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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.[1]

DivisionWestern Division
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
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1992 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Captains
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
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1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy6–2–09–4–0
No. 8 Georgia x6–2–010–2–0
No. 12 Tennessee5–3–09–3–0
South Carolina3–5–05–6–0
Vanderbilt2–6–04–7–0
Kentucky2–6–04–7–0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$8–0–013–0–0
No. 16 Ole Miss5–3–09–3–0
No. 23 Mississippi State4–4–07–5–0
Arkansas3–4–13–7–1
Auburn2–5–15–5–1
LSU1–7–02–9–0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5AuburnW 45–2140,000[2]
September 12Tulane*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 35–930,200[3]
September 19at VanderbiltNo. 25L 9–3141,000[4]
September 26at No. 18 GeorgiaABCL 11–3784,278[5]
October 3Kentucky
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 24–1431,200[6]
October 17at ArkansasW 17–353,513[7]
October 24at No. 4 AlabamaJPSL 10–3170,123[8]
October 31LSUW 32–047,000[9]
November 7Memphis State*dagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–1242,847[10]
November 14Louisiana Tech*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 13–622,500[11]
November 28No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 24
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
JPSW 17–1041,500[12]
December 31vs. Air Force*No. 20ESPNW 13–032,107[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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