1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team explained

Year:1970
Team:Ole Miss Rebels
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–4
Conf Record:4–2
Aprank:20
Hc Year:24th
Stadium:Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Bowl:Gator Bowl
Bowl Result:L 28–35 vs. Auburn

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

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Players Selected in 1971 NFL draft

Player Round Pick Position Club
1 2 Quarterback New Orleans Saints
4 88 Center New Orleans Saints
Adam Mitchell 4 103 Tackle Dallas Cowboys
Fred Brister 5 128Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
Dennis Coleman 6 151Linebacker Miami Dolphins
Wyck Neely 6 154Defensive backPhiladelphia Eagles
Worthy McClure 7 164Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
Vernon Studdard 11 266Wide receiver New York Jets
Floyd Franks 12 295Wide receiver Denver Broncos
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Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gator Bowl Association: History . 2009-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090821111356/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hb.html . 2009-08-21 . dead .
  2. Web site: All Time Results . 2012-11-16 . 2012-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210722/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/All-TimeResults.pdf . dead .
  3. http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=362 College Poll Archive Football 1970
  4. Web site: Season 1971 . 2008-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222932/http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=96&season=1971 . 2016-03-03 . dead .