Playing for The University of Mississippi, The Ole Miss Rebels football team has always been at the forefront of athletic competition. They currently compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. Head Coach Matt Luke is currently in his third season leading the team. The team, founded in 1893, has had a history of reliable seasons, never quite hitting their stride until their first Southeastern Conference title in 1947. They would later go on to earn conference titles in 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, and 1963 as well as three national titles in 1959, 1960, and 1962. This makes the 50s and 60s the team’s strongest years as a team, though they did post their 600th win on September 27, 2008, against the Florida Gators with a nail-biting 31-30 point win. However, the team had 33 of their victories vacated by the NCAA as well as a two-year ban on the post-season play as a punishment for recruiting and academic violations under former head coaches Houston Nutt and Hugh Freeze.