1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1973 NCAA Division I 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. The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 SEC).

1973 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Kinard (3rd season; first 3 games) Johnny Vaught (25th season; final 8 games)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium (35,000) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (46,000)

1973 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Villanova*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 24–6	36,000
September 15	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 0–17	51,620
September 22	Memphis State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 13–17	45,620
September 29	Southern Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 41–0	31,500
October 6	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 7–14	56,500
October 13	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 0–20	57,800
October 20	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 13–10	47,079
October 27	Vanderbilt	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 24–14	33,427
November 3	No. 7 LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	ABC	L 14–51	47,222
November 17	No. 16 Tennessee	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–18	39,500
November 24	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 38–10	43,556
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Gene Allen QB Stan Bounds OL Art Bressler OL Sam Correo RB Doug Hamley OL James Hickman RB Paul Hofer TE Rick Kimbrough RB Larry Kramer OL Dick Lawrence QB Kenny Lyons QB Bill Malouf OL Bill Marshall RB Dan Murff OL Dave Parham RB James Reed WR Bill Small WR Danny Stallings TE Butch Veazey RB Reed Wakefield QB Norris Weese Sr OL Chuck Wood	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Bob Bailess DL Steve Burkhalter DB Mickey Fratesi DB Gary Hall DB Harry Harrison LB Jim Horne LB Terry Kilpatrick DL Greg Markow DB Pete Markow DL Bill May DL Pete Robertson LB Stump Russell LB Jim Stuart DL Gary Turner DL Ben Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Billy Kinard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt