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1996 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1996 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by Tommy Tuberville, the Rebels played most of their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, their final "home game" versus Tennessee at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, and their final game ever at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

1996 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$ 8–0  12–1 
No. 9 Tennessee 7–1  10–2 
South Carolina 4–4  6–5 
Kentucky 3–5  4–7 
Georgia 3–5  5–6 
Vanderbilt 0–8  2–9 
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy 6–2  10–3 
No. 12 LSU x 6–2  10–2 
No. 24 Auburn 4–4  8–4 
Mississippi State 3–5  5–6 
Ole Miss 2–6  5–6 
Arkansas 2–6  4–7 
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Rebels served the second of a two-year postseason bowl ban, part of the sanctions handed down by the NCAA in November 1994. Ole Miss was allowed to appear on television after a ban on Ole Miss appearing on television was bestowed by the NCAA in 1995.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.No. 17 (I-AA) Idaho State*
W 38–1428,140[1]
September 77:00 p.m.VMI*
W 31–728,196[2]
September 1411:30 a.m.No. 15 Auburn
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ESPN2L 28–4540,458[3]
September 216:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
W 20–940,820[4]
October 36:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 Tennessee
ESPNL 3–4162,640[5]
October 195:00 p.m.at No. 7 Alabama
ESPN2L 0–3770,123[6]
October 266:00 p.m.Arkansas State*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–2128,176[7]
November 91:00 p.m.at Arkansas
L 7–1342,356[8]
November 162:00 p.m.No. 17 LSU
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 7–3944,436[9]
November 2311:30 a.m.at Georgia
JPSW 31–2776,511[10]
November 3011:30 a.m.Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPN2L 0–1723,678[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ↑ "Head, Mississippi bury Idaho St. 38–14". The Idaho Statesman. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi's early lead lets Rebels coast, 31–7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn, Craig rout Ole Miss". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss adjusts to hold off Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Peyton has fun, Archie sure doesn't, as Vols roll". Philadelphia Daily News. October 4, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama just too much". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Return sparks Rebel victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eubanks' TD sparks Hogs". Tulsa World. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "2nd-half surge lifts LSU over Rebels". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ole Miss rallies, shocks Georgia on its home turf". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Dunn contains Ole Miss, but not his own emotions". The Anniston Star. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1996 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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