1946 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1946 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Crump Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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]

Several Ole Miss players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-SEC football team: Poole at end (AP-1, UP-1); Conerly at halfback (UP-1); Shorty McWilliams at halfback (AP-1, UP-3); Al Sidorik at tackle (UP-1); end Bill Hildebrand at end (UP-2); Elbert Corley at center (UP-3); and Mike Mihalic at guard (UP-3).[4][5]

Ole Miss was ranked at No. 45 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[6]

The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee (three games) and at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (two games).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Kentucky
L 6–2019,600[7]
September 28vs. Florida
W 13–620,000[8]
October 5Vanderbilt
L 0–722,000[9]
October 12at Georgia Tech
L 7–2425,000[10]
October 19Louisiana Tech*
L 6–7[11]
October 26Arkansas*
W 9–725,000[12]
November 2at LSU
L 21–3425,000[13]
November 9 No. 7 Tennessee
L 14–18[14]
November 23Mississippi State
L 0–2026,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

After the season

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 65 Allen Smith End Chicago Bears

References

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  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. ^ "Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven". Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ William Tucker (November 21, 1946). "Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team". The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Babe Kimbrough (September 22, 1946). "Wildcats Conquer Ole Miss In Opener, 20 To 6: Passing Attack Clicks For Bryant's Charges As 19,600 See Game". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pete Norton (September 29, 1946). "Ole Miss Scores 13-7 Win Over Gators: Rebels Hold Early Margin For Victory". The Tampa Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Raymond Johnson (October 6, 1946). "Vanderbilt Shades Ole Miss 7-0 in SEC Opener". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech Aerials Defeat Mississippi, 24 to 7: Jackets Score Three Times On Passes During First Half -- Conerly Stars". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ David Bloom (October 27, 1946). "Ole Miss Pulls Upset, Humbles Arkansas, 9-7: 25,000 Stunned Here; Record Crowd Sees Gallant Rebels Win Thrilling Game On Late Pass". The Commercial Appeal. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tigers Forced Hard To Turn Back Ole Miss Spirited Duel Climaxed By Fist Fight Between Foes At Close of Game". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Vols nip Rebels, 18–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Paul Tiblier (November 24, 1946). "Maroons Defeat Rebels 20-0 For Decisive Victory". Clarion-Ledger. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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