Ole Miss Rebels football
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The Ole Miss Rebels football program represents the University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss". The Rebels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Rebels play their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi.
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First season | 1893 131 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Keith Carter | ||
Head coach | Lane Kiffin 4th season, 24–13 (.649) | ||
Stadium | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (capacity: 64,038) | ||
Field | Jerry Hollingsworth Field | ||
Year built | 1915 | ||
Field surface | Natural grass | ||
Location | Oxford, Mississippi | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
Division | Western | ||
Past conferences | Independent (1893–1898) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1899–1921)[dubious – discuss] Southern Conference (1922–1932) | ||
All-time record | 675–547–35 (.551) | ||
Bowl record | 25–15 (.625) | ||
Claimed national titles | 3 (1959, 1960, 1962) | ||
Conference titles | 6 (1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963) | ||
Rivalries | Alabama (rivalry) Arkansas (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) LSU (rivalry) Memphis (rivalry) Mississippi State (rivalry) Tulane (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 13 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Cardinal red and navy blue[1] | ||
Fight song | Forward Rebels | ||
Mascot | Tony the Landshark | ||
Marching band | Pride of the South | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | OleMissSports.com |
Founded in 1893 as the state's first football team, Ole Miss has won six Southeastern Conference titles, in 1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, and 1963. The team has been co-national champion once, with Minnesota in 1960 (the only time that Ole Miss has been acknowledged as national champion by the NCAA).[2] Ole Miss, however, has never finished a season No. 1 in the AP or Coaches' Poll.[3][4] With a record of 24–14, Ole Miss has the second-highest post-season winning percentage of schools with 30 or more bowl appearances.
As of 2023, the team's head coach is Lane Kiffin.[5]