1993 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record6–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
CaptainGary Abide
Clint Conlee
Johnny Dixon
DeWayne Dotson[1]
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee* x 6 –1 –19 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
South Carolina* 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt* 1 –7 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn† 8 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 14 Alabama* x 5 –2 –19 –3 –1
Arkansas* 3 –4 –15 –5 –1
LSU 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss* 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State* 2 –5 –13 –6 –2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
    * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.[2] The Rebels were led by 11th-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 tied for fourth in the Western Division with a record of 5–6 (3–5 SEC). Alabama would later forfeit all of their 1993 wins, bringing Ole Miss's official record to 6–5 (4–4 SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Auburn
L 12–1678,246[3]
September 11Chattanooga*
W 40–724,500[4]
September 18Vanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 49–732,500[5]
September 25Georgia
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 31–1438,000[6]
October 2at KentuckyNo. 25
L 0–2157,075[7]
October 16Arkansas
JPSW 19–037,000[8]
October 23No. 4 Alabama
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
ABCW 14–19 (Alabama forfeit)43,500[9][10]
October 30at LSU
L 17–1961,470[11]
November 6at Memphis State*
L 3–1934,026[12]
November 13Northern Illinois*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 44–020,500[13]
November 27at Mississippi State
L 13–2040,328[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 1 2 Ole Miss 2016 Media Guide. p. 182
  2. 1 2 "1993 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bowden era opens with win over Ole Miss". The Dothan Eagle. September 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss runs over UTC, 40–7". The Tennessean. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Small has field day against Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rebels shackle Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wildcats shut out, shut down and upset Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rebels stuff Arkansas, 19–0". Hattiesburg American. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bama plays Palm(er) ball". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tiger fans celebrate after rare LSU victory". Daily World. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Memphis State stops Ole Miss". The Jackson Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Johnson's 2,000-yard bid falls 24 short as Mississippi routs NIU". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Bulldogs swipe Egg". The Sun Herald. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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