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: John H. Vaught Conference: Southeastern-
1950 Season Highlights
John H. Vaught enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 22 @
Memphis
39
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Kentucky
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Boston College
54
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Vanderbilt
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Tulane
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Texas Christian
19
7
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Louisiana State
14
40
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Tennessee
0
35
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Mississippi State
27
20
W
1950 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 57-34
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 1-5
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.