1935 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1935 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ed Walker, the team compiled a 9–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and was defeated by the Catholic University in the 1936 Orange Bowl.^[1] The team played its home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

1935 Ole Miss Rebels football
Orange Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Catholic University
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9–3 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Walker (6th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

1935 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from United Press

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Millsaps*	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 20–0		[2]
September 28	West Tennessee State Teachers*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 92–0		[3][4]
October 5	Southwestern (TN)*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 32–0		[5]
October 11	Sewanee	Soldiers' Field Clarksdale, MS	W 33–0		[6]
October 19	Florida	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 27–6	7,000	[7]
October 26	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–33	13,500	[8]
November 1	at Saint Louis*	Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 21–7	10,000	[9]
November 9	vs. Tennessee	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 13–14		[10]
November 16	at Centre*	Cheek Field Danville, KY	W 26–0	3,500	[11]
November 23	Centenary*	Municipal Stadium Jackson, MS	W 6–0	4,000	[12]
November 30	Mississippi State	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 14–6		[13]
January 1, 1936	vs. Catholic University*	Miami Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 19–20	10,000	[14]
*Non-conference game

Roster

• E Buster Poole, Jr.

References

1. "1935 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
2. "Ole Miss overpowers Millsaps 20 to 0 on mud-soaked gridiron". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss Reserves Due To See Action Against Teachers". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. September 28, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Ole Miss swamps Memphis by 92–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss runs wild against Southwestern". The Knoxville Journal. October 6, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ole Miss runs wild on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1935. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss routs Florida team but yields first score of year". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Charles Nevada (October 27, 1935). "Marquette Uses Power To Rout Mississippi, 33-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Billikens trail from start in 21-to-7 defeat by 'Ole Miss'". The St. Louis Star-Times. November 2, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vols come from behind to trim Delta team, 14–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 10, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "3,500 see Mississippi beat Centre". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 17, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ole Miss 6; Centenary 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Ole Miss humbles ancient State rival by 14–6 score". The Miami News. December 1, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Ole Miss is defeated by single point". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.