1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

1953 Ole Miss Rebels football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Vaught (7th season)

Captain| Ed Beatty
Home stadium| Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

← 1952

1954 →

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 13 Alabama $  | 4  | – | 0  | – | 3 |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 1
No. 16 Kentucky | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Ole Miss | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
No. 17 Auburn | 4  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 1
Mississippi State | 3  | – | 1  | – | 3 |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 3
Tennessee | 3  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 1
LSU | 2  | – | 3  | – | 3 |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 3
Florida | 1  | – | 3  | – | 2 |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 2
Vanderbilt | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 0
Georgia | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Tulane | 0  | – | 7  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 8  | – | 1

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in a three-way tie for second with a record of 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC). They were not invited to a bowl game.

## Schedule

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September 19| Chattanooga*| |

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 39–6| 18,000| [2]
September 26| Kentucky| |

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| W 22–6| | [3]
October 3| at Auburn| No. 15|

* Cliff Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL

| L 0–13| 20,000| [4]
October 10| Vanderbilt| |

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| W 28–6| 20,000| [5]
October 17| at Tulane| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (rivalry)

| W 45–14| | [6]
October 24| vs. Arkansas*| |

* Crump Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| W 28–0| 25,210| [7]
October 31| at LSU| No. 18|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 27–16| 45,000| [8]
November 7| North Texas State*| No. 12|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| W 40–7| | [9]
November 14| at No. 2 Maryland*| No. 11|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 0–38| 35,000| [10]
November 28| at Mississippi State| |

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)

| T 7–7| 34,920| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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* C Ed Beatty
* QB Eagle Day, So.
* Billy Kinard
* Harol Lofton
* Bobby McCool
* OG Crawford Mims

## References

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1. ^ "1953 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. ^ "Rebels win over 'Nooga by 39 to 6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Ole Miss whips UK". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Auburn slashes Ole Miss, 13–0, flashes best form in 11 years". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Vandy downed by Ole Miss in 28–6 tilt". Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Rebs outclass Arkansas, 28–0, before 25,210 fans". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Ole Miss plasters L.S.U. with 1st loss". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Rebels overpower North Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Maryland crushes Ole Miss 38–0". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Parker-led State sandbags Rebs; 7–7 tie denies Ole Miss SEC title". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Arkansas
* Auburn
* LSU: Magnolia Bowl
* Memphis
* Mississippi State: Egg Bowl
* Tennessee
* Tulane
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Billy Cannon's Halloween run
* Colonel Reb
* Rebel Black Bear
* Tony the Landshark
* "Forward Rebels"
* The Pride of the South
* The Grove
* The Blind Side

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