Mississippi Football Team History
Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844 Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal Coach: John H. Vaught Conference: Southeastern-
1970 Season Highlights
John H. Vaught enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Memphis
47
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Kentucky
20
17
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Alabama
48
23
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Georgia
31
21
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Southern Mississippi
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Vanderbilt
26
16
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Houston
24
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
44
7
W
Thu., Nov. 26 vs.
Mississippi State
14
19
L
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Louisiana State
17
61
L
Sat., Jan. 2
Auburn
28
35
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1970 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 313
Scoring Average 28.5
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 23.2
Opponents Record 60-49
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 7-4-0
AP
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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