1992 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1992 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
CaptainChad Brown
Everett Lindsay
Cory Philpot
Lynn Ross
Russ Shows
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 2 0 9 4 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 3 0 9 3 0
South Carolina 3 5 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 0 0 13 0 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 4 0 7 5 0
Arkansas 3 4 1 3 7 1
Auburn 2 5 1 5 5 1
LSU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels were led by 10th-year head coach Billy Brewer and played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and alternate-site home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second in the Western Division with a record of 9–3 (5–3 SEC). They were invited to the 1992 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Air Force, 13–0.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5AuburnW 45–2140,000[2]
September 12Tulane*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 35–930,200[3]
September 19at VanderbiltNo. 25L 9–3141,000[4]
September 26at No. 18 GeorgiaABCL 11–3784,278[5]
October 3Kentucky
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 24–1431,200[6]
October 17at ArkansasW 17–353,513[7]
October 24at No. 4 AlabamaJPSL 10–3170,123[8]
October 31LSUW 32–047,000[9]
November 7Memphis State*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–1242,847[10]
November 14Louisiana Tech*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 13–622,500[11]
November 28No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 24
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
JPSW 17–1041,500[12]
December 31vs. Air Force*No. 20ESPNW 13–032,107[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1992 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rebel defense clamps down on War Eagles". The Tennessean. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Third quarter barrage propels Ole Miss". Hattiesburg American. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vandy sacks Ole Miss 31–9". Enterprise-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia rips Ole Miss, 37–11". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Killer instinct eludes Ole Miss". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense keys Ole Miss win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Barker, Bama stuff Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss puts LSU in trick bag". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss defense thwarts MSU". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebels complete job 1". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rebs stand their ground". The Sun Herald. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss swamps Falcons". The Commercial Appeal. January 1, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.