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Mississippi Rebels

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580
Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal
Coach: John H. Vaught
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

John H. Vaught enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

The Rebels won the Southeastern Conference Championship.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Georgia	26	13	W	@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Kentucky	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. North Texas	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Vanderbilt	13	0	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Tulane	27	13	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Arkansas	17	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Louisiana State	29	26	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Memphis	39	6	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Houston	27	11	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Mississippi State	26	0	W
Mon., Jan. 2	Texas Christian	14	13	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1955 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	265
Scoring Average	24.1
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	10.0
Opponents Record	59-46
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	6-1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
10	9-1-0	AP
9	9-1-0	Coaches
10	9-1-0	INS
9	9-1-0	UP

1955 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	10-1	265	110	Won 14-13	5-1	135	73	John H. Vaught
Auburn	8-2-1	224	123	Lost 13-25	5-2-1	136	117	Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech	9-1-1	189	46	Won 7-0	4-1-1	87	33	Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt	8-3	240	86	Won 25-13	4-3	123	66	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	6-4	173	142		4-4	120	135	Darrell Royal
Kentucky	6-3-1	178	131		3-3-1	89	108	Blanton Collier
Tennessee	6-3-1	188	92		3-2-1	74	57	Bowden Wyatt
Tulane	5-4-1	163	136		3-3-1	101	94	Anton Andy Pilney
Florida	4-6	111	126		3-5	77	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	4-6	173	170		2-5	91	123	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	3-5-2	139	149		2-3-1	106	81	Paul Dietzel
Alabama	0-10	48	256		0-6	34	155	Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.