1945 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1945 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Harry Mehre (7th season)
Captain	Bob McCain
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	vs. Kentucky	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 21–7	18,000	[2]
September 29	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 13–26	12,000	[3]
October 6	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–7	8,000	[4]
October 13	Louisiana Tech*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 26–21	3,500	[5]
October 27	vs. Arkansas*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–19	23,000	[6]
November 3	at No. 17 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–32	20,000	[7]
November 10	vs. Tennessee	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–34	6,000	[8]
November 24	at No. 20 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 7–6	18,000	[9]
November 29	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 6–31	7,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.