1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1987 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1987 record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 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
Ole Miss 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 after 1986.[3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmat Memphis State*
L 10-1664,186
September 126:00 pmNo. 13 Arkansas*
L 10–3157,500
September 191:00 pmArkansas State*
W 47–1024,000
September 267:00 pmTulane*
L 24-3140,302
October 31:00 pmNo. 20 Georgia
L 14-3132,000
October 107:00 pmat Kentucky
L 6-3557,832
October 171:00 pmSW Louisiana*
W 24-1418,700
October 241:00 pmVanderbiltdagger
W 42-1431,000
October 316:00 pmNo. 5 LSU
L 13-4256,500
November 142:00 pmNo. 18 Tennessee
L 13-5594,237
November 211:00 pmvs. Mississippi State
L 20-3043,450

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ole/graphics/oldstats/1987-football-stats.pdf
  3. ^ "Ole Miss Is Banned From Bowl Games, TV for One Year for Illegal Recruiting". Associated Press. 6 December 1986 – via LA Times.
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