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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: R.L. Sullivan
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 R.L. Sullivan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Memphis  82   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Tulane  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Millsaps  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Rhodes  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Mississippi State  0   21   L    @ Greenwood, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Mississippi College  7   27   L    @ Vicksburg, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Louisiana State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Tennessee Medical  6   24   L       
 Sat., Dec. 31   Havana University  0   14   L    @ Havana, Cuba   Bacardi Bowl
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average19.9
  Points Allowed133
  Defense Average14.8
  Opponents Record18-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-4
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-136056   William A. Bill Alexander
Georgia 7-2-116131   H.J. Stegeman
Vanderbilt 7-0-116121   Dan McGugin
Florida 6-3-213461   William G. Kline
Tennessee 6-2-110235   M.B. Banks
Alabama 5-4-2241104   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 5-316352   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 5-1-211628   Sol S. Metzger
Kentucky 4-3-115789   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi State 4-4-1111125   Fred Holtkamp
Tulane 4-68497   Myron E. Fuller
Mississippi 3-6179133Lost  0-14  R.L. Sullivan
Louisville 2-2-14929   Bill Duncan

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 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.