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-
1956 Season Highlights
John H. Vaught enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
North Texas
45
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Kentucky
37
7
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Houston
14
0
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Vanderbilt
16
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Tulane
3
10
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Arkansas
0
14
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Louisiana State
46
17
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Memphis
26
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Tennessee
7
27
L
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Mississippi State
13
7
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 82
Defense Average 8.2
Opponents Record 59-39
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.