The1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Mississippi as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1947 college football season. In its first season under head coachJohnny Vaught, the team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SEC opponents), won the SEC championship, was ranked No. 13 in the finalAP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 110. The team was invited to the1948 Delta Bowl where it defeatedTCU, 13–9.^[1]

Ole Miss featured two All-Americans on its 1947 roster: quarterback and team captainCharlie Conerly and endBarney Poole. Conerly was a consensus first-team All-American,^[2] who also finished fourth in the 1947 voting for theHeisman Trophy.^[3] Poole received first-team honors from theUnited Press,American Football Coaches Association,Sporting News,Central Press Association, andWalter Camp Football Foundation.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

In addition to Conerly and Poole, two other Ole Miss players received honors on the1947 All-SEC football team. Tackle Dub Garrett received first-team honors from the AP and UP, and tackle Bill Erickson received second-team honors from the AP.^[9][10]

The team played its home games atHemingway Stadium inOxford, Mississippi.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Kentucky		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 14–7	18,000	[11]
September 27	atFlorida		Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 14–6	17,000	[12]
October 4	vs.South Carolina*		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 33–0	12,000	[13]
October 11	at No. 10Vanderbilt	No. 18	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–10	22,000	[14]
October 18	atTulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 27–14	> 40,000	[15]
October 25	vs.Arkansas*		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–19	28,000	[16]
November 1	at No. 17LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 20–18	46,000	[17]
November 8	vs.Tennessee		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 43–13	28,000	[18]
November 15	Chattanooga*	No. 15	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 52–0		[19]
November 29	atMississippi State	No. 15	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 33–14	27,000	[20]
January 1	vs.TCU*	No. 13	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (Delta Bowl)	W 13–9	28,800	[21]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

• Barney Poole 13 Rec, 95 Yds, TD^[22]

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