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: Ed Orgeron Conference: Southeastern-West
2005 Season Highlights
Ed Orgeron enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 5 @
Memphis
10
6
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Vanderbilt
23
31
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Wyoming
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Tennessee
10
27
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Citadel
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Alabama
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Kentucky
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Auburn
3
27
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Arkansas
17
28
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Louisiana State
7
40
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Mississippi State
14
35
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 148
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 245
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 51-54
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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 National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.