2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying of fourth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

2006 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Werner (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#   7 1     13 1  
No. 25 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     8 5  
No. 23 Georgia   4 4     9 4  
South Carolina   3 5     8 5  
Vanderbilt   1 7     4 8  
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 Auburn   6 2     11 2  
No. 3 LSU  %   6 2     11 2  
Alabama   2 6     6 7  
Ole Miss   2 6     4 8  
Mississippi State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6).
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmMemphis*ESPNW 28–2555,549
September 911:30 amat Missouri*FSNL 7–3451,112
September 165:00 pmat KentuckyPPVL 14–3160,338
September 235:00 pmWake Forest*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 3–2752,079
September 308:00 pmNo. 10 Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPN2L 9–1457,184
October 71:00 pmVanderbilt 
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–1051,211
October 142:30 pmat AlabamaCBSL 23–26 OT92,138
October 2111:30 amat No. 15 ArkansasLFSL 3–3873,445
October 2811:30 amNo. 7 Auburn
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
LFSL 17–2355,211
November 41:00 pmNorthwestern State*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 27–747,712
November 187:00 pmat No. 9 LSUPPVL 20–23 OT92,449
November 251:00 pmMississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 20–1757,658
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 7 7 0 11 25
Ole Miss 0 14 7 7 28

Missouri

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 0 7 0 0 7
Missouri 10 7 10 7 34

Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 7 7 0 0 14
Kentucky 7 14 0 10 31

Wake Forest

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wake Forest 7 3 17 0 27
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3

Georgia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 0 7 7 14
Ole Miss 0 3 0 6 9

Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 10
Ole Miss 14 0 3 0 17

Alabama

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Ole Miss 7 6 0 73 23
Alabama 7 3 3 76 26

Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3
Arkansas 14 7 7 10 38

Auburn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 7 0 10 6 23
Ole Miss 7 0 3 7 17

Northwestern State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern State 7 0 0 0 7
Ole Miss 7 10 10 0 27
1 2 3 4OT Total
Ole Miss 0 14 6 00 20
LSU 0 7 0 133 23

Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 0 10 0 7 17
Ole Miss 7 3 3 7 20


Roster

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2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Patrick Willis (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ Ole Miss Athletic Site. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 28, 2011