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1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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The 1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Billy Kinard, in his third year, for the first three games and then by Johnny Vaught, in his 25th year, for their last eight games.[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 SEC).

Record6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1973 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $8–0–011–1–0
No. 13 LSU5–1–09–3–0
Ole Miss4–3–06–5–0
No. 19 Tennessee3–3–08–4–0
Georgia3–4–07–4–1
Florida3–4–07–5–0
Kentucky3–4–05–6–0
Auburn2–5–06–6–0
Mississippi State2–5–04–5–2
Vanderbilt1–5–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Villanova*W 24–636,000[2]
September 15at Missouri*L 0–1751,620[3]
September 22Memphis State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 13–1745,620[4]
September 29Southern Miss*W 41–031,500[5]
October 6at AuburnL 7–1456,500[6]
October 13at GeorgiaL 0–2057,800[7]
October 20at FloridaW 13–1047,079[8]
October 27Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 24–1433,427[9]
November 3No. 7 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCL 14–5147,222[10]
November 17No. 16 Tennessee
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCW 28–1839,500[11]
November 24vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 38–1043,556[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel

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1973 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Gene Allen
QB Stan Bounds
OL Art Bressler
OL Sam Correo
RB Doug Hamley
OL James Hickman
RB Paul Hofer
TE Rick Kimbrough
RB Larry Kramer
OL Dick Lawrence
QB Kenny Lyons
QB Bill Malouf
OL Bill Marshall
RB Dan Murff
OL Dave Parham
RB James Reed
WR Bill Small
WR Danny Stallings
TE Butch Veazey
RB Reed Wakefield
QB Norris Weese Sr
OL Chuck Wood
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Bob Bailess
DL Steve Burkhalter
DB Mickey Fratesi
DB Gary Hall
DB Harry Harrison
LB Jim Horne
LB Terry Kilpatrick
DL Greg Markow
DB Pete Markow
DL Bill May
DL Pete Robertson
LB Stump Russell
LB Jim Stuart
DL Gary Turner
DL Ben Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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