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.
First media appearance of the "Hotty Toddy Cheer", published on The Daily Mississippian, November 19, 1926
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and it is the second largest by enrollment.
James Meredith accompanied by federal officials on campus
The university owns Rowan Oak, former home of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner and a National Historic Landmark.
Panoramic view of the courtyard behind the Lyceum (1848)
Barnard Observatory (1859) was designed to house the world's largest telescope.