1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1960 Ole Miss Rebels football
FWAA Poll national champion Sugar Bowl champion SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Rice
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	10–0–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (14th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 34,500) Crump Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

1960 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 18 Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America, but not the AP, UPI or NCF who are the other major selectors recognized by the NCAA. While Ole Miss claims a share of two other national titles (both retroactive picks), this is the only one recognized by the NCAA and the college football community at large.

Minnesota was crowned as national champion by both major polls before the bowl games; the major media polls would not wait until after the bowls to crown a national champion until 1965. The Rebels were the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field (Missouri subsequently was credited with an undefeated season when its one loss was erased by forfeit).

Schedule

In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	at Houston*	No. 2	Rice Stadium Houston	W 42–0
September 24	Kentucky	No. 1	Crump Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 21–6
October 1	at Memphis State*	No. 1	Crump Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 31–20
October 8	at Vanderbilt	No. 2	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)	W 21–6
October 15	at Tulane	No. 1	Tulane Stadium New Orleans	W 26–13
October 22	at No. 11 Arkansas*	No. 2	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas (rivalry)	W 10–7
October 29	LSU	No. 2	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 5	Chattanooga	No. 6	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	W 45–0
November 12	at No. 14 Tennessee	No. 4	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, Tennessee	W 24–3
November 26	Mississippi State	No. 3	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 35–9
January 2, 1961	vs. Rice*	No. 2	Tulane Stadium New Orleans (Sugar Bowl)	W 14–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:

Roster

• E Johnny Lee Brewer
• QB Jake Gibbs

1961 NFL Draft

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Bobby Crespino	1	10	Halfback	Cleveland Browns
Jerry Daniels	5	67	Tackle	New York Giants
Allen Green	8	109	Center	New York Giants
Jake Gibbs	9	125	Quarterback	Cleveland Browns
Bob Benton	11	151	Tackle	New York Giants
Doug Elmore	13	171	Back	Washington Redskins
Charley Taylor	15	209	Back	Cleveland Browns

Awards and honors

• Jake Gibbs, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
• Johnny Vaught, SEC Coach of the Year