1957 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1957 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 39–7 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jackie Simpson Gene Hickerson[1] |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Auburn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Rebels were led by 11th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and alternate site home games in Jackson, Mississippi). They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in second with a regular season record of 8–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC), and were ranked 7th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1958 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Texas, 39–7.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Trinity (TX)* | W 44–0 | 11,527 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Kentucky | No. 19 | W 15–0 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Hardin–Simmons* | No. 15 | W 34–7 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Vanderbilt | No. 14 | W 28–0 | 24,000 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at Tulane | No. 11 | W 50–0 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| October 26 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 6 | L 6–12 | 30,601 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Houston* | No. 14 | W 20–7 | 27,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | LSU | No. 14 |
| W 14–12 | 30,000 | [10] |
| November 16 | vs. No. 7 Tennessee | No. 8 |
| W 14–7 | 31,000 | [11] |
| November 30 | at No. 13 Mississippi State | No. 7 | T 7–7 | 35,000 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. Texas* | No. 7 |
| W 39–7 | 82,000 | [13] |
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Roster[edit]
- DB Billy Brewer
- E Johnny Lee Brewer
References[edit]
- ^ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide[permanent dead link] p. 180
- ^ "1957 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Ole Miss clubs Trinity, 44–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi stops Kentucky, 15 to 0". Johnson City Press. September 29, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss overpowers Hardin–Simmons, 34–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss snuffs Vanderbilt, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss drubs Tulane, 50–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers knock Rebels from undefeated list". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels win 20 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ball-controlling Rebels come from behind to nip LSU, 14–12". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss beats UT 14–7". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. State, Ole Miss play to 7–7 draw". Greensboro Daily News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss whips Texas 39–7". The Chattanooga Times. January 2, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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