1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team won eight games, lost three, and had one tie.[1] It concluded the season with a 20–17 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1986 Independence Bowl.[2] During the season, Ole Miss was charged with recruiting violations and placed on a two-year probation, which was to take away 10 scholarships and bar the team from a bowl game in 1987.[3]

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (4th season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 6 Auburn 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 4 –2 –010 –3 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –08 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Florida 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Young with 1,154 passing yards, running back Willie Goodloe with 526 rushing yards, wide receiver J.R. Ambrose with 578 receiving yards, and placekicker Bryan Owen with 52 points scored.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmMemphis State*
W 28–643,600
September 136:00 pmat No. 18 Arkansas*
L 0–2155,200
September 201:00 pmArkansas State*
T 10–1026,500[5]
September 271:00 pmTulane*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
TBSW 35–1025,000[6]
October 411:35 amat Georgia
TBSL 10–1480,227
October 111:00 pmKentucky
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 33–1328,000
October 181:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 21–2033,500
October 251:00 pmat Vanderbilt
W 28–1234,427
November 12:30 pmat No. 12 LSU
ABCW 21–1977,758
November 1511:35 amTennesseeNo. 20
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
TBSL 10–2235,000[7]
November 2211:35 amvs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
TBSW 24–344,500
December 207:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*
MizLou/USAW 20–1746,369
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Rich Adamcik
RB J.R. Ambrose
RB Johnny Boatman
RB Chuck Cleveland
RB Tony Dentley
OL Rob Goff
RB Willie Goodloe
WR Willie Green
RB Reid Hines
OL Danny Hoskins
OL Todd Irvin
OL Derek King
OL James King
TE Greg Lee
WR Bobby Martin
RB Joe Mickles
WR Ricky Myers
QB Chris Osgood
WR, K Bryan Owen
TE Mario Perry
OL Jeff Rhodes
OL Jay Schimmel
OL Steve Sutton
RB Shawn Sykes
QB Mark Young
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Jeff Bacon
LB Bubba Dickey
DL Mike Fitzsimmons
DL Lance Hathcock
LB Jeff Herrod
DB Derrick Lindsay
DL Rodney Lowe
DB Stevon Moore
DL Ben Morris
DB Howard Moss
S Jeff Noblin
DB Don Price
DL Arthur Scott
DL Darryl Smith
LB Robert Smith
DL Wesley Walls
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Bill Smith
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Tulane

    Ole Miss retired Archie Manning's jersey

    LSU
    See also: 1986 LSU Tigers football team and LSU–Ole Miss football rivalry
    Ole Miss Rebels at #12 LSU Tigers
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ole Miss 7 14 0021
    LSU 6 3 7319

    at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    • Date: November 1, 1986
    • Game attendance: 77,758
    • Gainesville Sun, 1986 Nov 02.
    Game information

    Ole Miss' first win in Baton Rouge since 1968.

    References
    1. "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
    2. "Mississippi Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 1986. p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. Nissenson, Herschel (December 20, 1986). "Texas Tech's coach makes debut in Independence Bowl". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
    5. "Indians fashion 10–10 knot with mistake-prone Rebels". The Sun Herald. September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. "Ole Miss wakes up for win". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. "Tennessee knocks out the Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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