2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

2007 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Werner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 60,580)
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 2 Georgia x%  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 13 Florida  5 –3   9 –4  
South Carolina  3 –5   6 –6  
Kentucky  3 –5   8 –5  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#  6 –2   12 –2  
No. 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

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.at Memphis*
CSSW 23–2145,457
September 85:00 p.m.Missouri*
L 25–3850,897
September 156:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
PPVL 17–3134,180
September 2211:30 a.m.No. 3 Florida
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
LFSL 24–3055,032
September 296:00 p.m.at No. 15 Georgia
L 17–4592,746
October 61:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 24–045,138
October 1311:00 a.m.Alabama
  • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
LFSL 24–2759,791
October 201:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 8–4452,671
October 275:00 p.m.at No. 23 Auburn
PPVL 3–1787,451
November 31:00 p.m.Northwestern State*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–3123,283
November 172:30 p.m.No. 1 LSU
CBSL 24–4161,118
November 2311:30 a.m.at Mississippi State
LFSL 14–1751,727
  • *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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