1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Navy | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium, Crump Stadium |
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| No. 6 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title.[1] Ole Miss was ranked sixth in both major polls at end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | North Texas State* | No. 10 | W 35–12 | 6,418 | [2] | |
| September 25 | Kentucky | No. 9 |
| W 28–9 | 28,545 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Villanova* | No. 8 | W 52–0 | 95,607 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Vanderbilt | No. 7 | W 22–7 | 26,000 | [5] | |
| October 16 | Tulane | No. 7 | W 34–7 | 23,500 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at No. 7 Arkansas[n 1] | No. 5 | L 0–6 | 38,000 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at LSU | No. 12 | W 21–6 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | at Memphis State* | No. 9 |
| W 51–0 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Houston* | No. 7 | W 26–0 | 23,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | Mississippi State | No. 7 |
| W 14–0 | 36,000 | [11] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 5 Navy* | No. 6 | L 0–21 | 80,190 | [12] | |
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Roster
[edit]- OT Rex Reed Bogan
- FB Paige Cothren
- QB Eagle Day Jr.
- FB Billy Kinard
- Bobby McCool
- DB Jimmy Patton
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the SEC standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63–64. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "95,607 watch Mississippi pummel Villanova, 52 to 0". Atlantic City Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels romp 51 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss spanks Houston by 26–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss, Navy to Sugar Bowl". The Chattanooga Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy sinks Rebs, 21–0". The Atlanta Journal. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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