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1947 Ole Miss

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1947, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 14–7; won at Florida 14–6; won vs. South Carolina 33–0; lost at No. 10 Vanderbilt 6–10; won at Tulane 27–14; lost vs. Arkansas 14–19; won at No. 17 LSU 20–18; won vs. Tennessee 43–13; won vs. Chattanooga 52–0; won at Mississippi State 33–14; won vs. TCU 13–9+52−5Won 14–7 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 14–6 at Florida+8FloridaWon 33–0 vs. South Carolina+33South CarolinaLost 6–10 at No. 10 Vanderbilt-4No. 10 VanderbiltWon 27–14 at Tulane+13TulaneLost 14–19 vs. Arkansas-5ArkansasWon 20–18 at No. 17 LSU+2No. 17 LSUWon 43–13 vs. Tennessee+30TennesseeWon 52–0 vs. Chattanooga+52ChattanoogaWon 33–14 at Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Won 13–9 vs. TCU+4TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsKentuckyW 14–⁠741%
Sep 27atFloridaW 14–⁠655%
Oct 4vsSouth CarolinaW 33–⁠052%
Oct 11at10VanderbiltL 6–⁠1037%
Oct 18atTulaneW 27–⁠1451%
Oct 25vsArkansasL 14–⁠1950%
Nov 1at17LSUW 20–⁠1824%
Nov 8vsTennesseeW 43–⁠1355%
Nov 15vsChattanoogaW 52–⁠076%
Nov 29atMississippi StateW 33–⁠1431%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTCUDelta BowlW 13–⁠961%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 13–⁠9 in the Delta Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 6: 15
  3. Wk 7: 15
  4. Wk 8: 15
  5. Wk 9: 12
  6. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteCharlie Conerly, fourth

Led the nationCharlie Conerly: passing touchdowns (18 TD); Barney Poole: receptions (52 catches)

Consensus All-AmericanCharlie Conerly, RB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 12
Points
269–⁠110
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1605 +198 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.0 No. 9 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Conerly

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 6Bill Erickson OGNew York Giants

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠19–⁠213
Georgia Tech4–⁠110–⁠110
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠36
Georgia3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠52–⁠7
Florida0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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