1912 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1912 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn C. Adams
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Centre 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by Leo DeTray in his first and only season as head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 2–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Memphis High*Oxford, MSW 34–0
October 12Castle Heights*Oxford, MSW 1–0 (forfeit)
October 19at LSUW 10–7[1]
October 26at VanderbiltL 0–24
November 1Mississippi CollegeOxford, MSW 12–0[2]
November 9at AlabamaL 9–10[3]
November 13vs. Texas*L 14–53[4]
November 16at Tennessee Docs*W 47–6[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players[edit]

Line[edit]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
John C. Adams center
Rube Barker tackle
J. P. Evans end
E. F. McCall guard
L. D. Myers tackle
H. A. Puryear guard
E. S. Samuels guard
Guy Spruhan end
J. S. Therrell end
W. E. Vandevere end

Backfield[edit]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
J. J. Breeland halfback
David Gardner halfback
W. G. Green halfback
Ralph E. Fletcher quarterback
M. F. Haralson quarterback
I. H. Harris fullback
R. K. Haxton halfback
G. J. Leftwich fullback

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ole Miss defeats Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1912. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mixed Ole Miss team defeats Miss. College". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1912. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Crimson and White wins from Mississippi team". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1912. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "University of Texas smothers Mississippi". Jackson Daily News. November 14, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss defeats Tennessee Medics". The Times-Democrat. November 17, 1912. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1912 Ole Miss Football Schedule". August 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". www.olemisssports.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)