1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first year for head coach Billy Brewer.[1][2]

1983 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (1st season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 6 Florida 4 –2 –09 –2 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
LSU 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Memphis State*
L 17–37
September 10at Tulane*
W 23–27 (Tulane forfeited)33,389[3]
September 17at No. 12 Alabama
L 0–4060,210[4]
September 24Arkansas*
W 13–1055,720[5]
October 1Southern Miss*
L 7–2736,015[6]
October 8No. 11 Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 11–3629,363
October 15at TCU*
W 20–721,176[7]
October 22Vanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 21–14
October 29LSU
W 27–24
November 12at Tennessee
TBSW 13–1095,585[8]
November 19vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 24–23
December 10vs. No. 16 Air Force*
L 3–941,274
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL John Allen (C)
QB Kent Austin
RB Arthur Humphrey
RB Buford McGee (C)
WR Timmy Moffett Jr
QB Kelly Powell
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Johnny Armstrong
LB Jeff Bacon
DE Dwight Bingham
DT Bob Blakemore
LB Patrick Brown
DB Roger Clark
LB Lee Cole
DB Lee Davis
DT Mike Fitzsimmons
DT Marcus Green
DB Joe Hall
LB Thomas Hubbard
LB Fuzzy Huddleson
DE Carl Lewis
LB Ricky Lindstrom
DE Matthew Lovelady
LB Dwayne Nesmith (C)
DE Freddy Joe Nunn
DT Michael Portis
DT Benton Reed
LB Jerry Stewart
DT Andre Townsend (C)
DB Eric Truitt
DB Barry Wilburn
DL Terry Williamson
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Neil Teevan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Mississippi State
    See also: 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and Mississippi–Mississippi State football rivalry
    Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ole Miss 0 7 01724
    Mississippi St 3 14 6023

    at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

    • Date: November 19, 1983
    • Game attendance: 59,758
    • [9]
    Game information

    "The Immaculate Deflection" - Artie Crosby missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left when 40 mile-per-hour winds knocked down the football before it could pass the crossbar.

    Ole Miss received a bid to play in the Independence Bowl.[10]

    References
    1. "1983 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
    2. "Billy Brewer filled with fond memories of his time at Ole Miss". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
    3. "Austin stumbles and Ole Miss falls to Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Error-prone Rebels swelter under Tide". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. "Ole Miss stuns Arkansas for first victory". Hattiesburg American. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. "USM defense crushes Ole Miss 27–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. "TCU errors help Rebels". Abilene Reporter-News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. "Rebels celebrate 13–10 upset of Tennessee". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.
    10. "FRIDAY FLASHBACK: Egg Bowl 1983".


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