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: David Cutcliffe Conference: Southeastern-West
2002 Season Highlights
David Cutcliffe enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
31
3
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Memphis
38
16
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Texas Tech
28
42
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Vanderbilt
45
38
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Florida
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Arkansas State
52
17
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Alabama
7
42
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Arkansas
28
48
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Auburn
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Georgia
17
31
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Louisiana State
13
14
L
Thu., Nov. 28 vs.
Mississippi State
24
12
W
Fri., Dec. 27
Nebraska
27
23
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 351
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 331
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 90-79
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 0-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.