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1964 Ole Miss

5–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1964, game by game: won vs. Memphis 30–0; lost vs. Kentucky 21–27; won vs. Houston 31–9; lost at Florida 14–30; won at Tulane 14–9; tied at Vanderbilt 7–7; lost at No. 9 LSU 10–11; won vs. Tampa 36–0; won at Tennessee 30–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–20; lost vs. Tulsa 7–14+36−16Won 30–0 vs. Memphis+30MemphisLost 21–27 vs. Kentucky-6KentuckyWon 31–9 vs. Houston+22HoustonLost 14–30 at Florida-16FloridaWon 14–9 at Tulane+5TulaneTied 7–7 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 10–11 at No. 9 LSU-1No. 9 LSUWon 36–0 vs. Tampa+36TampaWon 30–0 at Tennessee+30TennesseeLost 17–20 vs. Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–14 vs. Tulsa-7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsMemphisW 30–⁠062%
Sep 26vsKentuckyL 21–⁠2782%
Oct 3vsHoustonW 31–⁠979%
Oct 10atFloridaL 14–⁠3052%
Oct 17atTulaneW 14–⁠979%
Oct 24atVanderbiltT 7–⁠775%
Oct 31at9LSUL 10–⁠1140%
Nov 7vsTampaW 36–⁠095%
Nov 14atTennesseeW 30–⁠053%
Dec 5vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠2078%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsTulsaBluebonnet BowlL 7–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 14–⁠7 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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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 1964.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 1
Points
217–⁠127
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1624 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.6 No. 24 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 3Allen Brown EGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Jim Harvey OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Frank Lambert ENew York Giants
Rd 5Bill Irwin OTCleveland Browns

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠11
Florida4–⁠27–⁠3
Kentucky4–⁠25–⁠5
LSU4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠17
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠36–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tennessee1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠43–⁠7

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