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1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1970 Ole Miss Rebels football
Southeastern Conference
No. 20
7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Johnny Vaught (24th season)
Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

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.

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.

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

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.

Jim Poole 9 Rec, 111 Yds, TD
Archie Manning, All-SEC, third in Heisman Trophy voting

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

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