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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] Tulane .[ 2]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 at Tulane * W 19–1843,685 [ 3] September 12 at South Carolina * W 20–1356,424 [ 4] September 19 at Memphis State * W 7–353,170 [ 5] September 26 Arkansas * L 13–2763,522 [ 6] October 3 at No. 11 Alabama [ A 1] * L 7–3860,210 [ 8] October 10 No. 11 Georgia L 7–3741,125 [ 9] October 17 at Florida L 3–4964,126 [ 10] October 24 Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry ) L 23–2737,426 [ 11] October 31 LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry ) T 27–2746,324 [ 12] November 14 at Tennessee L 20–2890,955 [ 13] November 21 vs. 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
1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
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Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
^ 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]
^ "1981 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results" .^ "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 .^ "Call it lucky miraculous, but Ole Miss won" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fourcade-led rally lifts Mississippi over Gamecocks" . The Times and Democrat . September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Ole Miss tops Memphis 7–3 for third win" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Arkansas is razor sharm against Rebs" . The Commercial Appeal . September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ Emerson, Seth (April 28, 2023). "Grudges, politics and gentlemen's agreements: The chaotic history of SEC scheduling" . The Athletic. Retrieved November 1, 2023 . ^ "King Bama ain't dead yet" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 4, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Walker finds Reb defense easy picking" . The Commercial Appeal . October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Gators growl, 49–3" . The Orlando Sentinel Star . October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy" . Enterprise-Journal . October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Vols hold back Rebels" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fourcade keys Reb victory over Dawgs" . Hattiesburg American . November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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