1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1960 Ole Miss Rebels football
FWAA Poll National Champion
Sugar Bowl Champion
SEC Champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Rice
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #2
1960 record 10–0–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Vaught
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
1960 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Mississippi $ 5 0 1     10 0 1
#18 Florida 5 1 0     9 2 0
#9 Alabama 5 1 1     8 1 2
#13 Auburn 5 2 0     8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 2     6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0     6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0     5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1     5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1     5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1     3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1     2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0     3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 college football season. The Rebels were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America. While Ole Miss claims a share of two other national titles (both retroactive picks), this is the only one recognized by the NCAA and the college football community at large.

Minnesota was crowned as national champion by both major polls before the bowl games. It is very likely that the Rebels would have been named national champion by at least one poll, if not both, had the polls been released after the bowl games as they are today. The Rebels were the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field.

Schedule

In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 17 at Houston* #2 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 42–0  
September 24 Kentucky #1 Crump StadiumMemphis, TN W 21–6  
October 1 at Memphis State* #1 Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN W 31–20  
October 8 at Vanderbilt #2 Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) W 21–6  
October 15 at Tulane #1 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 26–13  
October 22 at #11 Arkansas* #2 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (Rivalry) W 10–7  
October 29 LSU #2 Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) T 6–6  
November 5 Chattanooga #6 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 45–0  
November 12 at #14 Tennessee #4 Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 24–3  
November 26 Mississippi State #3 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) W 35–9  
January 2, 1961 vs. Rice* #2 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 14–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

*Schedule Source:[1]

Team players in the NFL

Player Round Pick Position Club
Bobby Crespino 1 10 Halfback Cleveland Browns
Jerry Daniels 5 67 Tackle New York Giants
Allen Green 8 109 Center New York Giants
Jake Gibbs 9 125 Quarterback Cleveland Browns
Bob Benton 11 151 Tackle New York Giants
Doug Elmore 13 171 Back Washington Redskins
Charley Taylor 15 209 Back Cleveland Browns

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Awards and honors

References

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