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]
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1946 record | 2–7 (1–6 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) Crump Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Kentucky | L 6–20 | ||||
September 28 | vs. Florida | W 13–6 | ||||
October 5 | Vanderbilt | L 0–7 | ||||
October 12 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–24 | ||||
October 19 | Louisiana Tech* | L 6–7 | [4] | |||
October 26 | Arkansas* |
| W 9–7 | |||
November 2 | at LSU | L 21–34 | ||||
November 9 | No. 7 Tennessee |
| L 14–18 | [5] | ||
November 23 | Mississippi State |
| L 0–20 | |||
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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 |
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8 | 65 | Allen Smith | End | Chicago Bears |
References
- "1946 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols nip Rebels, 18–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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