1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1948 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record8–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Hamley
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
  1947
1949  
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 0 09 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 1 08 1 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 1 09 1 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 2 18 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 3 0
Alabama 4 4 16 4 1
Mississippi State 3 3 04 4 1
Tennessee 2 3 14 4 2
Kentucky 1 3 15 3 2
Florida 1 5 05 5 0
LSU 1 5 03 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1948 college football season. [1] The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss finished with just one loss, to rival Tulane, to place second in the Southeastern Conference and 15th in the final AP Poll. They were not invited to a bowl game.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Florida W 14–024,000 [2]
October 2at Kentucky W 20–730,000 [3]
October 9 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13W 20–722,500 [4]
October 16at Tulane No. 10L 7–2043,000 [5]
October 23 Boston College *No. 20W 32–1323,000 [6]
October 30at LSU W 49–1940,000 [7]
November 6at Chattanooga *W 34–77,500 [8]
November 13vs. No. 18 Tennessee
W 16–1331,000 [9]
November 27 Mississippi State No. 16
W 34–726,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 13т1020171615 (13)

Roster

References

  1. "1948 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. "Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alert, speedy Ole Miss spoils Kentucky's S.E.C. debut 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss downs Vandy on late splurge, 20–7". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mississippi Rebels swamp Boston College club, 32–13". The News and Observer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ole Miss Rebels murder LSU for 49–19 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rebels trample Chattanooga in homecoming game". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mississippi's fleet backs sting Tennessee Vols with 16 to 13 win". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ole Miss whips arch-rival Mississippi State by 34–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 28, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.