1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 13 9–2 6–1 Johnny Vaught 1st Charlie Conerly Hemingway Stadium SEC championDelta Bowl champion Delta Bowl W 13–9 vs. TCU The 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Johnny Vaught, the team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SEC opponents), won the SEC championship, was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 110. The team was invited to the 1948 Delta Bowl where it defeated TCU, 13–9.1947 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 16, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1947-schedule.html Ole Miss featured two All-Americans on its 1947 roster: quarterback and team captain Charlie Conerly and end Barney Poole. Conerly was a consensus first-team All-American,Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf who also finished fourth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.1947 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 16, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1947.html Poole received first-team honors from the United Press, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News, Central Press Association, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.Offensive Brilliance Pays Off On UP All-American: Midwestern Zone Leads With Four Players on Team Journal Western Nevada November 27, 1947Al Warren Patrolling the Sport Highway with Al Warren The Ogden Standard-Examiner Ogden, Utah December 17, 1947ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1208 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031Walter L. Johns Midwest Gains Edge On CP All-American: Nation's Grid Captains Help Select Honor Eleven The Era Bradford, PA December 1, 1947Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ Walter Camp Football Foundation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214203/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 2007-12-18 In addition to Conerly and Poole, two other Ole Miss players received honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team. Tackle Dub Garrett received first-team honors from the AP and UP, and tackle Bill Erickson received second-team honors from the AP.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2520840/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 10 November 26, 1947 May 31, 2015 Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each Newspapers.com(AP)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2562361/the_courier_news/ The Courier News Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings November 26, 1947 35 June 6, 2015 Newspapers.com(UP) The team played its home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Schedule 1947 AP September 20 w y Kentucky Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 14–7 18,000 Ole Miss Smashes Kentucky 14 To 7 Clarion-Ledger Wayne Thompson September 21, 1947 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199882/ole_miss_smashes_kentucky_14_to_7/ Newspapers.com September 27 w y Florida Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL 14–6 17,000 Ole Miss Downs Gators By 14-6 Score: Rebels Take To Air To Win In Second Half Tampa Sunday Tribune Pete Norton September 29, 1947 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28519151/ole_miss_downs_gators_by_146_score/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y y South Carolina Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 33–0 12,000 Ole Miss Tops Gamecocks In 33-0 Runaway Kingsport Times-News October 5, 1947 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28557571/ole_miss_tops_gamecocks_in_330_runaway/ Newspapers.com October 11 l y 18 Vanderbilt 10 Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 6–10 22,000 Vandy Rolls On as Clinard Kicks To Sink Ole Miss 10-6: Berry Climaxes 68-Yard Drive With Touchdown The Tennessean Raymond Johnson October 12, 1947 1A, 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28556580/vandy_rolls_on_as_clinard_kicks_to_sink/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 27–14 > 40,000 Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores Clarion-Ledger Arnold Hederman October 19, 1947 I-1, II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28562983/ole_miss_scores_mighty_triumph_at/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y y Arkansas Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 14–19 28,000 Ole Miss Defeated 19 to 14: Rebels Passes Hit Hard by Wet Ball; Conerly Shines Clarion-Ledger Will Grimsley October 26, 1947 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28490354/ole_miss_defeated_19_to_14_rebels/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y LSU 17 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 20–18 46,000 Conerly Throws Tigers for Loss The Atlanta Constitution F. 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Williams November 2, 1947 17C, 18C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563155/conerly_throws_tigers_for_loss/ Newspapers.com November 8 w y Tennessee Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 43–13 28,000 Ole Miss Mauls Vols 43-13: Rebels Hand Neyland Worst Defeat of Career The Nashville Tennessean Ed Harris November 9, 1947 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563385/ole_miss_mauls_vols_4313_rebels_hand/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y 15 Chattanooga Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 52–0 Conerly Breaks Pass Record In Ole Miss Win The Nashville Tennessean November 16, 1947 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28356046/conerly_breaks_pass_record_in_ole_miss/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y 15 Mississippi State Scott Field Starkville, MS Egg Bowl 33–14 27,000 Ole Miss Wins Game and Title: Conerly Pitches for 18th Touchdown As Poole Breaks Receiving Record The Atlanta Journal Ed Miles November 30, 1947 1B, 7B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563601/ole_miss_wins_game_and_title_conerly/ Newspapers.com January 1 Thursday w y y 13 TCU Crump Stadium Memphis, TN Delta Bowl 13–9 28,800 Ole Miss Rallies in 4th to Beat TCU, 13-9 The Atlanta Constitution January 2, 1948 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28563786/ole_miss_rallies_in_4th_to_beat_tcu/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 18 NR NR NR NR 15т 15 15 12 13 Roster 1947 Ole Miss Rebels y Charlie Conerly   C y Barney Poole E y Jr Phillip Poole G Johnny Vaught Buster Poole (Defensive line) Season summary Chattanooga Barney Poole 13 Rec, 95 Yds, TD Ole Miss Record Book. 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