1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1973 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium (35,000)
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (46,000)
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 13 LSU 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –07 –4 –1
Florida 3 –4 –07 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –5 –06 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Billy Kinard, in his third year, for the first three games and then by Johnny Vaught, in his 25th year, for their last eight games. [1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 SEC).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Villanova *
W 24–636,000 [2]
September 15at Missouri *
L 0–1751,620 [3]
September 22 Memphis State *
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 13–1745,620 [4]
September 29 Southern Miss *
W 41–031,500 [5]
October 6at Auburn
L 7–1456,500 [6]
October 13at Georgia
L 0–2057,800 [7]
October 20at Florida
W 13–1047,079 [8]
October 27 Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 24–1433,427 [9]
November 3No. 7 LSU
ABC L 14–5147,222 [10]
November 17No. 16 Tennessee
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCW 28–1839,500 [11]
November 24vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 38–1043,556 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Gene Allen
QB Stan Bounds
OL Art Bressler
OL Sam Correo
RB Doug Hamley
OL James Hickman
RB Paul Hofer
TE Rick Kimbrough
RB Larry Kramer
OL Dick Lawrence
QB Kenny Lyons
QB Bill Malouf
OL Bill Marshall
RB Dan Murff
OL Dave Parham
RB James Reed
WR Bill Small
WR Danny Stallings
TE Butch Veazey
RB Reed Wakefield
QB Norris Weese Sr
OL Chuck Wood
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Bob Bailess
DL Steve Burkhalter
DB Mickey Fratesi
DB Gary Hall
DB Harry Harrison
LB Jim Horne
LB Terry Kilpatrick
DL Greg Markow
DB Pete Markow
DL Bill May
DL Pete Robertson
LB Stump Russell
LB Jim Stuart
DL Gary Turner
DL Ben Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  2. ↑ "Villanova 'beats self' at Ole Miss, 24–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "M.U. starts big". The Kansas City Star. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Courageous Tigers prove they're for real". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vaught's return successful - Rebels win, 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn finds a runner, defeats Ole Miss, 14–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia defense halts Mississippi by 20–0". The Opelika-Auburn News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ole Miss stuns Florida's Gators". Macon Telegraph & News. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Weese paces Ole Miss past Vanderbilt 24–14". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigs set back Ole Miss football 40 years". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vols upset, Ole Miss grinds out 28–18 win, but Orange is still bowl-bound". Kingsport Times-News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Rebels end year with 38–10 victory". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1973 Mississippi Rebels Schedule and Results". SR Football Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2012.


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