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1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 0 8 3 0
Florida 5 2 0 5 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 3 2 1 6 3 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 3 0 8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 0 6 4 0
Alabama 3 3 2 4 5 2
LSU 2 5 0 5 6 0
Tulane 1 6 1 1 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 0 2 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1954 college football season.[2] The Rebels were led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–0 SEC), and ranked 6th in both major polls. They were invited to the 1955 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy.

Schedule

September 17North Texas*No. 10

W 35–12   September 25KentuckyNo. 9

  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN

W 28–9   October 2at Villanova*No. 8

W 52–0 95,607[3] October 9at VanderbiltNo. 7

W 22–7   October 16TulaneNo. 7

W 34–7   October 23at No. 7 Arkansas*No. 5

L 0–6   October 30at LSUNo. 12

W 21–6   November 6at Memphis State*No. 9

W 51–0   November 13at Houston*No. 7

W 26–0   November 27Mississippi StateNo. 7

W 14–0   January 1vs. No. 5 Navy*No. 6

L 0–21  

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References

  1. ^ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide. pg. 180
  2. ^ http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/schedules/ole-miss-games/1954-rebels-season/
  3. ^ "Mississippi Tops Villanova, 52 to 0". New York Times. October 3, 1954. p. S9.