2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2016 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record0–7, 5 wins vacated (0–6 SEC, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Luke (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Werner (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread (tempo)
Co-defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJason Jones (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Florida x   6 2     9 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   4 4     9 4  
Georgia   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   4 4     7 6  
South Carolina   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   3 5     6 7  
Missouri*   2 6     4 8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 24 Auburn   5 3     8 5  
No. 13 LSU   5 3     8 4  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Mississippi State   3 5     6 7  
Ole Miss*   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels played their home games at the newly renovated Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Freeze in what would turn out to be his final season with the Rebels.[1] They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Western Division.

On February 11, 2019, Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.[2]

  1. ^ "Hugh Freeze resigns at Ole Miss: 'Concerning pattern' in phone records - Sports Illustrated". www.si.com.
  2. ^ Parham, Chase (February 11, 2019). "Ole Miss vacates more than 30 wins over a span of six seasons". Rivals. Retrieved February 11, 2019.