The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the

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during the

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. 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.

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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

*QB Bobby Franklin *E Johnny Brewer *G/PK Robert Khayat *DB

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*HB Cowboy Woodruff

References

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

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