1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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SEC champion Delta Bowl champion | |
Delta Bowl, W 13–9 vs. TCU | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–1 (9–2 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charlie Conerly |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| No. 13 Ole Miss $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an
AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 110. The team was invited to the 1948 Delta Bowl where it defeated TCU, 13–9.[1]
Ole Miss featured two All-Americans on its 1947 roster: quarterback and team captain
In addition to Conerly and Poole, two other Ole Miss players received honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team. Tackle Dub Garrett received first-team honors from the AP and UP, and tackle Bill Erickson received second-team honors from the AP.[9][10]
The team played its home games at
Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Kentucky | W 14–7 | 18,000 | [11] | ||
| September 27 | at Florida | W 14–6 | 17,000 | [12] | ||
| October 4 | vs. South Carolina* | W 33–0 | 12,000 | [13] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 10 Vanderbilt | No. 18 | L 6–10 | 22,000 | [14] | |
| October 18 | at Tulane | W 27–14 | > 40,000 | [15] | ||
| October 25 | vs. Arkansas* |
| L 14–19 | 28,000 | [16] | |
| November 1 | at No. 17 LSU | W 20–18 | 46,000 | [17] | ||
| November 8 | vs. Tennessee |
| W 43–13 | 28,000 | [18] | |
| November 15 | Chattanooga* | No. 15 |
| W 52–0 | [19] | |
| November 29 | at Mississippi State | No. 15 | W 33–14 | 27,000 | [20] | |
| January 1 | vs. TCU* | No. 13 |
| W 13–9 | 28,800 | [21] |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
AP | 18 | — | — | — | — | 15т | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Roster
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Season summary
Chattanooga
- Barney Poole 13 Rec, 95 Yds, TD [22]
References
- ^ "1947 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Offensive Brilliance Pays Off On UP All-American: Midwestern Zone Leads With Four Players on Team". Journal. Western Nevada. November 27, 1947.
- ^ Al Warren (December 17, 1947). "Patrolling the Sport Highway with Al Warren". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah.
- ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Walter L. Johns (December 1, 1947). "Midwest Gains Edge On CP All-American: Nation's Grid Captains Help Select Honor Eleven". The Era. Bradford, PA.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
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- ^ Ole Miss Record Book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-13.