The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the

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during the

1959 NCAA University Division football season The 1959 NCAA University Division football season saw Syracuse University crowned as the national champion by both final polls, the AP writers poll and the UPI coaches polls. A major rule change widened the goal posts from to . This width re ...

. Ole Miss finished the season with an overall record of ten wins and one loss (10–1), tied for second in the

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(SEC) and with a victory over

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in the

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. The team gave up only 21 points all season, and were retroactively named

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by Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel and Sagarin (however, it is not recognized by the NCAA).

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was crowned as the national champion by both the AP and the

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wire services. The team was later rated the third best squad from 1956 to 1995 by Sagarin.

Schedule

Roster

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*G/PK

Robert Khayat Robert Conrad Khayat (born April 18, 1938) was the 15th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. He also played American football as a placekicker, guard, and center for Ole Miss and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washingt ...

*DB

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*HB

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References

Ole Miss Ole Miss Rebels football seasons College football national champions Sugar Bowl champion seasons

Ole Miss Rebels football The Ole Miss Rebels football program represents the University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss". The Rebels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of ...

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