 | | The first season of Ole Miss football was 1890 when Dr. A.L. Bondurant |
| | led the school to 4-1 record. The team's first game was a 56-0 white
washing of Southwest Baptist University.
|
| | Since the inception of the program, Ole Miss has failed to field a football |
| | team. A severe outbreak of Yellow Fever cancelled the school's 1897
season. The 1943 season was grounded due to World War II.
|
| | The University of Mississippi's school colors are cardinal red and navy |
| | blue. The colors were selected to mirror the colors fashioned by Harvard
and Yale.
|
| | The school's fight song is "Forward rebels"
|
| | The favorite cheer for Ole Miss fans is Hotty Toddy which starts off with a |
| | resounding "Are you ready?"
|
| | Ole Miss claims three football national championships. All three came |
| | under the direction of legendary Head Coach Johnny Vaught. The
national title seasons include 1959, 1960 and 1962.
|
| | Did you know? Ole Miss became the first college football team to fly to a |
| | game. The historical moment took place when the team flew from
Memphis to Philadelphia in 1937. The 1948 Ole Miss vs. Memphis game
was also the first college game to be aired on TV.
|
| | The biggest rivalry games for the University of Mississippi include the |
| | annual Egg Bowl contest against Mississippi State and the LSU game.
The Rebels first played MSU in 1901 while the university's first contest
against LSU was in 1894.
|
| | Eli Manning holds the distinction of being the first University of Mississippi |
| | alum to be the first player selected in the NFL Draft (2004) and is also the
first Reb to earn Super Bowl MVP honors (SB 42) for his performance
against the New England Patroits.
|
