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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: Houston Nutt
Conference: Southeastern-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Houston Nutt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Memphis  41   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Wake Forest  28   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Samford  34   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Vanderbilt  17   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Florida  31   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. South Carolina  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Alabama  20   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Arkansas  23   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Auburn  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Louisiana Monroe  59   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Louisiana State  31   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Mississippi State  45   0   W       
 Fri., Jan. 2   Texas Tech  47   34   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored417
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average19.0
  Opponents Record90-64
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-4-0 AP
16 9-4-0 Coaches
15 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2008 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-2422200Lost  17-318-0255115  Nick Saban
Mississippi 9-4417247Won  47-345-3208149  Houston Nutt
Louisiana State 8-5402314Won  38-33-5207254  Les Miles
Arkansas 5-7263374 2-6167248  Bobby Petrino
Auburn 5-7208216 2-693149  Tommy Tuberville
Mississippi State 4-8183296 2-697204  Sylvester Croom

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.