1948 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record8–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Hamley
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1948 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss finished with just one loss, to rival Tulane, to place second in the Southeastern Conference and 15th in the final AP Poll. They were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Florida
W 14–024,000[2]
October 2at Kentucky
W 20–730,000[3]
October 9VanderbiltdaggerNo. 13
W 20–722,500[4]
October 16at TulaneNo. 10
L 7–2043,000[5]
October 23Boston College*No. 20
W 32–1323,000[6]
October 30at LSU
W 49–1940,000[7]
November 6at Chattanooga*
W 34–77,500[8]
November 13vs. No. 18 Tennessee
W 16–1331,000[9]
November 27Mississippi StateNo. 16
W 34–726,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP13т1020———171615 (13)

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1948 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alert, speedy Ole Miss spoils Kentucky's S.E.C. debut 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss downs Vandy on late splurge, 20–7". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Rebels swamp Boston College club, 32–13". The News and Observer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels murder LSU for 49–19 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels trample Chattanooga in homecoming game". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi's fleet backs sting Tennessee Vols with 16 to 13 win". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss whips arch-rival Mississippi State by 34–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 28, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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