1939 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 7–2 2–2 Harry Mehre 2nd Bill Schneller Hemingway Stadium The 1939 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1939 college football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1939-schedule.html 1939 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 24, 2017 The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Harry Mehre and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. After winning their first three games of the season, Ole Miss made their first ever appearance in the AP Poll. Their victory over rival Vanderbilt was also their first ever; they had lost the first 19 match-ups in the series over a 45-year span. They would finish with a record of 7–2 (2–2 SEC), to finish fifth in the Southeastern Conference. Ole Miss was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 35 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top The Atlanta Constitution Paul Williamson December 8, 1941 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123188995/texas-aggies-ranked-nations-top/ Newspapers.com and at No. 17 in the Litkenhous Ratings.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1939 AP September 30 w y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 14–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-mississippi-repeat/132695251/ The Commercial Appeal Mississippi repeats victory over L.S.U. in inaugural, 14 to 7 October 1, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 w y y Southwestern (TN) Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 41–0 12,000 Mississippi in Front: Crushes Southwestern by 41-0 on Memphis Gridiron New York Times October 8, 1939 89 October 14 w y y Centenary Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA 34–0 7,500 Rebels Swamp Centenary, 34-0 The Atlanta Constitution October 15, 1939 5B October 21 w y y 17 Saint Louis Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 42–0 Ole Miss And State Romp Hard On Homecoming Foes Daily Clarion-Ledger Billy Gates October 22, 1939 1, 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122205550/ole-miss-and-state-romp-hard-on/ Newspapers.com October 28 l y 14 Tulane 9 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 6–18 37,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99495450/kelloggs-great-runs-send-tulane-boundin/ The Commercial Appeal Kellogg's great runs send Tulane bounding over Ole Miss, 18 to 6 October 29, 1939 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com November 4 w y Vanderbilt Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 14–7 12,000 Mississippi Defeats Vandy After 45 Years The Washington Post November 5, 1939 SP4 November 11 w y y 19 Mississippi State Teachers Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 27–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74902366/rebels-overpower-fighting-jackets-in-hub/ The Clarion-Ledger Rebels overpower Fighting Jackets in hub tilt 27–7 November 12, 1939 April 1, 2021 Newspapers.com November 18 w y West Tennessee State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 46–7 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85860961/rebels-use-only-straight-football-to-tro/ The Clarion-Ledger Rebels use only straight football to trounce Teachers November 19, 1939 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 25 l Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 6–18 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-mississippi-state-down/132694692/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Mississippi State downs Ole Miss, 18–6 November 26, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football