1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1983 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1983 record6–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Florida 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
LSU 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3at Memphis State*
L 17–37
September 10at Tulane*
L 23–27
September 17at No. 12 Alabama
L 0–40
September 24Arkansas*
W 13–10
October 1Southern Miss*
L 7–27[3]
October 8No. 11 Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 11–36
October 15at TCU*
W 20–7
October 22Vanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 21–14
October 29LSU
W 27–24
November 12at Tennessee
W 13–10
November 19vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 24–23
December 10vs. No. 16 Air Force*
L 3–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL John Allen (C)
QB Kent Austin
RB Arthur Humphrey
RB Buford McGee (C)
WR Timmy Moffett Jr
QB Kelly Powell
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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
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
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"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.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "1983 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "USM defense crushes Ole Miss 27–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.
  5. ^ "FRIDAY FLASHBACK: Egg Bowl 1983".


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