1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1970 Ole Miss Rebels football
Gator Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 2 0 7 4 0
Florida 3 3 0 7 4 0
Georgia 3 3 0 5 5 0
Alabama 3 4 0 6 5 1
Mississippi State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season and in the 1971 Gator Bowl against Auburn where Ole Miss lost 35–28. Archie Manning was the quarterback for Ole Miss.[1] This also marked the last season of coach Johnny Vaught's first tenure as the Ole Miss coach.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Memphis State*No. 5W 47–1350,164[2]
September 26KentuckyNo. 5W 20–1746,200[3]
October 3No. 17 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
ABCW 48–2346,821[4]
October 10at GeorgiaNo. 5W 31–2159,310[5]
October 17Southern Miss*No. 4L 14–3027,200[6]
October 24at VanderbiltNo. 13W 26–1634,000[7]
November 7No. 18 Houston*daggerNo. 13
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 24–1336,535[8]
November 14Chattanooga*No. 12
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 44–715,137[9]
November 26Mississippi StateNo. 10
L 14–1935,000[10]
December 5at No. 8 LSUNo. 16ABCL 17–6167,590[11]
January 2, 1971No. 10 Auburn*NBCL 28–3571,136[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Shug Chumbler
  Bob Knight
QB 18 Archie Manning Sr
TE Jim Poole Jr
  Randy Reed
WR 81 Vernon Studdard Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT John Aldridge
DT Elmer Allen
LB Crowell Armstrong
LB Freddie Brister
DE Preston Carpenter
DE Dennis Coleman
LB Paul Dongieux
DB Freddie Farmer
CB Ray Heidel
DB Danny Hooker
LB Jeff Horn
DB Tommy Magee
DB Wyck Neely
DB Danny Stallings
DT Larry Torgerson
DB Bill Van Devender
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Cloyce Hinton
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Players Selected in 1971 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Round Pick Position Club
Archie Manning 1 2 Quarterback New Orleans Saints
Wimpy Winther 4 88 Center New Orleans Saints
Adam Mitchell 4 103 Tackle Dallas Cowboys
Fred Brister 5 128 Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
Dennis Coleman 6 151 Linebacker Miami Dolphins
Wyck Neely 6 154 Defensive back Philadelphia Eagles
Worthy McClure 7 164 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
Vernon Studdard 11 266 Wide receiver New York Jets
Floyd Franks 12 295 Wide receiver Denver Broncos

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Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gator Bowl Association: History". Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Anxious moments did not linger". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss is 20–17 victor over stubborn Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss mauls Tide". The Selma Times-Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Reb rally nails Georgia". Florida Today. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southerners stun fourth-ranked Rebs, 30–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss whips Vanderbilt, climbs atop the SEC". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss beats Houston, 24–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels rout Chattanooga". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miss. St. slaps 19–14 loss on Gator-bound Ole Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nation watches LSU rout Rebels, 61–17". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 6, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ground-gobbling Tigs outgun Ole Miss, 35–28". The Clarion-Ledger. January 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "All Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  14. ^ College Poll Archive Football 1970
  15. ^ "Season 1971". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2008.