Ole Miss Finalizes 2012 Football Schedule
OXFORD,
Miss. – Following the SEC’s merger of Texas A&M and Missouri into
the conference slate, Ole Miss has finalized its football schedule for
2012, as announced Wednesday.
Highlighting the
early portion of the season is home encounters with national powers
from the Lone Star State, hosting Texas on Sept. 15 and Texas A&M
on Oct. 6, while traditional SEC rivals head to Oxford later in the
year, including Auburn on Oct. 13, Vanderbilt on Nov. 10 and MSU on
Nov. 24 for the Egg Bowl.
The Hugh Freeze era will
officially begin on Sept. 1 against Central Arkansas. The three-game,
season-opening homestand will continue with UTEP on Sept. 8 followed by
Texas.
The Rebels’ road schedule opens in New
Orleans to renew the historic rivalry with Tulane on Sept. 22. The SEC
travel plans include battles at Alabama Sept. 29, Arkansas Oct. 27,
Georgia Nov. 3 and LSU Nov. 17.
The Rebels will have an open date on Oct. 20.
"We
have a major challenge in front of us but one we are looking forward
to," said Freeze. "In non-conference play, I'm excited for our fans to
have an outstanding program like Texas come to Oxford. Obviously we
compete in the nation's toughest division, so we will need to be at our
best every Saturday."
The slate will feature five
of the six participants in the previous three BCS national title games
and five of the last seven champions. Nine of the Rebels' 11 FBS
opponents, including all eight SEC teams, earned bowl berths this
season, while FCS foe UCA reached the second round of the playoffs.
Renewals
for 2012 season tickets and donations will be available beginning in
February, and season tickets will go on sale to the general public in
March.
OLE MISS 2012 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Sept. 1 Central Arkansas Oxford Sept. 8 UTEP Oxford Sept. 15 Texas Oxford Sept. 22 @ Tulane New Orleans, La. Sept. 29 @ Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 6 Texas A&M* Oxford Oct. 13 Auburn* Oxford Oct. 20 OPEN Oct. 27 @ Arkansas* TBA Nov. 3 @ Georgia* Athens, Ga. Nov. 10 Vanderbilt* Oxford Nov. 17 @ LSU* Baton Rouge, La. Nov. 24 Mississippi State* Oxford
*SEC game
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