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. 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
Record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (24th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial 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

Manning broke his left forearm when he fell on the artificial turf of Hemingway Stadium during the homecoming game vs. Houston. He missed the Rebels' next two games, including a stunning Egg Bowl loss, then returned for the regular season finale vs. LSU wearing a heavy cast. He also played in the Gator Bowl wearing the cast.

Vaught was stricken with a heart attack during Ole Miss' open week in late October (the Rebels were originally scheduled to play LSU in Baton Rouge on Halloween, but the game had been shifted to the first Saturday of December so it could be televised by ABC). Assistant Bruiser Kinard served as interim coach for the last four regular season games and the Gator Bowl. In his role as athletic director, Bruiser named brother Billy Kinard as football coach for 1971.

Ole Miss was one of three SEC teams, along with Auburn and Georgia, which did not schedule an 11th game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	7:30 p.m.	at Memphis State*	No. 5	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 47–13	50,164
September 26		Kentucky	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 20–17	46,200
October 3		No. 17 Alabama	No. 7	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	ABC	W 48–23	46,821
October 10		at Georgia	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 31–21	59,310
October 17		Southern Miss*	No. 4	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 14–30	27,200
October 24		at Vanderbilt	No. 13	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 26–16	34,000
November 7		No. 18 Houston*	No. 13	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–13	36,535
November 14		Chattanooga*	No. 12	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 44–7	15,137
November 26		Mississippi State	No. 10	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 14–19	35,000
December 5		at No. 8 LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–61	67,590
January 2, 1971		No. 10 Auburn*		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl, rivalry)	NBC	L 28–35	71,136
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source:

Game summaries

Houston

See also: 1970 Houston Cougars football team

No. 18 Houston Cougars at Np. 13 Ole Miss Rebels

Quarter	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

Roster

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Stephen Ainsworth So G 62 Dave Bridgers Sr OT 77 Robert Burke Jr QB 10 Shug Chumbler Jr G 67 Billy Coker Sr WR 87 Floyd Franks Sr G 63 Skip Jernigan Sr RB 28 Bob Knight Jr QB 18 Archie Manning Sr OT 73 Worthy McClure Sr OT 76 Buddy Mitchell Sr TE 89 Jim Poole Jr RB 24 Randy Reed Jr WR 81 Vernon Studdard Sr FB 20 Luther Webb So C 52 Wimpy Winther Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 72 John Aldridge Sr DT 79 Elmer Allen Jr LB 45 Crowell Armstrong Jr DB 37 Ken Blount So LB 46 Freddie Brister Sr DE 83 Preston Carpenter Jr DE 48 Dennis Coleman Sr LB 50 Reggie Dill So LB 42 Paul Dongieux Jr CB 35 Freddie Farmer Sr CB 39 Ray Heidel Sr S 30 Danny Hooker Sr LB 44 Jeff Horn Sr DB 34 Tommy Magee Sr CB 32 Wyck Neely Sr CB 36 Danny Stallings So DT 75 Larry Torgerson Sr DB 38 Bill Van Devender Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 91 Cloyce Hinton Jr	Head coach Johnny Vaught Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

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

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