1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl, W 42–29 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Red Parker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Henry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 42,577) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,512)
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 20–13	59,795
September 9	11:30 am	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	TBS	W 24–19	70,014
September 16	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 34–31	29,000
September 23	6:00 pm	No. 8 Arkansas*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 17–24	53,000
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 13 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 27–62	55,000
October 14	11:30 am	Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	TBS	W 17–13	31,000
October 21	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 32–28	39,291	^[1]
October 28	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 24–16	34,500
November 4	1:00 pm	LSU	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)		L 30–35	42,354
November 18	2:00 pm	at No. 9 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 21–33	93,851
November 25	1:00 pm	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 21–11	43,218
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. Air Force*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 42–29	60,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Dwayne Amos RB Tyrone Ashley RB Randy Baldwin OL Tim Brown WR Pat Coleman QB John Darnell OL Mike Easton TE Rich Gebbia WR Willie Green WR Reid Hines WR Jeffrey Holder OL Everett Lindsay OL Lee Lott QB Tom Luke Fr RB Ronnie McKinney WR John Moore OL Dawson Pruett OL Jeff Rhodes TE Camp Roberts RB Maurice Shaw QB Russ Shows Fr OL Adrian Strother RB Scott Swatzell RB Ed Thigpen RB Jim Earl Thomas TE Daniel Westmoreland	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Tony Bennett DB Danny Boyd LB Shawn Cobb DB Chauncey Godwin LB Roger Hancock LB Pete Harris DL Doug Jacobs LB Phillip Kent DL Jim Lentz DB Chris Mitchell DB 38 Chucky Mullins   DB Don Price DL Kelvin Pritchett DB Todd Sandorini LB Keith Thompson DB Greg Vaughn DL Dan Wigley	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Charles Childers K Greg Hogue K Brian Lee	Head coach Billy Brewer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

Memphis

at Florida

See also: 1989 Florida Gators football team

Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	0	14	3	24
Florida	3	3	0	13	19

at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 9, 1989
• Game attendance: 70,014
• Gainesville Sun, 1989 Sep 10.

Game information

First quarter FLA – John David Francis 36-yard field goal. Florida 3–0. Drive: MISS – Randy Baldwin 9-yard pass from John Darnell (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 7–3. Drive: Second quarter FLA – John David Francis 34-yard field goal. Ole Miss 7–6. Drive: Third quarter MISS – Randy Baldwin 1-yard run (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 14–6. Drive: MISS – Chauncey Godwin 58-yard interception return (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 21–6. Fourth quarter FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (pass failed). Ole Miss 21–12. Drive: MISS – Brian Lee 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss 24–12. Drive: FLA – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (John David Francis kick). Ole Miss 24–19. Drive: Top passers MISS – John Darnell – 6/14, 48 yards, TD, INT FLA – Kyle Morris – 18/35, 216 yards, 2 INT Top rushers MISS – Randy Baldwin – 13 rushes, 35 yards, TD FLA – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MISS – Reid Hines – 2 receptions, 26 yards FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 6 receptions, 83 yards

References

1. "Rebs take 32–28 win in waning seconds". Enterprise-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-01.