1926 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1926 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southern Conference during the 1926 college football season. In its second season under head coach Homer Hazel, the team compiled a 5–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi

1926 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 0 9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 8 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 6 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 4 2 1 6 2 2
VPI 3 2 1 5 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 3 3 0 5 4 0
LSU 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0 5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0 3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1 5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0 2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1 2 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 1 2 6 1
NC State 0 4 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team beat Florida and rival Mississippi A&M. Ap Applewhite and Thad Vann were on the team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Jonesboro A&M*W 28–0[2]
October 2at Arkansas*L 6–21[3]
October 9Florida
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 12–7[4]
October 16Loyola (IL)*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 13–7[5]
October 23at Drake*L 15–33[6]
October 30at TulaneL 0–6[7]
November 6at Southwestern (TN)*
W 32–27[8]
November 13at LSUL 0–3[9]
November 25at Mississippi A&MW 7–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1926 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss opens grid seasons; Beats Jonesboro Aggies, 28–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Razorbacks put 'Ole Miss down by 21–6 count". Wichita Daily Times. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss romps over Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Missies spank Chicagoans, 13 to 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1926. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Sec Taylor (October 24, 1926). "Drake Tramples Mississippi in Onesided Game". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Green Wave trims Ole Miss by air route". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1926. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwestern loses hard game to Ole Miss, 32–27". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Field goal is margin L.S.U. over Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss defeat of Aggies first in many seasons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.