1942 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their fifrth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels complied an overall record of 2–7, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

1942 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Crump Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 1 0 9 2 0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 1 0 9 1 1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 2 0 8 2 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 2 0 7 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 6 4 0
Florida 1 3 0 3 7 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 5 0
Kentucky 0 5 0 3 6 1
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Ole Miss was ranked at No. 84 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Western Kentucky State*W 39–61,500[3]
October 2at Georgetown*L 6–1415,000[4]
October 10GeorgiaL 13–4815,000[5]
October 17at LSUL 7–2120,000[6]
October 24Arkansas*
L 6–715,000[7]
October 31Memphis State*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 48–0[8]
November 7vs. Vanderbilt
L 0–196,000[9]
November 14vs. No. 11 Tennessee
L 0–14[10]
November 28at No. 16 Mississippi StateL 13–3416,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

  • E Barney Poole
  • E Ray Poole

References edit

  1. ^ "1942 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss tramples West Kentucky State". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Troy (October 11, 1942). "Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Troy (October 11, 1942). "Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana State jars Mississippi". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas surprises by edging Ole Miss in thriller, 7 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss swamps Memphis State team to tune of 48 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy smears Rebs in soggy game, 19–0 before small crowd". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols find early scoring good insurance at Memphis". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 15, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mississippi State needs late push to overpower Ole Miss' Rebels, 34–13". The Commercial Appeal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.