1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.jpg Southeastern Conference SEC 3 3 10–0 6–0 Johnny Vaught 16th Hemingway StadiumMississippi Memorial Stadium National Champion (Billingsley, Litkenhous, Sagarin)http://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 Sugar Bowl championSEC champion Sugar Bowl W 17–13 vs. Arkansas The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their 16th year under head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled a perfect 10–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 53, won the SEC championship, and defeated Arkansas in the 1963 Sugar Bowl.1962 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 4, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1962-schedule.html To date, it is the only undefeated and untied season in Ole Miss football history. Mississippi finished No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy July 18, 2013 Trophy plaque Litkenhous Ratings Hollingsworth/Manning Hall, University of Mississippi https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Litkenhous_Ratings_Championship_trophy.jpg April 5, 2023 The Difference By Score System This team was apparently the last Litkenhous champion to be awarded the traveling trophy, as the plaque remains at Ole Miss today. The team ranked No. 3 in the final AP and UPI coaches polls released in December 1962. USC was selected as the national champion by both the AP and UPI.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=If9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4405%2C678430 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI UPI poll December 4, 1962 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6927%2C4960281 Bend Bulletin Oregon UPI Trojans voted No. 1 in runaway December 4, 1962 2 In later retrospective analyses, Ole Miss was recognized as the 1962 national champion by the Billingsley Report and Sagarin Ratings.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 January 4, 2019 113, 120 In September 2012, Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork announced that the 1962 team would be receiving national championship rings to honor their accomplishments.Normand Travis 1962 Ole Miss Football Team gets National Title Rings http://onepointsafety.com/2012/09/14/1962-ole-miss-football-team-gets-national-title-rings/ March 23, 2013 September 14, 2012 Ole Miss tackle Jim Dunaway was a consensus first-team player on the 1962 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 9 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Quarterback Glynn Griffing was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team Ted Gangi February 8, 2015 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf June 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055653/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead The team's statistical leaders included Griffing with 882 passing yards and 278 rushing yards and Lou Guy with 295 receiving yards and 42 points scored.1962 Ole Miss Rebels Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 4, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1962.html The Rebels' undefeated season was set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement taking place on their own campus as James Meredith, aided by the United States government, was attempting to be the first African American student to enroll at the university. In 2012, ESPN aired a documentary on the team, Ghosts of Ole Miss, as part of its 30 for 30 series.Ghosts of Mississippi ESPN.com April 4, 2022 http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mississippi62&redirected=true Schedule 1962 AP September 22 w y 6 y Memphis State rivalry Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 21–7 30,100–30,111 Rebels Crack Memphis 21-7 For Warmup The Clarion-Ledger Wayne Thompson September 23, 1962 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99110909/rebels-crack-memphis-21-7-for-warmup/ Newspapers.com September 29 w 7 Kentucky Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 14–0 42,000 Ole Miss Wins Uphill Fight Against Kentucky Cats 14-0 The Clarion-Ledger Carl Walters September 30, 1962 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99111180/ole-miss-wins-uphill-fight-against/ Newspapers.com October 6 w y 7 Houston Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 40–7 18,000 Rebels Triumph 40-7; Griffing-To-Guy Play Slaughters Cougars The Clarion-Ledger Carl Waters October 7, 1962 1C, 6C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99111518/rebels-triumph-40-7-griffing-to-guy/ Newspapers.com October 20 w 5 Tulane rivalry Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 21–0 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677514/ole-miss-shuts-out-tulane-in-rain-swept/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss shuts out Tulane in rain-swept stadium 21–0 October 21, 1962 September 20, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 w y 7 Vanderbilt Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 35–0 16,262 Rebs Blank Vandy Again The Nashville Tennessean John Bibbs October 28, 1962 1E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99112409/rebs-blank-vandy-again/ Newspapers.com November 3 w y 6 LSU 4 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 15–7 67,500 Griffing Guides Ole Miss Rebels To 15-7 Victory The Shreveport Times Bill McIntyre November 4, 1962 1A, 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99112653/griffing-guides-ole-miss-rebels-to-15-7/ Newspapers.com November 10 w y 4 Chattanooga Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 52–7 9,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85114814/ole-miss-rebs-in-effortless-win/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss Rebs In Effortless Win Wayne Thompson November 11, 1962 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 w y 3 Tennessee rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN 19–6 37,166 Rebs' 103-Yard TD Spoils Vol Homecoming The Knoxville News-Sentinel Marvin West November 18, 1962 D1, D5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99112813/rebs-103-yard-td-spoils-vol-homecoming/ Newspapers.com December 1 w 3 Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 13–6 30,000 Ole Miss Overcomes Valiant State Effort To Climax Perfect Season In 13-6 Win: Bulldogs Fight Hard But Yield To Rival The Clarion-Ledger Wayne Thompson December 2, 1962 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99111827/ole-miss-overcomes-valiant-state-effort/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1963 w y y 3 Arkansas 6 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl) (rivalry 17–13 82,900 Razorbacks Fall Before Rebel Passes in Sugar The Shreveport Times Bill McIntyre January 2, 1963 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99112943/razorbacks-fall-before-rebel-passes-in/ 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 2012-10-20 dead Roster 25em Allen Brown, end Willis Dabbs, end Don Dickson, line Kenny Dill, line Jim Dunaway, tackle Perry Lee Dunn, Jr., fullback Glynn Griffing, quarterback Lou Guy, back Whaley Hall, line Conrad Hitchler, end Fred Kimbrell, line Chuck Morris, back Buck Randall, back Frank Roberts, back James Roberts, line Richard Ross, line Jim Weatherly, quarterbackJim Weatherly, Pontotoc native and Hall of Fame songwriter, dies https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/jim-weatherly-pontotoc-native-and-hall-of-fame-songwriter-dies/article_3ef7b04d-fdc8-5f9f-b2a1-b2c4dd6013ce.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210204041553/https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/jim-weatherly-pontotoc-native-and-hall-of-fame-songwriter-dies/article_3ef7b04d-fdc8-5f9f-b2a1-b2c4dd6013ce.html live February 4, 2021 Bobby Pepper February 3, 2021 February 4, 2021 Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal subscription Tupelo, Mississippi Awards SEC Coach of the Year: Johnny VaughtVaught Voted Coach of Year The Clarion-Ledger December 1, 1962 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99113214/vaught-voted-coach-of-year/ Newspapers.com 1962 All-America college football team Tackle Jim Dunaway, consensus first-team All-American Quarterback Glynn Griffing, first-team All-America pick by Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team Ted Gangi February 8, 2015 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf June 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055653/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead 1962 All-SEC football teamhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/2576626/fitchburg_sentinel/ All-Southeastern Conference 1962 Fitchburg Sentinel December 4, 1962 June 8, 2015 Newspapers.com https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1961&dat=19621129&id=xHMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FJcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5550,3315479 All-SEC Roster Palm Beach Daily News November 29, 1962July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Quarterback Glynn Griffing (AP-1, UPI-1) Halfback Louis Guy (UPI-3) Tackle Jim Dunaway (UPI-1) Guard Don Dickson (AP-1, UPI-1) 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