1949 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2	2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Vaught, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 40–7	12,578	^[2]
September 23	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry	W 40–7	17,000	^[3]
October 1	Kentucky	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–47		^[4]
October 8	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 27–28		^[5]
October 14	at Boston College*	Braves Field Boston, MA	T 25–25	20,103	^[6]
October 22	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 27–33		^[7]
October 29	at No. 17 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )	L 7–34		^[8]
November 5	Chattanooga*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 47–27		^[9]
November 12	Tennessee	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 7–35		^[10]
November 26	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 26–0	32,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1949 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
HB		John Dottley
E		Jackie Poole
E		Jack Stribling

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1949 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Johnny Rebs of Ole Miss hit Memphis State 40–7 in opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1949. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss trounces Auburn Tigers, 40–7". Opelika Daily News. September 24, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wildcats maul Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mayes' toe gives Vandy one-point win over Ole Miss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss ties Boston College". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Frog aerials clip Ole Miss, 33–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU Tigers roll early to beat 'Ole Miss' 34 to 7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels win first game in last six starts". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee defeats Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss wins 'Golden Egg'". The Tampa Tribune. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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