1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1959 Ole Miss Rebels football
National champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 21–0 vs. LSU
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1959 record 10–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Vaught
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
1959 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Georgia $ 7 0 0     10 1 0
#3 LSU 5 1 0     9 2 0
#2 Ole Miss 5 1 0     10 1 0
#10 Alabama 4 1 2     7 2 2
Auburn 4 3 0     7 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 2     5 3 2
Georgia Tech 3 3 0     6 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 1     5 4 1
#19 Florida 2 4 0     5 4 1
Kentucky 1 6 0     4 6 0
Tulane 0 5 1     3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 7 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1959 college football season. Ole Miss finished the season with an overall record of ten wins and one loss (10–1), tied for second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and with a victory over LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The team gave up only 21 points all season, and were crowned national champions by Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel and Sagarin.[1] Syracuse was crowned as the national champion by both the AP and the UPI wire services.[1] The team was later rated the third best squad from 1956–1995 by Sagarin.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at Houston* No. 8 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 16–0  
September 26 at Kentucky No. 4 McLean StadiumLexington, KY W 16–0  
October 3 Memphis State No. 3 Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS W 43–0  
October 10 at Vanderbilt No. 5 Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) W 33–0  
October 17 Tulane No. 5 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 53–7  
October 24 No. 10 Arkansas* No. 4 Crump StadiumMemphis, TN (Rivalry) W 28–0  
October 31 at No. 1 LSU No. 3 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) L 3–7  
November 7 Chattanooga No. 5 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 58–0  
November 14 No. 9 Tennessee No. 5 Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN W 37–7  
November 28 at Mississippi State No. 2 Scott FieldStarkville, MS (Egg Bowl) W 42–0  
January 1, 1960 vs. No. 3 LSU* No. 2 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 21–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

*Schedule Source:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 73. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  2. "Vaught passes away". CBS Interactive. February 4, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1955–1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
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