1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football
Gator Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1970 record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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.

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19at Memphis State*No. 5
W 47–1351,456
September 26KentuckyNo. 5
W 20–1746,200
October 3No. 17 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)
ABCW 48–2346,821
October 10at GeorgiaNo. 5
W 31–2159,310
October 17Southern Mississippi*No. 4
L 14–30
October 24at VanderbiltNo. 13
W 26–1634,000
November 7No. 18 Houston*No. 13
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi
W 24–1336,535
November 14Chattanooga*No. 12
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi
W 44–715,137
November 26Mississippi StateNo. 10
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
L 14–1935,000
December 5at No. 8 LSUNo. 16
L 17–6167,590
January 2, 1971No. 10 Auburn*
L 28–3571,136
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2] [3] [4]

Roster
1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Shug Chumbler
  Bob Knight
QB 18 Archie Manning Sr
TE Jim Poole Jr
  Randy Reed
WR 81 Vernon Studdard Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Cloyce Hinton
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Houston
See also: 1970 Houston Cougars football team
#18 Houston Cougars at #13 Ole Miss Rebels
1 2 34Total
Houston 0 7 0714
Ole Miss 14 0 3724

at Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: November 7, 1970
  • Game attendance: 36,535

Homecoming

Archie Manning broke his left forearm less than five minutes into the third quarter after being sandwiched between two defenders with Ole Miss leading 14–7.

Gator Bowl
  • Jim Poole 9 Rec, 111 Yds, TD [5]

Players Selected in 1971 NFL Draft
PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Archie Manning12QuarterbackNew Orleans Saints
Wimpy Winther488CenterNew Orleans Saints
Adam Mitchell4103TackleDallas Cowboys
Fred Brister5128LinebackerPittsburgh Steelers
Dennis Coleman6151LinebackerMiami Dolphins
Wyck Neely6154Defensive backPhiladelphia Eagles
Worthy McClure7164TacklePittsburgh Steelers
Vernon Studdard11266Wide receiverNew York Jets
Floyd Franks12295Wide receiverDenver Broncos

[6]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Gator Bowl Association: History". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  2. "CFR Season 1970". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  3. All Time Results
  4. College Poll Archive Football 1970
  5. Ole Miss Record Book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-13.
  6. "Season 1971". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
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