1937 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1937 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ed Walker, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 106.[1] The team played its home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

1937 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 0 9 2 0
Auburn 4 1 2 6 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 7 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0 5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0 6 3 1
Florida 3 4 0 4 7 0
Tulane 2 3 1 5 4 1
Georgia 1 2 2 6 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Louisiana Tech*W 13–0[2]
October 1at Temple*T 0–015,000[3]
October 9Saint Louis*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 21–04,500[4]
October 16at LSUL 0–1325,000[5]
October 23Ouachita Baptist*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 46–02,500[6]
October 30at TulaneL 7–1419,000[7]
November 5at George Washington*W 27–611,800[8]
November 13vs. No. 20 Arkansas*L 6–3215,000[9]
November 25Mississippi State
L 7–914,000[10]
December 4vs. Tennessee
L 0–3210,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1937 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss wins 13–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Temple held to zero tie by Ole Miss". The Scranton Tribune. October 2, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi U. holds Billikens first loss of season, 21 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers beat Ole Miss by 13–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss romps, 46–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane registers touchdown in final quarter to gain victory over Ole Miss, 14–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals make mistakes, Ole Miss profits". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas air raids bury Ole Miss, 32–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State upsets grid dope to defeat Ole Miss". The Shreveport Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cafego stars as Vols win, 32–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 5, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.