1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Billy Kinard, in his third year, for the first three games and then by Johnny Vaught, in his 25th year, for their last eight games.[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 SEC).

1973 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1973 record6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coachBilly Kinard (3rd season, first 3 games)
Johnny Vaught (25th season, final 8 games)
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium (35,000)
Mississippi Memorial Stadium (46,000)
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 13 LSU 5 1 0  9 3 0
Ole Miss 4 3 0  6 5 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 3 0  8 4 0
Georgia 3 4 0  7 4 1
Florida 3 4 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 4 0  5 6 0
Auburn 2 5 0  6 6 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 5 2
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8Villanova*W 24–6
September 15at Missouri*L 0–1751,620
September 22Memphis State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 13–1745,620
September 29Southern Miss*
W 41–0
October 6at Auburn
L 7–1456,500
October 13at GeorgiaL 0–2057,800
October 20at Florida
W 13–1047,079
October 27Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 24–1433,427
November 3No. 7 LSU
  • Mississippi Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCL 14–5147,222
November 17No. 16 Tennessee
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
ABCW 28–1839,500
November 24vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 38–1043,556
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. Saggus, James (September 26, 1973). "Tough job ahead, Vaught says". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. "1973 Mississippi Rebels Schedule and Results". SR Football Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2012.


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