1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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FWAA Poll national champion Sugar Bowl champion SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Rice | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1960 record | 10–0–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Vaught |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Mississippi $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Alabama | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 college football season. The Rebels were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America. While Ole Miss claims a share of two other national titles (both retroactive picks), this is the only one recognized by the NCAA and the college football community at large.
Minnesota was crowned as national champion by both major polls before the bowl games. The Rebels and the Missouri Tigers were the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field.
Schedule
In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 17 | at Houston* | No. 2 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 42–0 | |||||
| September 24 | Kentucky | No. 1 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 21–6 | |||||
| October 1 | at Memphis State* | No. 1 | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 31–20 | |||||
| October 8 | at Vanderbilt | No. 2 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 21–6 | |||||
| October 15 | at Tulane | No. 1 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 26–13 | |||||
| October 22 | at No. 11 Arkansas* | No. 2 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 10–7 | |||||
| October 29 | LSU | No. 2 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) | T 6–6 | |||||
| November 5 | Chattanooga | No. 6 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 45–0 | |||||
| November 12 | at No. 14 Tennessee | No. 4 | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 24–3 | |||||
| November 26 | Mississippi State | No. 3 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) | W 35–9 | |||||
| January 2, 1961 | vs. Rice* | No. 2 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | W 14–6 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
*Schedule Source:[1]
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| Bobby Crespino | 1 | 10 | Halfback | Cleveland Browns |
| Jerry Daniels | 5 | 67 | Tackle | New York Giants |
| Allen Green | 8 | 109 | Center | New York Giants |
| Jake Gibbs | 9 | 125 | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
| Bob Benton | 11 | 151 | Tackle | New York Giants |
| Doug Elmore | 13 | 171 | Back | Washington Redskins |
| Charley Taylor | 15 | 209 | Back | Cleveland Browns |
Awards and honors
- Jake Gibbs, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
- Johnny Vaught, SEC Coach of the Year
References
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=96&season=1961