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1971 Ole Miss

10–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Billy Kinard, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1971, game by game: won vs. Long Beach State 29–13; won at Memphis 49–21; won at Kentucky 34–20; lost at No. 7 Alabama 6–40; lost vs. No. 10 Georgia 7–38; won vs. Southern Miss 20–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 28–7; won vs. No. 11 LSU 24–22; won at Tampa 28–27; won vs. Chattanooga 49–10; won at Mississippi State 48–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 41–18+48−34Won 29–13 vs. Long Beach State+16Long Beach StateWon 49–21 at Memphis+28MemphisWon 34–20 at Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 6–40 at No. 7 Alabama-34No. 7 AlabamaLost 7–38 vs. No. 10 Georgia-31No. 10 GeorgiaWon 20–6 vs. Southern Miss+14Southern MissWon 28–7 vs. Vanderbilt+21VanderbiltWon 24–22 vs. No. 11 LSU+2No. 11 LSUWon 28–27 at Tampa+1TampaWon 49–10 vs. Chattanooga+39ChattanoogaWon 48–0 at Mississippi State+48Mississippi Sta…Won 41–18 vs. Georgia Tech+23Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsLong Beach StateW 29–⁠1368%
Sep 18atMemphisW 49–⁠2146%
Sep 25atKentuckyW 34–⁠2073%
Oct 2at7AlabamaL 6–⁠4042%
Oct 9vs10GeorgiaL 7–⁠3855%
Oct 16vsSouthern MissW 20–⁠676%
Oct 23vsVanderbiltW 28–⁠776%
Oct 30vs11LSUW 24–⁠2247%
Nov 6atTampaW 28–⁠2772%
Nov 13vsChattanoogaW 49–⁠1097%
Nov 25atMississippi StateW 48–⁠073%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia TechPeach BowlW 41–⁠1857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 41–⁠18 in the Peach Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 20
  2. Wk 12: 18
  3. Wk 13: 18
  4. Wk 14: 17
  5. Final: 15
Record
10–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 15
Points
363–⁠222
Coach
Billy Kinard
Elo
1661 +88 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 10 of 120; offense No. 6, defense No. 33
SRS
18.4 No. 14 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Paul Dongieux and Riley Myers

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 6Elmer Allen LBHouston Oilers

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Eric HoggattTEAP-2
  • Paul DongieuxLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1971 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠011–⁠14
Georgia5–⁠111–⁠17
Auburn5–⁠19–⁠212
Ole Miss4–⁠210–⁠215
Tennessee4–⁠210–⁠29
LSU3–⁠29–⁠311
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Florida1–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠72–⁠9

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