1966 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

1966 Ole Miss Rebels football

Bluebonnet Bowl, L 0–19 vs. Texas

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 12
Record| 8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Vaught (20th season)

Home stadium| Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1967 ->

1966 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Alabama \+  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 4 Georgia \+  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Florida | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tennessee | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Kentucky | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Auburn | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Rebels were led by 20th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in fourth. After starting 2–2 on the year, the Rebels began a six-game winning streak with a come-from-behind victory over upset-minded Southern Miss on homecoming. Ole Miss ended the regular season at 8–2, and were ranked 12th in the final Coaches Poll, which was conducted before bowl season. The AP Poll ranked only ten teams at the time. The Rebels were invited to the 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl, where they were shutout by Texas, 0–19.

## Schedule

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September 17| at Memphis State*|

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| | W 13–0| 50,164| [2]
September 24| Kentucky|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| | W 17–0| 37,000| [3]
October 1| No. 3 Alabama|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| | L 7–17| 46,703| [4]
October 8| at Georgia|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| | L 3–9| 45,200| [5]
October 15| Southern Miss*|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | W 14–7| 25,000| [6]
October 22| vs. Houston*|

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 27–6| 14,118| [7]
October 29| at LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| | W 17–0| 67,500| [8]
November 12| at No. 10 Tennessee|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 14–7| 55,206| [9]
November 19| Vanderbilt|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| | W 34–0| 10,500| [10]
November 26| Mississippi State|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)

| | W 24–0| 30,200| [11]
December 17| vs. Texas*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)

| ABC| L 0–19| 67,000| [12]

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

## References

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1. ^ "1966 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
2. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels top Memphis State in 'dull' contest". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Rebel defense proves superior in 17–0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Land, Charles (October 2, 1966). "Little bitty Bama bops tough Ole Miss, 17–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved March 21, 2021 - via Google News Archives.
5. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs outfight Ole Miss for 9–3 victory". Fort Myers News-Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Late rally by Ole Miss kills USM's upset bid". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Ole Miss topples fumbling UH '11'". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Newell hurls Rebs past LSU Bengals". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Mississippi keeps jinx intact by downing Vols". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1966. Retrieved May 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Rebs rip VU". The Nashville Tennessean. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Mississippi blanks Mississippi State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Texas rolls past Ole Miss, 19–0". Monroe Morning World. December 18, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 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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