1947 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Delta Bowl champion
Delta Bowl, W 13–9 vs. TCU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–1 (9–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Conerly
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –3 –07 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –22 –5 –2
LSU 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –3 –08 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Auburn 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Florida 0 –3 –14 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Johnny Vaught, the team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SEC opponents), won the SEC championship, was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 110. The team was invited to the 1948 Delta Bowl where it defeated TCU, 13–9.[1]

Ole Miss featured two All-Americans on its 1947 roster: quarterback and team captain Charlie Conerly and end Barney Poole. Conerly was a consensus first-team All-American,[2] who also finished fourth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.[3] Poole received first-team honors from the United Press, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News, Central Press Association, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.[4][5][6][7][8]

In addition to Conerly and Poole, two other Ole Miss players received honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team. Tackle Dub Garrett received first-team honors from the AP and UP, and tackle Bill Erickson received second-team honors from the AP.[9][10]

The team played its home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Kentuckydagger
W 14–718,000[11]
September 27at Florida
W 14–617,000[12]
October 4vs. South Carolina*
W 33–012,000[13]
October 11at No. 10 VanderbiltNo. 18
L 6–1022,000[14]
October 18at Tulane
W 27–14> 40,000[15]
October 25vs. Arkansas*
L 14–1928,000[16]
November 1at No. 17 LSU
W 20–1846,000[17]
November 8vs. Tennessee
W 43–1328,000[18]
November 15Chattanooga*No. 15
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 52–0[19]
November 29at Mississippi StateNo. 15
W 33–1427,000[20]
January 1vs. TCU*No. 13
W 13–928,800[21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP18————15т15151213

Roster

1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  Charlie Conerly (C)
E Barney Poole
G Phillip Poole Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Chattanooga

  • Barney Poole 13 Rec, 95 Yds, TD [22]

References

  1. ↑ "1947 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Offensive Brilliance Pays Off On UP All-American: Midwestern Zone Leads With Four Players on Team". Journal. Western Nevada. November 27, 1947.
  5. ↑ Al Warren (December 17, 1947). "Patrolling the Sport Highway with Al Warren". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah.
  6. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1208. ISBN 1401337031.
  7. ↑ Walter L. Johns (December 1, 1947). "Midwest Gains Edge On CP All-American: Nation's Grid Captains Help Select Honor Eleven". The Era. Bradford, PA.
  8. ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.(AP)
  10. ↑ "Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings". The Courier News. November 26, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.(UP)
  11. ↑ Wayne Thompson (September 21, 1947). "Ole Miss Smashes Kentucky 14 To 7". Clarion-Ledger. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Pete Norton (September 29, 1947). "Ole Miss Downs Gators By 14-6 Score: Rebels Take To Air To Win In Second Half". Tampa Sunday Tribune. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Ole Miss Tops Gamecocks In 33-0 Runaway". Kingsport Times-News. October 5, 1947. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Raymond Johnson (October 12, 1947). "Vandy Rolls On as Clinard Kicks To Sink Ole Miss 10-6: Berry Climaxes 68-Yard Drive With Touchdown". The Tennessean. pp. 1A, 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Will Grimsley (October 26, 1947). "Ole Miss Defeated 19 to 14: Rebels Passes Hit Hard by Wet Ball; Conerly Shines". Clarion-Ledger. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ F. M. Williams (November 2, 1947). "Conerly Throws Tigers for Loss". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 17C, 18C – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Ed Harris (November 9, 1947). "Ole Miss Mauls Vols 43-13: Rebels Hand Neyland Worst Defeat of Career". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Conerly Breaks Pass Record In Ole Miss Win". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1947. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Ed Miles (November 30, 1947). "Ole Miss Wins Game and Title: Conerly Pitches for 18th Touchdown As Poole Breaks Receiving Record". The Atlanta Journal. pp. 1B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Ole Miss Rallies in 4th to Beat TCU, 13-9". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1948. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ Ole Miss Record Book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-13.
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