1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1963 Ole Miss Rebels football
1963 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	7–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (17th season);
Captains	Kenny Dill; Whaley Hall;
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium; Crump Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] The Rebels were led by 17th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss were champions of the Southeastern Conference, finishing the regular season with a record of 7–0–2 (5–0–1 SEC) and ranked 7th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1964 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to fellow SEC member Alabama.

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This was the last season until 1994 the Rebels did not play a home game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.

Through the 2024 season, this is Ole Miss' most recent conference championship.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Memphis State*	No. 2	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		T 0–0	31,650–32,500	^[2]
September 28	at Kentucky	No. 7	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 31–7	37,500	^[3]
October 5	at Houston*	No. 10	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 20–6	30,000	^[4]
October 19	at Tulane	No. 5	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 21–0	17,000	^[5]
October 26	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 27–7	21,500	^[6]
November 2	at LSU	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 37–3	67,500	^[7]
November 9	Tampa*	No. 3	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 41–0	15,800	^[8]
November 16	vs. Tennessee	No. 3	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 20–0	27,022	^[9]
November 30	at Mississippi State	No. 3	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		T 10–10	35,218	^[10]
January 1	vs. No. 9 Alabama*	No. 7	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl / rivalry)	NBC	L 7–12	80,785	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2	7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2	1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll