1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 6 6 9–2 5–1 Johnny Vaught 8th Jimmy Patton Allen "Red" Muirhead Hemingway Stadium, Crump Stadium SEC champion Sugar Bowl L 0–21 vs. Navy The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title. 2024 SEC Football Media Guide https://www.secsports.com/mediaguide24-sec Southeastern Conference 63–64 December 28, 2024 Ole Miss was ranked sixth in both major polls at end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Schedule 1954 AP September 17 Friday w y 10 North Texas State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 35–12 6,418 Ole Miss trims Texans The Commercial Appeal September 18, 1954 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88363902/ole-miss-trims-texans/ November 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 25 w 9 Kentucky Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 28–9 28,545 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-outmanned-uk-smash/132982403/ Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi The Courier-Journal September 26, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 w y y 8 Villanova Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA 52–0 95,607 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-95607-watch-miss/132982486/ 95,607 watch Mississippi pummel Villanova, 52 to 0 Atlantic City Press October 3, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 w y 7 Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 22–7 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-ole-miss-fig/132982574/ Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7 The Knoxville News-Sentinel October 10, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 w 7 Tulane Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 34–7 23,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85625859/ole-miss-crushes-tulane-347/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7 October 17, 1954 September 19, 2021 Newspapers.com October 23 l y 5 ArkansasOle Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the SEC standings. n 7 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry 0–6 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-60-hogs-throt/132982645/ 6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss Fort Worth Star-Telegram October 24, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 w y 12 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 21–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-rebels-belt-bengals/132982730/ Rebels belt Bengals, 21–6, and look to SEC crown The Birmingham News October 31, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w y y 9 Memphis State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 51–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85740591/rebels-romp-51-to-0/ The Clarion-Ledger Rebels romp 51 to 0 November 7, 1954 September 21, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 w y y 7 Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX 26–0 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-ole-miss-spanks/132982797/ Ole Miss spanks Houston by 26–0 The Selma Times-Journal November 14, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com November 27 w 7 Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 14–0 36,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-ole-miss-navy-t/132982890/ Ole Miss, Navy to Sugar Bowl The Chattanooga Times November 28, 1954 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1 l y y 6 Navy 5 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl 0–21 80,190 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-navy-sinks-rebs-21/132982980/ Navy sinks Rebs, 21–0 The Atlanta Journal January 2, 1955 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Roster OT Rex Reed Bogan FB Paige Cothren QB Eagle Day Jr. FB Billy Kinard Bobby McCool DB Jimmy Patton Notes n References Ole Miss Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football