1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team
American college football season
1987 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–5 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Canty (2nd as OC, 10th overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ron Case (1st as DC, 5th overall season) |
Home stadium | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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No. 7 Auburn $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels won 3 games and lost 8.[1] Star players included Mark Young and Willie Green. The team beat Arkansas State, Southwestern Louisiana, and Vanderbilt.[2] The team was hit with a bowl ban after 1986.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 pm | at Memphis State* | L 10–16 | 64,187 | [4] | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 Arkansas* | L 10–31 | 57,900 | [5] | |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | Arkansas State* | W 47–10 | 24,000 | [6] | |
September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | L 24–31 | 40,302 | [7] | |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 20 Georgia |
| L 14–31 | 32,000 | [8] |
October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Kentucky | L 6–35 | 57,832 | [9] | |
October 17 | 1:00 pm | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 24–14 | 18,700 | [10] |
October 24 | 1:00 pm | Vanderbilt |
| W 42–14 | 31,000 | [11] |
October 31 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 LSU |
| L 13–42 | 56,500 | [12] |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 Tennessee | L 13–55 | 94,237 | [13] | |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | vs. Mississippi State |
| L 20–30 | 43,500 | [14] |
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Roster
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Offense
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References
- ^ "1987 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1987 Final Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Ole Miss Is Banned From Bowl Games, TV for One Year for Illegal Recruiting". Associated Press. December 6, 1986 – via LA Times.
- ^ "Memphis State scores shocker over Ole Miss, 16–10". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas whips Mississippi, 31–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels knock Arkansas State". The Sun Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green Wave rolls over Rebs". Sun Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia sub torpedoes Ole Miss". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Higgs, Reese help vengeful Kentucky bury Ole Miss 35–6". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mitchell's return impressive, but Cajuns still fall". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs overwhelm Vanderbilt 42–14". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rips Ole Miss 42–13". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee routs Mississippi 55–13". The Palm Beach Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman QB powers Bulldogs past Rebels". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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