1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	8–3–1 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (4th season);
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team won eight games, lost three, and had one tie.^[1] It concluded the season with a 20–17 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1986 Independence Bowl.^[2] During the season, Ole Miss was charged with recruiting violations and placed on a two-year probation, which was to take away 10 scholarships and bar the team from a bowl game in 1987.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Young with 1,154 passing yards, running back Willie Goodloe with 526 rushing yards, wide receiver J.R. Ambrose with 578 receiving yards, and placekicker Bryan Owen with 52 points scored.^[4]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 pm	Memphis State*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–6	43,600
September 13	6:00 pm	at No. 18 Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		L 0–21	55,200
September 20	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		T 10–10	26,500
September 27	1:00 pm	Tulane*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	TBS	W 35–10	25,000
October 4	11:35 am	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	L 10–14	80,227
October 11	1:00 pm	Kentucky		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 33–13	28,000
October 18	1:00 pm	SW Louisiana*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 21–20	33,500
October 25	1:00 pm	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 28–12	34,427
November 1	2:30 pm	at No. 12 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ABC	W 21–19	77,758
November 15	11:35 am	Tennessee	No. 20	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	TBS	L 10–22	35,000
November 22	11:35 am	vs. Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	TBS	W 24–3	44,500
December 20	7:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	MizLou/USA	W 20–17	46,369
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches/AP Poll

Personnel[]

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Rich Adamcik
RB		J.R. Ambrose
RB		Johnny Boatman
RB		Chuck Cleveland
RB		Tony Dentley
OL		Rob Goff
RB		Willie Goodloe
WR		Willie Green
RB		Reid Hines
OL		Danny Hoskins
OL		Todd Irvin
OL		Derek King
OL		James King
TE		Greg Lee
WR		Bobby Martin
RB		Joe Mickles
WR		Ricky Myers
QB		Chris Osgood
WR, K		Bryan Owen
TE		Mario Perry
OL		Jeff Rhodes
OL		Jay Schimmel
OL		Steve Sutton
RB		Shawn Sykes
QB		Mark Young

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Jeff Bacon
LB		Bubba Dickey
DL		Mike Fitzsimmons
DL		Lance Hathcock
LB		Jeff Herrod
DB		Derrick Lindsay
DL		Rodney Lowe
DB		Stevon Moore
DL		Ben Morris
DB		Howard Moss
S		Jeff Noblin
DB		Don Price
DL		Arthur Scott
DL		Darryl Smith
LB		Robert Smith
DL		Wesley Walls

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Bill Smith

Head coach

Billy Brewer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

LSU[]

Ole Miss Rebels at #12 LSU Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	14	0	0	21
LSU	6	3	7	3	19

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: November 1, 1986
Game attendance: 77,758
Gainesville Sun, 1986 Nov 02.

Game information

First quarter

LSU – David Browndyke 40-yard field goal. LSU 3–0. Drive:
LSU – David Browndyke 31-yard field goal. LSU 6–0. Drive:
MISS – J.R. Ambrose 23-yard run (Bryan Owen kick). Ole Miss 7–6. Drive:

Second quarter

MISS – Tony Dentley 5-yard run (Bryan Owen kick). Ole Miss 14–6. Drive:
LSU – David Browndyke 52-yard field goal. Ole Miss 14–9. Drive:
MISS – Mark Young 2-yard run (Bryan Owen kick). Ole Miss 21–9. Drive:

Third quarter

LSU – Wendell Davis 29-yard pass from Tommy Hodson (David Browndyke kick). Ole Miss 21–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

LSU – David Browndyke 21-yard field goal. Ole Miss 21–19. Drive:

Top passers

MISS – Mark Young – 18/31, 171 yards, INT
LSU – Tommy Hodson – 21/39, 251 yards, TD

Top rushers

MISS – Joe Mickles – 14 rushes, 57 yards
LSU – Sammy Martin – 17 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

MISS – Willie Green – 4 receptions, 54 yards
LSU – Wendell Davis – 14 receptions, 204 yards, TD

Ole Miss' first win in Baton Rouge since 1968.

References[]

^ "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "Mississippi Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 1986. p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nissenson, Herschel (December 20, 1986). "Texas Tech's coach makes debut in Independence Bowl". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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[SR-1] "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[2] "Mississippi Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 1986. p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Nissenson, Herschel (December 20, 1986). "Texas Tech's coach makes debut in Independence Bowl". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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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

1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll