1996 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1996 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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 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.

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 the NCAA banned the Rebels from the tube in 1995.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 38–14	28,140	[1]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	VMI*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 31–7	28,196	[2]
September 14	11:30 a.m.	No. 15 Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–45	40,458	[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 20–9	40,820	[4]
October 3	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–41	62,640	[5]
October 19	5:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–37	70,123	[6]
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 38–21	28,176	[7]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		L 7–13	42,356	[8]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 7–39	44,436	[9]
November 23	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 31–27	76,511	[10]
November 30	11:30 a.m.	Mississippi State	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN2	L 0–17	23,678	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

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.