1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The season opened with a close win over Tulane.[2]

1981 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1981 record4–6–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –1
Mississippi State 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
LSU 1 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Ole Miss 1 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Tulane*W 19–18
September 12at South Carolina*W 20–13
September 19at Memphis State*W 7–3
September 26Arkansas*L 13–27
October 3at No. 11 AlabamaL 7–38
October 10No. 11 GeorgiaL 7–37
October 17at FloridaL 3–49
October 24Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 23–27
October 31LSU
T 27–27
November 14at TennesseeL 20–28
November 21vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 21–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 John Fourcade Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Season summary

    Mississippi State

    John Fourcade plunged from one yard out with two seconds left for the winning score in his final game.[3]

    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1981-schedule.html
    2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.


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