Mississippi Football Team History
Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844 Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal Coach: Billy Brewer Conference: Southeastern-
1986 Season Highlights
Billy Brewer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Memphis
28
6
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Arkansas
0
21
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Arkansas State
10
10
T
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Tulane
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Georgia
10
14
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Kentucky
33
13
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Vanderbilt
28
12
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Louisiana State
21
19
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Tennessee
10
22
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Mississippi State
24
3
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Dec. 20
Texas Tech
20
17
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 8-3
-1
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 20.0
Points Allowed 167
Defense Average 13.9
Opponents Record 69-59
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.