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1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1954 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Navy
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium, Crump Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 1 – 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
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title.[1] Ole Miss was ranked sixth in both major polls at end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Texas State*No. 10
W 35–126,418[2]
September 25KentuckyNo. 9
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 28–928,545[3]
October 2at Villanova*No. 8
W 52–095,607[4]
October 9at VanderbiltNo. 7
W 22–726,000[5]
October 16TulaneNo. 7
W 34–723,500[6]
October 23at No. 7 Arkansas[n 1]No. 5
L 0–638,000[7]
October 30at LSUNo. 12
W 21–6[8]
November 6at Memphis State*No. 9
W 51–0[9]
November 13at Houston*No. 7
W 26–023,000[10]
November 27Mississippi StateNo. 7
W 14–036,000[11]
January 1vs. No. 5 Navy*No. 6
L 0–2180,190[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the SEC standings.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63–64. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "95,607 watch Mississippi pummel Villanova, 52 to 0". Atlantic City Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels romp 51 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss spanks Houston by 26–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ole Miss, Navy to Sugar Bowl". The Chattanooga Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Navy sinks Rebs, 21–0". The Atlanta Journal. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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