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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: John H. Vaught
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 John H. Vaught enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Trinity (Texas)  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kentucky  15   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Hardin-Simmons  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Vanderbilt  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Tulane  50   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Arkansas  6   12   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Houston  20   7   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Louisiana State  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Tennessee  14   7   W    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Mississippi State  7   7   T       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Texas  39   7   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored271
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed59
  Defense Average5.4
  Opponents Record46-40
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record5-0 -1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 8-1-1 AP
8 8-1-1 Coaches
6 8-1-1 INS
8 8-1-1 UP
  
1957 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Auburn 10-020728 7-0907  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 9-1-127159Won  39-75-0-112826  John H. Vaught
Tennessee 8-316475Won  3-04-38262  Bowden Wyatt
Florida 6-2-113370 4-2-19270  George R. Bob Woodruff
Mississippi State 6-2-1175100 4-2-111881  Wade Walker
Louisiana State 5-5159110 4-412676  Paul Dietzel
Vanderbilt 5-3-2113108 3-3-14781  Arthur L Art Guepe
Georgia Tech 4-4-27571 3-4-16271  Bobby Dodd
Georgia 3-793150 3-47271  Wallace Butts
Kentucky 3-7128127 1-748120  Blanton Collier
Alabama 2-7-169173 1-5-133133  Jennings B. Ears Whitworth
Tulane 2-891195 1-538135  Anton Andy Pilney

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.