| 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2 (3–2 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Milton Crain Kent Lovelace[1] |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 LSU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Auburn | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Rebels were led by 12th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second with a regular season record of 8–2 (3–2 SEC), and were ranked 11th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1958 Gator Bowl, where they defeated fellow SEC member Florida, 7–3.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Memphis State* | No. 6 | W 17–0 | 11,392 | [3] | |
| September 27 | vs. No. 17 Kentucky | No. 9 |
| W 27–6 | 26,626 | [4] |
| October 4 | at Trinity (TX)* | No. 6 | W 21–0 | 6,511 | [5] | |
| October 11 | at Tulane | No. 7 | W 19–8 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Hardin–Simmons* | No. 8 | W 24–0 | 18,500 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Arkansas* | No. 6 | W 14–12 | 36,000 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at No. 1 LSU | No. 6 | L 0–14 | 68,000 | [9] | |
| November 8 | Houston* | No. 9 |
| W 56–7 | 20,000 | [10] |
| November 15 | at Tennessee | No. 7 | L 16–18 | 27,100 | [11] | |
| November 29 | Mississippi State | No. 13 |
| W 21–0 | 33,500 | [12] |
| December 27 | vs. No. 14 Florida* | No. 13 | W 7–3 | 40,000 | [13] | |
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Roster
- DB Billy Brewer
References
- ↑ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide p. 180
- ↑ "1958 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Ole Miss Rebels wreck Memphis State by 17–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss scores 27–6 in downing Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss aerial attack defeats Trinity, 21–0". Sunday Express and News. October 5, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss pushed to beat Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Three Ole Miss units smother Cowboys, 24–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rebels extended but squeak by Arkansas, 14–12". Tulsa World. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raging LSU slams Mississippi 14 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss rolls over in Houston...into OB?". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vols upset Ole Miss 18–16 on Etter's 75-yard sprint". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rebs down State for Gator berth". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Reb defense saves Gator victory, 7–3". The Clarion-Ledger. December 28, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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