1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1984 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert McGraw (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (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. LSU was credited with the conference championship for purposes of the Sugar Bowl automatic bid. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Memphis State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 22–6	41,564
September 15	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		T 14–14	55,480
September 22	Louisiana Tech*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 14–8	28,413
September 29	Tulane*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 19–14	33,866
October 6	No. 18 Auburn	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 13–17	35,387
October 13	at No. 15 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 12–18	82,122
October 20	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 10–13	57,000
October 27	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 20–37	41,263
November 3	at No. 15 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	TigerVision	L 29–32	77,649
November 17	Tennessee	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 17–41	34,232
November 24	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 24–3	52,766
*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