The 1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season .[ 1] 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.
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 No. 12 Auburn JPS L 17–2241,239 [ 2] September 10 Southern Illinois * Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS W 59–325,137 [ 3] September 17 at Vanderbilt W 20–1429,865 [ 4] September 24 at Georgia L 14–1782,934 [ 5] October 1 No. 1 Florida Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS JPS L 14–3838,360 [ 6] October 15 at Arkansas L 7–3150,100 [ 7] October 22 at No. 8 Alabama 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 at Tulane * W 38–025,044 [ 11] November 26 No. 19 Mississippi State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl ) L 17–2136,521 [ 12] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP 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
1 2 "1994 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved May 25, 2017 .↑ "Blemish avoided; Tigers beat back Rebels with Davis" . The Tennessean . September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ Hampton, Rusty (September 11, 1994). "Rebels mow down Salukis, look ahead" . The Clarion-Ledger 8D. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ↑ "Ole Miss subdues Vandy" . The Commercial Appeal . September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Georgia overcomes 3 INTs to nip Ole Miss" . Winston-Salem Journal . September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Gators batter Rebels, 38–14" . Hattiesburg American . October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Arkansas embarrasses Ole Miss, 31–7" . Hattiesburg American . October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Alabama storms past Ole Miss" . Enterprise-Journal . October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Rebels spank LSU" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Memphis pulls off a miracle" . The Tennessean . November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "Ole Miss defenders pave way vs. Tulane" . Hattiesburg American . November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .↑ "MSU holds on to coveted Golden Egg" . The Greenwood Commonwealth . November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .↑ Ole Miss 2016 Media Guide [ permanent dead link ]
