1954_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team

1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1954 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–0 SEC), and ranked 6th in both major polls. They were invited to the 1955 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy.

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Roster

  • OT Rex Reed Bogan
  • FB Paige Cothren
  • QB Eagle Day Jr.
  • FB Billy Kinard
  • Bobby McCool
  • DB Jimmy Patton

References

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    "1954 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 18, 2014.
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    "Ole Miss trims Texans". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "95,607 watch Mississippi pummel Villanova, 52 to 0". Atlantic City Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rebels romp 51 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss spanks Houston by 26–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss, Navy to Sugar Bowl". The Chattanooga Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "Navy sinks Rebs, 21–0". The Atlanta Journal. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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