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Mississippi Football Team History


Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
 Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580
Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal
Coach: C.R. Dudy Noble
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1893  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 C.R. Dudy Noble enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Arkansas State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Louisiana State  7   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Alabama  0   64   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Mississippi State  14   41   L    @ Tupelo, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Sewanee  7   69   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Mississippi College  21   0   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record1-4 -1
  Points Scored49
  Scoring Average8.2
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average37.7
  Opponents Record18-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-1 -1
  Away Record1-3
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-049117   John W. Heisman
Auburn 6-2-1199102   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 6-116339   Sid Robinson
Alabama 5-2-116829   Thomas Kelly
Tulane 5-3159105   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt 5-3142170   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-5-110456   S.A. Boles
South Carolina 3-513796   Dixon Foster
Florida 2-447247   A.L. Busser
Mississippi 1-4-149226   C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee 0-000   

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.