1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1948 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	8–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (2nd season)
Captain	Doug Hamley
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the

. They were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 14–0	24,000	[2]
October 2	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–7	30,000	[3]
October 9	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 20–7	22,500	[4]
October 16	at Tulane	No. 10	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 7–20	43,000	[5]
October 23	Boston College*	No. 20	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 32–13	23,000	[6]
October 30	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 49–19	40,000	[7]
November 6	at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 34–7	7,500	[8]
November 13	vs. No. 18 Tennessee		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 16–13	31,000	[9]
November 27	Mississippi State	No. 16	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 34–7	26,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	13т	10	20	—	—	—	17	16	15 (13)

Roster

• E Barney Poole
• E Jackie Poole
• G Phillip Poole, Sr.

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