1944 Ole Miss Rebels football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1944

| team = Ole Miss Rebels

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| short_conf = SEC

| record = 2–6

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Harry Mehre

| hc_year = 6th

| captain =

| stadium = Hemingway Stadium

| prev_year = 1942

}}

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels complied an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished seventh in the SEC.{{cite news|title=1944 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/1944-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1944

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 23|at|Kentucky|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 7–27|11,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76743957/second-quarter-spree-gives-kentucky-277/|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|title=Second-quarter spree gives Kentucky 27–7 win over Ole Miss|date=September 24, 1944|accessdate=April 29, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 30|at|Florida|Fairfield Stadium|Jacksonville, FL|W 26–6|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-ole-miss-rips-florid/132754979/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Ole Miss rips Florida 26–6 for first win|date=October 1, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7|vs.|Tennessee|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN (rivalry)|L 7–20|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98733108/vols-strike-quickly-to-trip-rebels-207/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Vols strike quickly to trip Rebels, 20–7|date=October 8, 1944|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 21|vs.|No. 13 Tulsa |Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|L 0–47|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22080306/big-tulsa-bowl-veterans-smother-ole-mi/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Big Tulsa 'Bowl' veterans smother Ole Miss 47 to 0|date=October 22, 1944|accessdate=April 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28|vs.|Arkansas|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN (rivalry)|L 18–26|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-hogs-push-over/132755140/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=Hogs push over two tallies on final lap to chalk up 26–18 victory over Ole Miss|date=October 29, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4||Jackson Field|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|L 0–10|2,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-airmen-beat-ole/132755227/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Airmen beat Ole Miss|date=November 5, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|Alabama|Murphy High School Stadium|Mobile, AL (rivalry)|L 6–34|8,000|{{cite news |first=Leroy |last=Simms |title=Alabama romps on Rebels to the tune of 34 to 6 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-eU-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=E00MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408%2C5477140 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=November 12, 1944 |page=6 |access-date=August 26, 2012}}

|November 25||Mississippi State|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)|W 13–8|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-mississippi-state-upset-by-r/132754012/|work=Tulsa World|title=Mississippi State upset by Rebels, 13 to 8|date=November 26, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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