1942 Ole Miss Rebels football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1942

| team = Ole Miss Rebels

| sport = football

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| conference = Southeastern Conference

| short_conf = SEC

| record = 2–7

| conf_record = 0–5

| head_coach = Harry Mehre

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Hemingway Stadium
Crump Stadium

| next_year = 1944

}}

The 1942 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their fifrth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels complied an overall record of 2–7, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.{{cite news|title=1942 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 1, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1942-schedule.html}}

Ole Miss was ranked at No. 84 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 26||Western Kentucky State|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|W 39–6|1,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-ole-miss-trampl/132724515/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Ole Miss tramples West Kentucky State|date=September 27, 1942|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2|at|Georgetown|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|L 6-14|15,000|{{cite news|title=Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Jack Troy|date=October 11, 1942|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99030648/bulldogs-run-wild-to-rout-mississippi/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||Georgia|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|L 13-48|15,000|{{cite news|title=Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Jack Troy|date=October 11, 1942|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99030648/bulldogs-run-wild-to-rout-mississippi/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17|at|LSU|Tiger Stadium|Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)|L 7-21|20,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-louisiana-stat/132722612/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Louisiana State jars Mississippi|date=October 18, 1942|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||Arkansas (rivalry)|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|L 6–7|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-arkansas-surprises/132724605/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Arkansas surprises by edging Ole Miss in thriller, 7 to 6|date=October 25, 1942|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31||Memphis State|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS (rivalry)|W 48-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85827190/ole-miss-swamps-memphis-state-team-to-tu/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Ole Miss swamps Memphis State team to tune of 48 to 0|date=November 1, 1942|accessdate=September 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7|vs|Vanderbilt|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN (rivalry)|L 0-19|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-vandy-smears-rebs/132723724/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Vandy smears Rebs in soggy game, 19–0 before small crowd|date=November 8, 1942|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 14|vs|No. 11 Tennessee|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN (rivalry)|L 0-14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126513/vols-find-early-scoring-good-insurance-a/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols find early scoring good insurance at Memphis|date=November 15, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 28|at|No. 16 Mississippi State|Scott Field|Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)|L 13-34|16,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-mississippi-state/132722245/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Mississippi State needs late push to overpower Ole Miss' Rebels, 34–13|date=November 22, 1942|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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Roster

E Barney Poole
E Ray Poole

References

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Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons

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