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1951 Ole Miss

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1951, game by game: won at Memphis 32–0; won vs. No. 6 Kentucky 21–17; won vs. Boston College 34–7; lost vs. Vanderbilt 20–34; won vs. Tulane 25–6; lost at Miami 7–20; tied at LSU 6–6; won at Auburn 39–14; lost vs. No. 2 Tennessee 21–46; won at Mississippi State 49–7+42−25Won 32–0 at Memphis+32MemphisWon 21–17 vs. No. 6 Kentucky+4No. 6 KentuckyWon 34–7 vs. Boston College+27Boston CollegeLost 20–34 vs. Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltWon 25–6 vs. Tulane+19TulaneLost 7–20 at Miami-13MiamiTied 6–6 at LSU0LSUWon 39–14 at Auburn+25AuburnLost 21–46 vs. No. 2 Tennessee-25No. 2 TennesseeWon 49–7 at Mississippi State+42Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atMemphisW 32–⁠089%
Sep 29vs6KentuckyW 21–⁠1739%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠774%
Oct 13vsVanderbiltL 20–⁠3460%
Oct 20vsTulaneW 25–⁠647%
Oct 26atMiamiL 7–⁠2035%
Nov 3atLSUT 6–⁠640%
Nov 10atAuburnW 39–⁠1456%
Nov 17vs2TennesseeL 21–⁠4633%
Dec 1atMississippi StateW 49–⁠755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠157
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1583 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.9 No. 18 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Othar Crawford

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 5Mel Sinquefield CNew York Yanks

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

  • Harold MaxwellEAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠011–⁠0–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠010–⁠11
LSU4–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky3–⁠38–⁠415
Auburn3–⁠45–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠45–⁠5
Florida2–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠5
Tulane1–⁠54–⁠6

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