1906 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1906 Ole Miss Rebels football
1906 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Thomas S. Hammond (1st season);
Captain	Cleveland P. Huggins
	Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

The 1906 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Games with Tennessee on October 27 and with Arkansas on November 17 were canceled. This the first season of the legal forward pass. James C. Elmer of Ole Miss caught the first forward pass in the history of the Egg Bowl rivalry. Elmer's kicking accounted for 13 points in a 29–5 rout. For the first time the game marked the end of the season for not one but both teams.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Maryville (TN)*	Oxford, MS	W 16–6	^[1]
October 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–29	^[2]
October 20	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 9–0	^[3]
November 3	at Tulane	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 17–0	^[4]
November 12	vs. Sewanee	Red Elm Park Memphis, TN	L 0–24	^[5]
November 29	vs. Mississippi A&M	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 29–5	^[6]
*Non-conference game

^ "Mississippians beat Maryville". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1906. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy eleven smashes Miss". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1906. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Tigers are downed". Jackson Sunday News. October 21, 1906. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane team defeated by Mississippi eleven". The Times-Democrat. November 4, 1906. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi trimmed 24–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1906. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A.&M. outclassed by Oxford". The Vicksburg Herald. November 30, 1906. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1906 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2024.