1944 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1944 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–6 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. T–13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels complied an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished seventh in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Kentucky
L 7–2711,000[2]
September 30at Florida
W 26–610,000[3]
October 7vs. Tennessee
L 7–2015,000[4]
October 21vs. No. 13 Tulsa*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–478,000[5]
October 28vs. Arkansas*
L 18–2610,000[6]
November 4Jackson Field*
L 0–102,000[7]
November 11at Alabama
L 6–348,000[8]
November 25Mississippi State
W 13–88,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1944 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Second-quarter spree gives Kentucky 27–7 win over Ole Miss". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 24, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss rips Florida 26–6 for first win". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big Tulsa 'Bowl' veterans smother Ole Miss 47 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hogs push over two tallies on final lap to chalk up 26–18 victory over Ole Miss". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Airmen beat Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Simms, Leroy (November 12, 1944). "Alabama romps on Rebels to the tune of 34 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Mississippi State upset by Rebels, 13 to 8". Tulsa World. November 26, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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