1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1963 Ole Miss Rebels football
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SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Alabama
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record7–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKenny Dill
Whaley Hall [1]
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Crump Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 17 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 09 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 27 2 2
LSU 4 2 07 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 3 0
Florida 3 3 16 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 05 5 0
Georgia 2 4 04 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 21 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 13 6 1
Tulane 0 6 11 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. [2] The Rebels were led by 17th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss were champions of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 7–0–2 (5–0–1 SEC) and ranked 7th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1964 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to fellow SEC member Alabama.

Contents

Through the 2021 season, this is Ole Miss' most recent conference championship.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Memphis State *No. 2T 0–031,650 [3]
September 28at Kentucky No. 7W 31–737,500 [4]
October 5at Houston *No. 10W 20–630,000 [5]
October 19at Tulane No. 5W 21–017,000 [6]
October 26 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5W 27–721,500 [7]
November 2at LSU No. 3 CBS W 37–367,500 [8]
November 9 Tampa *No. 3
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 41–015,800 [9]
November 16vs. Tennessee No. 3
W 20–027,022 [10]
November 30at Mississippi State No. 3T 10–1035,218 [11]
January 1vs. No. 9 Alabama *No. 7
NBC L 7–1280,785 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10Perry Lee DunnSr
RB Mike Dennis So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Awards

Perry Lee Dunn - 2nd Team All-SEC (AP, UPI)

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The 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by 12th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second with a regular season record of 8–2, and were ranked 11th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1958 Gator Bowl, where they defeated fellow SEC member Florida, 7–3.

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The 1981 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Le by fourth-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC The season opened with a close win over Tulane.

The 1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SEC.

References

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  2. "1963 Ole MIss Football Schedule". August 17, 2014.
  3. "Pure hitting replaces scoring in epic game". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss displays offensive power in 31–7 slaughter of Kentucky opponent". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ole Miss skirts Cougar roadblock for 20–6 win". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State, Rebs top Cougars, Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rebs preserve privacy rather well". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ole Miss Rebels crush jinx and LSU, 37–3". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ole Miss Rebs rout little Tampa by 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rebels rout Vols". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Sugar Bowl for Ol' Miss on 10–10 tie". The Des Moines Register. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Davis boots Bama over Rebels, 12–7". The Selma Times-Journal. January 2, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.