1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football
1989 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl, W 42–29 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1989 record	8–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Red Parker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Henry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium; (Capacity: 42,577); Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 62,512)
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 20–13	59,795
September 9	11:30 am	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	TBS	W 24–19	70,014
September 16	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 34–31	29,000
September 23	6:00 pm	No. 8 Arkansas*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 17–24	53,000
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 13 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 27–62	55,000
October 14	11:30 am	Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	TBS	W 17–13	31,000
October 21	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 32–28	39,291
October 28	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 24–16	34,500
November 4	1:00 pm	LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)		L 30–35	42,354
November 18	2:00 pm	at No. 9 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 21–33	93,851
November 25	1:00 pm	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 21–11	43,218
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. Air Force*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 42–29	60,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Dwayne Amos
RB	Tyrone Ashley
RB	Randy Baldwin
OL	Tim Brown
WR	Pat Coleman
QB	John Darnell
OL	Mike Easton
TE	Rich Gebbia
WR	Willie Green
WR	Reid Hines
WR	Jeffrey Holder
OL	Everett Lindsay
OL	Lee Lott
QB	Tom Luke	Fr
RB	Ronnie McKinney
WR	John Moore
OL	Dawson Pruett
OL	Jeff Rhodes
TE	Camp Roberts
RB	Maurice Shaw
QB	Russ Shows	Fr
OL	Adrian Strother
RB	Scott Swatzell
RB	Ed Thigpen
RB	Jim Earl Thomas
TE	Daniel Westmoreland

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
LB		Tony Bennett
DB		Danny Boyd
LB		Shawn Cobb
DB		Chauncey Godwin
LB		Roger Hancock
LB		Pete Harris
DL		Doug Jacobs
LB		Phillip Kent
DL		Jim Lentz
DB		Chris Mitchell
DB	`38`	Chucky Mullins
DB		Don Price
DL		Kelvin Pritchett
DB		Todd Sandorini
LB		Keith Thompson
DB		Greg Vaughn
DL		Dan Wigley

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Charles Childers
K		Greg Hogue
K		Brian Lee

Head coach

Billy Brewer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

Memphis[]

at Florida[]

Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	0	14	3	24
Florida	3	3	0	13	19

at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 9, 1989
Game attendance: 70,014
Gainesville Sun, 1989 Sep 10.

Game information

First quarter

FLA – John David Francis 36-yard field goal. Florida 3–0. Drive:
MISS – Randy Baldwin 9-yard pass from John Darnell (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 7–3. Drive:

Second quarter

FLA – John David Francis 34-yard field goal. Ole Miss 7–6. Drive:

Third quarter

MISS – Randy Baldwin 1-yard run (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 14–6. Drive:
MISS – Chauncey Godwin 58-yard interception return (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 21–6.

Fourth quarter

FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (pass failed). Ole Miss 21–12. Drive:
MISS – Brian Lee 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss 24–12. Drive:
FLA – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (John David Francis kick). Ole Miss 24–19. Drive:

Top passers

MISS – John Darnell – 6/14, 48 yards, TD, INT
FLA – Kyle Morris – 18/35, 216 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

MISS – Randy Baldwin – 13 rushes, 35 yards, TD
FLA – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

MISS – Reid Hines – 2 receptions, 26 yards
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 6 receptions, 83 yards

References[]

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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
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National championship seasons in bold

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll