2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2007 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2007 record 39 (08 SEC)
Head coach Ed Orgeron (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Dan Werner (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator John Thompson (1st year)
Home stadium Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 60,580)
2007 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#12 Tennessee xy   6 2         10 4  
#2 Georgia x%   6 2         11 2  
#13 Florida   5 3         9 4  
South Carolina   3 5         6 6  
Kentucky   3 5         8 5  
Vanderbilt   2 6         5 7  
Western Division
#1 LSU x$#   6 2         12 2  
#15 Auburn   5 3         9 4  
Arkansas   4 4         8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4         8 5  
Alabama   4 4         7 6  
Ole Miss   0 8         3 9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1-4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was Ed Orgeron's third and final season as head coach of the football team.

Previous Season

In 2006, Ole Miss finished with a 4–8 record and finished second to last in the SEC West. Ole Miss's only conference wins came against Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, and they suffered blowout losses against the likes of Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Wake Forest. The rebels did not qualify for a bowl game, but they hoped to improve in 2007.

Schedule

Ole Miss opened the season against non-conference and longtime rival Memphis and played their home opener against Big 12 opponent Missouri. Ole Miss travelled to Vanderbilt, Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi State. The Rebels hosted SEC opponents Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and LSU. The Rebels also played host to Northwestern State and hosted Louisiana Tech for their homecoming game.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 2:30 p.m. at Memphis* Liberty BowlMemphis, TN CSS W 23–21   45,457
September 8 5:00 p.m. Missouri* Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS L 25–38   50,897
September 15 6:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (Rivalry) PPV L 17–31   34,180
September 22 11:30 a.m. No. 3 Florida Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS LFS L 24–30   55,032
September 29 6:00 p.m. at No. 15 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA LFS L 17–45   92,746
October 6 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech*dagger Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 24–0   45,138
October 13 11:00 a.m. Alabama Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) LFS L 24–27   59,791
October 20 1:00 p.m. Arkansas Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 8–44   52,671
October 27 5:00 p.m. at No. 23 Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL PPV L 3–17   87,451
November 3 1:00 p.m. Northwestern State* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 38–31   23,283
November 17 2:30 p.m. No. 1 LSU Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) CBS L 24–41   61,118
November 23 11:30 a.m. at Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (Egg Bowl) LFS L 14–17   51,727
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. "2015 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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  1. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ole/graphics/oldstats/2007-football-stats.pdf
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