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class="nowraplinks" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1954_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss Rebels</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1954_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1954 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy Midshipmen</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(9–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(7–2)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i>Independent</i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">0</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">21</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vaught" title="Johnny Vaught">Johnny Vaught</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Erdelatz" title="Eddie Erdelatz">Eddie Erdelatz</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>6</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>6</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>5</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>5</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Ole Miss</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">0</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Navy</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">21</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_season" title="1954 college football season">1954</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data">Joe Gattuso</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting" title="Spread betting">Favorite</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Ole Miss by <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Albie_Booth" title="Albie Booth">Albie Booth</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_College_Athletic_Conference" title="Eastern College Athletic Conference">ECAC</a>;<br />split crew: ECAC, <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">80,190</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_announcers_of_major_college_bowl_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of announcers of major college bowl games">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Drees" title="Jack Drees">Jack Drees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Stern" title="Bill Stern">Bill Stern</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl"> Sugar Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1954_Sugar_Bowl" title="1954 Sugar Bowl"> 1954</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_Sugar_Bowl" title="1956 Sugar Bowl"> 1956</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1955 Sugar Bowl</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> played on January 1, 1955 at <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. The game featured the fifth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1954_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1954 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy Midshipmen</a> and the sixth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1954_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss Rebels</a>. </p><p>Running back Joe Gattuso scored on a 3-yard touchdown run as Navy took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter had no scoring. In the third quarter, Navy quarterback <a href="/wiki/George_Welsh_(American_football)" title="George Welsh (American football)">George Welsh</a> threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to halfback Jack Weaver, as Navy took command with a 14–0 lead. Gattuso scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, his second of the game, as Navy built a 21–0 lead. With no more scoring, Navy held on to win. With two rushing touchdowns, Gattuso was named the game's MVP. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_selection">Team selection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Team selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1954 Sugar Bowl, played between the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Georgia Tech</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a>, was a fiasco for the game's organizers. West Virginia, in an attempt to stop Georgia Tech's rushing attack, utilized an unusual 8-3 defensive structure and set themselves up for a 42-19 rout.<sup id="cite_ref-1954_Bowl_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1954_Bowl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mid-Winter Sports Association, who organizes the game, wanted to recover from the 1954 disaster. Journalist Marty Mulé wrote that the group "felt obligated to reestablish itself as the premier bowl".<sup id="cite_ref-Meeting_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meeting-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this, the organization "went hunting in new territory: the service academies".<sup id="cite_ref-Meeting_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meeting-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Army quickly rejected an offer from the Sugar Bowl, but Navy officials said they would consider accepting a bid from the Sugar or <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton</a> bowls.<sup id="cite_ref-Meeting_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meeting-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A beige image of a football being thrown between two players in black jerseys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png/325px-1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png/488px-1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png/650px-1953_Navy_vs._Cornell_game.png 2x" data-file-width="755" data-file-height="282" /></a><figcaption>Navy attempting a pass in a 1953 game against Cornell</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1953 season was a disappointment for Navy, who entered the year ranked 13th in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, but finished with a mediocre record at 4-3-2. The Midshipmen were in their fourth season under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Erdelatz" title="Eddie Erdelatz">Eddie Erdelatz</a>, who held an 11-14-2 record before the 1953 season, which included a 14-2 upset of undefeated rival <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army</a> in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-1950_Army_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1950_Army-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1953 season began decently for Navy, but ended in with a 1-3-1 record in their last five games, of which all three losses were to rivals.<sup id="cite_ref-1953_season_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953_season-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1954 season began with an easy 27-0 victory over a weak rival <a href="/wiki/1954_William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 William & Mary Tribe football team">William and Mary</a> team which had ruined the Midshipmen's previous season with a 6-6 tie. Navy followed the win with a <a href="/wiki/Blowout_(sports)" title="Blowout (sports)">blowout</a> victory over another weak team, <a href="/wiki/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football" title="Dartmouth Big Green football">Dartmouth</a>, the following week. After the 42-7 victory, the Midshipmen were ranked on the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, tying for the nineteenth spot along with <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's next game was against a seventeenth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1954_Stanford_Indians_football_team" title="1954 Stanford Indians football team">Stanford</a> team. The Indians, which was the team's nickname, were coming off a 12-2 upset of <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois</a> in the national game of the week. Sportswriters were mixed on who would win the contest, but opinion favored Stanford and a writer for the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Register-Guard" title="The Register-Guard">Eugene Register-Guard</a></i>, in selecting Navy to win, wrote that was "going out on a limb" with his decision. However, the Midshipmen smashed any doubts and shutout Stanford 25-0.<sup id="cite_ref-Stanford_Prediction_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stanford_Prediction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1954_season_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1954_season-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the win, Navy jumped in the polls and placed ninth, while receiving one first place vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Navy was scheduled to play <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-Pitt_Game_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pitt_Game-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Midshipmen's opponents were coached by former Navy player and coach, as well as future hall-of-fame inductee, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hamilton_(American_football)" title="Tom Hamilton (American football)">Tom Hamilton</a>, who had just taken over the position that week. Navy was upset by Pitt in a close game, by the score of 21-19.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_Quit_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_Quit-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_HOF_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_HOF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the loss, they dropped completely out of the rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A man in a black jersey about to run a touchdown against several players in white jerseys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png/220px-1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png/330px-1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png/440px-1954_Army_Navy_Game_1.png 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="502" /></a><figcaption>Navy's running back about to score in the <a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game" title="Army–Navy Game">Army–Navy Game</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The next game for the Midshipmen was against a struggling <a href="/wiki/Penn_Quakers_football" title="Penn Quakers football">Pennsylvania</a> team. In a very one-sided match, Navy won in a 52-7 blowout against Penn, who would go winless for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-1954_season_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1954_season-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Penn_Game_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Penn_Game-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Midshipmen reentered the AP Poll after the game, placing fifteenth.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a>, Navy's <a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">second-oldest rival</a>, was next up on the Midshipmen's schedule. The Fighting Irish were heavily favored coming into the game, ranked sixth in the AP Poll; they also had won the previous ten games in the rivalry, often by large amounts. However, Navy's coach, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Erdelatz" title="Eddie Erdelatz">Eddie Erdelatz</a>, as well as several sportswriters, held that the Midshipmen could win the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokane_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokane-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was plagued with sloppy play from both teams, mainly due to muddy field conditions, but Notre Dame won 6-0 with a 46-yard touchdown pass late in the first half. Navy nearly tied the game, but fumbled the ball on the one-yard line.<sup id="cite_ref-Notre_Dame_Pass_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Notre_Dame_Pass-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Notre_Dame_1955_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Notre_Dame_1955-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the loss, the Midshipmen managed to remain in the polls, ending the week at number nineteen.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Navy's next game was against eleventh-ranked <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_football" title="Duke Blue Devils football">Duke</a> in the eighth annual <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bowl" title="Oyster Bowl">Oyster Bowl</a>, a special contest organized by several Shrine groups, where proceeds help disabled children. Navy easily defeated Duke by a score of 40-7, which included twice scoring touchdowns with their backup offense.<sup id="cite_ref-Duke_book_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duke_book-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Oyster_Bowl_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oyster_Bowl-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Midshipmen's penultimate game was against a poor-quality <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Lions_football" title="Columbia Lions football">Columbia</a> team which had won only a single game against a weak schedule. Navy, now ranked tenth, had no trouble with them, winning 51-7.<sup id="cite_ref-1954_season_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1954_season-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Columbia_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Going into their final game, the Midshipmen were ranked sixth, with two first place votes.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their last game was the annual <a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game" title="Army–Navy Game">Army–Navy Game</a> against the fifth-ranked <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army Black Knights</a>. Neither team had an edge going into the contest; both had similar records, offensive and defensive rankings, and scores against common opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Navy_Pre_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Navy_Pre-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sportswriters considered the game to be the biggest of the season, and the <a href="/wiki/Lambert-Meadowlands_Trophy" title="Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy">Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy</a>, awarded to the best team in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_United_States" title="Eastern United States">Eastern United States</a>, would be awarded to the winner of the game. The match was closely fought throughout, but Navy managed to hold a lead for the majority of the second half, and won 27-20.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Navy_1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Navy_1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They moved up to fifth in the polls, and were awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy in a near-unanimous vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lambert_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lambert-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ole_Miss">Ole Miss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ole Miss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A beige image of several players in white about to run across a goal line against several players in black" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png/220px-1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png/330px-1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png/440px-1953_Ole_Miss_vs._Vanderbilt.png 2x" data-file-width="762" data-file-height="559" /></a><figcaption>Ole Miss about to score on Vanderbilt in a 1953 contest</figcaption></figure> <p>The Rebels' 1953 season, despite being worse than the 1952 year, was a moderate success with a 7-2-1 record and a second-place finish in conference play. <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vaught" title="Johnny Vaught">Johnny Vaught</a> was in his seventh year at the school, during which time he had won them a conference championship and two bowl bids. After a decent start to the 1953 season with two wins and a loss to a conference opponent, Ole Miss went on a five-game winning streak, which hit its peak with an eleventh-place spot in the AP Poll after a blowout of <a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green_football" title="North Texas Mean Green football">North Texas</a>. However, the year ended on a sour note, losing to national champion <a href="/wiki/1953_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="1953 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a> in a shutout and tying arch-rival <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1953_Miss_season_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953_Miss_season-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1954_Miss_Yearbook_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1954_Miss_Yearbook-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Rebels began the 1954 season with a game against a mediocre North Texas team. Going into the game ranked tenth in the AP Poll, they were heavily expected to win the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ole Miss controlled the contest for its entirety; after allowing North Texas to score on its first drive, Mississippi's defense stopped them quickly the rest of the game, while their offense repeatedly put up big plays that led to a 35-12 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-1955_Yearbook_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955_Yearbook-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-North_Texas_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-North_Texas-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ole Miss moved up one place in the polls after the win and received a single first-place vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rebels' next game was against <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a> and began <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) play for both teams. Kentucky scored first with a <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(gridiron_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (gridiron football)">field goal</a>, but Ole Miss took over afterwards and won easily, 28-9.<sup id="cite_ref-1955_Yearbook_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955_Yearbook-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kentucky_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kentucky-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mississippi again moved up a single spot in the polls, but received three first place votes.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In front of a crowd of about 96,000 people, Ole Miss challenged <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_football" title="Villanova Wildcats football">Villanova</a> the following week. The contest was a slaughter from the beginning and Mississippi, relying mainly on their passing game, won in a shutout 52-0.<sup id="cite_ref-1955_Yearbook_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955_Yearbook-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Villanova_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Villanova-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They moved up another spot in the polls and gained another nine first place votes following the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In their second conference game, Ole Miss played a close game against <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_football" title="Vanderbilt Commodores football">Vanderbilt</a>. Following a closely fought first half, Mississippi pulled away late in the third quarter with two consecutive touchdowns. Vanderbilt attempted to recover, but a late <a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_score)" title="Safety (gridiron football score)">safety</a> sealed a 22-7 victory for the Rebels.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanderbilt_1_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanderbilt_1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vanderbilt_2_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanderbilt_2-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ole Miss did not move in the polls following the game, but did lose a first-place vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week against <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_football" title="Tulane Green Wave football">Tulane</a> was the school's <a href="/wiki/Homecoming" title="Homecoming">homecoming</a> game. Their third SEC game, Ole Miss was in the lead for the whole contest. Tulane's offense picked up less than fifty yards, their only score in the 34-7 match coming from a ninety-one yard <a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">interception</a> return. Following the contest, the Rebels were the only undefeated team left in the SEC.<sup id="cite_ref-Tulane_1_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tulane_1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tulane_2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tulane_2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The win propelled Mississippi to the fifth spot in the AP Poll.<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1954_Bowl-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1954_Bowl_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMulé2014" class="citation web cs1">Mulé, Marty (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150111015403/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site147.php">"20th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1954"</a>. <i>1954 Sugar Bowl</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site147.php">the original</a> on January 11, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 15,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=1954+Sugar+Bowl&rft.atitle=20th+Annual+Sugar+Bowl+Classic+~+January+1%2C+1954&rft.date=2014&rft.aulast=Mul%C3%A9&rft.aufirst=Marty&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allstatesugarbowl.org%2Fsite147.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1955+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Meeting-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Meeting_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Meeting_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Meeting_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMulé2014" class="citation web cs1">Mulé, Marty (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site426.php">"How Navy and Ole Miss Met in the 1955 Sugar Bowl"</a>. <i>1955 Sugar Bowl</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130629231458/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site426.php">Archived</a> from the original on June 29, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 16,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=1955+Sugar+Bowl&rft.atitle=How+Navy+and+Ole+Miss+Met+in+the+1955+Sugar+Bowl&rft.date=2014&rft.aulast=Mul%C3%A9&rft.aufirst=Marty&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allstatesugarbowl.org%2Fsite426.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1955+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1950_Army-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1950_Army_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStaff_writer2003" class="citation news cs1">Staff writer (December 1, 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/dec/1/20031201-125532-1512r/?page=all">"Navy got Army's goat in 1950"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Times" title="The Washington Times">The Washington Times</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0732-8494">0732-8494</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/8472624">8472624</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 8,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Times&rft.atitle=Navy+got+Army%E2%80%99s+goat+in+1950&rft.date=2003-12-01&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F8472624&rft.issn=0732-8494&rft.au=Staff+writer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtontimes.com%2Fnews%2F2003%2Fdec%2F1%2F20031201-125532-1512r%2F%3Fpage%3Dall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1955+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1953_season-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1953_season_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStaff2013" class="citation web cs1">Staff (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1953-schedule.html">"1953 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results"</a>. <i>College Football at Sports-Reference.com</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sports_Reference_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Reference LLC">Sports Reference LLC</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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October 9, 1954. p. 7C. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/10000467">10000467</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Miami+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Rebels+Stay+Unbeaten+By+22-7+Victory&rft.pages=7C&rft.date=1954-10-09&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F10000467&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1955+Sugar+Bowl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Tulane_1-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Tulane_1_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFInternational_News_Service1954" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/International_News_Service" title="International News Service">International News Service</a> (October 14, 1954). 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