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‘Ole Miss,’ as you may have guessed is the affectionate way the University of Mississippi is popularly referred to in that state. The Rebels are the team which represents the university in the NCAA Division I-A FBS. It is affiliated with the Southeastern Conference.

The first football team of the University was created in 1893 on the encouragement of DR. A. L. Bondurant who later became Dean of the school. The student members of the team chose Bondurant as their first coach. The Southwest Baptist University (Union University) was the teams very first opponent. They defeated the Baptists 54-0. Of the other four games played in that inaugural game, the Rebels won 3.

Football was suspended in Mississippi in 1897 due to rash of yellow fever and again in 1943, in preparation for the Second World War.

While the process of selecting the national champion in football annually is out of the hands of the NCAA, a number of polling organizations publish their own positions on the matter. In 1955, 1959,1960 and 1962, the Rebels were declared as National Champions by some polls of minor significance. With the major polls such as Associated Press and United Press, the team was either placed in second or third place. However, in 2003, Ole Miss finally won the title by vote.

The team is remembered for having two ‘firsts.’ They were the first team to travel by plane to the site of the competition. This happened in 1937 when the team flew from Memphis, Tennessee to Philadelphia. Ole Miss Rebels was also the first team whose game was aired on radio. This was for their 1948 match with Memphis.

Houston Nutt became the teams 36th coach in 2007. A few weeks before he had just coached the Arkansas Razorbacks in their win over the Rebels. During the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic Butt led the team to a 9-4 victory. The Rebels defeated the Florida Gators, the LSU Tigers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Gators were to be proclaimed later as BSC National Champions.

There are annual rivalry matches which the Rebels play versus selected universities. With Mississippi State University they contend for the Egg Bowl. The current winner in this series is the Rebels with 60-40. The Magnolia Bowl is a rivalry series played opposite Louisiana State University. LSU currently dominates with 55-39-4.

The Vanderbilt University Commodores also competes annually with the Rebels. This rivalry series dates back to when both co-founded the Southeastern Conference. The Rebels are ahead in this series with 42-13-2

The ranking of the Rebels program is third all-time among all football programs. In its 33 Bowl games it registered 21 victories. It has ten members included in the College Football Hall of Fame, 2 in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 3 in the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame and 1 in the National  Quarterback Club Hall of Fame.

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