1906 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

1906 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record4–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. P. Huggins
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt + 4 0 0  8 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 0  4 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 0  8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 0  5 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0  4 2 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0  6 3 1
Georgia 2 2 1  2 4 1
LSU 0 1 1  2 2 2
Mississippi A&M 0 2 1  2 2 1
Tennessee 0 3 1  1 6 2
Mercer 0 2 0  1 4 0
Tulane 0 2 0  0 4 1
Auburn 0 5 0  1 5 1
Cumberland (TN)         
Nashville         
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 4Maryville*Oxford, MississippiW 16–6
October 13at VanderbiltL 0–29
October 20at LSUBaton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)W 9–0
November 3at TulaneNew Orleans (rivalry)W 17–0
November 12at SewaneeMemphis, TennesseeL 0–24
November 29vs. Mississippi A&MJackson, Mississippi (rivalry)W 29–5
  • *Non-conference game

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