1946 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1946 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Harold Drew, the Rebels compiled a 2–7 record (1–6 against SEC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 144 to 76.[1]

1946 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1946 record2–7 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
Crump Stadium
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 011 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 09 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 4 3 07 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 05 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 07 3 0
Tulane 2 4 03 7 0
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 02 7 0
Florida 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Two Ole Miss player ranked among the national leaders. Charlie Conerly ranked sixth nationally with 641 passing yards.[2] End Barney Poole ranked fifth nationally with 28 pass receptions.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at KentuckyL 6–20
September 28vs. FloridaW 13–6
October 5Vanderbilt L 0–7
October 12at Georgia TechL 7–24
October 19Louisiana Tech*L 6–7[4]
October 26Arkansas*
W 9–7
November 2at LSU L 21–34
November 9 No. 7 Tennessee
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 14–18[5]
November 23Mississippi State
L 0–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • T Oliver Poole
  • G Phillip Poole
  • E Ray Poole

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Rebel was selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
865Allen SmithEndChicago Bears

References

  1. "1946 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 82.
  3. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 83.
  4. "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols nip Rebels, 18–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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