2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2011 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2011 record 2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach Houston Nutt (4th season)
Offensive coordinator David Lee (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Brandon Bolden
Wayne Dorsey
Derrick Herman
Kentrell Lockett
Bradley Sowell
Marcus Temple
Home stadium Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 60,580)
2011 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 9 South Carolina  6 –2     11 –2  
Florida  3 –5     7 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6     6 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6     5 –7  
Tennessee  1 –7     5 –7  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$  8 –0     13 –1  
No. 1 Alabama %#  7 –1     12 –1  
No. 5 Arkansas  6 –2     11 –2  
Auburn  4 –4     8 –5  
Mississippi State  2 –6     7 –6  
Ole Miss  0 –8     2 –10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Houston Nutt, who was in his fourth season. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Western Division. On November 7, Nutt resigned as head coach effective at the end of the season. Nutt finished at Ole Miss with a four-year record of 24–26.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Ole Miss		Alma Mater
Houston NuttHead coach4Oklahoma State (1981)
Gunter BrewerAssociate head coach, Wide Receivers1Wake Forest (1987)
Keith BurnsSecondary1Arkansas (1982)
David LeeOffensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks1Vanderbilt (1975)
Mike MarkusonOffensive Line, Running Game Coordinator4Hamline (1983)
Derrick NixRunning Backs4Southern Miss (2002)
Tyrone NixDefensive Coordinator, Linebackers4Southern Miss (1995)
Terry PriceDefensive Line3Texas A&M (1992)
James ShibestSpecial Teams, Tight Ends4Arkansas (1988)
Chris VaughnCornerbacks, Recruiting Coordinator4Murray State (1998)
Reference:[1]

Recruiting class

Ole Miss signed the No. 18 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 24 recruiting class according to Scout.[2][3]

Schedule

Ole Miss travelled to SEC opponents Vanderbilt, Auburn, Kentucky and Mississippi State and played host to Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and LSU. They also travelled to Fresno State and hosted BYU, FCS foe Southern Illinois and had their homecoming game against Louisiana Tech.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:45 pm BYU* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN L 13–14   55,124
September 10 5:00 pm No. 17 (FCS) Southern Illinois* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS PPV W 42–24   58,504
September 17 11:21 am at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) SECN L 7–30   34,579
September 24 11:21 am Georgia Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 13–27   58,042
October 1 8:15 pm at Fresno State* Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPN2 W 38–28   32,063
October 15 5:00 pm No. 2 Alabama Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 7–52   61,792
October 22 11:21 am No. 10 Arkansas Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) SECN L 24–29   57,951
October 29 6:00 pm at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPNU L 23–41   85,347
November 5 2:30 pm at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 13–30   56,882
November 12 6:30 pm Louisiana Tech*dagger Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS CSS L 7–27   44,123
November 19 6:00 pm No. 1 LSU Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) ESPN L 3–52   59,877
November 26 6:00 pm at Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl) ESPNU L 3–31   55,270[4]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Fresno State

1 234Total
• Ole Miss 13 7711 38
Fresno State 14 0140 28

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References

  1. ↑ "Football – 2011 Coaches & Staff". Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2011 College Football Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. November 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011 Football Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  6. ↑
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