2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2006
| team = Ole Miss Rebels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| division = Western Division
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Ed Orgeron
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Dan Werner
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain = Andrew Wicker
| captain2 = Patrick Willis
| stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
}}
{{2006 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 2006 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying of fourth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN
| score = 28–25
| attend = 55,549
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| tv = FSN
| score = 7–34
| attend = 51,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| tv = PPV
| score = 14–31
| attend = 60,338
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 3–27
| attend = 52,079
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 9–14
| attend = 57,184
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 17–10
| attend = 51,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| tv = CBS
| score = 23–26
| overtime = OT
| attend = 92,138
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = LFS
| score = 3–38
| attend = 73,445
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = LFS
| score = 17–23
| attend = 55,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 27–7
| attend = 47,712
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = PPV
| score = 20–23
| overtime = OT
| attend = 92,449
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = Egg Bowl
| tv =
| score = 20–17
| attend = 57,658
}}
Game summaries
=Memphis=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Memphis
|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=11
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7 }}
{{Clear}}
=Missouri=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ole Miss
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Missouri
|H1=10 |H2=7 |H3=10 |H4=7 }}
{{Clear}}
=Kentucky=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ole Miss
|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Kentucky
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=10 }}
{{Clear}}
=Wake Forest=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wake Forest
|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=17 |R4=0
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0 }}
{{Clear}}
=Georgia=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Georgia
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=6 }}
{{Clear}}
=Vanderbilt=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Vanderbilt
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=14 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=0 }}
{{Clear}}
=Alabama=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ole Miss
|R1=7 |R2=6 |R3=0 |R4=7 |R5=3
|Home=Alabama
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=7 |H5=6 }}
{{Clear}}
=Arkansas=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ole Miss
|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Arkansas
|H1=14 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=10 }}
{{Clear}}
=Auburn=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Auburn
|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=10 |R4=6
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=7 }}
{{Clear}}
=Northwestern State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Northwestern State
|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=10 |H4=0 }}
{{Clear}}
=LSU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ole Miss
|R1=0 |R2= 14|R3=6 |R4=0 |R5=0
|Home=LSU
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=13 |H5=3 }}
{{Clear}}
=Mississippi State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mississippi State
|R1=0 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=7
|Home=Ole Miss
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=7 }}
{{Clear}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header|year=2006|team=Ole Miss Rebels|teamcolors=y
|offensive_players=
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Patrick|last=Willis|pos=LB|note=C|link=y}}
|special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Tony Hughes – Defensive backs
- Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line
}}