1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1955 college football season. The Rebels were led by ninth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi (and one alternate site game in Jackson, Mississippi). Ole Miss was champion of the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive season, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–1 (5–1 SEC), ranked 10th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated TCU, 14–13.

1955 Ole Miss Rebels football
SEC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–13 vs. TCU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Alliston
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 1 010 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 5 2 18 2 1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 1 19 1 1
Tennessee 3 2 16 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 4 4 06 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 16 3 1
Tulane 3 3 15 4 1
LSU 2 3 13 5 2
Florida 3 5 04 6 0
Georgia 2 5 04 6 0
Alabama 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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