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 their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

1996 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
1996 record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coachTommy Tuberville (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (2nd season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 42,577)
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 62,380)
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 the NCAA banned the Rebels from the tube in 1995.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Idaho State*W 38–1428,140
September 77:00 p.m.VMI*W 31–728,196
September 1411:30 a.m.No. 15 Auburn
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ESPN2L 28–4540,458
September 216:00 p.m.at VanderbiltW 20–940,820
October 36:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 TennesseeESPNL 3–4162,640
October 195:00 p.m.at No. 7 AlabamaESPN2L 0–3770,123
October 266:00 p.m.Arkansas State*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–2128,176
November 91:00 p.m.at Arkansas
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 7–1342,356
November 162:00 p.m.No. 17 LSU
L 7–3944,436
November 2311:30 a.m.at Georgia
JPSW 31–2776,511
November 3011:30 a.m.Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPN2L 0–1723,678
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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