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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: C.R. Dudy Noble
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1893 <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024

1917 Season Highlights

C.R. Dudy Noble enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1917 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Arkansas State	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Louisiana State	7	52	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Alabama	0	64	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Mississippi State	14	41	L	@ Tupelo, MS
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Sewanee	7	69	L
Thu., Nov. 29	@ Mississippi College	21	0	W	@ Jackson, MS

1917 Season Totals
Record	1-4 -1
Points Scored	49
Scoring Average	8.2
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	37.7
Opponents Record	18-10
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-1 -1
Away Record	1-3

1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-0	491	17					John W. Heisman
Auburn	6-2-1	199	102					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	6-1	163	39					Sid Robinson
Alabama	5-2-1	168	29					Thomas Kelly
Tulane	5-3	159	105					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt	5-3	142	170					Dan McGugin
Kentucky	3-5-1	104	56					S.A. Boles
South Carolina	3-5	137	96					Dixon Foster
Florida	2-4	47	247					A.L. Busser
Mississippi	1-4-1	49	226					C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee	0-0	0	0

1917 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1917 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.