1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Rebels were led by 17th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss were champions of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 7–0–2 (5–0–1 SEC) and ranked 7th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1964 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to fellow SEC member Alabama.

1963 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Alabama
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1963 record7–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKenny Dill
Whaley Hall[1]
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Crump Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0  9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2  7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0  7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1  6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2  1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1  3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21at Memphis State*No. 2T 0–0
September 28at KentuckyNo. 7W 31–7
October 5at Houston*No. 10W 20–6
October 19at TulaneNo. 5W 21–0
October 26VanderbiltNo. 5W 27–7
November 2at LSUNo. 3CBSW 37–367,500
November 9Tampa*No. 3
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 41–0
November 16vs. TennesseeNo. 3
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–0
November 30at Mississippi StateNo. 3T 10–10
January 1vs. No. 9 Alabama*No. 7
NBCL 7–1280,785
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Perry Lee Dunn Sr
RB Mike Dennis So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards

    Perry Lee Dunn - 2nd Team All-SEC (AP, UPI)

    References


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