1924 Ole Miss

4–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Chester S. Barnard.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1924, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 10–7; won vs. Rhodes 7–0; lost at Mississippi State 0–20; lost at Arkansas 0–20; lost at Alabama 0–61; lost at Sewanee 0–21; lost at Furman 2–7; won vs. Mississippi College 10–6; won at Millsaps 7–0+7−61Won 10–7 vs. Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 7–0 vs. Rhodes+7RhodesLost 0–20 at Mississippi State-20Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–20 at Arkansas-20ArkansasLost 0–61 at Alabama-61AlabamaLost 0–21 at Sewanee-21SewaneeLost 2–7 at Furman-5FurmanWon 10–6 vs. Mississippi College+4Mississippi Col…Won 7–0 at Millsaps+7Millsaps
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Millsaps 7–⁠0; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
36–⁠142
Coach
Chester S. Barnard
Elo
1356 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.3 No. 92 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.