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-
1960 Season Highlights
John H. Vaught enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
The Rebels won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Rebels won the National Championship.
1960 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Houston
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Kentucky
21
6
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Memphis
31
20
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Vanderbilt
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Tulane
26
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Arkansas
10
7
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Louisiana State
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
45
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Tennessee
24
3
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Mississippi State
35
9
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Rice
14
6
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1960 Season Totals
Record 10-0
-1
Points Scored 280
Scoring Average 25.5
Points Allowed 70
Defense Average 6.4
Opponents Record 53-42
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 6-0
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 9-0-1
AP
3 9-0-1
Coaches
3 9-0-1
UPI
1960 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1960 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.