1945 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1945 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McCain
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 15 LSU 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 18 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Florida 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fifth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Kentucky
W 21–718,000 [2]
September 29vs. Florida
L 13–2612,000 [3]
October 6at Vanderbilt
W 14–78,000 [4]
October 13 Louisiana Tech *
W 26–213,500 [5]
October 27vs. Arkansas *
L 0–1923,000 [6]
November 3at No. 17 LSU
L 13–3220,000 [7]
November 10vs. Tennessee
L 0–346,000 [8]
November 24at No. 20 Mississippi State
W 7–618,000 [9]
November 29at Chattanooga *
L 6–317,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "1945 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss thumps Kentucky to win, 21–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gators come up with 26–13 win". The Miami News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss scores 14–7 victory over Vandy Commodores". The Jackson Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ole Miss rallies to lick La. Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hard-hitting Porkers whip Ole Miss, 19–0, at Memphis". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ole Miss bows to Louisiana State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Volunteers bid for bowl recognition by winning 34–0 over Ole Miss team". The Jackson Sun. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ole Miss, champion upsetter is upset by Chattanooga '11'". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ 2015 Ole Miss media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 20, 2016.
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