1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1954 college football season.[2] The Rebels were led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–0 SEC), and ranked 6th in both major polls. They were invited to the 1955 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy.

1954 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Navy
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1954 record9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coachJohnny Vaught (8th season)
CaptainJimmy Patton
Allen "Red" Muirhead[1]
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 0 0  9 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 0  8 3 0
Florida 5 2 0  5 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 0  7 3 0
Georgia 3 2 1  6 3 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 3 0  8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 0  6 4 0
Alabama 3 3 2  4 5 2
LSU 2 5 0  5 6 0
Tulane 1 6 1  1 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  2 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17North Texas*No. 10
W 35–12
September 25KentuckyNo. 9
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 28–9
October 2at Villanova*No. 8
  • Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 52–095,607[3]
October 9at VanderbiltNo. 7
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 22–7
October 16TulaneNo. 7
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 34–7
October 23at No. 7 Arkansas*No. 5
L 0–6
October 30at LSUNo. 12
W 21–6
November 6at Memphis State*No. 9
W 51–0
November 13at Houston*No. 7
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–0
November 27Mississippi StateNo. 7
W 14–0
January 1vs. No. 5 Navy*No. 6
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • OT Rex Reed Bogan
  • FB Paige Cothren
  • QB Eagle Day, Jr.
  • FB Billy Kinard
  • Bobby McCool
  • DB Jimmy Patton

References

  1. 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide. pg. 180
  2. http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/schedules/ole-miss-games/1954-rebels-season/
  3. "Mississippi Tops Villanova, 52 to 0". New York Times. October 3, 1954. p. S9.


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