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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: Frank Kyle
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1907 <- 1908 -> 1909 --> 2024
1908 Season Highlights
 Frank Kyle enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1908 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Tennessee-Memphis  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Arkansas  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Southeast Missouri State  17   0   W    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Vanderbilt  0   29   L       
 Thu., Oct. 29  @ Mississippi College  41   0   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Tulane  0   10   L       
 Tue., Nov. 10  vs. Rhodes  5   9   L       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Mississippi State  6   44   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 
1908 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored99
  Scoring Average12.4
  Points Allowed125
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record22-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record2-4
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-212435   George Levene
Tulane 7-110323   Joe Curtis
Vanderbilt 7-2-120761   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-1-110831   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 6-115810   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 6-314774   John W. Heisman
Georgia 5-2-17245   Branch Bocock
Kentucky 4-38781   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 3-599125   Frank Kyle
Mississippi State 3-4108113   Fred Furman
Texas A&M 3-576117   N.A. Merriam

1908 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1908 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.