1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1987 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Canty (2nd as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Case (1st as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 0 1 9 1 2
No. 5 LSU 5 1 0 10 1 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 1 1 10 2 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 2 0 9 3 0
Alabama 4 2 0 7 5 0
Florida 3 3 0 6 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0 5 6 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0 4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0 4 7 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels won 3 games and lost 8.[1] Star players included Mark Young and Willie Green. The team beat Arkansas State, Southwestern Louisiana, and Vanderbilt.[2] The team was hit with a bowl ban after 1986.[3]

  1. ^ "1987 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1987 Final Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss Is Banned From Bowl Games, TV for One Year for Illegal Recruiting". Associated Press. December 6, 1986 – via LA Times.