1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1958 Ole Miss Rebels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Florida
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Milton Crain
  • Kent Lovelace
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Crump Stadium
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 0 011 0 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 0 19 0 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 4 2 09 2 0
Vanderbilt 2 1 35 2 3
Tennessee 4 3 04 6 0
Alabama 3 4 15 4 1
Kentucky 3 4 15 4 1
No. 14 Florida 2 3 16 4 1
Georgia Tech 2 3 15 4 1
Georgia 2 4 04 6 0
Tulane 1 5 03 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Houston counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Johnny Vaught, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SEC. Ole Miss was ranked 11th in the final AP poll, conducted at the end of the regular season. The Rebels were invited to the 1958 Gator Bowl, where they defeated fellow SEC member Florida, 7–3. The team played most of their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, with the game vs. Kentucky at Crump Stadium in Memphis.