1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1987 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Canty (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Case (1st season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 and TV ban after 1986.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmat Memphis State*
L 10–1664,187[4]
September 126:00 pmNo. 13 Arkansas*
L 10–3157,900[5]
September 191:00 pmArkansas State*
W 47–1024,000[6]
September 267:00 pmat Tulane*
L 24–3140,302[7]
October 31:00 pmNo. 20 Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 14–3132,000[8]
October 107:00 pmat Kentucky
L 6–3557,832[9]
October 171:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 24–1418,700[10]
October 241:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 42–1431,000[11]
October 316:00 pmNo. 5 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 13–4256,500[12]
November 142:00 pmNo. 18 Tennessee
L 13–5594,237[13]
November 211:00 pmvs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 20–3043,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Rich Adamcik
WR 6 J.R. Ambrose Sr
WR David Caldwell
RB Chuck Cleveland
QB John Darnell
RB Willie Goodloe
WR 1 Willie Green So
WR Reid Hines
WR Jeffrey Holder
TE Robert Holladay
OL Danny Hoskins
OL Todd Irvin
OL Derek King
OL James King
TE Greg Lee
WR Bobby Martin
RB Gerald McAllister
RB Ronnie McKinney
OL Dawson Pruett
OL Jay Schimmel
TE Shawn Sowder
RB Shawn Sykes
RB Ed Thigpen
RB Jim Earl Thomas
QB 14 Mark Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 89 Tony Bennett So
DL Lester Brinkley
LB Shawn Cobb
LB Bubba Dickey
LB 66 Jeff Herrod Sr
DL Lopaz Jones
DB Derrick Lindsay
DB Chris Mitchell
DB Stevon Moore
DB Howard Moss
DB Don Price
DB Todd Sandroni
DL Arthur Scott
DL Darryl Smith
LB Robert Smith
DE 80 Wesley Walls Jr
DL Dan Wigley
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Charles Childers
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1987 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "1987 Final Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss Is Banned From Bowl Games, TV for One Year for Illegal Recruiting". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 6, 1986. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Memphis State scores shocker over Ole Miss, 16–10". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas whips Mississippi, 31–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rebels knock Arkansas State". The Sun Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Green Wave rolls over Rebs". Sun Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia sub torpedoes Ole Miss". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Higgs, Reese help vengeful Kentucky bury Ole Miss 35–6". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mitchell's return impressive, but Cajuns still fall". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebs overwhelm Vanderbilt 42–14". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU rips Ole Miss 42–13". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee routs Mississippi 55–13". The Palm Beach Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Freshman QB powers Bulldogs past Rebels". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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