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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: Homer Hazel
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Homer Hazel enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Arkansas  25   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Alabama  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Tennessee  12   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Auburn  19   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Loyola (New Orleans)  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Clemson  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Louisiana State  6   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Rhodes  34   2   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Mississippi State  20   19   W       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored156
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed121
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record39-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record3-4
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 10-022147Won  8-7  William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee 9-0-124951   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson 8-319277   Josh C. Cody
Florida 8-133644   Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt 8-215257   Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech 7-219892   Andy Gustafson
Alabama 6-318775   Wallace W. Wade
Louisiana State 6-2-118045   Russell T. Russ Cohen
Maryland 6-3-113270   H.C. Curley Byrd
South Carolina 6-2-29670   W.L. Billy Laval
Tulane 6-3-126476   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Duke 5-5155116   James Jimmy DeHart
Mississippi 5-4156121   Homer Hazel
North Carolina 5-3-2186115   Charles C. Chuck Collins
Georgia 4-5122113   Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky 4-3-110041   Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina State 4-5-1157100   G.K. Gus Tebell
Mississippi State 2-4-270166   John W. Hancock
Virginia 2-6-1121142   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 1-837154   George Bohler

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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