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
(capacity: 24,000)
Seasons
  1942
1945  
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 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 complied 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

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The 1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

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References

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  4. "Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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  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.
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