1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football
1989 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl, W 42–29 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Red Parker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Henry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth place in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 20–13	59,795	^[1]
September 9	11:30 am	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	TBS	W 24–19	70,014	^[2]
September 16	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 34–31	29,000	^[3]
September 23	6:00 pm	No. 8 Arkansas*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 17–24	55,000	^[4]
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 13 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 27–62	55,000	^[5]
October 14	11:30 am	Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	TBS	W 17–13	31,000	^[6]
October 21	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 32–28	39,291	^[7]
October 28	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 24–16	34,500	^[8]
November 4	1:00 pm	LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 30–35	42,354	^[9]
November 18	2:00 pm	at No. 9 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 21–33	93,851	^[10]
November 25	1:00 pm	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 21–11	43,218	^[11]
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. Air Force*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 42–29	60,128	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Dwayne Amos
RB	Tyrone Ashley
RB	Randy Baldwin
OL	Tim Brown
WR	Pat Coleman
QB	John Darnell
OL	Mike Easton
TE	Rich Gebbia
WR	Willie Green
WR	Reid Hines
WR	Jeffrey Holder
OL	Everett Lindsay
OL	Lee Lott
QB	Tom Luke	Fr
RB	Ronnie McKinney
WR	John Moore
OL	Dawson Pruett
OL	Jeff Rhodes
TE	Camp Roberts
RB	Maurice Shaw
QB	Russ Shows	Fr
OL	Adrian Strother
RB	Scott Swatzell
RB	Ed Thigpen
RB	Jim Earl Thomas
TE	Daniel Westmoreland

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
LB		Tony Bennett
DB		Danny Boyd
LB		Shawn Cobb
DB		Chauncey Godwin
LB		Roger Hancock
LB		Pete Harris
DL		Doug Jacobs
LB		Phillip Kent
DL		Jim Lentz
DB		Chris Mitchell
DB	`38`	Chucky Mullins
DB		Don Price
DL		Kelvin Pritchett
DB		Todd Sandorini
LB		Keith Thompson
DB		Greg Vaughn
DL		Dan Wigley

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Charles Childers
K		Greg Hogue
K		Brian Lee

Head coach

Billy Brewer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Ole Miss stifles Tigers' rally". The Commercial Appeal. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels turn back Gators; fans rebel against Morris". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebs ease past Indians 34–31". Enterprise-Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas repels Ole Miss 24–17 in Dixie doozie". Hattiesburg American. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebs lead 21–0; Tide wins 62–27 going away". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss snatches 17–13 win from Dogs' fingers". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebs take 32–28 win in waning seconds". Enterprise-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss rallies past Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hodson puts on aerial show as Ole Miss rally falls short". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee runs over Rebs, 33–21". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebs keep Egg Bowl trophy by 21–11 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels fly the friendly skies". The Commercial Appeal. December 29, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1989 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.