1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team


The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels' finished the season undefeated, as Southeastern Conference champions and with a victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Ole Miss was awarded the national championship by the Billingsley Report, Litkenhous and, later, Sagarin Ratings. The NCAA does not recognize the Billingsley Report, Litkenhous or Sagarin Ratings to be major selectors and therefore doesn't recognize this as a national championship. To date, it is the only undefeated and untied season in Ole Miss' football history.
The Rebels' undefeated season was set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement taking place on their own campus as James Meredith, aided by the United States government, was attempting to be the first black student to enroll at the university. In 2012, ESPN aired a documentary on the team, Ghosts of Ole Miss, as part of its 30 for 30 series.

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In September 2012, Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork announced that the team would be receiving new national championship rings, despite not achieving an NCAA recognized national championship, to honor their accomplishments from the 1962 season.