1996 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 5–6 2–6 Tommy Tuberville 2nd Noel Mazzone 2nd Pro-style Art Kaufman 2nd 4–3 Vaught–Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium The 1996 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by Tommy Tuberville, the Rebels played most of their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi as well their final "home game" versus Tennessee at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis and their final game ever at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. The 1996 Rebels served the second of a two-year postseason bowl ban, part of the sanctions handed down by the NCAA in November 1994. Ole Miss was allowed to appear on television after a ban on Ole Miss appearing on television was bestowed by the NCAA in 1995. Schedule 1996 AP Central August 31 7:00 p.m. w y Idaho State 17 (I-AA) Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 38–14 28,140 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-head-mississippi-bu/140644226/ The Idaho Statesman Head, Mississippi bury Idaho St. 38–14 September 1, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 7 7:00 p.m. w y VMI Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 31–7 28,196 Mississippi's early lead lets Rebels coast, 31–7 September 8, 1996 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94398985/mississippis-early-lead-lets-rebels-coa/ February 6, 2022 Newspapers.com September 14 11:30 a.m. l Auburn 15 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry ESPN2 28–45 40,458 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-auburn-craig-rout-ole-mi/140644310/ The Tennessean Auburn, Craig rout Ole Miss September 15, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 6:00 p.m. w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry 20–9 40,820 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-adjusts-t/140644423/ The Commercial Appeal Ole Miss adjusts to hold off Vanderbilt September 22, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 6:30 p.m. l y Tennessee 8 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry ESPN 3–41 62,640 https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-peyton-has-fun/140644610/ Philadelphia Daily News Peyton has fun, Archie sure doesn't, as Vols roll October 4, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 5:00 p.m. l y Alabama 7 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry ESPN2 0–37 70,123 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71629126/alabama-just-too-much/ The Clarion-Ledger Alabama just too much October 20, 1996 February 6, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 6:00 p.m. w y y Arkansas State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 38–21 28,176 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-return-sparks-rebe/140644705/ The Commercial Appeal Return sparks Rebel victory October 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 1:00 p.m. l y Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR rivalry 7–13 42,356 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-eubanks-td-sparks-hogs/140644798/ Tulsa World Eubanks' TD sparks Hogs November 10, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 2:00 p.m. l LSU 17 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 7–39 44,436 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-2nd-half-surge/140644943/ The Montgomery Advertiser 2nd-half surge lifts LSU over Rebels November 17, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 11:30 a.m. w y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 31–27 76,511 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-ole-miss-rallies-sh/140645066/ The Greenville News Ole Miss rallies, shocks Georgia on its home turf November 24, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 11:30 a.m. l Mississippi State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl ESPN2 0–17 23,678 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-dunn-contains-ole-miss/140645204/ The Anniston Star Dunn contains Ole Miss, but not his own emotions December 1, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1996-schedule.html 1996 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 10, 2024 References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football