| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 9–2 |
| Head Coach: | Johnny Vaught |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Charlie Conerly |
| Stadium: | Hemingway Stadium |
| Champion: | SEC champion Delta Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Delta Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 13–9 vs. TCU |
The 1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Johnny Vaught, the team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SEC opponents), won the SEC championship, was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 110. The team was invited to the 1948 Delta Bowl where it defeated TCU, 13–9.[1]
Ole Miss featured two All-Americans on its 1947 roster: quarterback and team captain Charlie Conerly and end Barney Poole. Conerly was a consensus first-team All-American,[2] who also finished fourth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.[3] Poole received first-team honors from the United Press, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News, Central Press Association, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
In addition to Conerly and Poole, two other Ole Miss players received honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team. Tackle Dub Garrett received first-team honors from the AP and UP, and tackle Bill Erickson received second-team honors from the AP.[9] [10]
The team played its home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings.