1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| 1970 record | 7–4 (4–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Vaught |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1970 college 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 and first tenure as the Ole Miss coach.
Season
In the Egg Bowl, Mississippi State beat Ole Miss by a score of 19–14. Ole Miss still held the lead in the series with 35 wins, 26 losses and 6 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, LSU beat Ole Miss by a score of 61–17. LSU held the lead in the series with 30 wins, 26 losses, and 3 ties.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 19 | at Memphis State* | No. 5 | Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 47–13 | 51,456 | ||||
| September 26 | Kentucky | No. 5 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS | W 20–17 | 46,200 | ||||
| October 3 | Alabama | No. 7 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry) | ABC | W 48–23 | 46,821 | |||
| October 10 | at Georgia | No. 5 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 31–21 | 59,310 | ||||
| October 17 | Southern Mississippi* | No. 4 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | L 14–30 | |||||
| October 24 | at Vanderbilt | No. 13 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 26–16 | 34,000 | ||||
| November 7 | Houston* |
No. 13 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 24–13 | 36,535 | ||||
| November 14 | Chattanooga* | No. 12 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 44–7 | 15,137 | ||||
| November 26 | Mississippi State | No. 10 | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) | L 14–19 | 35,000 | ||||
| December 5 | at No. 8 LSU | No. 16 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | L 17–61 | 67,590 | ||||
| January 2, 1971 | Auburn* | No. NR | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | L 28–35 | 71,136 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Players Selected in 1971 NFL Draft
| 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 |
Awards and honors
- Archie Manning, All-SEC Team
- Archie Manning, third in Heisman Trophy voting
References
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