1944 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1944 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–6 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1945  →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–13 Georgia Tech $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
Georgia 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Alabama 3 –1 –25 –2 –2
Mississippi State 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
LSU 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –2 –04 –3 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Florida 0 –3 –04 –3 –0
Auburn 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –03 –0 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished seventh in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Kentucky
L 7–2711,000 [2]
September 30at Florida
W 26–610,000 [3]
October 7vs. Tennessee
L 7–2015,000 [4]
October 21vs. No. 13 Tulsa *
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–478,000 [5]
October 28vs. Arkansas *
L 18–2610,000 [6]
November 4Jackson Field*
L 0–102,000 [7]
November 11at Alabama
L 6–348,000 [8]
November 25 Mississippi State
W 13–88,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1944 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Second-quarter spree gives Kentucky 27–7 win over Ole Miss". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 24, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss rips Florida 26–6 for first win". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Big Tulsa 'Bowl' veterans smother Ole Miss 47 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hogs push over two tallies on final lap to chalk up 26–18 victory over Ole Miss". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Airmen beat Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Simms, Leroy (November 12, 1944). "Alabama romps on Rebels to the tune of 34 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi State upset by Rebels, 13 to 8". Tulsa World. November 26, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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