1967 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1967 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] The Rebels were led by 21st-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in fourth. Ole Miss finished the regular season with a record of 6–3–1 and were invited to their 11th consecutive bowl game, the 1966 Sun Bowl, where they lost to UTEP.

1967 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sun Bowl, L 7–14 vs. UTEP
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (21st season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 17–27	50,414	[2]
September 30	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 26–13	33,000	[3]
October 7	at No. 9 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–21	69,281	[4]
October 14	No. 3 Georgia	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 29–20	38,900	[5]
October 21	Southern Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 23–14	25,500	[6]
October 28	No. 9 Houston*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 14–13	26,500	[7]
November 4	LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		T 13–13	45,000	[8]
November 18	vs. No. 2 Tennessee	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 7–20	50,881	[9]
November 25	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 28–7	12,000	[10]
December 2	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 10–3	21,000	[11]
December 30	vs. UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)		L 7–14	34,685	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• DB #35 Tommy Luke

References

1. "1967 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
2. "Memphis State makes breaks, stuns Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss rips Kentucky". The Orlando Sentinel. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Crimson Tide topples Ole Miss, 21–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bown leads Ole Miss over Georgia, 29–20". Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Keyes boosts Rebels over Southern, 23–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss upsets Cougars, 14–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss, Tigs tie". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vols stomp Ole Miss 20–7". The Tennessean. November 19, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hindman leads Rebs past Vanderbilt". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Rebs splash through mud to 10–3 win". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Miners find place in Sun". Abilene Reporter-News. December 31, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.