Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Memphis State* | No. 5 | | | W 47–13 | 50,164 | [2] |
September 26 | Kentucky | No. 5 | | | W 20–17 | 46,200 | [3] |
October 3 | No. 17 Alabama | No. 7 | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (rivalry)
| ABC | W 48–23 | 46,821 | [4] |
October 10 | at Georgia | No. 5 | | | W 31–21 | 59,310 | [5] |
October 17 | Southern Miss* | No. 4 | | | L 14–30 | 27,200 | [6] |
October 24 | at Vanderbilt | No. 13 | | | W 26–16 | 34,000 | [7] |
November 7 | No. 18 Houston* | No. 13 | - Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 24–13 | 36,535 | [8] |
November 14 | Chattanooga* | No. 12 | - Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 44–7 | 15,137 | [9] |
November 26 | Mississippi State | No. 10 | | | L 14–19 | 35,000 | [10] |
December 5 | at No. 8 LSU | No. 16 | | ABC | L 17–61 | 67,590 | [11] |
January 2, 1971 | No. 10 Auburn* | | | NBC | L 28–35 | 71,136 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
|
Players
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Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
QB
|
|
Shug Chumbler
|
|
|
Bob Knight
|
QB
|
18
|
Archie Manning
|
Sr
|
TE
|
|
Jim Poole
|
Jr
|
|
|
Randy Reed
|
WR
|
81
|
Vernon Studdard
|
Sr
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
DT
|
|
John Aldridge
|
DT
|
|
Elmer Allen
|
LB
|
|
Crowell Armstrong
|
LB
|
|
Freddie Brister
|
DE
|
|
Preston Carpenter
|
DE
|
|
Dennis Coleman
|
LB
|
|
Paul Dongieux
|
DB
|
|
Freddie Farmer
|
CB
|
|
Ray Heidel
|
DB
|
|
Danny Hooker
|
LB
|
|
Jeff Horn
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DB
|
|
Tommy Magee
|
DB
|
|
Wyck Neely
|
DB
|
|
Danny Stallings
|
DT
|
|
Larry Torgerson
|
DB
|
|
Bill Van Devender
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
|
Cloyce Hinton
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
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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Awards and honors
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References
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- ^ "Gator Bowl Association: History". Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ "Anxious moments did not linger". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss is 20–17 victor over stubborn Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss mauls Tide". The Selma Times-Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reb rally nails Georgia". Florida Today. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners stun fourth-ranked Rebs, 30–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss whips Vanderbilt, climbs atop the SEC". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss beats Houston, 24–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rout Chattanooga". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. St. slaps 19–14 loss on Gator-bound Ole Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nation watches LSU rout Rebels, 61–17". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 6, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ground-gobbling Tigs outgun Ole Miss, 35–28". The Clarion-Ledger. January 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ College Poll Archive Football 1970
- ^ "Season 1971". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2008.