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1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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AP
  
No. 20

Head coach
  
Johnny Vaught

1970 record
  
7–4 (4–2 SEC)

Home stadium
  
Hemingway Stadium

Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

The 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1970 college 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 and first tenure as the Ole Miss coach.

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Season

In the Egg Bowl, Mississippi State beat Ole Miss by a score of 19–14. Ole Miss still held the lead in the series with 35 wins, 26 losses and 6 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, LSU beat Ole Miss by a score of 61–17. LSU held the lead in the series with 30 wins, 26 losses, and 3 ties.

Awards and honors

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

    1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team Wikipedia