2013 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2013 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Hugh Freeze, who was in his second season with Ole Miss. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2013 Ole Miss Rebels football
Music City Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record7–5, 1 win vacated (2–5 SEC, 1 win vacated)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Luke (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Werner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJason Jones (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 South Carolina   6 2     11 2  
Georgia   5 3     8 5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt   4 4     9 4  
Florida   3 5     4 8  
Tennessee   2 6     5 7  
Kentucky   0 8     2 10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 7 Alabama x%   7 1     11 2  
No. 14 LSU *   5 3     10 3  
No. 18 Texas A&M   4 4     9 4  
Mississippi State   3 5     7 6  
Ole Miss *   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   0 8     3 9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Ole Miss Alma mater (Year)
Hugh Freeze Head Coach 2nd Southern Miss (1992)
Matt Luke Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 2nd Ole Miss (2000)
Dan Werner Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd Western Michigan (1983)
Jason Jones Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks 1st Alabama (2001)
Dave Wommack Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 2nd Missouri Southern State (1978)
Tom Allen Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers 2nd Maranatha Baptist (1992)
Chris Kiffin Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator For Defense 2nd Colorado State (2005)
Maurice Harris Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator For Offense 2nd Arkansas State (1998)
Grant Heard Wide Receivers 2nd Ole Miss (2001)
Derrick Nix Running Backs 6th Southern Miss (2002)
Paul Jackson Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 2nd Montclair State (2006)

Schedule

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Ole Miss travelled to SEC opponents Vanderbilt, Auburn, Alabama, and ended the season on the road against Mississippi State. The Rebels played host to Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU and Missouri. Ole Miss also travelled to Power 5 foe Texas.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:15 p.m.at VanderbiltESPNW 39–35 (vacated)40,350
September 76:00 p.m.SE Missouri State*CSS, PPVW 31–1360,815
September 147:00 p.m.at Texas*No. 25LHN*W 44–23101,474
September 285:30 p.m.at No. 1 AlabamaNo. 21ESPNL 0–25101,821
October 56:00 p.m.at AuburnNo. 24ESPNUL 22–3086,504
October 127:30 p.m.No. 9 Texas A&M
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPNL 38–4160,950
October 196:00 p.m.No. 6 LSU
ESPN2W 27–2461,160
October 266:30 p.m.Idaho* 
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
CSSW 59–1457,870
November 911:21 a.m.Arkansas
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
SECTVW 34–2460,856
November 1611:00 a.m.Troy*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPNUW 51–2152,931
November 236:45 p.m.No. 8 MissouriNo. 24
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
ESPNL 10–2461,168
November 286:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateESPNL 10–17 OT55,113
December 302:15 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*
ESPNW 25–1752,125
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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*- The game was produced by Longhorn Network. The following stations broadcast the game live throughout the Ole Miss broadcasting region.[2]

  • WREG (Memphis)
  • WFGX (Mobile/Pensacola)
  • WJTV (Jackson)
  • WCBI (Columbus-Tupelo)
  • WXXV (Biloxi-Gulfport)
  • WHLT (Hattiesburg-Laurel)
  • WMDN (Meridian)
  • WABG (Greenwood-Greenville)

Game summaries

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Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 10 0 15 14 39
Commodores 0 21 7 7 35

SE Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 0 13 0 13
Rebels 17 14 0 0 31

Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Rebels 14 3 20 7 44
Longhorns 7 16 0 0 23

Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Rebels 0 0 0 0 0
#1 Crimson Tide 3 6 7 9 25

Auburn

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1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Rebels 3 3 10 6 22
Tigers 13 7 7 3 30

Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Aggies 14 0 7 20 41
Rebels 7 3 7 21 38
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Tigers 0 0 14 10 24
Rebels 3 7 14 3 27

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 7 0 14
Rebels 17 7 21 14 59

Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 3 7 7 7 24
Rebels 10 10 14 0 34

Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 0 0 14 21
Rebels 20 7 17 7 51

Missouri

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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Tigers 7 10 0 7 24
#24 Rebels 0 3 7 0 10

Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Rebels 0 7 3 00 10
Bulldogs 0 7 0 37 17

Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 0 0 10 17
Rebels 7 6 10 2 25

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV25212124RVRVRVRVRV24RVRV
CoachesRVRV252221RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
BCSNot released24Not released

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "TV Info Set for Ole Miss Game Against SEMO, Texas". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2013.