2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Ed Orgeron in his third and final season as head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out six teams in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

2007 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Werner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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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 VanderbiltPPVL 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 GeorgiaL 17–4592,746
October 61:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech* 
  • 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 AuburnPPVL 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
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
CBSL 24–4161,118
November 2311:30 a.m.at Mississippi StateLFSL 14–1751,727
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2007 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.