1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football
Gator Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (24th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Memphis State*	No. 5	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 47–13	50,164	[2]
September 26	Kentucky	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 20–17	46,200	[3]
October 3	No. 17 Alabama	No. 7	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	ABC	W 48–23	46,821	[4]
October 10	at Georgia	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 31–21	59,310	[5]
October 17	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 14–30	27,200	[6]
October 24	at Vanderbilt	No. 13	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 26–16	34,000	[7]
November 7	No. 18 Houston*	No. 13	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–13	36,535	[8]
November 14	Chattanooga*	No. 12	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 44–7	15,137	[9]
November 26	Mississippi State	No. 10	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 14–19	35,000	[10]
December 5	at No. 8 LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–61	67,590	[11]
January 2, 1971	No. 10 Auburn*		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl, rivalry)	NBC	L 28–35	71,136	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Johnny Vaught Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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

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Awards and honors

• Archie Manning, All-SEC Team
• Archie Manning, third in Heisman Trophy voting

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.