1953 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Beatty
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 – 0 – 3 6 – 3 – 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 1 – 3 5 – 2 – 3
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 3 5 – 3 – 3
Florida 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Tulane 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in a three-way tie for second with a record of 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC). They were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Chattanooga*
W 39–618,000[2]
September 26Kentucky
W 22–6[3]
October 3at AuburnNo. 15
L 0–1320,000[4]
October 10Vanderbiltdagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 28–620,000[5]
October 17at Tulane
W 45–14[6]
October 24vs. Arkansas*
W 28–025,210[7]
October 31at LSUNo. 18
W 27–1645,000[8]
November 7North Texas State*No. 12
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 40–7[9]
November 14at No. 2 Maryland*No. 11
L 0–3835,000[10]
November 28at Mississippi State
T 7–734,920[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1953 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rebels win over 'Nooga by 39 to 6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss whips UK". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn slashes Ole Miss, 13–0, flashes best form in 11 years". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy downed by Ole Miss in 28–6 tilt". Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebs outclass Arkansas, 28–0, before 25,210 fans". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss plasters L.S.U. with 1st loss". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels overpower North Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland crushes Ole Miss 38–0". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Parker-led State sandbags Rebs; 7–7 tie denies Ole Miss SEC title". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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