline) Favorite: Florida State by 4.5

Wofford @ Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Terriers 0 3 0 10 13 • #19 Rebels 10 14 7 7 38 Date: September 10th Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 64,232 TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color) Cole Cubelic (sideline) Favorite: Ole Miss by 43

Alabama @ Ole Miss
(Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Crimson Tide 3 14 17 14 48 #19 Rebels 7 17 3 16 43 Date: September 17th Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 2:30 pm CST Game attendance: 66,176 TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Allie LaForce (sideline) Favorite: Alabama by 10

Georgia @ Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total #12 Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 • #23 Rebels 17 14 14 0 45 Date: September 24th Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game attendance: 65,843 Sources: Ole Miss by 7

Memphis @ Ole Miss
(Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 7 14 7 28 • #16 Rebels 14 10 10 14 48 Date: October 1st Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 65,889 Favorite: Ole Miss by 15.5

Ole Miss @ Arkansas
(Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total #12 Rebels 6 14 0 10 30 • #22 Razorbacks 14 6 7 7 34 Date: October 15th Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Game attendance: 73,786 Favorite: Ole Miss by 10

Ole Miss @ LSU
(Magnolia Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total #23 Rebels 10 11 0 0 21 • #25 Tigers 7 14 10 7 38 Date: October 22nd Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game attendance: 101,720 Favorite: LSU by 8.5

Auburn @ Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total • #15 Tigers 10 10 7 13 40 Rebels 13 9 7 0 29 Date: October 29th Location: Oxford, Mississippi Game attendance: 65,927 Favorite: Auburn by 4.5

The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels played their home games at the newly renovated Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Freeze. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Western Division.

Ole Miss's 2015 season began with easy victories over FCS foe UT-Martin and the Mountain West's Fresno State, and continued their momentum by defeating then-no.2 Alabama on the road, which would become the signature victory of the Rebels' 2015 campaign. Ole Miss then rose to no.3 in the AP Poll, and although they were heavy favorites in their next matchup against Vanderbilt, they struggled mightily, but ultimately emerged victorious. They Rebels maintained their no.3 ranking before getting blown out by Florida on the road and fell to no.14 before bouncing back against New Mexico State. The Rebels entered their next game with a #13 ranking against rival Memphis, in what was one of the most anticipated in the history of Memphis football. Ole Miss, despite being double digit favorites, lost by 13 points, causing them to fall 11 spots in the rankings to no.24. The Rebels followed with two wins against SEC West opponents Texas A&M and Auburn and climbed to no.18 in the rankings and controlled their own destiny the SEC West, but a heartbreaking loss to Arkansas the following week caused them to fall to second place in the SEC West and to fall out of the rankings for the first time since the 2013 season. However, Ole Miss finished the regular season with double digit wins over ranked SEC Rivals LSU and Mississippi State and rose to no.12 in the College Football Playoff poll, which earned them a Sugar Bowl berth for the first time since 1970, where they defeated no.16 Oklahoma State and ultimately finished ranked no.10 in the AP Poll, their first top-ten finish since 1969.

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