1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first year for head coach Billy Brewer.[1][2]

1983 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl, L 3–9 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1983 record	6–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (1st season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 17–37
September 10	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 23–27
September 17	at No. 12 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–40
September 24	Arkansas*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 13–10
October 1	Southern Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 7–27
October 8	No. 11 Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 11–36
October 15	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 20–7
October 22	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 21–14
October 29	LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	W 27–24
November 12	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 13–10
November 19	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 24–23
December 10	vs. No. 16 Air Force*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 3–9
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kent Austin RB Arthur Humphrey RB Buford McGee WR Timmy Moffett Jr QB Kelly Powell	Defense Pos. # Name Class   Matthew Lovelady	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Neil Teevan	Head coach Billy Brewer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	7	0	17	24
Mississippi St	3	14	6	0	23

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

• Date: November 19, 1983
• Game attendance: 59,758
• [3]

Game information

First quarter MSU – Artie Crosby 19-yard field goal, 2:34. Mississippi St 3–0. Drive: Second quarter MSU – John Bond 1-yard run (Artie Crosby kick), 10:03. Mississippi St 10–0. Drive: 67 yards. MSU – Henry Koontz 2-yard run (Artie Crosby kick). Mississippi St 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards. MISS – Timmy Moffett 66-yard punt return (Neil Teevan kick), 1:21. Mississippi St 17–7. Third quarter MSU – Artie Crosby 25-yard field goal. Mississippi St 20–7. Drive: MSU – Artie Crosby 51-yard field goal. Mississippi St 23–7. Drive: Fourth quarter MISS – Kelly Powell 3-yard fumble recovery (Neil Teevan kick). Mississippi St 23–14. Drive: 3 plays. MISS – Timmy Moffett 10-yard pass from Kelly Powell (Neil Teevan kick). Mississippi St 23–21. Drive: 6 plays. MISS – Neil Teevan 35-yard field goal. Ole Miss 24–23. Drive: 4 plays. Top passers MISS – Kelly Powell – 13/21, 74 yards, TD MSU – John Bond – 5/13, 82 yards Top rushers MISS – Arthur Humphrey – 15 rushes, 70 yards MSU – John Bond – 30 rushes, 129 yards, TD Top receivers MISS – Timmy Moffett – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD MSU – Danny Knight – 2 receptions, 44 yards

"The Immaculate Deflection" - Artie Crosby missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left when 40 mile-per-hour winds knocked down the football before it could pass the crossbar.

Ole Miss received a bid to play in the Independence Bowl.[4]

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1983-schedule.html
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.