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	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

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 .