1992 Ole Miss Rebels football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1992

| team = Ole Miss Rebels

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| division = Western Division

| short_conf = SEC

| CoachRank = 16

| APRank = 16

| record = 9–3

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Billy Brewer

| hc_year = 10th

| off_coach = Larry Beckish

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =Joe Lee Dunn

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain = Chad Brown

| captain2 = Everett Lindsay

| captain3 = Cory Philpot

| captain4 = Lynn Ross

| captain5 = Russ Shows

| stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| champion = Liberty Bowl champion

| bowl = Liberty Bowl

| bowl_result = W 13–0 vs. Air Force

}}

{{1992 Southeastern Conference football standings}}

The 1992 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels were led by 10th-year head coach Billy Brewer and played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and alternate-site home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second in the Western Division with a record of 9–3 (5–3 SEC). They were invited to the 1992 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Air Force, 13–0.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1992-schedule.html |title=1992 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 25, 2017}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1992

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 45–21

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-rebel-defense-clamps-down/135149017/|work=The Tennessean|title=Rebel defense clamps down on War Eagles|date=September 6, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 35–9

| attend = 30,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94553425/third-quarter-barrage-propels-ole-miss/|work=Hattiesburg American|title=Third quarter barrage propels Ole Miss|date=September 13, 1992|accessdate=February 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 25

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 9–31

| attend = 41,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-vandy-sacks-ole-miss/135214835/|work=Enterprise-Journal|title=Vandy sacks Ole Miss 31–9|date=September 20, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| tv = ABC

| score = 11–37

| attend = 84,278

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-georgia-rips-ole-miss-3/135214942/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Georgia rips Ole Miss, 37–11|date=September 27, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| score = 24–14

| attend = 31,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-killer-instinct-eludes-ole-mi/135101815/|work=The Sun Herald|title=Killer instinct eludes Ole Miss|date=October 4, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–3

| attend = 53,513

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-defense-keys-ole-miss-win/135163358/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Defense keys Ole Miss win|date=October 18, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = JPS

| score = 10–31

| attend = 70,123

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71600106/barker-bama-stuff-ole-miss/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Barker, Bama stuff Ole Miss|date=October 25, 1992|accessdate=February 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 32–0

| attend = 47,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-ole-miss-puts-lsu-i/135148372/|work=Hattiesburg American|title=Ole Miss puts LSU in trick bag|date=November 1, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–12

| attend = 42,847

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-defense-t/135215274/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Ole Miss defense thwarts MSU|date=November 8, 1992|accessdate=November 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| score = 13–6

| attend = 22,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81490231/rebels-complete-job-1/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Rebels complete job 1|date=November 15, 1992|accessdate=July 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = w

| rank = 24

| opponent = Mississippi State

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| gamename = Egg Bowl

| tv = JPS

| score = 17–10

| attend = 41,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-rebs-stand-their-ground/135164890/|work=The Sun Herald|title=Rebs stand their ground|date=November 29, 1992|accessdate=November 13, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 31|Thursday}}

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = Liberty Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 13–0

| attend = 32,107

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-swamps-fa/135215481/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Ole Miss swamps Falcons|date=January 1, 1993|accessdate=November 13, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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