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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: Daniel S. Martin
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1893 <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024

1902 Season Highlights

Daniel S. Martin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1902 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Vanderbilt	0	29	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Cumberland	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Mississippi State	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Tennessee-Memphis	42	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Louisiana State	0	6	L	@ New Orleans, LA
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Tennessee	10	11	L	@ Memphis, TN
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Tulane	10	0	W

1902 Season Totals
Record	4-3
Points Scored	121
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	46
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	22-12
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0
Away Record	2-3

1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vanderbilt	8-1	214	60					W.H. Watkins
Tennessee	6-2	88	39					H.F. Fisher
Texas	6-3-1	87	40					J.B. Hart
North Carolina	5-1-3	122	34					Herman P. Olcott
Alabama	4-4	191	49					Eli Abbott
Georgia	4-2-1	55	52					Billy Reynolds
Mississippi	4-3	121	46					Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky	3-5-1	72	83					E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State	3-4-2	81	42					Arthur Devlin
Auburn	2-4-1	46	45					Robert Kent
Mississippi State	1-4-1	43	80					L. Gwinn
Tulane	1-4-2	47	67					Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech	0-6-2	23	122					Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1902 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.