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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: Homer Hazel
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024
1929 Season Highlights
 Homer Hazel enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1929 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Vanderbilt  7   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Alabama  7   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Tennessee  7   52   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Loyola (New Orleans)  26   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Southern Methodist  0   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Sewanee  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Purdue  7   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Louisiana State  6   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Mississippi State  7   7   T       
 
1929 Season Totals
  Record1-6 -2
  Points Scored73
  Scoring Average8.1
  Points Allowed222
  Defense Average24.7
  Opponents Record43-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0 -2
  Away Record1-6
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1929 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-134660   Charles C. Chuck Collins
Tennessee 9-0-133013   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane 9-027945   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Clemson 8-3236110   Josh C. Cody
Florida 8-218773   Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt 7-218756   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-319658   Wallace W. Wade
Georgia 6-415597   Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky 6-1-123754   Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State 6-3246118   Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina 6-5163174   W.L. Billy Laval
Virginia Tech 5-4170128   Andy Gustafson
Duke 4-6153260   James Jimmy DeHart
Maryland 4-4-2148135   H.C. Curley Byrd
Virginia 4-3-2129139   Earl C. Abell
Georgia Tech 3-6105138   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 2-728208   George Bohler
Mississippi 1-6-273222   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 1-5-251139   John W. Hancock
North Carolina State 1-844207   G.K. Gus Tebell

1929 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1929 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.