1945 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Last updated

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 complied 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.