1928 Ole Miss

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Hazel.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1928, game by game: won vs. Arkansas 25–0; lost at Alabama 0–27; lost at Tennessee 12–13; won at Auburn 19–0; lost at Loyola (LA) 14–34; won vs. Clemson 26–7; lost at LSU 6–19; won at Rhodes 34–2; won at Mississippi State 20–19+32−27Won 25–0 vs. Arkansas+25ArkansasLost 0–27 at Alabama-27AlabamaLost 12–13 at Tennessee-1TennesseeWon 19–0 at Auburn+19AuburnLost 14–34 at Loyola (LA)-20Loyola (LA)Won 26–7 vs. Clemson+19ClemsonLost 6–19 at LSU-13LSUWon 34–2 at Rhodes+32RhodesWon 20–19 at Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 20–⁠19; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
156–⁠121
Coach
Homer Hazel
Elo
1498 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 33 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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