1961 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1961 Ole Miss Rebels football
Cotton Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1961 record	9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium

1961 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
#4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1961 college football season. The Rebels' finished the season with a 9–2 record and received a birth to the Cotton Bowl, where they lost to the Texas Longhorns, 12–7, after winning two consecutive national championships.

Schedule

Ole Miss was favored in every game throughout the 1961 season as two–time defending champions. The Rebels played against SEC opponents LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Tulane and finished the season with a 9–2 record and a 5–1 record in SEC play.

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 23	vs. Arkansas*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry)	W 16–0
September 30	at Kentucky	No. 2	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 20–6
October 7	Florida State*	No. 2	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 33–0
October 14	vs. Houston*	No. 1	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 47–7
October 21	vs. Tulane	No. 2	Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi	W 41–0
October 28	at Vanderbilt	No. 2	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry)	W 47–0
November 4	at No. 6 LSU	No. 2	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 7–10
November 11	Chattanooga*	No. 7	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 54–0
November 18	Tennessee	No. 6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 24–10
December 2	at Mississippi State	No. 5	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 37–7
January 1, 1962	vs. No. 3 Texas*	No. 5	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 7–12
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

*Schedule Source:^[1] ^[2]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
↑ http://cfrc.com/encyclopedia/all-time-scores-rankings/index.php?r=teams/view&name=mississippi

Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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