1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1973 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1973 record 6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach Billy Kinard (1–2)
Johnny Vaught (5–3)
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1973 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama † 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#13 LSU 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#19 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0     7 – 4 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1973 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Billy Kinard, in his third year, for the first three games and then by Johnny Vaught, in his 25th year, for their last eight games.[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 SEC).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 8 Villanova* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 24–6  
September 15 at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 0–17  
September 22 Memphis State* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS L 13–17  
September 29 Southern Miss* Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 41–0  
October 6 at Auburn Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 7–14  
October 13 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 0–20  
October 20 at Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 13–10  
October 27 Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) W 24–14  
November 3 #7 LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl) L 14–51  
November 17 #16 Tennessee Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 28–18  
November 24 vs. Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl) W 38–10  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ Saggus, James (September 26, 1973). "Tough job ahead, Vaught says". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1973 Mississippi Rebels Schedule and Results". SR Football Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2012.