1938 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1938 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Head coach
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939  →
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 19 Tulane 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –1 –33 –4 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Florida 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished fourth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at LSU
W 20–725,000 [2]
October 1 Louisiana Tech *
W 27–7 [3]
October 8 Mississippi State Teachers *
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 14–0 [4]
October 15at Vanderbilt
L 7–13 [5]
October 22 Centenary *
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 47–14 [6]
October 29at George Washington *
W 25–0 [7]
November 5at Saint Louis *
W 14–128,429 [8]
November 12 Sewanee
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 39–0 [9]
November 16vs. Arkansas *
W 20–1412,000 [10]
November 26at Mississippi State
W 19–615,000 [11]
December 3vs. No. 4 Tennessee
L 0–47 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1938 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "L.S.U. upset 20–7 by alert Ole Miss squad". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi wins 27–7 in second half". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mehre winner 14–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1938. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late Vanderbilt touchdown whips Ole Miss, 13–7". The Miami Daily News. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rebels gain 47–14 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rebels hand first defeat to Colonials". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi ekes out 14–12 victory over fighting Billikens". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sewanee's defeat by Rebs detailed". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1938. Retrieved August 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Fist fight follows Ole Miss conquest of Arkansas, 20–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rebels snap State streak in 19 to 6 win". The Birmingham News. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Aroused Vols slaughter Ole Miss Rebs, 47–0". The Knoxville Journal. December 4, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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