1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1953 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Ed Beatty |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 13 Alabama $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in a three-way tie for second with a record of 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC). They were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Chattanooga* | W 39–6 | 18,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | Kentucky | W 22–6 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | at Auburn | No. 15 | L 0–13 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Vanderbilt |
| W 28–6 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Tulane | W 45–14 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | vs. Arkansas* | W 28–0 | 25,210 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at LSU | No. 18 | W 27–16 | 45,000 | [8] | |
| November 7 | North Texas State* | No. 12 |
| W 40–7 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at No. 2 Maryland* | No. 11 | L 0–38 | 35,000 | [10] | |
| November 28 | at Mississippi State | T 7–7 | 34,920 | [11] | ||
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Roster
- C Ed Beatty
- QB Eagle Day, So.
- Billy Kinard
- Harol Lofton
- Bobby McCool
- OG Crawford Mims
References
- ^ "1953 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Rebels win over 'Nooga by 39 to 6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss whips UK". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn slashes Ole Miss, 13–0, flashes best form in 11 years". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy downed by Ole Miss in 28–6 tilt". Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs outclass Arkansas, 28–0, before 25,210 fans". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss plasters L.S.U. with 1st loss". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels overpower North Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland crushes Ole Miss 38–0". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parker-led State sandbags Rebs; 7–7 tie denies Ole Miss SEC title". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.