1981 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 –0 –09 –2 –1
Mississippi State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
LSU 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Ole Miss 1 –5 –14 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Tulane*
W 19–1843,685[3]
September 12at South Carolina*
W 20–1356,424[4]
September 19at Memphis State*
W 7–353,170[5]
September 26Arkansas*
L 13–2763,522[6]
October 3at No. 11 Alabama[A 1]*
L 7–3860,210[8]
October 10No. 11 Georgia
L 7–3741,125[9]
October 17at Florida
L 3–4964,126[10]
October 24Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 23–2737,426[11]
October 31LSU
T 27–2746,324[12]
November 14at Tennessee
L 20–2890,955[13]
November 21vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 21–1761,153[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 John Fourcade Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Notes

    1. ↑ Prior to the 1980 season, the SEC ruled if two SEC teams scheduled each other independently, and not through the conference office, the game would not count in SEC standings. As such, although both were members of the SEC, the Alabama–Ole Miss games in 1980 and 1981 did not count as conference games in the official SEC standings.[7]

    References

    1. ↑ "1981 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
    2. ↑ "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.
    3. ↑ "Call it lucky miraculous, but Ole Miss won". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Fourcade-led rally lifts Mississippi over Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Ole Miss tops Memphis 7–3 for third win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Arkansas is razor sharm against Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ Emerson, Seth (April 28, 2023). "Grudges, politics and gentlemen's agreements: The chaotic history of SEC scheduling". The Athletic. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
    8. ↑ "King Bama ain't dead yet". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ "Walker finds Reb defense easy picking". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "Gators growl, 49–3". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ↑ "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ↑ "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ↑ "Vols hold back Rebels". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ↑ "Fourcade keys Reb victory over Dawgs". Hattiesburg American. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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