1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

1988 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Billy Brewer (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorRed Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Henry (1st season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 LSU + 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 8 Auburn + 6 1 0 10 2 0
No. 15 Georgia 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 3 0 9 3 0
Florida 4 3 0 7 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 2 5 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 0 3 8 0
Mississippi State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SEC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmMemphis State*W 24–632,036[1]
September 106:00 pmNo. 18 Florida
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 15–2742,000[2]
September 176:00 pmat Arkansas*
L 13–2155,360[3]
October 12:00 pmat No. 15 GeorgiaL 12–3682,077[4]
October 811:35 amat No. 12 AlabamaTBSW 22–1270,123[5]
October 151:00 pmArkansas State*W 25–2224,476[6]
October 221:00 pmat VanderbiltW 36–2841,276[7]
October 2911:35 amat No. 13 LSU
TBSL 20–3179,114[8]
November 51:00 pmTulane*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 9–1427,531[9]
November 121:00 pmTennessee
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 12–2027,686[10]
November 261:00 pmvs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 33–628,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Wesley Walls
QB 14 Mark Young
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Rebels barge past Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trick play helps Gators trip Ole Miss, 27–15". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas holds off Mississippi, 21–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Worley, Bulldogs top Rebels". The Palm Beach Post. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "22–12, Rebs take historic win over Bama". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss rallies nip Arkansas St". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss just keeeps rolling along". The Sun Herald. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU dumps Ole Miss". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane rains on Reb bowl hopes, 14–9". Enterprise-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols win again, stuff Rebels, 20–12". Kingsport Times-News. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebels roll in rain". The Clarion-Ledger. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold


Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about a sports team in Mississippi is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e