1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team won eight games, lost three, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 20–17 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1986 Independence Bowl. During the season, Ole Miss was charged with recruiting violations and placed on a two-year probation, which was to take away 10 scholarships and bar the team from a bowl game in 1987.

1986 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (4th season)
Home stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 1 09 3 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 010 3 0
Georgia 4 2 08 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 08 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 05 5 1
Florida 2 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Young with 1,154 passing yards, running back Willie Goodloe with 526 rushing yards, wide receiver J.R. Ambrose with 578 receiving yards, and placekicker Bryan Owen with 52 points scored.

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