1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–17 vs. VPI
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (22nd season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	8	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by 22nd-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for sixth. After finishing the regular season with a record of 6–3–1, they were invited to the 1968 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated VPI (Virginia Tech).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Memphis State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–7	51,046	[1]
September 27	Kentucky		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 30–14	40,102	[2]
October 4	No. 11 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 10–8	47,152	[3]
October 11	at No. 17 Georgia	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–21	56,111	[4]
October 18	Southern Miss*	No. 16	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 21–13	28,000	[5]
October 25	Houston*	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–29	32,157	[6]
November 1	at No. 14 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 27–24	69,337	[7]
November 8	No. 3 (small) Chattanooga*		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 38–16	15,000	[8]
November 15	at No. 11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–31	62,786	[9]
November 29	Mississippi State		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	T 17–17	27,000	[10]
December 13	vs. Virginia Tech*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 34–17	46,206	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Archie Manning So WR 81 Vernon Studdard So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Johnny Vaught Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Rallying Rebs turn back Memphis St., 21–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss captures rare win over Tide, 10–8". The Selma Times-Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Bulldogs clamp 21–7 chomp on reeling Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Record-breaking Archie rips USM". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ole Miss bombed by Houston, 29–7". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss "Mann-ages" 27–24 win over Tigers". The Crowley Post Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "'Rebel-quake' destroys Moccasin club, 38–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vols stuns Ole Miss with Wyche's aerials". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ole Miss overcomes early Tech blitz, 34–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1968 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.