1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1958 Ole Miss Rebels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Florida
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 11
1958 record 9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Vaught (12th season)
Captain Milton Crain
Kent Lovelace[1]
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
1958 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 0 0  11 0 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 0 1  9 0 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 4 2 0  9 2 0
Vanderbilt 2 1 3  5 2 3
Tennessee 4 3 0  4 6 0
Alabama 3 4 1  5 4 1
Kentucky 3 4 1  5 4 1
No. 14 Florida 2 3 1  6 4 1
Georgia Tech 2 3 1  5 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0  4 6 0
Tulane 1 5 0  3 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0  3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1958 college football season.[2] The Rebels were led by 12th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second with a regular season record of 8–2 (4–2 SEC), and were ranked 11th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1958 Gator Bowl, where they defeated fellow SEC member Florida, 7–3.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 at Memphis State* No. 6 Crump StadiumMemphis, Tennessee (Rivalry) W 170    
September 27 vs. No. 17 Kentucky No. 9 Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee W 276    
October 4 at Trinity (TX)* No. 6 Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, Texas W 210    
October 11 at Tulane No. 7 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans (Rivalry) W 198    
October 18 Hardin–Simmons* No. 8 Hemingway StadiumOxford, Mississippi W 240    
October 25 at Arkansas* No. 6 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, Arkansas (Rivalry) W 1412    
November 1 at No. 1 LSU No. 6 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) L 014    
November 8 Houston*dagger No. 9 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 567    
November 15 at Tennessee No. 7 Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, Tennessee L 1618    
November 29 Mississippi State No. 13 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl) W 210    
December 27 vs. No. 14 Florida* No. 13 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) W 73    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide p. 180
  2. "1958 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.


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