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Ole Miss Rebels

The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford. The first was the football team, which began play in 1893.

Ole Miss Rebels
UniversityUniversity of Mississippi
ConferenceSEC (primary)
Great America Rifle Conference (women's rifle)
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorKeith Carter
LocationUniversity, Mississippi
Varsity teams18
Football stadiumVaught–Hemingway Stadium
Basketball arenaThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion
Baseball stadiumOxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field
Softball stadiumOle Miss Softball Complex
MascotTony the Landshark
NicknameRebels
Fight song"Forward Rebels"
ColorsCardinal red and navy blue[1]
   
Websitewww.olemisssports.com
SEC logo in Mississippi's colors

Originally known as the "Mississippi Flood", the teams were renamed the Rebels in 1936.[2] They compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I, except for the rifle team, which participates in the Great America Rifle Conference because the SEC does not sponsor that sport.

The school's colors are red (PMS 186) and navy blue (PMS 2767), chosen to mirror the respective school colors of Harvard and Yale.[3] The team's mascot is Tony the Landshark, which replaced the Rebel Black Bear in 2018, which replaced Colonel Reb in 2011.[4][5][6]

Between 1995 and 2004, 630 Ole Miss student-athletes received all-conference academic honors.

Until the women's golf team won the 2021 national championship, Ole Miss was one of only four schools in a Power Five conference that had never won a NCAA national championship (though unlike the other three, Ole Miss had won national championships in football, which are not bestowed by the NCAA).

Sports edit

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Golf
Football Rifle
Golf Soccer
Tennis Softball
Track & field Tennis
Track & field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Football edit

The Ole Miss Rebels football team represents the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, in the sport of American football. The Rebels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The football history of Ole Miss includes the formation of the first football team in the state and the 26th team on the list of college football's all-time winning programs. The Ole Miss Rebels posted their 600th win on September 27, 2008, when they defeated the (then ranked No. 4 and future 2008 BCS National Champ) Florida Gators 31–30 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.

Throughout the 115-year history of Ole Miss football, the Rebels led by quarterback Jacob Bennett, whom was also the coach have won six Southeastern Conference titles (1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, and 1963) and claim three national championships (1959, 1960, and 1962). However, only the 1960 title is officially recognized by the NCAA.

In 2019, the NCAA vacated 33 of the team's victories and levied a two-year ban on post-season play as punishment for recruiting and academic violations under head coaches Houston Nutt and Hugh Freeze.[7]

The current head coach is Lane Kiffin, who in 2021 led the team to its first-ever 10-2 regular season.[8]

Baseball edit

The Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represents the University of Mississippi in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Mike Bianco and assistant coaches Carl Lafferty and Chris Cleary. They are currently the second most populated team in the nation – an achievement reached by keeping extra utility players on the roster. They play home games at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. Ole Miss has played in the College World Series six times, most recently playing and winning it in 2022.

Men's basketball edit

The Mississippi Rebels men's basketball represents the University of Mississippi in intercollegiate men's basketball. They have participated in the NCAA Tournament in 1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2015 and 2019. In 2008 and 2010, the team made it to the National Invitation Tournament Semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Rebels have won the SEC Western Division in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, and 2010. From 1999 to 2006, Rod Barnes coached the Rebels basketball team, and compiled a record of 141-109 during his tenure. In 1981, the Ole Miss basketball team won their first SEC tournament championship in Birmingham, Alabama and earned their second one in 2013 at Nashville, Tennessee.

Women's basketball edit

The Ole Miss women's basketball program began in 1974, and has been a fixture in post-season tournaments since that time. The Rebels have appeared in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship tournament seventeen times, including the inaugural 1982 tournament; they also appeared in the tournament in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, and 2007. They have reached the Sweet Sixteen eight times and the Elite Eight five times (1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, and 2007). They have also appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 1999, 2001, and 2006. Entering the 2008 season, the program has an all-time win–loss record of 686–353, for a 66% average.[9]

The 1992 team won the SEC with an 11–0 conference record, and finished the season with a final record of 29–3, the most wins in team history.

The program has produced such outstanding players as sisters Peggie Gillom, who still holds the school records for scoring and rebounding, and Jennifer Gillom, an Olympic medalist, Kodak All-American, and SEC Female Athlete of the Year.[10]

Perhaps the most decorated player in the program's history, guard Armintie Price, joined the Rebels for the 2003–2004 season and immediately collected SEC Freshman of the Year honors. In her collegiate career, Price was named to the All-SEC First Team three times and became the first player to be named SEC Defensive Player of the Year twice. With Cheryl Miller she is one of only two players in NCAA history to record 2000 points, 1000 rebounds, 400 assists and 400 steals. As a senior, she was a finalist for the Wooden Award and was named to the Kodak All-American Team; she led her team to their first Elite Eight appearance since 1992. Price was drafted third overall in the 2007 WNBA draft and went on to an outstanding first season with the Chicago Sky, culminating in Rookie of the Year honors.

Coaching legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Van Chancellor built his legacy with eighteen years as the Rebels' head coach, where he compiled a record of 439 wins and 154 losses. Chancellor's legacy also includes several players-turned-coaches, including Jennifer Gillom, who helped Chancellor coach the US Senior Women's National Team to the 2002 World Championship; head coach Carol Ross, who returned to her alma mater in 2003; and current associate head coach Peggie Gillom.

Carol Ross resigned as head coach on April 26, 2007. During her four-year tenure, the Rebels' posted 77 wins and 50 losses. She was replaced by assistant coach Renee Ladner. Ladner resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season after having gone 70–82 in five seasons.[11] Adrian Wiggins, who had led Fresno State to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, was hired as her replacement.[12] However, Wiggins was fired before the start of the 2012–13 season amid an investigation of potential NCAA recruiting violations.[13] Assistant Brett Frank was named as interim head coach in the wake of Wiggins' firing.[14]

After the 2012–13 season, Ole Miss hired Matt Insell, the son of Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Insell, as permanent head coach. The younger Insell had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant under Matthew Mitchell at Kentucky.[15]

Softball edit

Tennis edit

Golf edit

In 2017, Ole Miss' Braden Thornberry was crowned the Men's NCAA Division 1 Individual National Champion.

The women's golf team has seen recent success with the team winning conference and regional titles including the national championship in 2021 under the direction of coach Kory Henkes. This was Ole Miss' first women's NCAA title in any team sport.

Volleyball edit

The 2017 Rebels finished the season at 22–14 and 8–10 in the SEC. Entering the inaugural postseason National Invitational Volleyball Championship as an at-large invitee, they lost only one set in five matches en route to winning the tournament.[16]

Championships edit

NCAA team championships edit

Ole Miss has won two NCAA Division I team national championships.[17]

Other national team championships edit

Below are six national team titles that are not bestowed by the NCAA:

NCAA individual championships edit

Ole Miss athletes have won 27 NCAA Division I individual championships.[19]

Notable non-varsity sports edit

Lacrosse edit

The Ole Miss Rebels Men's Lacrosse Club team is a member of the Southeast Lacrosse Conference D1 (SELC) in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA).

Rugby edit

Founded in 1974, Ole Miss Rugby Football Club plays college rugby in the Western Division of the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference against its traditional SEC rivals such as Mississippi State.[20]

Hockey edit

The Ole Miss Hockey Club was founded in 2009 by Colin Knight, and the team competes against traditional SEC rivals in the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC) of the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF). Prior to the 2021 season, the team competed at the division three level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

The program won their first SECHC Championship on February 9, 2020, with a 3–1 win in the championship game over the Arkansas Razorbacks. The team was led by Captain Braden Storner and Head Coach Josh Herbert. Ole Miss goaltender Ryan Troy was named tournament MVP. Following the team's victory, the program received recognition from several notable members of the university community including Chancellor Glenn Boyce and legendary Ole Miss and NFL quarterback Eli Manning, as well as several other Ole Miss media outlets. An online petition campaign to convert the Tad Smith Coliseum into an ice rink received over 600 signatures.

For the first several years of the program's existence, the team played home games at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, but the team now practices and plays home games at the Mid-South Ice House in Olive Branch. Despite being nearly an hour away from the Ole Miss campus, the team is known for drawing large and passionate crowds, especially for rivalry games against teams representing the University of Arkansas, the University of Georgia, and Mississippi State University.

Debate over past symbols edit

Mascot edit

In 2010, the university changed the team mascot from Colonel Reb, "a white-goateed, cane-toting Southern plantation owner that many have criticized as racist and anachronistic," to a black bear.[21]

In 2017, the Ole Miss student body government held a referendum on whether to change the mascot from the Black Bear to the Landshark.[22] A reference to a Saturday Night Live skit,[23] the Landshark was originated in 2008 by senior linebacker Tony Fein and adopted by the Ole Miss football team's defensive unit.[24] From September 26 through September 29, students cast more than 4,100 votes; 81% supported the change.[25] On October 6, university chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter announced that the university was switching its official mascot to the Landshark.[26]

Rivals edit

Ole Miss' major athletic rivals are the Mississippi State Bulldogs (MSU) and the Louisiana State Tigers (LSU). They have also developed rivalries with the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Auburn Tigers.

In football, Ole Miss and MSU close each season with the Egg Bowl, with the victor receiving possession of the Golden Egg Trophy. Ole Miss leads the series 64–46–6.

In basketball, MSU leads the series 138–105[27] In baseball, Mississippi State now leads the series 231–196–5.

LSU has a 64–41–4 advantage in the all-time football series with Ole Miss.[28]

Arkansas and Ole Miss have a big baseball rivalry. The two schools are usually among the elite programs each year and even met in the College World Series in 2022, with Ole Miss winning 2 out of 3 times to advance to the National Championship where they defeated Oklahoma to win their first national title in baseball.

The Hotty Toddy cheer edit

The Hotty Toddy cheer is a chant unique to Ole Miss. The cheer is primarily used at Ole Miss sporting events, and is commonly started by cheerleaders, fans, and players.[29] The Ole Miss Band plays the cheer with a drum cadence following the school's fight song, Forward Rebels.[30] The band also plays a version of the cheer put to the tune of "Rock N Roll Part 2” by Gary Glitter, known as "Hey, Go Rebs!".[31] The two-word phrase "Hotty Toddy" is commonly used as a greeting between students, alumni, and fans associated with Ole Miss, similar to the University of Alabama's "Roll Tide" and Auburn University's "War Eagle".[32]

Lyrics edit

Are you Ready?
Hell Yeah! Damn Right!
Hotty Toddy, Gosh Almighty,
Who in the hell are we? Hey!
Flim Flam, Bim Bam,
Ole Miss By Damn![33]

History edit

 
First media appearance of the "Hotty Toddy Cheer", published on The Daily Mississippian, November 19, 1926

The cheer first appeared in print on November 19, 1926, in the student newspaper The Mississippian, now known as The Daily Mississippian. The Hotty Toddy was printed along with all of the popular sports cheers used by the students at the time. However, the lyrics were slightly different from the version used today. The original cheer was printed:[34]

Heighty! Tighty! Gosh A Mighty
Who in the hell are we?
Rim! Ram! Flim! Flam!
Ole Miss By Damn.

Possible Origins

While there are many theories as to where the Hotty Toddy cheer started, the exact origins remain a mystery. Perhaps the leading theory suggests that the cheer was created by the school's cheerleaders or band.[35] The cheer was printed several days before Ole Miss was set to face off against instate rival Mississippi State, who were said to refer to Ole Miss fans as "Hoity-Toitys.[36]" Ole Miss had lost thirteen straight games going into the 1926 matchup in Starkville. Prior to the game, Ole Miss held pep rallies on campus and even organized a train to take the students and the newly formed Band to the game.[37] After Ole Miss won the game, the Rebel fans stormed the field and attempted to tear down their goalposts. A brawl ensued between the two schools, and the following season, the Egg Bowl Trophy was introduced to maintain the peace.[38] The iconic game that led to the creation of the Egg Bowl could also have solidified the Hotty Toddy cheer at Ole Miss.

The cheer also appeared in the school's original fight song. According to The Ole Miss Experience, music professor Arleen Tye wrote a fight song for the school in 1931 entitled “Ole Miss.” The song's chorus included “Hi-ty, Ti-ty, Gosh a’mighty, Who the heck are we?”.[39] While the original fight song was discontinued, the school's current fight song, Forward Rebels, includes the Hotty Toddy cheer as well. Some historians believe the Ole Miss Band may have borrowed the cheer from the Virginia Tech Regimental Band,[40] which was nicknamed the, “Highty-Tighties” in 1919[41]

Some other theories suggest that the cheer was fashioned by Ole Miss legendary cheerleader[42] and sports fan, Blind Jim Ivy.[39] Also, it is believed that the alcoholic beverage, Hot Toddy, could be the basis for the cheer.[34]

Hotty Toddy In Pop Culture

Prior to every home football game, Ole Miss plays a video of a celebrity starting the Hotty Toddy cheer. Some of the celebrities that have participated include Russell Crowe, Snoop Dogg, Betty White, Katy Perry, Morgan Freeman, The Robertson Family from Duck Dynasty, Sandra Bullock, Jack Black, and more[43] A variation of the cheer also appeared in the series, Band of Brothers, written as Highty Tighty, Christ Almighty, Who the hell are we? Zim ram, Goddamn, we’re Airborne Infantry.[44]

School Songs edit

The school's fight song is "Forward Rebels."[45] It is played by the Ole Miss "The Pride of the South" marching band at official university sporting events.

The song "Dixie"[46] was played by the Ole Miss band for years at athletic events until the University of Mississippi Athletic Department requested to remove the song from the Ole Miss Football and Ole Miss band playlist in 2016.[47]

A modification of the Elvis Presley song "An American Trilogy", now known as "From Dixie with Love"[45] or "Slow Dixie", was also played during football games, both home and away. The song was first played during the halftime performance at the Ole Miss/LSU game of 1980 in Tiger Stadium. Upon its completion, the band received a standing ovation from more than 70,000 people on hand that day. It soon became a staple of the band for many years. During Ole Miss's winning streak of 2003,[48] audiences began chanting "The South will rise again" in place of "His truth is marching on" at the end of the song. The chant remained a staple for the next several years. In 2009, with Ole Miss in the national spotlight for football success, political pressure mounted to do away with the chant. The Student Body Government proposed to call for the chant to be changed to "To Hell with LSU". When this proposal was not enacted, the university asked the band to quit playing the song.[49]

The band also plays a modification of "Dixie" called "Dixie Fanfare."[50]

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The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men s and women s intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi located in Oxford The first was the football team which began play in 1893 Ole Miss RebelsUniversityUniversity of MississippiConferenceSEC primary Great America Rifle Conference women s rifle NCAADivision I FBS Athletic directorKeith CarterLocationUniversity MississippiVarsity teams18Football stadiumVaught Hemingway StadiumBasketball arenaThe Sandy and John Black PavilionBaseball stadiumOxford University Stadium at Swayze FieldSoftball stadiumOle Miss Softball ComplexMascotTony the LandsharkNicknameRebelsFight song Forward Rebels ColorsCardinal red and navy blue 1 Websitewww wbr olemisssports wbr comSEC logo in Mississippi s colorsOriginally known as the Mississippi Flood the teams were renamed the Rebels in 1936 2 They compete in the Southeastern Conference SEC of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA s Division I except for the rifle team which participates in the Great America Rifle Conference because the SEC does not sponsor that sport The school s colors are red PMS 186 and navy blue PMS 2767 chosen to mirror the respective school colors of Harvard and Yale 3 The team s mascot is Tony the Landshark which replaced the Rebel Black Bear in 2018 which replaced Colonel Reb in 2011 4 5 6 Between 1995 and 2004 630 Ole Miss student athletes received all conference academic honors Until the women s golf team won the 2021 national championship Ole Miss was one of only four schools in a Power Five conference that had never won a NCAA national championship though unlike the other three Ole Miss had won national championships in football which are not bestowed by the NCAA Contents 1 Sports 1 1 Football 1 2 Baseball 1 3 Men s basketball 1 4 Women s basketball 1 5 Softball 1 6 Tennis 1 7 Golf 1 8 Volleyball 2 Championships 2 1 NCAA team championships 2 2 Other national team championships 2 3 NCAA individual championships 3 Notable non varsity sports 3 1 Lacrosse 3 2 Rugby 3 3 Hockey 4 Debate over past symbols 4 1 Mascot 5 Rivals 6 The Hotty Toddy cheer 6 1 Lyrics 6 2 History 6 3 School Songs 7 References 8 External linksSports editMen s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Cross countryCross country GolfFootball RifleGolf SoccerTennis SoftballTrack amp field TennisTrack amp field Volleyball Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor Football edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels football The Ole Miss Rebels football team represents the University of Mississippi also known as Ole Miss in the sport of American football The Rebels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision FBS of the National Collegiate Athletics Association NCAA and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference SEC The football history of Ole Miss includes the formation of the first football team in the state and the 26th team on the list of college football s all time winning programs The Ole Miss Rebels posted their 600th win on September 27 2008 when they defeated the then ranked No 4 and future 2008 BCS National Champ Florida Gators 31 30 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville Florida Throughout the 115 year history of Ole Miss football the Rebels led by quarterback Jacob Bennett whom was also the coach have won six Southeastern Conference titles 1947 1954 1955 1960 1962 and 1963 and claim three national championships 1959 1960 and 1962 However only the 1960 title is officially recognized by the NCAA In 2019 the NCAA vacated 33 of the team s victories and levied a two year ban on post season play as punishment for recruiting and academic violations under head coaches Houston Nutt and Hugh Freeze 7 The current head coach is Lane Kiffin who in 2021 led the team to its first ever 10 2 regular season 8 Baseball edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels baseball The Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represents the University of Mississippi in NCAA Division I college baseball The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference They are currently coached by head coach Mike Bianco and assistant coaches Carl Lafferty and Chris Cleary They are currently the second most populated team in the nation an achievement reached by keeping extra utility players on the roster They play home games at Oxford University Stadium Swayze Field Ole Miss has played in the College World Series six times most recently playing and winning it in 2022 Men s basketball edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels men s basketball The Mississippi Rebels men s basketball represents the University of Mississippi in intercollegiate men s basketball They have participated in the NCAA Tournament in 1981 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2013 2015 and 2019 In 2008 and 2010 the team made it to the National Invitation Tournament Semifinals at Madison Square Garden The Rebels have won the SEC Western Division in 1997 1998 2001 2007 and 2010 From 1999 to 2006 Rod Barnes coached the Rebels basketball team and compiled a record of 141 109 during his tenure In 1981 the Ole Miss basketball team won their first SEC tournament championship in Birmingham Alabama and earned their second one in 2013 at Nashville Tennessee Women s basketball edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels women s basketball The Ole Miss women s basketball program began in 1974 and has been a fixture in post season tournaments since that time The Rebels have appeared in the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship tournament seventeen times including the inaugural 1982 tournament they also appeared in the tournament in 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 2004 2005 and 2007 They have reached the Sweet Sixteen eight times and the Elite Eight five times 1985 1986 1989 1992 and 2007 They have also appeared in the Women s National Invitation Tournament in 1999 2001 and 2006 Entering the 2008 season the program has an all time win loss record of 686 353 for a 66 average 9 The 1992 team won the SEC with an 11 0 conference record and finished the season with a final record of 29 3 the most wins in team history The program has produced such outstanding players as sisters Peggie Gillom who still holds the school records for scoring and rebounding and Jennifer Gillom an Olympic medalist Kodak All American and SEC Female Athlete of the Year 10 Perhaps the most decorated player in the program s history guard Armintie Price joined the Rebels for the 2003 2004 season and immediately collected SEC Freshman of the Year honors In her collegiate career Price was named to the All SEC First Team three times and became the first player to be named SEC Defensive Player of the Year twice With Cheryl Miller she is one of only two players in NCAA history to record 2000 points 1000 rebounds 400 assists and 400 steals As a senior she was a finalist for the Wooden Award and was named to the Kodak All American Team she led her team to their first Elite Eight appearance since 1992 Price was drafted third overall in the 2007 WNBA draft and went on to an outstanding first season with the Chicago Sky culminating in Rookie of the Year honors Coaching legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Van Chancellor built his legacy with eighteen years as the Rebels head coach where he compiled a record of 439 wins and 154 losses Chancellor s legacy also includes several players turned coaches including Jennifer Gillom who helped Chancellor coach the US Senior Women s National Team to the 2002 World Championship head coach Carol Ross who returned to her alma mater in 2003 and current associate head coach Peggie Gillom Carol Ross resigned as head coach on April 26 2007 During her four year tenure the Rebels posted 77 wins and 50 losses She was replaced by assistant coach Renee Ladner Ladner resigned at the end of the 2011 12 season after having gone 70 82 in five seasons 11 Adrian Wiggins who had led Fresno State to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances was hired as her replacement 12 However Wiggins was fired before the start of the 2012 13 season amid an investigation of potential NCAA recruiting violations 13 Assistant Brett Frank was named as interim head coach in the wake of Wiggins firing 14 After the 2012 13 season Ole Miss hired Matt Insell the son of Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Insell as permanent head coach The younger Insell had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant under Matthew Mitchell at Kentucky 15 Softball edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels softball Tennis edit Main article Ole Miss Rebels tennis Golf edit In 2017 Ole Miss Braden Thornberry was crowned the Men s NCAA Division 1 Individual National Champion The women s golf team has seen recent success with the team winning conference and regional titles including the national championship in 2021 under the direction of coach Kory Henkes This was Ole Miss first women s NCAA title in any team sport Volleyball edit The 2017 Rebels finished the season at 22 14 and 8 10 in the SEC Entering the inaugural postseason National Invitational Volleyball Championship as an at large invitee they lost only one set in five matches en route to winning the tournament 16 Championships editNCAA team championships edit Ole Miss has won two NCAA Division I team national championships 17 Men s 1 Baseball 1 2022 Women s 1 Golf 1 2021Other national team championships edit Below are six national team titles that are not bestowed by the NCAA Men s Football 1959 1960 1962 18 Women s Cheerleading 2018 2022 2023 See also SEC national team championshipsNCAA individual championships edit Ole Miss athletes have won 27 NCAA Division I individual championships 19 Men s 18 Boxing 1 Steve Wilkerson 1938 Golf 1 Braden Thornberry 2017 Indoor Track 7 800 metres George Kersh 1991 55 metres Greg Saddler 1994 Long jump Savante Stringfellow 2001 60 metres hurdles Antwon Hicks 2004 2005 Distance medley relay Nick DeRay Robert Domanic Craig Engels and Sean Tobin 2017 Mile run Mario Garcia Romo 2022 Outdoor Track 7 Long jump Ralph Spry 1983 Savante Stringfellow 2000 2001 800 metres George Kersh 1991 3000 metres steeplechase Barnabas Kirui 2007 Pole vault Sam Kendricks 2013 2014 Tennis 2 Doubles Mahesh Bhupathi and Ali Hamadeh 1995 Singles Devin Britton 2009 Women s 9 Indoor Track 3 Long jump Brittney Reese 2008 Shot put Raven Saunders 2017 Weight Throw Shey Taiwo 2022 Jalani Davis 2023 Outdoor Track 4 Long jump Brittney Reese 2008 Shot put Raven Saunders 2016 Hammer throw Janeah Stewart 2018 1500 metres Sintayehu Vissa 2022 Tennis 1 Singles Arianne Hartono 2018 Notable non varsity sports editLacrosse edit The Ole Miss Rebels Men s Lacrosse Club team is a member of the Southeast Lacrosse Conference D1 SELC in the Men s Collegiate Lacrosse Association MCLA Rugby edit Founded in 1974 Ole Miss Rugby Football Club plays college rugby in the Western Division of the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference against its traditional SEC rivals such as Mississippi State 20 Hockey edit The Ole Miss Hockey Club was founded in 2009 by Colin Knight and the team competes against traditional SEC rivals in the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference SECHC of the Collegiate Hockey Federation CHF Prior to the 2021 season the team competed at the division three level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association The program won their first SECHC Championship on February 9 2020 with a 3 1 win in the championship game over the Arkansas Razorbacks The team was led by Captain Braden Storner and Head Coach Josh Herbert Ole Miss goaltender Ryan Troy was named tournament MVP Following the team s victory the program received recognition from several notable members of the university community including Chancellor Glenn Boyce and legendary Ole Miss and NFL quarterback Eli Manning as well as several other Ole Miss media outlets An online petition campaign to convert the Tad Smith Coliseum into an ice rink received over 600 signatures For the first several years of the program s existence the team played home games at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo but the team now practices and plays home games at the Mid South Ice House in Olive Branch Despite being nearly an hour away from the Ole Miss campus the team is known for drawing large and passionate crowds especially for rivalry games against teams representing the University of Arkansas the University of Georgia and Mississippi State University Debate over past symbols editMascot edit In 2010 the university changed the team mascot from Colonel Reb a white goateed cane toting Southern plantation owner that many have criticized as racist and anachronistic to a black bear 21 In 2017 the Ole Miss student body government held a referendum on whether to change the mascot from the Black Bear to the Landshark 22 A reference to a Saturday Night Live skit 23 the Landshark was originated in 2008 by senior linebacker Tony Fein and adopted by the Ole Miss football team s defensive unit 24 From September 26 through September 29 students cast more than 4 100 votes 81 supported the change 25 On October 6 university chancellor Jeffrey S Vitter announced that the university was switching its official mascot to the Landshark 26 Rivals editSee also Egg Bowl Ole Miss major athletic rivals are the Mississippi State Bulldogs MSU and the Louisiana State Tigers LSU They have also developed rivalries with the Alabama Crimson Tide the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Auburn Tigers In football Ole Miss and MSU close each season with the Egg Bowl with the victor receiving possession of the Golden Egg Trophy Ole Miss leads the series 64 46 6 In basketball MSU leads the series 138 105 27 In baseball Mississippi State now leads the series 231 196 5 LSU has a 64 41 4 advantage in the all time football series with Ole Miss 28 Arkansas and Ole Miss have a big baseball rivalry The two schools are usually among the elite programs each year and even met in the College World Series in 2022 with Ole Miss winning 2 out of 3 times to advance to the National Championship where they defeated Oklahoma to win their first national title in baseball The Hotty Toddy cheer editThe Hotty Toddy cheer is a chant unique to Ole Miss The cheer is primarily used at Ole Miss sporting events and is commonly started by cheerleaders fans and players 29 The Ole Miss Band plays the cheer with a drum cadence following the school s fight song Forward Rebels 30 The band also plays a version of the cheer put to the tune of Rock N Roll Part 2 by Gary Glitter known as Hey Go Rebs 31 The two word phrase Hotty Toddy is commonly used as a greeting between students alumni and fans associated with Ole Miss similar to the University of Alabama s Roll Tide and Auburn University s War Eagle 32 Lyrics edit Are you Ready Hell Yeah Damn Right Hotty Toddy Gosh Almighty Who in the hell are we Hey Flim Flam Bim Bam Ole Miss By Damn 33 History edit nbsp First media appearance of the Hotty Toddy Cheer published on The Daily Mississippian November 19 1926The cheer first appeared in print on November 19 1926 in the student newspaper The Mississippian now known as The Daily Mississippian The Hotty Toddy was printed along with all of the popular sports cheers used by the students at the time However the lyrics were slightly different from the version used today The original cheer was printed 34 Heighty Tighty Gosh A Mighty Who in the hell are we Rim Ram Flim Flam Ole Miss By Damn Possible OriginsWhile there are many theories as to where the Hotty Toddy cheer started the exact origins remain a mystery Perhaps the leading theory suggests that the cheer was created by the school s cheerleaders or band 35 The cheer was printed several days before Ole Miss was set to face off against instate rival Mississippi State who were said to refer to Ole Miss fans as Hoity Toitys 36 Ole Miss had lost thirteen straight games going into the 1926 matchup in Starkville Prior to the game Ole Miss held pep rallies on campus and even organized a train to take the students and the newly formed Band to the game 37 After Ole Miss won the game the Rebel fans stormed the field and attempted to tear down their goalposts A brawl ensued between the two schools and the following season the Egg Bowl Trophy was introduced to maintain the peace 38 The iconic game that led to the creation of the Egg Bowl could also have solidified the Hotty Toddy cheer at Ole Miss The cheer also appeared in the school s original fight song According to The Ole Miss Experience music professor Arleen Tye wrote a fight song for the school in 1931 entitled Ole Miss The song s chorus included Hi ty Ti ty Gosh a mighty Who the heck are we 39 While the original fight song was discontinued the school s current fight song Forward Rebels includes the Hotty Toddy cheer as well Some historians believe the Ole Miss Band may have borrowed the cheer from the Virginia Tech Regimental Band 40 which was nicknamed the Highty Tighties in 1919 41 Some other theories suggest that the cheer was fashioned by Ole Miss legendary cheerleader 42 and sports fan Blind Jim Ivy 39 Also it is believed that the alcoholic beverage Hot Toddy could be the basis for the cheer 34 Hotty Toddy In Pop CulturePrior to every home football game Ole Miss plays a video of a celebrity starting the Hotty Toddy cheer Some of the celebrities that have participated include Russell Crowe Snoop Dogg Betty White Katy Perry Morgan Freeman The Robertson Family from Duck Dynasty Sandra Bullock Jack Black and more 43 A variation of the cheer also appeared in the series Band of Brothers written as Highty Tighty Christ Almighty Who the hell are we Zim ram Goddamn we re Airborne Infantry 44 School Songs edit Main article Forward Rebels The school s fight song is Forward Rebels 45 It is played by the Ole Miss The Pride of the South marching band at official university sporting events The song Dixie 46 was played by the Ole Miss band for years at athletic events until the University of Mississippi Athletic Department requested to remove the song from the Ole Miss Football and Ole Miss band playlist in 2016 47 A modification of the Elvis Presley song An American Trilogy now known as From Dixie with Love 45 or Slow Dixie was also played during football games both home and away The song was first played during the halftime performance at the Ole Miss LSU game of 1980 in Tiger Stadium Upon its completion the band received a standing ovation from more than 70 000 people on hand that day It soon became a staple of the band for many years During Ole Miss s winning streak of 2003 48 audiences began chanting The South will rise again in place of His truth is marching on at the end of the song The chant remained a staple for the next several years In 2009 with Ole Miss in the national spotlight for football success political pressure mounted to do away with the chant The Student Body Government proposed to call for the chant to be changed to To Hell with LSU When this proposal was not enacted the university asked the band to quit playing the song 49 The band also plays a modification of Dixie called Dixie Fanfare 50 References edit Ole Miss Athletics Style Guide Retrieved January 14 2020 Cleveland Rick June 19 2003 Colonel not exactly a longtime tradition The Clarion Ledger Archived from the original on July 15 2012 Retrieved January 12 2010 Traditions Mississippi Rebels Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved July 11 2016 Rebel Black Bear Selected As New On Field Mascot for Ole Miss Rebels Press release Ole Miss Mascot Selection Committee October 14 2010 Archived from the original on September 4 2015 Retrieved October 14 2010 Fins Up Rebels Archived from the original on October 7 2017 Retrieved October 7 2017 Ole Miss replaces bear mascot with Landshark October 7 2017 Archived from the original on October 7 2017 Retrieved October 7 2017 Ole Miss to vacate 33 FB wins after violations SI com Retrieved March 25 2019 Jackson Wilton Lane Kiffin Celebrates Ole Miss First 10 Win Season Ever PartyInTheSip Tonight Sports Illustrated Retrieved December 18 2021 OleMissSports com Official Web Site of University of Mississippi Athletics Archived from the original on January 5 2009 Retrieved August 11 2009 pdf1 152266 pdf amp DB OEM ID 2600 2007 08 Ole Miss Women s Basketball Media Guide Archived from the original PDF on January 5 2009 Retrieved December 11 2007 Ladner Steps Down As Ole Miss Women s Basketball Coach Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information March 2 2012 Archived from the original on November 19 2012 Retrieved March 29 2013 Wiggins Named Ole Miss Women s Basketball Coach Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information March 2 2012 Archived from the original on January 11 2016 Retrieved March 29 2013 Reisbeck Jessob October 21 2012 Adrian Wiggins Fired From Ole Miss Visalia California KMPH TV Archived from the original on June 20 2013 Retrieved March 29 2013 Ole Miss Names Brett Frank Acting Head Women s Basketball Coach Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information March 2 2012 Archived from the original on November 19 2012 Retrieved March 29 2013 Matt Insell Tabbed to Lead Ole Miss Women s Basketball Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information March 2 2012 Archived from the original on September 9 2013 Retrieved March 29 2013 Ole Miss volleyball caps historic season with NIVC title The Oxford Eagle December 12 2017 Archived from the original on December 15 2017 Retrieved December 14 2017 Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on March 20 2014 Retrieved May 24 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Football Bowl Subdivision Records PDF NCAA NCAA org 2009 Retrieved March 6 2011 Archived copy PDF Retrieved December 4 2021 OMRC Home Archived from the original on April 17 2022 Brown Robbie October 14 2010 Controversy over Mascots at Ole Miss The New York Times University of Mississippi Associated Student Body From the Desk of the President Press release University of Mississippi Associated Student Body September 18 2017 Archived from the original on May 13 2018 Retrieved November 28 2017 Tracing the origin of Ole Miss Landshark defense Saturday Down South August 6 2015 Retrieved March 15 2023 Landshark Traditions Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information October 2017 Archived from the original on December 1 2017 Retrieved November 28 2017 Associated Student Body Press Release Press release University of Mississippi Associated Student Body September 29 2017 Archived from the original on May 13 2018 Retrieved November 28 2017 Fins Up Rebels Ole Miss Announces Landshark as Official Mascot Press release University of Mississippi Sports Information October 6 2017 Archived from the original on November 30 2017 Retrieved November 28 2017 133 105 PDF Mississippi Opponents College Football Data Warehouse Archived from the original on February 16 2010 Retrieved December 20 2009 The complicated history of Ole Miss 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Year Experience Text The Nautilus Publishing Company 2015 The Highty Tighties Our History vtcc vt edu West Rachel July 29 2014 Everything You Need to Know About the Hotty Toddy Smith Edwin March 4 2014 Meet James Blind Jim Ivy Ole Miss News Smith Edwin April 9 2014 Understanding the History and Significance of Hotty Toddy Ole Miss News Ole Miss Notes from the Past December 19 2013 a b OleMissSports com Ole Miss Traditions School songs Archived from the original on January 13 2010 Listen to Dixie as played by the Ole Miss The Pride of The South Marching Band Archived from the original on January 7 2010 Dixie Will No Longer Be Played at Ole Miss Football Games thedmonline com August 19 2016 Retrieved January 30 2019 Associated Press Ole Miss head wants song halted over South chant Breaking Chancellor asks band to stop playing From Dixie with Love Archived from the original on December 15 2009 Listen to Dixie Fanfare as played by the Ole Miss The Pride of The South Marching Band Archived 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