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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1970 record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (24th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium

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

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
September 19	at Memphis State*	No. 5	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		W 47–13	51,456
September 26	Kentucky	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi		W 20–17	46,200
October 3	No. 17 Alabama	No. 7	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	ABC	W 48–23	46,821
October 10	at Georgia	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia		W 31–21	59,310
October 17	Southern Mississippi*	No. 4	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		L 14–30
October 24	at Vanderbilt	No. 13	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)		W 26–16	34,000
November 7	No. 18 Houston*	No. 13	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 24–13	36,535
November 14	Chattanooga*	No. 12	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 44–7	15,137
November 26	Mississippi State	No. 10	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)		L 14–19	35,000
December 5	at No. 8 LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)		L 17–61	67,590
January 2, 1971	No. 10 Auburn*		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl / rivalry)		L 28–35	71,136
*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 QB Shug Chumbler   Bob Knight QB 18 Archie Manning Sr TE Jim Poole Jr   Randy Reed WR 81 Vernon Studdard Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class K Cloyce Hinton	Head coach Johnny Vaught 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	3	4	Total
Houston	0	7	0	7	14
Ole Miss	14	0	3	7	24

at Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

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

Game information

First quarter MISS – Randy Reed 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards. MISS – Bob Knight 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 14–0. Drive: Second quarter HOU – Robert Newhouse 11-yard run (Carlos Lopez kick), 1:11. Ole Miss 14–7. Drive: Third quarter MISS – Cloyce Hinton 58-yard field goal. Ole Miss 17–7. Drive: Fourth quarter MISS – Vernon Studdard 3-yard pass from Shug Chumbler (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards. HOU – touchdown (kick failed). Ole Miss 24–13. Drive: Top passers HOU – Gerry Mullins – 7/23, 78 yards, 4 INT MISS – Top rushers HOU – Robert Newhouse – 15 rushes, 148 yards, TD MISS – Top receivers HOU – MISS –

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

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 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.