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1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1994 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Base defense5-2
Captains
  • Alundis Brice
  • Jerry Graeber
  • Abdul Jackson
  • Jeff Miller
  • Josh Nelson
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Rebels were led by interim coach Joe Lee Dunn and played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern 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 predecessor Billy Brewer, who was cited for numerous NCAA rule violations by Chancellor Gerald 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 since 1963 in which Ole Miss did not play at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 12 Auburn
JPSL 17–2241,239[2]
September 10Southern Illinois*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 59–325,137[3]
September 17at Vanderbilt
W 20–1429,865[4]
September 24at Georgia
L 14–1782,934[5]
October 1No. 1 Florida
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
JPSL 14–3838,360[6]
October 15at Arkansas
L 7–3150,100[7]
October 22at No. 8 Alabama
ABCL 10–2170,123[8]
October 29LSUdagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 34–2140,157[9]
November 5Memphis*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 16–1725,511[10]
November 12at Tulane*
W 38–025,044[11]
November 26No. 19 Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 17–2136,521[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][13]

Roster

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1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Abdul Jackson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ a b "1994 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Blemish avoided; Tigers beat back Rebels with Davis". The Tennessean. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hampton, Rusty (September 11, 1994). "Rebels mow down Salukis, look ahead". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 8D. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss subdues Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia overcomes 3 INTs to nip Ole Miss". Winston-Salem Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gators batter Rebels, 38–14". Hattiesburg American. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas embarrasses Ole Miss, 31–7". Hattiesburg American. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama storms past Ole Miss". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels spank LSU". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Memphis pulls off a miracle". The Tennessean. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ole Miss defenders pave way vs. Tulane". Hattiesburg American. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "MSU holds on to coveted Golden Egg". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Ole Miss 2016 Media Guide[permanent dead link]. p. 182
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