1945 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1945 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McCain
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 1 0 8 1 0
No. 15 LSU 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 18 Georgia 4 2 0 9 2 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0 4 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 0 4 6 0
Mississippi State 2 3 0 6 3 0
Auburn 2 3 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 3 6 0
Florida 1 3 1 4 5 1
Tulane 1 3 1 2 6 1
Kentucky 0 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels complied an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. KentuckyW 21–718,000[2]
September 29vs. FloridaL 13–2612,000[3]
October 6at VanderbiltW 14–78,000[4]
October 13Louisiana Tech*W 26–213,500[5]
October 27vs. Arkansas*
L 0–1923,000[6]
November 3at No. 17 LSUL 13–3220,000[7]
November 10vs. Tennessee
L 0–346,000[8]
November 24at No. 20 Mississippi StateW 7–618,000[9]
November 29at Chattanooga*L 6–317,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1945 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss thumps Kentucky to win, 21–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gators come up with 26–13 win". The Miami News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss scores 14–7 victory over Vandy Commodores". The Jackson Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss rallies to lick La. Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hard-hitting Porkers whip Ole Miss, 19–0, at Memphis". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss bows to Louisiana State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Volunteers bid for bowl recognition by winning 34–0 over Ole Miss team". The Jackson Sun. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss, champion upsetter is upset by Chattanooga '11'". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 2015 Ole Miss media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 20, 2016.