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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: Lane Kiffin
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Mississippi 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1893  
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1973 - The team was led by head coach Billy Kinard for the first three games and then by Johnny Vaught, in his 25th year, for their last eight games.
  1976 - Mississippi State later forfeited its win over Ole Miss due to NCAA infractions.
  1977 - Mississippi State later forfeited its win over Ole Miss due to NCAA infractions.
  1983 - Tulane later forfeited its win over Ole Miss due to NCAA infractions.
  1993 - Alabama later forfeited its win over Ole Miss due to NCAA infractions.
  1998 - On December 2, 1998, David Cutcliffe was hired as the head football coach at Ole Miss after Tommy Tuberville left for Auburn and coached the bowl game.
  2010 - Vacated all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.
 
Championships
National Championships
1960
Conference Championships
  1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 683-551-34
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 26
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 683-551-34
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 278-310-15
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 382-181-11
 Away Record 274-354-23
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 130
 Winning Seasons (#1) 74
 Losing Seasons (#1)48
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2023)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2011)
 10 Win Seasons 9
 Most Points Scored in a Game 114 (10/29/1904)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 531 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 91 (10/23/1915)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 434 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 114 (10/29/1904)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 91 (10/23/1915)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 117 (9/8/2018)
 Last Shutout 8/31/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/22/2014
 Shutouts All-Time 205
 Been Shutout All-Time 150
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (10/1/1955-10/13/1956)
 Longest Losing  24 (9/4/2010-1/5/2013)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 25-15-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 4-1-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 6-4-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  43-18
 2010-19  34-64
 2000-09  63-58
 1990-99 66-49
 1980-89 50-59-4
 1970-79 57-53
 1960-69 77-25-6
 1950-59 80-21-5
 1940-49 46-37-2
 1930-39 54-42-8
 1920-29 36-47-4
Next Game
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Furman  76-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Middle Tennessee State  52-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Wake Forest  40-6 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Georgia Southern  52-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Kentucky  17-20 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ South Carolina  27-3 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Louisiana State  26-29 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oklahoma  26-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Arkansas  63-31 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Georgia  28-10 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Florida  17-24 L
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Mississippi State  26-14 W
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Scoring450-167
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Texas 11-27-1
Georgia 11-26-2
Louisiana State 9-36-2
Tennessee 10-26-2
Alabama 9-35-2
Mississippi 9-35-3
Missouri 9-35-3
South Carolina 9-35-3
Texas A&M 8-45-3
Florida 7-54-4
Arkansas 6-63-5
Vanderbilt 6-63-5
Auburn 5-72-6
Oklahoma 6-62-6
Kentucky 4-81-7
Mississippi State 2-100-8
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Mississippi & Mississippi State have played 117 games.
Mississippi has won 65 games.
Mississippi State has won 47 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-27
 10 or more 140-113
 20 or more  132-71
 30 or more 97-23
 40 or more 57-8
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 33-0
 10 or more 107-140
 20 or more 68-129
 30 or more 21-92
 40 or more 7-45
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.