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1992 Ole Miss

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Billy Brewer, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1992, game by game: won vs. Auburn 45–21; won vs. Tulane 35–9; lost at Vanderbilt 9–31; lost at No. 18 Georgia 11–37; won vs. Kentucky 24–14; won at Arkansas 17–3; lost at No. 4 Alabama 10–31; won vs. LSU 32–0; won vs. Memphis 17–12; won vs. Louisiana Tech 13–6; won vs. No. 16 Mississippi State 17–10; won vs. Air Force 13–0+32−26Won 45–21 vs. Auburn+24AuburnWon 35–9 vs. Tulane+26TulaneLost 9–31 at Vanderbilt-22VanderbiltLost 11–37 at No. 18 Georgia-26No. 18 GeorgiaWon 24–14 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyWon 17–3 at Arkansas+14ArkansasLost 10–31 at No. 4 Alabama-21No. 4 AlabamaWon 32–0 vs. LSU+32LSUWon 17–12 vs. Memphis+5MemphisWon 13–6 vs. Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana TechWon 17–10 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State+7No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Won 13–0 vs. Air Force+13Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsAuburnW 45–⁠2154%
Sep 12vsTulaneW 35–⁠978%
Sep 19atVanderbiltL 9–⁠3156%
Sep 26at18GeorgiaL 11–⁠3730%
Oct 3vsKentuckyW 24–⁠1460%
Oct 17atArkansasW 17–⁠353%
Oct 24at4AlabamaL 10–⁠3119%
Oct 31vsLSUW 32–⁠070%
Nov 7vsMemphisW 17–⁠1259%
Nov 14vsLouisiana TechW 13–⁠660%
Nov 28vs16Mississippi StateW 17–⁠1060%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceLiberty BowlW 13–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Air Force 13–⁠0 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 13: 24
  3. Wk 14: 24
  4. Wk 15: 19
  5. Wk 16: 20
  6. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Consensus All-AmericanEverett Lindsay, OG

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 16
Points
243–⁠174
Coach
Billy Brewer
Elo
1615 +111 this season
SP+ rating
10.5 No. 25 of 105; offense No. 70, defense No. 7
SRS
7.2 No. 28 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Beckish
Defensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn
Captains
Chad Brown, Everett Lindsay, Cory Philpot, Lynn Ross and Russ Shows
Offense
Option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 5Everett Lindsay OTMinnesota Vikings

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Cory PhilpotRBAP-1
  • Everett LindsayOTAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Chad BrownDTAP-1
  • Johnny DixonCBCoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.