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| '''John Howard Vaught''' (], ] – ], ]) was an ] ] ] at the ] from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973. Born in ], he graduated as ] from Polytechnic High School in ] and attended ], where he was an ] and was named ]n. After serving in ] as a ] in the ], he took a job as an assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1946, and was named head coach a year later. After winning the university's first conference title in his initial ] season, he led the Rebels to additional ] titles in ], ], ], ] and ]. Vaught is currently the only coach in Rebels history to win an SEC football championship. Three of his teams, in 1959, 1960, and 1962, won shares of the ]. His 1960 team received the Grantland Rice trophy from the ]. He took Ole Miss to 18 ]s, winning 10 times including five victories in the ]. Only two coaches held a winning record against Vaught, one being ], with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie against Vaught, and the other being General ] holding a 3 win to two loss advantage. Vaught's overall record at Ole Miss was 190 wins 61 losses and 12 ties. When Vaught was named Ole Miss head coach, the university ranked 9th in all-time Southeastern Conference football standings. When he retired in 1970, Ole Miss had moved up to third. If Vaught's record was excluded from Mississippi's historical record, Mississippi's all time record would be barely over .500. He was inducted into the ] in ]. In 1982, Ole Miss revised the name of its football stadium from Hemingway Stadium to ]. In early 2006 Vaught died at the age of 96 in ]. | '''John Howard Vaught''' (], ] – ], ]) was an ] ] ] at the ] from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973. Born in ], he graduated as ] from Polytechnic High School in ] and attended ], where he was an ] and was named ]n. After serving in ] as a ] in the ], he took a job as an assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1946, and was named head coach a year later. After winning the university's first conference title in his initial ] season, he led the Rebels to additional ] titles in ], ], ], ] and ]. Vaught is currently the only coach in Rebels history to win an SEC football championship. Three of his teams, in 1959, 1960, and 1962, won shares of the ]. His 1960 team received the Grantland Rice trophy from the ]. He took Ole Miss to 18 ]s, winning 10 times including five victories in the ]. Only two coaches held a winning record against Vaught, one being ], with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie against Vaught, and the other being General ] holding a 3 win to two loss advantage. Vaught's overall record at Ole Miss was 190 wins 61 losses and 12 ties. When Vaught was named Ole Miss head coach, the university ranked 9th in all-time Southeastern Conference football standings. When he retired in 1970, Ole Miss had moved up to third. If Vaught's record was excluded from Mississippi's historical record, Mississippi's all time record would be barely over .500. He was inducted into the ] in ]. In 1982, Ole Miss revised the name of its football stadium from Hemingway Stadium to ]. In early 2006 Vaught died at the age of 96 in ]. | ||
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John Howard Vaught (May 6, 1909 – February 3, 2006) was an American college football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973. Born in Olney, Texas, he graduated as valedictorian from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, where he was an honor student and was named All-American. After serving in World War II as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, he took a job as an assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1946, and was named head coach a year later. After winning the university's first conference title in his initial 1947 season, he led the Rebels to additional Southeastern Conference titles in 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962 and 1963. Vaught is currently the only coach in Rebels history to win an SEC football championship. Three of his teams, in 1959, 1960, and 1962, won shares of the national championship. His 1960 team received the Grantland Rice trophy from the FWAA. He took Ole Miss to 18 bowl games, winning 10 times including five victories in the Sugar Bowl. Only two coaches held a winning record against Vaught, one being Paul "Bear" Bryant, with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie against Vaught, and the other being General Robert Neyland holding a 3 win to two loss advantage. Vaught's overall record at Ole Miss was 190 wins 61 losses and 12 ties. When Vaught was named Ole Miss head coach, the university ranked 9th in all-time Southeastern Conference football standings. When he retired in 1970, Ole Miss had moved up to third. If Vaught's record was excluded from Mississippi's historical record, Mississippi's all time record would be barely over .500. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1982, Ole Miss revised the name of its football stadium from Hemingway Stadium to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. In early 2006 Vaught died at the age of 96 in Oxford, Mississippi.
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| Preceded byHarold Drew | University of Mississippi Head Football Coaches 1947–1970 |
Succeeded byBilly Kinard |
| Preceded byBilly Kinard | University of Mississippi Head Football Coaches 1973 |
Succeeded byKen Cooper |
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