1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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]

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
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

1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
	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

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

See also: 1986 LSU Tigers football team and LSU–Ole Miss football rivalry

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

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.