Archie Manning at Ole Miss, 1969
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Quarterback, Ole Miss, 1968–⁠70

Archie Manning

Born
May 19, 1949, in Drew, Mississippi

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Archie Manning played quarterback at Ole Miss (1968–⁠70). He finished third in the 1970 Heisman vote. The New Orleans Saints took Manning in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1971 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

At a glance

Best season
1970
First-team All-SEC
Heisman vote
3rd
In the 1970 vote
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1971 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Honors

All-America: NEA first team 1969; Central Press second team 1969; UPI second team 1969; AP third team 1969; The Football News 1969

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonPassingRushing
CmpAttYdsPctTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
19681272631,51048.381793.61102081.95
19691542651,76258.199118.41245024.014
19701212331,48151.91414113.1801131.46
Career4027614,753314031482325

From the college statistics table in Manning’s Wikipedia article (Archie Manning, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1978–⁠79)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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