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1961 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1961 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels complied an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished third in the SEC. Ole Miss received a berth in the Cotton Bowl, where the Rebels lost to Texas, 12–7. Ole Miss was favored in every game throughout the 1961 season as two–time defending champions.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Arkansas*No. 9
W 16–046,000[1]
September 30at KentuckyNo. 2
W 20–633,000[2]
October 7Florida State*No. 2
W 33–012,000[3]
October 14vs. Houston*No. 1
W 47–715,610[4]
October 21TulaneNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 41–040,000[5]
October 28at VanderbiltNo. 2
W 47–025,000[6]
November 4at No. 6 LSUNo. 2
L 7–1068,000[7]
November 11Chattanooga*No. 7
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 54–010,000[8]
November 18vs. TennesseeNo. 6
W 24–1032,428[9]
December 2at Mississippi StateNo. 5
W 37–734,500[10]
January 1vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 5
L 7–1275,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ole Miss rolls over touted Porkers, 16–0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss shoots down eager Wildcats, 20–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss scalps Seminoles, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Slow-starting Rebels smash Houston, 47–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rebs mangle Tulane Greenies 41–0 for 5th straight victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss smashes past Vandy, 47–0". The Huntsville Times. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU does it again! Ole Miss goes down". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss Rebs maul Chattanooga by 54–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Powerful Ole Miss belts Vols, 24–10". The Jackson Sun. 1961 [November 1912]. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rebs close out in power show". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Longhorn interceptions help kill Rebels, 12–7". The Clarion-Ledger. January 2, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1961 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  13. ^ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.


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