1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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]

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
(capacity: 24,000)
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

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
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
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

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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