American college football season
The1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented theUniversity of Mississippi during the1994 NCAA Division I-A football season .[ 1] The Rebels were led by interim coachJoe Lee Dunn and played their home games atVaught–Hemingway Stadium inOxford, Mississippi . They competed as members of theSoutheastern Conference , finishing last in the Western Division with a 2-6 conference record (the Rebels lost to Arkansas, which also went 2-6 in conference play) and a 4-7 overall mark.
Dunn was promoted on July 13 following the termination of predecessorBilly Brewer , who was cited for numerous NCAA rule violations by ChancellorGerald Turner and athletic director Warner Alford. The charges were proven true by the NCAA Committee on Infractions in October, leading to severe punishment which included a one-year television ban, a two-year bowl ban, and the loss of 25 total scholarships during the 1995 and 1996 recruiting cycles.
This season was the first since1963 in which Ole Miss did not play atMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 No. 12Auburn JPS L 17–2241,239 [ 2] September 10 Southern Illinois * Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS W 59–325,137 [ 3] September 17 atVanderbilt W 20–1429,865 [ 4] September 24 atGeorgia L 14–1782,934 [ 5] October 1 No. 1Florida Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS JPS L 14–3838,360 [ 6] October 15 atArkansas L 7–3150,100 [ 7] October 22 at No. 8Alabama ABC L 10–2170,123 [ 8] October 29 LSU Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) W 34–2140,157 [ 9] November 5 Memphis * Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) L 16–1725,511 [ 10] November 12 atTulane * W 38–025,044 [ 11] November 26 No. 19Mississippi State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl ) L 17–2136,521 [ 12] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Abdul Jackson
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
^a b "1994 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results" .Sports Reference LLC . RetrievedMay 25, 2017 .^ "Blemish avoided; Tigers beat back Rebels with Davis" .The Tennessean . September 4, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Hampton, Rusty (September 11, 1994)."Rebels mow down Salukis, look ahead" .The Clarion-Ledger . p. 8D. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Ole Miss subdues Vandy" .The Commercial Appeal . September 18, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Georgia overcomes 3 INTs to nip Ole Miss" .Winston-Salem Journal . September 25, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Gators batter Rebels, 38–14" .Hattiesburg American . October 2, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Arkansas embarrasses Ole Miss, 31–7" .Hattiesburg American . October 16, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Alabama storms past Ole Miss" .Enterprise-Journal . October 23, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Rebels spank LSU" .The Montgomery Advertiser . October 30, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Memphis pulls off a miracle" .The Tennessean . November 6, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Ole Miss defenders pave way vs. Tulane" .Hattiesburg American . November 13, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "MSU holds on to coveted Golden Egg" .The Greenwood Commonwealth . November 27, 1994. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Ole Miss 2016 Media Guide [permanent dead link ] . p. 182
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