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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: Ken Cooper
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Ken Cooper enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Missouri	10	0	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Memphis	7	15	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Southern Mississippi	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Alabama	21	35	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Georgia	0	49	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. South Carolina	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Vanderbilt	14	24	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Louisiana State	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Tennessee	17	29	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Mississippi State	13	31	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Tulane	26	10	W

1974 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	135
Scoring Average	12.3
Points Allowed	241
Defense Average	21.9
Opponents Record	74-47
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	1-6

1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1974 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-1	329	96	Lost 11-13	6-0	168	50	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Auburn	10-2	287	122	Won 27-3	4-2	120	88	Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia	6-6	327	285	Lost 10-21	4-2	155	122	Vince Dooley
Mississippi State	9-3	327	224	Won 26-24	3-3	109	121	Bob Tyler
Florida	8-4	261	197	Lost 10-13	3-3	128	123	Doug Dickey
Kentucky	6-5	248	194		3-3	139	128	Fran Curci
Tennessee	7-3-2	211	181	Won 7-3	2-3-1	90	114	Bill Battle
Vanderbilt	7-3-2	313	199	Tied 6-6	2-3-1	122	144	Steve Sloan
Louisiana State	5-5-1	202	168		2-4	77	91	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	3-8	135	241		0-6	65	192	Ken Cooper

1974 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1974 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).