1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 12 11 9–2 4–2 Johnny Vaught 12th Milton Crain Kent Lovelace Hemingway StadiumCrump Stadium Gator Bowl champion Gator Bowl W 7–3 vs. Florida The 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SEC. 2024 SEC Football Media Guide https://www.secsports.com/mediaguide24-sec Southeastern Conference 63, 65 December 28, 2024 Ole Miss was ranked 11th in the final AP poll, conducted at the end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the 1958 Gator Bowl, where they defeated fellow SEC member Florida, 7–3. The team played most of their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, with the game vs. Kentucky at Crump Stadium in Memphis. Schedule 1958 AP September 20 w y y 6 Memphis State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 17–0 11,392 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83903416/ole-miss-rebels-wreck-memphis-state-by-1/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss Rebels wreck Memphis State by 17–0 September 21, 1958 August 21, 2021 Newspapers.com September 27 w y 9 Kentucky 17 Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 27–6 26,626 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-ole-miss-scores-27/133112892/ The Commercial Appeal Ole Miss scores 27–6 in downing Kentucky September 28, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 w y y 6 1958 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX 21–0 6,511 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-ole-miss-aerial-atta/133112980/ Sunday Express and News Ole Miss aerial attack defeats Trinity, 21–0 October 5, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 w y 7 Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 19–8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85641164/ole-miss-pushed-to-beat-tulane/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss pushed to beat Tulane October 12, 1958 September 19, 2021 Newspapers.com October 18 w y 8 Hardin–Simmons Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 24–0 18,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-three-ole-miss-uni/133113091/ The Abilene Reporter-News Three Ole Miss units smother Cowboys, 24–0 October 19, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 w y y 6 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry 14–12 36,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-rebels-extended-but-squeak-b/133113213/ Tulsa World Rebels extended but squeak by Arkansas, 14–12 October 26, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 l y 6 LSU 1 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 0–14 68,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-raging-lsu-slams-mississi/133110716/ Raging LSU slams Mississippi 14 to 0 The Nashville Tennessean November 2, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 w y 9 HoustonOle Miss's game against Houston counted in the SEC standings. n Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 56–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-ole-miss-rolls-over-in/133113323/ Ole Miss rolls over in Houston...into OB? The Miami Herald November 9, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 15 l y 7 Tennessee rivalry Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 16–18 27,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98805144/vols-upset-ole-miss-1816-on-etters-75/ Chattanooga Sunday Times Vols upset Ole Miss 18–16 on Etter's 75-yard sprint November 16, 1958 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 29 w 13 Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 21–0 33,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rebs-down-state-fo/133113458/ Rebs down State for Gator berth The Commercial Appeal November 30, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com December 27 w y y 11 Florida 14 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl 7–3 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-reb-defense-saves-gator-v/133113577/ Reb defense saves Gator victory, 7–3 The Clarion-Ledger December 28, 1958 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com 1958 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1958-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC May 24, 2017 Notes n Roster DB Billy Brewer References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Ole Miss Rebels football