MS SC516

Commends the University of Mississippi "Ole Miss Rebels" football team and Coach Hugh Freeze for defeating Pitt 38-17 in the BBVA Compass Bowl on January 5, 2013, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Notes Ole Miss finished the regular season 7-6 after defeating Mississippi State for the Egg Bowl Trophy and won 9 of its last 10 bowl games, moving their all-time bowl record to 22-12.

Highlights quarterback Bo Wallace's performance as BBVA Compass Bowl MVP with 22-32 passing for 151 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, and his 22 touchdown passes for the season (4th on Ole Miss single-season list, surpassing Eli Manning's 2002 total of 21).

Records that Ole Miss set a BBVA Compass Bowl record with 38 points scored and 24 first-half points, while the defense allowed only 4 yards in the third quarter.

Directs that this resolution be presented to the football team and Coach Freeze and forwarded to University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.