1957 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1957 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 39–7 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Jackie Simpson
Gene Hickerson [1]
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
No. 17 Florida 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
LSU 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –4 –14 –4 –2
Georgia 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Alabama 1 –6 –12 –7 –1
Kentucky 1 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1957 college football season. [2] The Rebels were led by 11th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and alternate site home games in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second with a regular season record of 8–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC), and were ranked 7th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1958 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Texas, 39–7.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Trinity (TX) *
W 44–011,527 [3]
September 28at Kentucky No. 19
W 15–0 [4]
October 5 Hardin–Simmons *No. 15
W 34–712,000 [5]
October 12at Vanderbilt No. 14
W 28–024,000 [6]
October 18at Tulane No. 11
W 50–030,000 [7]
October 26vs. Arkansas *No. 6
L 6–1230,601 [8]
November 2 Houston *No. 14
W 20–727,000 [9]
November 9 LSU Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 14–1230,000 [10]
November 16vs. No. 7 Tennessee No. 8
W 14–731,000 [11]
November 30at No. 13 Mississippi State No. 7
T 7–735,000 [12]
January 1vs. Texas *No. 7
W 39–782,000 [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. ↑ "1957 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss clubs Trinity, 44–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi stops Kentucky, 15 to 0". Johnson City Press. September 29, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ole Miss overpowers Hardin–Simmons, 34–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ole Miss snuffs Vanderbilt, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ole Miss drubs Tulane, 50–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Porkers knock Rebels from undefeated list". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rebels win 20 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ball-controlling Rebels come from behind to nip LSU, 14–12". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ole Miss beats UT 14–7". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Miss. State, Ole Miss play to 7–7 draw". Greensboro Daily News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Ole Miss whips Texas 39–7". The Chattanooga Times. January 2, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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