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1951 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1951 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainOthar Crawford
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0 11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0 10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1 7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0 8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0 6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0 5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth -year head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21nightat Memphis State*W 32–0[1]
September 29No. 6 KentuckyW 21–1720,000[2]
October 5nightBoston College*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 34–79,000[3]
October 13vs. Vanderbilt
L 20–34[4]
October 20Tulanedagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 25–617,000[5]
October 26nightat Miami (FL)*L 7–20[6]
November 3nightat LSUT 6–6[7]
November 10at AuburnW 39–14[8]
November 17No. 2 Tennessee
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 21–4632,000[9]
December 1at Mississippi StateW 49–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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  • FB Arnold Boykin
  • QB Rocky Byrd
  • QB Jimmy Lear

References

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  1. ^ "Ole Miss wins first test of season easily". Sun Herald. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17". The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss wallops Boston College 34–7". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vandy upsets Ole Miss club". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dooley does it in Miami's big 20–7 conquest of Mississippi". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi and LSU battle to 6–6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss raps Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee Vols flay Ole Mississippi 46–21". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State is crushed, 49–7, with seven TD's by Ole Miss' Boykin". The Times Dispatch. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-24.