1951 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainOthar Crawford
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 –0 –011 –0 –1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
LSU 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
Ole Miss 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Auburn 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Alabama 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Florida 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth -year head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21nightat Memphis State*
W 32–0[1]
September 29No. 6 Kentucky
W 21–1720,000[2]
October 5nightBoston College*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 34–79,000[3]
October 13vs. Vanderbilt
L 20–34[4]
October 20Tulanedagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 25–617,000[5]
October 26nightat Miami (FL)*
L 7–20[6]
November 3nightat LSU
T 6–6[7]
November 10at Auburn
W 39–14[8]
November 17No. 2 Tennessee
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 21–4632,000[9]
December 1at Mississippi State
W 49–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • FB Arnold Boykin
  • QB Rocky Byrd
  • QB Jimmy Lear

References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss wins first test of season easily". Sun Herald. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17". The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss wallops Boston College 34–7". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vandy upsets Ole Miss club". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Dooley does it in Miami's big 20–7 conquest of Mississippi". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi and LSU battle to 6–6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ole Miss raps Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee Vols flay Ole Mississippi 46–21". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mississippi State is crushed, 49–7, with seven TD's by Ole Miss' Boykin". The Times Dispatch. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-24.


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