1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1963 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Alabama
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record7–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKenny Dill
Whaley Hall[1]
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Crump Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

The 1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[2] 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.

Through the 2021 season, this is Ole Miss' most recent conference championship.

  1. ^ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide[permanent dead link]. p. 180
  2. ^ "1963 Ole MIss Football Schedule". August 17, 2014.