1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1955 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–13 vs. TCU
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Buddy Alliston [1]
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 5 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Florida 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1955 college football season. [2] The Rebels were led by ninth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive season, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–1 SEC), ranked 10th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated TCU, 14–13.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 17at Georgia No. 15
W 26–13
September 24at Kentucky No. 8
L 14–21
October 1 North Texas State *
W 33–0 [4]
October 8vs. Vanderbilt
W 13–0
October 15at Tulane
W 27–13 [5]
October 22 Arkansas *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–7
October 29at LSU No. 20
W 29–26
November 5at Memphis State *No. 15
W 39–6 [6]
November 12 Houston *No. 14
W 27–11
November 26at Mississippi State No. 15
W 26–0
January 2vs. No. 7 TCU *No. 15
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide [ permanent dead link ] p. 180
  2. ↑ "1955 Ole Miss Football Schedule". 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Barnwell, Katherine (September 17, 1955). "Atlanta Bursting At Its Seams With Gay Grid Rooters". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Johnny Rebs put crusher on North Texas State, 33–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rebs top Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rebels crush Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1955. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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