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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: Harold D. Red Drew
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024

1946 Season Highlights

Harold D. Red Drew enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1946 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Kentucky	6	20	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Florida	13	7	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Vanderbilt	0	7	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Georgia Tech	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Louisiana Tech	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Arkansas	9	7	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Louisiana State	21	34	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Tennessee	14	18	L	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Mississippi State	0	20	L

1946 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	76
Scoring Average	8.4
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	16.0
Opponents Record	60-29
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-2
Away Record	1-5

1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1946 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	11-0	392	110	Won 20-10	5-0	151	34	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	9-1-1	240	123	Tied 0-0	5-1	140	101	Bernie H. Moore
Tennessee	9-2	175	97	Lost 0-8	5-0	57	29	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia Tech	9-2	284	127	Won 41-19	4-2	128	75	Bobby Dodd
Alabama	7-4	186	110		4-3	85	84	Frank W. Thomas
Mississippi State	8-2	271	71		3-2	80	44	Allyn McKeen
Vanderbilt	5-4	108	43		3-4	66	43	Harry R. Red Sanders
Kentucky	7-3	233	90		2-3	50	69	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tulane	3-7	179	209		2-4	106	110	Henry E. Frnka
Auburn	4-6	132	210		1-5	53	164	Carl M. Voyles
Mississippi	2-7	76	144		1-6	61	130	Harold D. Red Drew
Florida	0-9	104	264		0-5	46	140	Raymond Bear Wolf

1946 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1946 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.