1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The season closed with a victory over rival Mississippi State.

1984 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1984 record	4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Florida	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 15 LSU $	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Memphis State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 22–6
September 15	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	T 14–14
September 22	Louisiana Tech*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 14–8
September 29	Tulane*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 19–14
October 6	No. 18 Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 13–17
October 13	at No. 15 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 12–18
October 20	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–13
October 27	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 20–37
November 3	at No. 15 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 29–32
November 17	Tennessee	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 17–41
November 24	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 24–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR J.R. Ambrose QB Kent Austin OL Bobby Clark OL Eric Denmark RB Willie Goodloe RB James Harbour WR Henry Hill WR Jamie Holder RB Arthur Humphrey TE Steve Joyner QB David McKinney RB Joe Mickles WR Tim Moffett TE Mario Perry OL Wayne Pierce RB Quintin Pitts OL Tony Rayburn WR Andree Rodgers OL Eric Sheehan TE Michael Smith RB Robert Smith RB Thunder Smith OL Greg Walker RB Nathan Wonsley	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Johnny Armstrong DL Bob Blakemore LB Dan Boyce LB Joe Brewer DB Lee Davis DL Mike Fitzsimmons LB Fuzzy Huddleston LB Reed Killion DL Freddie Joe Nunn DL Michael Portis DL Benton Reed DB Eric Truitt DL Jay Webb DB Barry Wilburn DL Terry Williamson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Brett Brewer K Jon Howard P, K Bill Smith	Head coach Billy Brewer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1984-schedule.html