1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Canty (1st as OC, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (4th season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 0 10 3 0
Georgia 4 2 0 8 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 0 8 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 5 5 1
Florida 2 4 0 6 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team won eight games, lost three, and had one tie.[1] It concluded the season with a 20–17 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1986 Independence Bowl.[2] During the season, Ole Miss was charged with recruiting violations and placed on a two-year probation, which was to take away 10 scholarships and bar the team from a bowl game in 1987.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Young with 1,154 passing yards, running back Willie Goodloe with 526 rushing yards, wide receiver J.R. Ambrose with 578 receiving yards, and placekicker Bryan Owen with 52 points scored.[4]

  1. ^ "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 1986. p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nissenson, Herschel (December 20, 1986). "Texas Tech's coach makes debut in Independence Bowl". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1986 Ole Miss Rebels Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2017.