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American college football season

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← 19691971 →
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. This also marked the last season of coach Johnny Vaught's first tenure as the Ole Miss coach.

Schedule

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

Roster

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 25 Stephen Ainsworth So
G 62 Dave Bridgers Sr
OT 77 Robert Burke Jr
QB 10 Shug Chumbler Jr
G 67 Billy Coker Sr
WR 87 Floyd Franks Sr
G 63 Skip Jernigan Sr
RB 28 Bob Knight Jr
QB 18 Archie Manning Sr
OT 73 Worthy McClure Sr
OT 76 Buddy Mitchell Sr
TE 89 Jim Poole Jr
RB 24 Randy Reed Jr
WR 81 Vernon Studdard Sr
FB 20 Luther Webb So
C 52 Wimpy Winther Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 John Aldridge Sr
DT 79 Elmer Allen Jr
LB 45 Crowell Armstrong Jr
DB 37 Ken Blount So
LB 46 Freddie Brister Sr
DE 83 Preston Carpenter Jr
DE 48 Dennis Coleman Sr
LB 50 Reggie Dill So
LB 42 Paul Dongieux Jr
CB 35 Freddie Farmer Sr
CB 39 Ray Heidel Sr
S 30 Danny Hooker Sr
LB 44 Jeff Horn Sr
DB 34 Tommy Magee Sr
CB 32 Wyck Neely Sr
CB 36 Danny Stallings So
DT 75 Larry Torgerson Sr
DB 38 Bill Van Devender Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 91 Cloyce Hinton Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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

References

  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.
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