The Ole Miss Rebels returned to a competitive level with the arrival of Hugh Freeze in 2012.
was on the heels of disaster following the 2011 season, one that saw it finish with a 2-10 record and the firing of head coach Houston Nutt. It was time for a change in Oxford, and change came by the name of Hugh Freeze.
Note: in the record books, all of Ole Miss' wins in this season were later vacated as a part of NCAA sanctions.Despite trailing Central Arkansas at halftime of the season opener, Ole Miss began the year 2-0 for the first time since 2009, gaining wins over the Bears and UTEP . That set up a marquee matchup for the Rebels where they played host to the No. 14 Texas Longhorns, a game that they lost 66-31 in Oxford.
It was then than Ole Miss welcomed Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies to Oxford, and despite holding a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Rebels succumbed to a late rally and dropped the game 30-27 at home. With four games left on the schedule, Ole Miss needed just one win to secure bowl eligibility for the first time since 2009.The Rebels lost in Athens the following week to No. 7 Georgia , and despite holding leads in the next two games, Ole Miss would fall in the final seconds to both Vanderbilt and LSU . Securing bowl eligibility now came down to a meeting with Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, a meeting that the Rebels had not won since 2008.
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