1964 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1964 Ole Miss Rebels football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 7 LSU 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Rebels were led by 18th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in seventh. The Rebels were the preseason favorite to win the national title, starting the season ranked first in the nation. The Rebels soon fell out of the rankings, however, after a loss to Kentucky in the second game of the year (the AP Poll ranked only the top 10 teams from 1962 to 1967). The Rebels' fall to seventh place in the conference was the school's first finish outside the conference's top four since 1950. They finished the regular season with a 5–4–1 record, tied for 20th in the final Coaches Poll, conducted before bowl season. They were invited to the 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Tulsa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Memphis State*No. 1
W 30–035,000[2]
September 26KentuckyNo. 1
L 21–2735,000[3]
October 3Houston*dagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 31–924,000[4]
October 10at Florida
L 14–3047,003[5]
October 17at Tulane
W 14–922,000[6]
October 24at Vanderbilt
T 7–715,500[7]
October 31at No. 9 LSU
L 10–1168,000[8]
November 7Tampa*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 36–06,300[9]
November 14at Tennessee
W 30–046,000[10]
December 5Mississippi State
L 17–2030,000[11]
December 19vs. Tulsa*
L 7–1452,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Mike Dennis Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1964 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss avenges MSU upset after year's wait". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky beats Ole Miss". The Tampa Tribune. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels rout Houston with late charge". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators shock Rebels". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss scrambles for win over Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebs tie Vandy on homer, 7–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU squeezes by Rebs, 11–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cunningham paces Ole Miss". The Selma Times-Journal. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rebs rip Vols 30 to 0". The Tennessean. November 15, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miss. State ends 18-year drought to Rebs, 20–17". The Selma Times-Journal. December 6, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rhome shines as Rebs fall in Bluebonnet". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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