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: David Cutcliffe Conference: Southeastern-West
2003 Season Highlights
David Cutcliffe enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Vanderbilt
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Memphis
34
44
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
59
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Texas Tech
45
49
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Florida
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Arkansas State
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Alabama
43
28
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Arkansas
19
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
South Carolina
43
40
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Auburn
24
20
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Louisiana State
14
17
L
Thu., Nov. 27 @
Mississippi State
31
0
W
Fri., Jan. 2
Oklahoma State
31
28
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
2003 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 442
Scoring Average 34.0
Points Allowed 285
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 83-82
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-1
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 10-3-0
AP
14 10-3-0
Coaches
14 10-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.