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: Steve Sloan Conference: Southeastern-
1981 Season Highlights
Steve Sloan enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Tulane
19
18
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
South Carolina
20
13
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Memphis
7
3
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Arkansas
13
27
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Alabama
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Georgia
7
37
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Florida
3
49
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Vanderbilt
23
27
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Louisiana State
27
27
T
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Tennessee
20
28
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Mississippi State
21
17
W
@ Jackson, MS
1981 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 15.2
Points Allowed 284
Defense Average 25.8
Opponents Record 70-56
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 0-3
-1
Away Record 4-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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