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1970 Ole Miss

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1970, game by game: won at Memphis 47–13; won vs. Kentucky 20–17; won vs. No. 17 Alabama 48–23; won at Georgia 31–21; lost vs. Southern Miss 14–30; won at Vanderbilt 26–16; won vs. No. 18 Houston 24–13; won vs. Chattanooga 44–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 14–19; lost at No. 8 LSU 17–61; lost vs. No. 10 Auburn 28–35+37−44Won 47–13 at Memphis+34MemphisWon 20–17 vs. Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 48–23 vs. No. 17 Alabama+25No. 17 AlabamaWon 31–21 at Georgia+10GeorgiaLost 14–30 vs. Southern Miss-16Southern MissWon 26–16 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 24–13 vs. No. 18 Houston+11No. 18 HoustonWon 44–7 vs. Chattanooga+37ChattanoogaLost 14–19 vs. Mississippi State-5Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–61 at No. 8 LSU-44No. 8 LSULost 28–35 vs. No. 10 Auburn-7No. 10 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMemphisW 47–⁠1346%
Sep 26vsKentuckyW 20–⁠1785%
Oct 3vs17AlabamaW 48–⁠2368%
Oct 10atGeorgiaW 31–⁠2162%
Oct 17vsSouthern MissL 14–⁠3086%
Oct 24atVanderbiltW 26–⁠1673%
Nov 7vs18HoustonW 24–⁠1361%
Nov 14vsChattanoogaW 44–⁠797%
Nov 26vsMississippi StateL 14–⁠1984%
Dec 5at8LSUL 17–⁠6133%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs10AuburnGator BowlL 28–⁠3541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 35–⁠28 in the Gator Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.

Heisman voteArchie Manning, third

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 4
Points
313–⁠255
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1610 −20 this season
SP+ rating
14.3 No. 25 of 117; offense No. 14, defense No. 61
SRS
12.2 No. 27 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 1Archie Manning QBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Wimpy Winther CNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Buddy Mitchell OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Fred Brister LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Dennis Coleman LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Wyck Neely DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Worthy McClure OTPittsburgh Steelers

All-SEC

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Floyd FranksWRAP-2
  • Randy ReedRBAP-2
  • Fred BristerLBAP-2
  • Ray HeidelDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠37
Tennessee4–⁠111–⁠14
Auburn5–⁠29–⁠210
Ole Miss4–⁠27–⁠420
Florida3–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠46–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.