1917 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1917 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dudy Noble, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 1–4–1, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.[1][2]

1917 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–4–1 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 4 0 0 9 0 0
Auburn 5 1 0 6 2 1
Clemson 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 1 0 0 7 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 1 0 6 1 0
Alabama 3 1 1 5 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 1 5 2 1
Tulane 2 1 0 5 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 0 5 3 0
LSU 2 3 0 3 5 0
South Carolina 2 3 0 3 5 0
Wofford 1 2 0 5 4 0
Furman 1 3 0 3 5 0
Florida 1 3 0 2 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 0 1 4 1
Howard (AL) 0 2 1 3 3 1
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 3 0
Mississippi College 0 4 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Jonesboro Aggies*T 0–0[3]
October 13LSU
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
L 7–52[4]
October 26at Alabama L 0–64[5]
November 3vs. Mississippi A&M
L 14–411,000[6][7]
November 10at SewaneeL 7–69[8]
November 29at Mississippi College
W 21–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1917 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "1917 Ole Miss football schedule". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jonesboro Aggies and Ole Miss tie". The Arkansas Gazette. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. runs rough shod over Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss downed by Alabama by score of 64 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1917. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football tomorrow". The Tupelo Journal. November 2, 1917. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi Aggies defeat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee Tiger is master Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "University licks Clinton eleven". Vicksburg Evening Post. November 30, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.