1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SEC.

1988 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRed Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Henry (1st season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 LSU + 6 1 08 4 0
No. 8 Auburn + 6 1 010 2 0
No. 15 Georgia 5 2 09 3 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 3 09 3 0
Florida 4 3 07 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 5 05 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 03 8 0
Mississippi State 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmMemphis State*W 24–632,036
September 106:00 pmNo. 18 Florida
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 15–2742,016
September 176:00 pmat Arkansas*L 13–2155,360
October 12:00 pmat No. 15 GeorgiaL 12–3682,077
October 811:35 amat No. 12 AlabamaTBSW 22–1270,123[1]
October 151:00 pmArkansas State*W 25–2224,476[2]
October 221:00 pmat VanderbiltW 36–2841,276
October 2911:35 amat No. 13 LSUTBSL 20–3179,114
November 51:00 pmTulane*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 9–1427,531[3]
November 121:00 pmTennessee
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 12–2027,886
November 261:00 pmvs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 33–636,417
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Wesley Walls
QB 14 Mark Young
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "22–12, Rebs take historic win over Bama". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Ole Miss rallies nip Arkansas St". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Tulane rains on Reb bowl hopes, 14–9". Enterprise-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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