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American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Memphis State* | No. 5 | | | W 47–13 | 50,164 | [2] |
September 26 | Kentucky | No. 5 | | | 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 | | | W 31–21 | 59,310 | [5] |
October 17 | Southern Miss* | No. 4 | | | L 14–30 | 27,200 | [6] |
October 24 | at Vanderbilt | No. 13 | | | W 26–16 | 34,000 | [7] |
November 7 | No. 18 Houston*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | 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 | | | L 14–19 | 35,000 | [10] |
December 5 | at No. 8 LSU | No. 16 | | ABC | L 17–61 | 67,590 | [11] |
January 2, 1971 | No. 10 Auburn* | | | NBC | L 28–35 | 71,136 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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QB
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Shug Chumbler
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Bob Knight
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QB
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18
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Archie Manning
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Sr
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TE
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Jim Poole
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Jr
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Randy Reed
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WR
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81
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Vernon Studdard
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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John Aldridge
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DT
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Elmer Allen
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LB
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Crowell Armstrong
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LB
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Freddie Brister
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DE
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Preston Carpenter
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DE
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Dennis Coleman
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LB
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Paul Dongieux
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DB
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Freddie Farmer
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CB
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Ray Heidel
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DB
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Danny Hooker
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LB
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Jeff Horn
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DB
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Tommy Magee
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DB
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Wyck Neely
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DB
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Danny Stallings
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DT
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Larry Torgerson
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DB
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Bill Van Devender
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Cloyce Hinton
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Player |
Round |
Pick |
Position |
Club
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Archie Manning |
1 |
2 |
Quarterback |
New Orleans Saints
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Wimpy Winther |
4 |
88 |
Center |
New Orleans Saints
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Adam Mitchell |
4 |
103 |
Tackle |
Dallas Cowboys
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Fred Brister |
5 |
128 |
Linebacker |
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Dennis Coleman |
6 |
151 |
Linebacker |
Miami Dolphins
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Wyck Neely |
6 |
154 |
Defensive back |
Philadelphia Eagles
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Worthy McClure |
7 |
164 |
Tackle |
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Vernon Studdard |
11 |
266 |
Wide receiver |
New York Jets
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Floyd Franks |
12 |
295 |
Wide receiver |
Denver Broncos
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- ^ "Gator Bowl Association: History". Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ "Anxious moments did not linger". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss is 20–17 victor over stubborn Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss mauls Tide". The Selma Times-Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reb rally nails Georgia". Florida Today. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners stun fourth-ranked Rebs, 30–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss whips Vanderbilt, climbs atop the SEC". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss beats Houston, 24–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rout Chattanooga". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. St. slaps 19–14 loss on Gator-bound Ole Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nation watches LSU rout Rebels, 61–17". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 6, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ground-gobbling Tigs outgun Ole Miss, 35–28". The Clarion-Ledger. January 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ College Poll Archive Football 1970
- ^ "Season 1971". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
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