1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourteenth season under head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled a 10–0–1 record and won their fourth Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship. Their only blemish was a 6–6 tie against LSU. Mississippi was the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field (Missouri subsequently was credited with an undefeated season when its lone loss to Kansas was erased by forfeit).

1960 Ole Miss Rebels football
National Champion (FWAA) [1]
Sugar Bowl champion
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Rice
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record10–0–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Crump Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The final Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) polls placed the Rebels second and third, respectively, behind the Minnesota Golden Gophers who were voted national champions before the bowl games. The major "wire-service" polls changed this policy following the 1965 season. The final AP poll of November 29 was one of the closest ever: Minnesota with 17½ first-place votes, Mississippi 16, and Iowa 12½. Students made “AP” and “UPI” dummies, hung them from the Union Building, and burned them while chanting, “We’re No. 1, to hell with AP and UPI.”[2] The No. 1 Gophers, however, subsequently lost the Rose Bowl to No. 6 Washington. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ole Miss defeated Rice, 14–6, in the Sugar Bowl. Quarterback Jake Gibbs was voted the game's MVP by scoring two rushing touchdowns.

After the New Year's Day bowl games, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) voted Mississippi as national champions and awarded them the Grantland Rice Trophy.[3][4][5]

Schedule

In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties.

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Houston*No. 2
W 42–045,000[6]
September 24KentuckyNo. 1
W 21–630,187[7]
October 1at Memphis State*No. 1
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 31–2034,711[8]
October 8at VanderbiltNo. 2
W 21–623,000[9]
October 15at TulaneNo. 1
W 26–1373,000[10]
October 22at No. 14 Arkansas*No. 2
W 10–740,000[11]
October 29LSUNo. 2
T 6–634,000[12]
November 5Chattanooga*No. 6
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 45–013,500–14,000[13][14]
November 12at No. 14 TennesseeNo. 4
W 24–345,100[15]
November 26Mississippi StateNo. 3
W 35–934,000[16]
January 2, 1961vs. Rice*No. 2
W 14–682,851[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[18]

Roster

1961 NFL Draft
PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Bobby Crespino110HalfbackCleveland Browns
Jerry Daniels567TackleNew York Giants
Allen Green8109CenterNew York Giants
Jake Gibbs9125QuarterbackCleveland Browns
Bob Benton11151TackleNew York Giants
Doug Elmore13171BackWashington Redskins
Charley Taylor15209BackCleveland Browns

Awards and honors

References
  1. NCAA. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2020 NCAA Division I Football records. NCAA.org. p. 117. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. "1961 - How They Got There".
  3. Travers, Steven (October 16, 2009). Pigskin Warriors: 140 Years of College Football's Greatest Traditions, Games, and Stars. Taylor Trade Publications. ISBN 978-1-58979-458-0.
  4. "FWAA > Awards > Grantland Rice Trophy > Winners". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (August 4, 2008). The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009: A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-60239-331-8.
  6. "Ole Miss tops Cougars". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ole Miss turns back tough Kentucky, 21–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ole Miss survives scare". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ole Miss aims for No. 1 spot". The Kansas City Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 1 Rebels thump Tulane Wave, 26–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Rebs win on final play". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "LSU stuns Ole Miss with tie". Tulsa Daily World. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Ole Miss swats Moccasins, 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  15. "Gibbs leads Rebel raid on Vols, 24–3". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Ole Miss ends best regular season". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Ole Miss defeats Rice Owls in thriller". The Shreveport Journal. January 3, 1961. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.


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