1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1954 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Navy
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium, Crump Stadium
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 1 09 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 08 3 0
Florida 5 2 05 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 07 3 0
Georgia 3 2 16 3 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 06 4 0
Alabama 3 3 24 5 2
LSU 2 5 05 6 0
Tulane 1 6 11 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 02 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title. Ole Miss was ranked sixth in both major polls at end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Navy. The team played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.