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
1970 record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	John Vaught
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
Seasons

1970 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/6 LSU †	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#4/4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#10/9 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1970 college football season and in the 1971 Gator Bowl against Auburn where Ole Miss lost 35–28. Archie Manning was the quarterback for Ole Miss. This also marked the last season of coach Johnny Vaught's first tenure as the Ole Miss coach.

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	#5	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 47–13
September 26	Kentucky	#5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 20–17
October 3	Alabama	#7	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	ABC	W 48–23
October 10	at Georgia	#5	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 31–21
October 17*	Southern Mississippi	#4	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		L 14–30
October 24	at Vanderbilt	#13	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)		W 26–16
November 7*†	Houston	#13	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 24–13
November 14*	Chattanooga	#13	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 44–7
November 26	Mississippi State	#12	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 14–19
December 5	at LSU	#18	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		L 17–61
January 2, 1971*	Auburn	#20	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)		L 28–35
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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

Awards and honors

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