1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.; Rankings from AP Poll

1984 Ole Miss Rebels football
1984 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1984 record	4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (2nd season);
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The season closed with a victory over rival Mississippi State.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 8	Memphis State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 22–6
September 15	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	T 14–14
September 22	Louisiana Tech*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 14–8	^[2]
September 29	Tulane*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 19–14	^[3]
October 6	No. 18 Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 13–17
October 13	at No. 15 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 12–18
October 20	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–13	^[4]
October 27	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 20–37
November 3	at No. 15 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 29–32
November 17	Tennessee	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 17–41
November 24	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 24–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		J.R. Ambrose
QB		Kent Austin
OL		Bobby Clark
OL		Eric Denmark
RB		Willie Goodloe
RB		James Harbour
WR		Henry Hill
WR		Jamie Holder
RB		Arthur Humphrey
TE		Steve Joyner
QB		David McKinney
RB		Joe Mickles
WR		Tim Moffett
TE		Mario Perry
OL		Wayne Pierce
RB		Quintin Pitts
OL		Tony Rayburn
WR		Andree Rodgers
OL		Eric Sheehan
TE		Michael Smith
RB		Robert Smith
RB		Thunder Smith
OL		Greg Walker
RB		Nathan Wonsley

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Johnny Armstrong
DL		Bob Blakemore
LB		Dan Boyce
LB		Joe Brewer
DB		Lee Davis
DL		Mike Fitzsimmons
LB		Fuzzy Huddleston
LB		Reed Killion
DL		Freddie Joe Nunn
DL		Michael Portis
DL		Benton Reed
DB		Eric Truitt
DL		Jay Webb
DB		Barry Wilburn
DL		Terry Williamson

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Brett Brewer
K		Jon Howard
P, K		Bill Smith

^ "1984 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
^ "Reb defense stands tall in 14–8 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Austin rallies sluggish Ole Miss to 19–14 triumph over Tulane". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Golden Eagles beat Rebels at own game". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Florida	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 15 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship. Rankings from AP Poll