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: Houston Nutt Conference: Southeastern-West
2009 Season Highlights
Houston Nutt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 6 @
Memphis
45
14
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
52
6
W
Thu., Sep. 24 @
South Carolina
10
16
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Vanderbilt
23
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Alabama
3
22
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
48
13
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Arkansas
30
17
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Auburn
20
33
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Northern Arizonia
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Tennessee
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Louisiana State
25
23
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Mississippi State
27
41
L
Sat., Jan. 2
Oklahoma State
21
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 384
Scoring Average 29.5
Points Allowed 230
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 76-64
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 9-4
AP
21 9-4
USA Today
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.