2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2011 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2011 record	2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	David Lee (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (4th year)
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)
Seasons « 2010 2012 »

2011 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x		7	–	1					10	–	4
#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
#2 LSU x†		8	–	0					13	–	1
#1 Alabama ‡		7	–	1					12	–	1
#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 representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 9, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the college football season of 2011–2012. 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, head coach Houston 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

Name	Position	Seasons at Ole Miss	Alma Mater
Houston Nutt	Head coach	4	Oklahoma State (1981)
Gunter Brewer	Associate head coach, Wide Receivers	1	Wake Forest (1987)
Keith Burns	Secondary	1	Arkansas (1982)
David Lee	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks	1	Vanderbilt (1975)
Mike Markuson	Offensive Line, Running Game Coordinator	4	Hamline (1983)
Derrick Nix	Running Backs	4	Southern Miss (2002)
Tyrone Nix	Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers	4	Southern Miss (1995)
Terry Price	Defensive Line	3	Texas A&M (1992)
James Shibest	Special Teams, Tight Ends	4	Arkansas (1988)
Chris Vaughn	Cornerbacks, Recruiting Coordinator	4	Murray State (1998)
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Recruiting class

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

Ole Miss signed the No. 18 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 24 recruiting class according to Scout.

2011 Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Justin Bell OG Jackson, Mississippi Callaway Senior High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 325 lb (147 kg) – Aug 27, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Nickolas Brassell WR Batesville, Mississippi South Panola High School 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) 4.40 Feb 02, 2011  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 80 Chelarvez Brown RB Winona, Mississippi Winona Secondary School 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 191 lb (87 kg) 4.50 Jun 12, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Serderius Bryant OLB Sanford, Florida Seminole High School 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.56 Jul 04, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Aaron Garbutt S Fullerton, California Fullerton College 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.50 Dec 24, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Senquez Golson CB Pascagoula, Mississippi Pascagoula High School 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.40 Jul 21, 2010  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76 Uriah Grant DT Fullerton, California Fullerton College 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 285 lb (129 kg) 5.00 Jan 23, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Mitch Hall OT Russellville, Arkansas Russellville High School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 320 lb (150 kg) 5.30 May 18, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78 Woodrow Hamilton DT Raleigh, Mississippi Raleigh High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 272 lb (123 kg) – Jul 21, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76 Ethan Hutson OG Destrehan, Louisiana Destrehan High School 6 ft 4.5 in (194.3 cm) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.40 Jun 25, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78 C.J. Johnson MLB Philadelphia, Mississippi Philadelphia High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.60 Jan 25, 2011  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 80 Keith Lewis OLB Tampa, Florida Freedom High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.55 Dec 22, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78 Marcus Mayers OLB Taylorsville, Mississippi Taylorsville High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 227 lb (103 kg) – Jul 23, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78 Maikhail Miller QB Fulton, Mississippi Itawamba Agricultural High School 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) – Jul 19, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Donte Moncrief WR Raleigh, Mississippi Raleigh High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 212 lb (96 kg) 4.45 Jul 09, 2010  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 78 Collins Moore WR Madison, Alabama Bob Jones High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.50 Aug 08, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Philander Moore WR Brenham, Texas Blinn College 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.40 Jan 07, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Aaron Morris OG Jackson, Mississippi Callaway Senior High School 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 316 lb (143 kg) 5.40 Aug 24, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 78 Jamal Mosley TE Senatobia, Mississippi Northwest Mississippi Community College 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 255 lb (116 kg) – Aug 24, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Ivan Nicholas S New York, New York ASA The College For Excellence 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.50 Dec 05, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Gilbert Pena DT New York, New York ASA The College For Excellence 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 315 lb (143 kg) – Dec 15, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Wesley Pendleton CB Wesson, Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln Community College 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.40 Dec 05, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Cody Prewitt S Bay Springs, Mississippi Sylva Bay Academy 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) – Jun 08, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 77 Tobias Singleton WR Madison, Mississippi Madison Central High School 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.38 Jan 08, 2011  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 80 Zack Stoudt QB Council Bluffs, Iowa Iowa Western Community College 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 234 lb (106 kg) 4.80 Dec 13, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: – Kameron Wood DE Birmingham, Alabama John Carroll Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.60 Aug 13, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 T.J. Worthy WR Gadsden, Alabama Gadsden City High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.60 Aug 13, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74 Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24   Rivals: 18  ESPN: 25 ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Mississippi". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=8&yr=2011. Retrieved 2/12/2011. "2011 Player Signees- Mississippi". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/145/class/2011. Retrieved 2/12/2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2011. Retrieved 2/12/2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2011. Retrieved 2/12/2011.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	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	#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	#2 Alabama		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 7–52	61,792
October 22	11:21 am	#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	ESPN	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		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	CSS	L 7–27	44,123
November 19	6:00 pm	#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
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Game notes

Fresno State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Ole Miss 13 7 7 11 38 Fresno State 14 0 14 0 28 Date: October 1 Location: Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA Game start: 9:15 p.m. EST Scoring summary 1 8:08 FRES Rashad Evans 2 yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) FRES 7-0 1 6:52 MISS Brandon Bolden 21 yard run (Byron Rose kick) Tied 7-7 1 2:08 MISS Melvin Harris 22 yard pass from Randall Mackey (kick blocked) MISS 13-7 1 0:14 FRES Jalen Saunders 26 yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) FRES 14-13 2 9:50 MISS Brandon Bolden 12 yard run (Byron Rose kick) MISS 20-14 3 13:01 FRES Robbie Rouse 7 yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) FRES 21-20 3 11:15 MISS Jeff Scott 69 yard run (Byron Rose kick) MISS 27-21 3 6:15 FRES Derek Carr 1 yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) FRES 28-27 4 8:49 MISS Jeff Scott 12 yard run (Randall Mackey to Donte Moncrief pass) MISS 35-28 4 3:42 MISS Byron Rose 24 yard field goal MISS 38-28