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.
| 1951 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Othar Crawford |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | night | at Memphis State* | W 32–0 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | No. 6 Kentucky | W 21–17 | 20,000 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | night | Boston College* |
| W 34–7 | 9,000 | [3] |
| October 13 | vs. Vanderbilt |
| L 20–34 | [4] | ||
| October 20 | Tulane |
| W 25–6 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | night | at Miami (FL)* | L 7–20 | [6] | ||
| November 3 | night | at LSU | T 6–6 | [7] | ||
| November 10 | at Auburn | W 39–14 | [8] | |||
| November 17 | No. 2 Tennessee |
| L 21–46 | 32,000 | [9] | |
| December 1 | at Mississippi State | W 49–7 | [10] | |||
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Roster edit
- FB Arnold Boykin
- QB Rocky Byrd
- QB Jimmy Lear
References edit
- ^ "Ole Miss wins first test of season easily". Sun Herald. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17". The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss wallops Boston College 34–7". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy upsets Ole Miss club". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mississippi and LSU battle to 6–6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss raps Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols flay Ole Mississippi 46–21". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-24.
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