1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Le by fourth-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC [1] The season opened with a close win over Tulane.[2]
| 1981 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (1–5–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Tulane* | W 19–18 | 43,685 | [3] | |
| September 12 | at South Carolina* | W 20–13 | 56,424 | ||
| September 19 | at Memphis State* | W 7–3 | |||
| September 26 | Arkansas* | L 13–27 | 63,522 | ||
| October 3 | at No. 11 Alabama | L 7–38 | 60,210 | [4] | |
| October 10 | No. 11 Georgia | L 7–37 | 41,125 | ||
| October 17 | at Florida | L 3–49 | 64,126 | ||
| October 24 | Vanderbilt |
| L 23–27 | ||
| October 31 | LSU |
| T 27–27 | ||
| November 14 | at Tennessee | L 20–28 | 90,955 | [5] | |
| November 21 | vs. Mississippi State |
| W 21–17 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Mississippi State
John Fourcade plunged from one yard out with two seconds left for the winning score in his final game.[6]
References
- "1981 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
- "FRIDAY FLASHBACK: Ole Miss - Tulane 1981 - Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- "Call it lucky miraculous, but Ole Miss won". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "King Bama ain't dead yet". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols hold back Rebels". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.
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