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Mississippi Football Team History


Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
 Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580
Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal
Coach: Billy R. Kinard
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Billy R. Kinard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Long Beach State  29   13   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Memphis  49   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Kentucky  34   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Alabama  6   40   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Georgia  7   38   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern Mississippi  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Vanderbilt  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Louisiana State  24   22   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Tampa  28   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  49   10   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Mississippi State  48   0   W       
 Thu., Dec. 30   Georgia Tech  41   18   W    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored363
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed222
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record57-45
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 10-2-0 AP
20 9-2-0 Coaches
20 9-2-0 UPI
  
1971 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 11-1368122Lost  6-387-023845  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 11-1360115Won  7-36-121763  Vince Dooley
Auburn 9-2335182Lost  22-405-116094  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 10-2363222Won  41-184-2147127  Billy R. Kinard
Tennessee 10-2270121Won  14-134-29476  Bill Battle
Louisiana State 9-3353153Won  33-153-212261  Charles McClendon
Florida 4-7174298 1-679232  Doug Dickey
Vanderbilt 4-6-1136208 1-570146  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-8144284 1-684186  John Ray
Mississippi State 2-9120311 1-780251  Charley Shira

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.