1992 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1992 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Beckish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Captain	Chad Brown Everett Lindsay Cory Philpot Lynn Ross Russ Shows
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Auburn		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 45–21	40,000	[2]
September 12	Tulane*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 35–9	30,200	[3]
September 19	at Vanderbilt	No. 25	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 9–31	41,000	[4]
September 26	at No. 18 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ABC	L 11–37	84,278	[5]
October 3	Kentucky		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–14	31,200	[6]
October 17	at Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		W 17–3	53,513	[7]
October 24	at No. 4 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	JPS	L 10–31	70,123	[8]
October 31	LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 32–0	47,000	[9]
November 7	Memphis State*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 17–12	42,847	[10]
November 14	Louisiana Tech*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 13–6	22,500	[11]
November 28	No. 16 Mississippi State	No. 24	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	JPS	W 17–10	41,500	[12]
December 31	vs. Air Force*	No. 20	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 13–0	32,107	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "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.