1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1953 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (7th season)
Captain	Ed Beatty
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Alabama $	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	3	–	3
No. 8 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	1	–	3			5	–	2	–	3
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	3			5	–	3	–	3
Florida	1	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1953 college football season. ^[1] The Rebels were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in a three-way tie for second with a record of 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC). They were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Chattanooga *		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 39–6	18,000	[2]
September 26	Kentucky		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 22–6		[3]
October 3	at Auburn	No. 15	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–13	20,000	[4]
October 10	Vanderbilt		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 28–6	20,000	[5]
October 17	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 45–14		[6]
October 24	vs. Arkansas *		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 28–0	25,210	[7]
October 31	at LSU	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 27–16	45,000	[8]
November 7	North Texas State *	No. 12	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 40–7		[9]
November 14	at No. 2 Maryland *	No. 11	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–38	35,000	[10]
November 28	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	T 7–7	34,920	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• C Ed Beatty
• QB Eagle Day, So.
• Billy Kinard
• Harol Lofton
• Bobby McCool
• OG Crawford Mims

References

1. "1953 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. "Rebels win over 'Nooga by 39 to 6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss whips UK". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn slashes Ole Miss, 13–0, flashes best form in 11 years". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vandy downed by Ole Miss in 28–6 tilt". Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rebs outclass Arkansas, 28–0, before 25,210 fans". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss plasters L.S.U. with 1st loss". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rebels overpower North Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Maryland crushes Ole Miss 38–0". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Parker-led State sandbags Rebs; 7–7 tie denies Ole Miss SEC title". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.