1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference 3 2 SEC 10–0–1 5–0–1 Johnny Vaught 14th Hemingway StadiumCrump Stadium FWAA national championhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf National Poll Champions 117 NCAA 2020 NCAA Division I Football records NCAA.org December 9, 2020 SEC championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 14–6 vs. Rice The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 college football season. In their fourteenth season under head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled a 10–0–1 record and won their fourth Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship. Their only blemish was a 6–6 tie against LSU. Mississippi was the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field (Missouri subsequently was credited with an undefeated season when its lone loss to Kansas was erased by forfeit). The final Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) polls placed the Rebels second and third, respectively, behind the Minnesota Golden Gophers who were voted national champions before the bowl games. The AP first named a post-bowl champion in 1965 and made the change permanent in 1968; the UPI continued to name its national champion prior to bowl games through 1973. The final AP poll of November 29 was one of the closest ever: Minnesota with 17½ first-place votes, Mississippi 16, and Iowa 12½.July 2026 Students made "AP" and "UPI" dummies, hung them from the Union Building, and burned them while chanting, "We're No. 1, to hell with AP and UPI."https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/1961-how-they-got-there/ 1961 - How They Got ThereJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot How Ole Miss and Rice Met in the 1961 Sugar Bowl https://allstatesugarbowl.org/sports/2022/4/15/how-ole-miss-and-rice-met-in-the-1961-sugar-bowl.aspx 16 July 2026 The No. 1 Gophers, however, subsequently lost the Rose Bowl to No. 6 Washington. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ole Miss defeated Rice, 14–6, in the Sugar Bowl. Quarterback Jake Gibbs was voted the game's MVP by scoring two rushing touchdowns. After the New Year's Day bowl games, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) voted Mississippi as national champions and awarded them the Grantland Rice Trophy.Travers Steven https://books.google.com/books?id=02P66g_FE9IC&q=1960+mississippi Pigskin Warriors: 140 Years of College Football's Greatest Traditions, Games, and Stars 2009-10-16 Taylor Trade Publications 978-1-58979-458-0 enFWAA > Awards > Grantland Rice Trophy > Winners http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/rice/winners/index.html 2021-12-20 www.sportswriters.net May 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516083237/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/rice/winners/index.html deadBoyles Bob https://books.google.com/books?id=Rykyvd8b-AwC&dq=1960+grantland+rice+trophy&pg=PA127 The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009: A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present Guido Paul 2008-08-04 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 978-1-60239-331-8 en Schedule In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties. This season marked the last time LSU played in Oxford until 1989. 1960 AP September 17 w y y 2 Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX 42–0 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-ole-miss-tops-co/133181949/ The Tyler Courier-Times Ole Miss tops Cougars September 18, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 24 w 1 Kentucky Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 21–6 30,187 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-turns-bac/133182076/ The Commercial Appeal Ole Miss turns back tough Kentucky, 21–6 September 25, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 1 w y y 1 Memphis State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 31–20 24,711–34,711 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-ole-miss-sur/133182176/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Ole Miss survives scare October 2, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (Memphis State vs. Ole Miss) https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MFB1/1960/404.00_H_433.00_19601001_20_31.pdf National Collegiate Athletic Association May 27, 2025 October 8 w y 2 Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 26-0 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-ole-miss-aims-for-n/133181240/ The Kansas City Star Ole Miss aims for No. 1 spot October 9, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-1960-ole-miss-miss/190620760/ 1960 Ole Miss Mississippi Vanderbilt college football game 26–0 October 9, 1960 90 newspapers.com October 15 w y 1 Tulane rivalry Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 26–13 73,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85646291/no-1-rebels-thump-tulane-wave-2613/ The Clarion-Ledger No. 1 Rebels thump Tulane Wave, 26–13 October 16, 1960 September 19, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 w y y 2 Arkansas 14 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry 10–7 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-rebs-win-on-final-pl/133182344/ The Birmingham News Rebs win on final play October 23, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 t 2 LSU Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 6–6 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-lsu-stuns-ole-miss-with-tie/133182430/ Tulsa Daily World LSU stuns Ole Miss with tie October 30, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 w 6 y Chattanooga Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 45–0 13,500–14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85109278/ole-miss-swats-moccasins-450/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss swats Moccasins, 45–0 November 6, 1960 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Chattanooga) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/693/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 15, 2022 November 12 w y 4 Tennessee 14 rivalry Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 24–3 45,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99641022/gibbs-leads-rebel-raid-on-vols-243/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Gibbs leads Rebel raid on Vols, 24–3 November 13, 1960 April 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 26 w 3 Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 35–9 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-ends-best/133180694/ The Commercial Appeal Ole Miss ends best regular season November 27, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com January 2, 1961 w y y 2 Rice Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl 14–6 82,851 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-ole-miss-defeats/133182558/ The Shreveport Journal Ole Miss defeats Rice Owls in thriller January 3, 1961 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com DeLassus David Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/mississippi/yearly_results.php?year=1960 March 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020184203/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/mississippi/yearly_results.php?year=1960 October 20, 2012 dead Personnel 1960 Ole Miss Rebels y Johnny Lee Brewer E Jake Gibbs QB y Johnny Vaught 1961 NFL draft 2 Ole Miss Rebels Player Round Pick Position Club Bobby Crespino 1 10 Halfback Cleveland Browns Jerry Daniels 5 67 Tackle New York Giants Allen Green 8 109 Center New York Giants Jake Gibbs 9 125 Quarterback Cleveland Browns Bob Benton 11 151 Tackle New York Giants Doug Elmore 13 171 Back Washington Redskins Charley Taylor 15 209 Back Cleveland Browns Awards and honors Jake Gibbs, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player Johnny Vaught, SEC Coach of the Year References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Ole Miss Rebels football