1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1955 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by ninth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive season, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–1 SEC), ranked 10th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated TCU, 14–13.

1955 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–13 vs. TCU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Alliston
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(capacity: 34,500)
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 5 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Florida 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at GeorgiaNo. 15
W 26–1336,000[2]
September 24at KentuckyNo. 8
L 14–2135,000[3]
October 1North Texas State*
W 33–0[4]
October 8vs. Vanderbilt
W 13–023,207[5]
October 15at Tulane
W 27–1325,000[6]
October 22Arkansas*dagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 17–730,000[7]
October 29at LSUNo. 20
W 29–2643,000[8]
November 5at Memphis State*No. 15
W 39–6[9]
November 12Houston*No. 14
W 27–1120,000[10]
November 26at Mississippi StateNo. 15
W 26–036,000[11]
January 2vs. No. 7 TCU*No. 15
NBCW 14–1375,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Coaching staff

References
  1. "1955 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 18, 2014.
  2. "Ole Miss defeats Bulldogs, 26–13". The Atlanta Journal. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UK's determined Wildcats upset Rebs by 21–14 score". The Lexington Herald. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Johnny Rebs put crusher on North Texas State, 33–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rebels run early to take Vandy, 13–0". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rebs top Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ole Miss powerhouse trims Arkansas, 17–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ole Miss withstands late surge by Bayou Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rebels crush Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1955. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mississippi fights off Houstin to win, 25–11". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ole Miss rips Maroons, 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Loss of ace QB Curtis, Rebels' aerial attack stuns TCU, 14–13". Brownwood Bulletin. January 3, 1956. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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