1951 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth -year head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	night	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 32–0		^[1]
September 29		No. 6 Kentucky	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 21–17	20,000	^[2]
October 5	night	Boston College*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 34–7	9,000	^[3]
October 13		vs. Vanderbilt	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 20–34		^[4]
October 20		Tulane	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 25–6	17,000	^[5]
October 26	night	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–20		^[6]
November 3	night	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	T 6–6		^[7]
November 10		at Auburn	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	W 39–14		^[8]
November 17		No. 2 Tennessee	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 21–46	32,000	^[9]
December 1		at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 49–7		^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Ole Miss wins first test of season easily". Sun Herald. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17". The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss wallops Boston College 34–7". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy upsets Ole Miss club". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dooley does it in Miami's big 20–7 conquest of Mississippi". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi and LSU battle to 6–6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss raps Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee Vols flay Ole Mississippi 46–21". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State is crushed, 49–7, with seven TD's by Ole Miss' Boykin". The Times Dispatch. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-24.

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