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American college football season
The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Mississippi in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1962 NCAA University Division football season . In their 16th year under head coach
Johnny Vaught , the Rebels compiled a perfect 10–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 53, won the SEC championship, and defeated
Arkansas in the
1963 Sugar Bowl .
[2] To date, it is the only undefeated and untied season in
Ole Miss football history.
Mississippi finished No. 1 in the season's final
Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.
[3] This team was apparently the last Litkenhous champion to be awarded the traveling trophy, as the plaque remains at Ole Miss today.
[3]
The team ranked No. 3 in the final
AP and
UPI coaches polls released in December 1962.
USC was selected as the
national champion by both the AP and UPI.
[4]
[5] In later retrospective analyses, Ole Miss was recognized as the 1962 national champion by the
Billingsley Report and
Sagarin Ratings .
[6] In September 2012, Ole Miss athletic director
Ross Bjork announced that the 1962 team would be receiving national championship rings to honor their accomplishments.
[7]
Ole Miss tackle
Jim Dunaway was a consensus first-team player on the
1962 All-America college football team .
[8] Quarterback
Glynn Griffing was also selected as a first-team All-American by the
Football Writers Association of America .
[9] The team's statistical leaders included Griffing with 882 passing yards and 278 rushing yards and Lou Guy with 295 receiving yards and 42 points scored.
[10]
The Rebels' undefeated season was set against the backdrop of the
civil rights movement taking place on their own campus as
James Meredith , aided by the United States government, was attempting to be the first African American student to enroll at the university. In 2012,
ESPN aired a documentary on the team, Ghosts of Ole Miss , as part of its
30 for 30 series.
[11]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 22 at
Memphis State * No. 6 W 21–730,100
[12]
September 29
Kentucky No. 7 W 14–042,000
[13]
October 6
Houston * No. 7 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 40–718,000
[14]
October 20
Tulane No. 5 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (
rivalry ) W 21–023,000
[15]
October 27 vs.
Vanderbilt No. 7 Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (
rivalry ) W 35–016,262
[16]
November 3 at No. 4
LSU No. 6 W 15–767,500
[17]
November 10
Chattanooga * No. 4 W 52–79,200
[18]
November 17 at
Tennessee No. 3 W 19–637,166
[19]
December 1
Mississippi State No. 3 W 13–630,000
[20]
January 1, 1963 vs. No. 6
Arkansas * No. 3 W 17–1382,900
[21]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[22]
Roster
Allen Brown, end
Willis Dabbs, end
Don Dickson, line
Kenny Dill, line
Jim Dunaway , tackle
Perry Lee Dunn, Jr., fullback
Glynn Griffing , quarterback
Lou Guy, back
Whaley Hall, line
Conrad Hitchler, end
Fred Kimbrell, line
Chuck Morris, back
Buck Randall, back
Frank Roberts, back
James Roberts, line
Richard Ross, line
Jim Weatherly , quarterback
[23]
Awards
References
^ NCAA.
"National Poll Champions" (PDF) . 2020 NCAA Division I Football records . NCAA.org. p. 117. Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
^
"1962 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2022 .
^
a
b
Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy (Trophy plaque). Hollingsworth/Manning Hall,
University of Mississippi :
Litkenhous Ratings . July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2023 . The Difference By Score System
^
"UPI poll" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). UPI. December 4, 1962. p. 3B.
^
"Trojans voted No. 1 in runaway" . Bend Bulletin . (Oregon). UPI. December 4, 1962. p. 2.
^
2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
^ Normand, Travis (September 14, 2012).
"1962 Ole Miss Football Team gets National Title Rings" . Retrieved March 23, 2013 .
^
a
b
"Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .
^ Ted Gangi (ed.).
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015 .
^
"1962 Ole Miss Rebels Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2022 .
^
"Ghosts of Mississippi" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 4, 2022 .
^ Wayne Thompson (September 23, 1962).
"Rebels Crack Memphis 21-7 For Warmup" . The Clarion-Ledger . pp. 1C, 4C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Carl Walters (September 30, 1962).
"Ole Miss Wins Uphill Fight Against Kentucky Cats 14-0" . The Clarion-Ledger . pp. 1C, 3C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Carl Waters (October 7, 1962).
"Rebels Triumph 40-7; Griffing-To-Guy Play Slaughters Cougars" . The Clarion-Ledger . pp. 1C, 6C – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Ole Miss shuts out Tulane in rain-swept stadium 21–0" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ John Bibbs (October 28, 1962).
"Rebs Blank Vandy Again" . The Nashville Tennessean . p. 1E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bill McIntyre (November 4, 1962).
"Griffing Guides Ole Miss Rebels To 15-7 Victory" . The Shreveport Times . pp. 1A, 1D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Wayne Thompson (November 11, 1962).
"Ole Miss Rebs In Effortless Win" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Marvin West (November 18, 1962).
"Rebs' 103-Yard TD Spoils Vol Homecoming" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . pp. D1, D5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Wayne Thompson (December 2, 1962).
"Ole Miss Overcomes Valiant State Effort To Climax Perfect Season In 13-6 Win: Bulldogs Fight Hard But Yield To Rival" . The Clarion-Ledger . pp. 1B, 2B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bill McIntyre (January 2, 1963).
"Razorbacks Fall Before Rebel Passes in Sugar" . The Shreveport Times . p. 1C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ DeLassus, David.
"Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964" .
College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from
the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013 .
^ Pepper, Bobby (February 3, 2021).
"Jim Weatherly, Pontotoc native and Hall of Fame songwriter, dies" . Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Tupelo, Mississippi. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^
"Vaught Voted Coach of Year" . The Clarion-Ledger . December 1, 1962. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Ted Gangi (ed.).
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015 .
^
"All-Southeastern Conference 1962" . Fitchburg Sentinel . December 4, 1962. Retrieved June 8, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"All-SEC Roster" . Palm Beach Daily News . November 29, 1962.
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